TEDxHSUHK 2021 successfully REstarted

1 June 2021

A stunning line-up of 10 speakers REstarted TEDxHSUHK in 2021!

Organised by the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and supported by the Institute for Youth Sustainability Leadership (IYSL), TEDxHSUHK was spreading worthwhile ideas to both the HSUHK and the whole community on 1 June 2021.

Live-streamed to a total of over 250 online audiences, including HSUHK students and staff, and local and global audiences, TEDxHSUHK this year invited 10 speakers to inspire the audience to REstart our lives, at any point in life. These 10 speakers, each representing one (or even more) of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are exemplars of how a restart could happen in the social media, in the aging industry, in the nature, in local small shops, in modern agriculture, in the revamped takeaway industry, in social enterprises, in one’s own humble life, and in sports, even when facing different kinds or scales of challenges, setbacks or failures.

Four HSUHK student performing units, namely Dance Society, Band Society, A Capella and Sinfonietta staged their shows exclusively for TEDxHSUHK, wow-ing the global audience with their talents.

TEDxHSUHK 2021 reached its new height thanks to the co-organisers, namely a league of student volunteers engineering this event in different capacities: speaker buddies, multimedia production, promotion, stage and site management.

President Simon S M Ho; Prof Y V Hui, Acting Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research); Dr Tom Fong, Vice-President (Organisational Development); Ms Antonia Yeung, Associate Vice-President (Development and Campus Services) and Ms Esther Lee, Director of Student Affairs, come to cheer up speakers and speaker buddies!
President Simon S M Ho; Prof Y V Hui, Acting Provost and Vice-President (Academic and Research); Dr Tom Fong, Vice-President (Organisational Development); Ms Antonia Yeung, Associate Vice-President (Development and Campus Services) and Ms Esther Lee, Director of Student Affairs, come to cheer up speakers and speaker buddies!
HSUHK student volunteers make TEDxHSUHK 2021 happen in different capacities including speaker buddies, multimedia production, promotion, stage and site management._2
HSUHK student volunteers make TEDxHSUHK 2021 happen in different capacities including speaker buddies, multimedia production, promotion, stage and site management._1

HSUHK student volunteers make TEDxHSUHK 2021 happen in different capacities including speaker buddies, multimedia production, promotion, stage and site management.

Yung Jai (傭仔) kicks off TEDxHSUHK with his transformation from a flight attendant to a full-time illustrator and social media influencer.
Yung Jai (傭仔) kicks off TEDxHSUHK with his transformation from a flight attendant to a full-time illustrator and social media influencer.
Queenie Man re-energises the aging industry in Hong Kong through innovative branding concept.
Queenie Man re-energises the aging industry in Hong Kong through innovative branding concept.
Yeah-man (野人) once placed his mother in a dilemma: having a huge fortune, or having a happy son leading a happy, simple life?
Yeah-man (野人) once placed his mother in a dilemma: having a huge fortune, or having a happy son leading a happy, simple life?
Vanessa Cheung, a HSUHK’s year 3 student and the founder and CEO of a local social start-up, introduces to us the local treasure trove of warmth and delights.
Vanessa Cheung, a HSUHK’s year 3 student and the founder and CEO of a local social start-up, introduces to us the local treasure trove of warmth and delights.
Raymond Mok gives the new normal an even newer term: The New Green Normal.
Raymond Mok gives the new normal an even newer term: The New Green Normal.
Sherman Kwok and Ansgar Chan inject a new vibe into a traditional local dish: Rice with char-siu (barbequed pork).
Sherman Kwok and Ansgar Chan inject a new vibe into a traditional local dish: Rice with char-siu (barbequed pork).
Francis Ngai encourages the audience to leave the past in the past and explore endless possibilities of restarting our lives, and the development of social enterprises in Hong Kong.
Francis Ngai encourages the audience to leave the past in the past and explore endless possibilities of restarting our lives, and the development of social enterprises in Hong Kong.
Ryan Lau (柳俊江), or Lauyeah, shares his soul-searching journey, his ups and downs, and his many restarts.
Ryan Lau (柳俊江), or Lauyeah, shares his soul-searching journey, his ups and downs, and his many restarts.
Cecilia Yeung (楊文蔚), a professional high-jump athlete, shares her own life-changing journey inflicted by serious injuries to encourage all TEDxHSUHK audiences to find the best in the worst of time.
Cecilia Yeung (楊文蔚), a professional high-jump athlete, shares her own life-changing journey inflicted by serious injuries to encourage all TEDxHSUHK audiences to find the best in the worst of time.