As a field trainee of Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), I spent the past week (21-25 June, 2019) with a diverse team of healthcare experts to conduct health needs assessment and intervention for Qiang ethnic minority rural community in Sichuan. Our team designed an intervention programme…
Author: Natalie Chung Sum Yue
Natalie is an enthusiastic and self-motivated final year student majoring in Geography and Resource Management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, who previously graduated from Diocesan Girls' School. Since the first year of university, she has co-founded social enterprise V'air Hong Kong to promote low-carbon local tourism in Hong Kong. This experience exposed Natalie in the field of environmental conservation and social enterprise development. She aspires to engage more passionate youngsters in businesses that stimulate positive impact on the world.
WYS Award for the Most Distinguished Graduating Student
It is an immense honour to be awarded the Wu Yee Sun Award for the Most Distinguished Graduating Student. Below is an excerpt from my personal statement. “Imagine the Earth is trapped in an oven, with continually escalating temperature”, polar explorer Dr. Rebecca Lee showcased photographs captured at the Poles while explaining climate change to…
What has joining UPenn’s Marching Band taught me?
During my exchange journey at University of Pennsylvania, I joint the University of Pennsylvania Band, PennBand in short! It is one of the longest standing student organization on campus, a traditional American style marching band. As an Asian girl who has lived all her life in Hong Kong, the marching band was only ever seen…
Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Centre 10th Anniversary
Thank you Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Centre for having me at their 10th Anniversary Exhibition and Book Launch Party. It is a great pleasure to learn about the environmental education work of the centre. How the exhibition combines elements of art, literature, architecture into the environment is innovative and inspiring. I wish Lung Fu Shan…
Uniting the country after terrorist attack
The deepest condolences goes to the victims of New Zealand terrorist attack earlier this month caused by anti-Muslim prejudice. After the attack, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in the parliment, “Speak the names of those who were lost rather than the name of the man who took them. He may have sought notoriety but we…
Art Central Encounters
I am very honoured to receive VIP ticket to Art Central 2019 as guest of Asia Society. I attended the First Night of this reputed art festival on 26 March, 2019. “3/4[DESIRE] + ♡ ↔ 2/3[PASSION]” “How far is too far? How close to the line are you willing to go?” These lines caught my…
Shatin LNY Fair kick start!
V’air Hong Kong is organizing “Green Lunar New Year Fair 2019 – Shatin District” scheduled from 30th January to 4th February at Sha Tin Yuen Wo Playground. This event is initiated by the Environmental Campaign Committee, a non-statutory advisory committee set up in 1990 aims at promoting public awareness of environmental issues and encouraging the…
What is your dream and where are you now?
It was a year ago when I organized my book sharing session with fellow writers for the first book I have written in my life. 當你有一個微小的夢想，然後慢慢發現身邊很多人主動前來，支持你、幫助你、甚至與你同行，一步一步走向這個夢。十八歲發了一場夢，叫V’air，不管日後組織怎樣發展，V’air肯定是最美好的夢。 謝謝你們 🙂 ——攝於2018年1月14日《低碳。好行》新書分享會 *賣個廣告，我地幾個合寫嘅《低碳。好行》於全線商務、三聯、中華書局有售，定價$78。 「環保好心態，綠遊香港地」
Social Innovation: passing fad or fuel?
Today, I attended an intriguing debate at Tai Kwun on social innovation (probably my first ever formal Oxford-style debate). Thank you British Council for hosting “SPARK: The Science and Art of Creativity” festival and CUHK I·CARE Centre for Whole-person Development for nominating me to join this BRICKS (Building Research Innovation for Community Knowledge and Sustainability)…
Natalie Chung 鍾芯豫 