YHKCC’s International Fun Fair a Great Success
To celebrate the multi-cultural community of YHKCC, the International Fun Fair, an annual highlight event of YHKCC, was held with rounds of applause on 7thDecember at the school campus with a record high of more than 3000 visitors celebrating together with great fun and excitement.
“Safari” was the theme for this year’s Fun Fair to lead visitors all the way to various cultures through foods, games and shows. There were striking activities for everyone, ranging from fabulous ethnic food, bazaar & face painting, thrilling inflatable bouncy castle to a wide variety of game booths and shows.
The International Fun Fair kicked off with the special and marvellous opening ceremony. With the sonorous sound of horns and led by our guests who were dressed in ‘safari’ outfits, the International Fun Fair started with joyful and cheerful African drumline and dance. Dr. York Chow Yat-ngok, GBS, SBS, MBE, JP, was present as the Guest of Honour. Other guests of honour on stage included Dr. Alice Yuk, JP, School Supervisor; Mr. Alexander Kwan, School Manager; Mr. Dion Chen, Principal; Mr. Herrick Kong, President of Alumni Association and Mr. Lorenzo Ponce, President of Student Council.
In his opening address, Dr. Chow said, “The cross-cultural diversity of YHKCC is successfully demonstrating an equal community by striving for their ‘CARES’ mission in pursuit of Creativity and Critical Thinking, Achievement, Resilience and Responsibility, English Proficiency, Empowerment and Excellent, Service and Spirit, which our society is also aspiring to.”
Followed by the success of the past few years’ international talent shows, there were two sessions of talent shows this year. The shows featured dance performances from different countries including China, India, Korea, Italy, Nepal, etc. Many talented singers and musicians from different countries showcased a variety of international music and songs to the audience. What was more, the shows celebrated the multi-cultural student body through a unique YHKCC Ethnic Fashion Cat Walk Show. The shows were well received with full house attendance.
On the food booth plaza, visitors were able to savour cuisines from all over the world, such as Irish potatoes, Italian pizzas, Japanese cheese cakes, and Korean noodles, Chinese dumplings, Christmas cookies and many more. The visitors enjoyed the food while listening and watching a variety of music and dance performances on the ground floor. They could also do their shopping in the bazaar area and take some interesting photos in the studio organized by the school’s Creative Media Club.
‘It was such a memorable and meaningful event, for us and for the community. I hope that the YHKCC’s International Fun Fair will become not only a school annual function, but also the annual-feature programme in Tung Chung and Lantau, to engage everyone in the community to celebrate the cultural diversity of our society,’ said Mr. Dion Chen. The International Fun Fair really marked another milestone of the school and was truly an anticipated occasion of the entire community.
