The Government announced that the recruitment of youth volunteers under the Hong Kong Volunteer Programme of the 15th National Games opened today and will run until November 15.

To encourage youth participation in the 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games, the volunteer programme will recruit youths aged between 15 and 17 (as of December 31, 2024) in the second round of recruitment.

Youths wishing to participate as volunteers for the games should submit an application through their schools or youth groups. Individual applications will not be accepted in this round of recruitment.

Application for the first round of recruitment ended on September 20, with around 30,000 people having applied to volunteer as individual or group volunteers.

Candidates will be invited for an interview before the end of December. Those who pass the interview selection will be invited to attend training courses.

Candidates who have completed the training courses will be appointed as volunteers for the games to provide services during the test events, the games themselves as well as pregame and postgame activities in Hong Kong, including reception services upon arrival and departure, audience and guest reception, crowd control, transport and logistics, catering management and presentation ceremony support.

The Agency for Volunteer Service and the Volunteers Association have been appointed by the National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong) (NGCO) under the Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau as the programme’s assisting organisations.

The two organisations will assist in co-ordinating the recruitment of volunteers, their training, position allocation and management. The NGCO calls on youth groups to actively participate in the programme and encourage their members to become volunteers.

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