Construction Industry Council - Annual Report 2024

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 119 OPERATIONAL REVIEW Whole-person Development In addition to mastering professional craft skills and industry knowledge, HKIC also encouraged students to participate in various physical training activities and sports competitions, with the purposes of enhancing student’s personal fitness, promoting physical and mental well-being, and cultivating a spirit of teamwork. Numerous competitions were organised for students to participate, including the Construction Industry Basketball League 2024 and the Construction Industry Football League 2024 under the Construction Industry Sports & Volunteering Programme, the Hong Kong Rowing Indoor Championships 2024, the Jockey Club Water Sports 4 All Programme Inter-School Indoor Rowing Invitational Competition 2024 and the Sha Tin Dragon Boat Race 2024, etc., Students achieved outstanding results. The major awards include: • Champion, first runner-up, and second runner- up in College Boys’ 500m Rowing, and Champion in College Boys’ 4x500m Rowing Relay of the Jockey Club Water Sports 4 All Programme Inter-School Indoor Rowing Invitational Competition 2024 • First runner-up in the Elite Challenge Cup 4x500m Relay of the 20th Youth College Anniversary Indoor Rowing Competition • First runner-up in the Construction Industry Council Hip Seng Caring Committee Cup, first runner-up in the Sha Tin Reunification Cup, and fourth place in the Ling Yui Cup of the Sha Tin Dragon Boat Race 2024 • First runner-up in the Sanfield 50th Anniversary Cup of the Sanfield 50th Anniversary Friendship Basketball Invitational • First runner-up in the Gold Cup of the Construction Industry Basketball League 2024 To cultivate students’ caring spirit, HKIC has invited local social service organisations and non-profit making organisations to jointly arrange project- based volunteer training and volunteer service opportunities for students, including visiting elderly singletons, and assisting in computer recycling with the aim that the underprivileged in the community can be benefited. Furthermore, to enrich students’ learning experiences, HKIC has invited several CIC Fellows, including Ir POON Lock-kee, Rocky, Chairperson of the Organising Committee of the CIC Outstanding Contractor Award 2024; Ms. WONG Yuek-lan, Eliza, member of the CIC’s Audit Committee; Ir CHAN Chi-chiu, former Chairperson of the CIC’s Committee on Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme; and Mr. YU Kam-hung, member of Committee on Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme, to share their life and career development experiences with students, inspiring them to prepare for future success in their personal and career development. HKIC Dragon Boat Team HKIC Indoor Rowing Team Project-based volunteer training