The Home & Youth Affairs Bureau today approved a youth hostel project inTin Shui Wai, with a total of 336 rooms, providing up to 672 hostel places.

Located at 8 Tin Sau Road, the Sky One Hostel is the fourth project under the Subsidy Scheme for Using Hotels & Guesthouses as Youth Hostels. 

The project will be launched by the Tin Shui Wai Residents Services Association Fund Committee and the Billion Development & Project Management.

One of the features of the project is to help youth tenants broaden their horizons and enrich their understanding of the country and the world through different kinds of trainings and cultural exchange programmes.

Youth tenants will also be invited to organise activities to make good use of their talent and nurture their sense of belonging to the community.

In addition, the fund committee will regularly arrange volunteer services to encourage youth tenants to contribute to the community and cultivate their sense of ownership.

The bureau noted that the Sky One Hostel is the second project under the subsidy scheme located in the New Territories and is near a Light Rail station and shopping malls.

It added that this project provides young people who aspire to have their own living space with more diversified accommodation options, and enables self-enhancement during their stay to achieve their personal development goals.

The operating environment of hotels and guesthouses has been improving since the full resumption of normal travel with the Mainland and the international community, the bureau pointed out.

It added that it is delighted that there are still many hotel and guesthouse operators who are willing to collaborate with the non-governmental organisations in taking forward the youth hostel projects as set out in the Youth Development Blueprint.

The bureau highlighted that the implementation of the project fully demonstrates the power of the tripartite collaboration among the Government, the business sector and the community.

Click here for more details about the subsidy scheme.