As Shenzhen’s neighbor, Hong Kong is first window of the Universiade foreign affairs and receptions. It is estimated that almost 20,000 athletes, officials and reporters from more than 180 countries and regions are coming to the Universiade to be held in Shenzhen. Taking the advantage of Hong Kong’s full-blown and far-ranging volunteer resources, the Universiade is planning to recruit a batch of high – quality games – time volunteers from Hong Kong, to serve the participants who come to the games via the airport and ports in Hong Kong.

On April 21, 2010, headed by Vice Chairperson of the Executive Committee and Director-general of the Executive Office Liang Daoxing, a party of thirteen persons comprised of leaders of the Executive Office and the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLA) called at Liaison Office of the Central Government in the S.A.R. and Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau. They had a discussion in depth on issues involving the recruitment, the training and the management of games – time volunteers from Hong Kong.

Firstly, Liang expressed his thanks to Liaison Office of the Central Government in the S.A.R. and Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau’s support on Shenzhen voluntary work, and then he briefed the Universiade preparations, stressing the voluntary work for the upcoming Universiade.

Liang commented, with perfect mechanism and rich experience in volunteering, Hong Kong volunteers rendered service for the 2008 Olympics and 2009 East Asian Games, and will serve the Shanghai Expo and Guangzhou Asian Games this year. That is why the Executive Office came to Liaison Office of the Central Government in the S.A.R. and Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau to discuss about the cooperation with volunteers from Hong Kong. Most of the volunteers to be enrolled are to serve the athletes and officials who are coming to Shenzhen through Hong Kong Airport, Huanggang Checkpoint and Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint. Others will be volunteering the competition venues in Shenzhen.

Chief of the Youth Department of Liaison Office of the Central Government in the S.A.R. Han Shuxia, Deputy Secretary-general of Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau Lei Jieyu said at the conversazione, they will be backing Shenzhen’s effort to host the 2011 Universiade, especially in the area of organizing volunteer teams from Hong Kong. Liaison Office of the Central Government in the S.A.R. and Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau both nominated Hong Kong Volunteers Association, an organization who owns lots of volunteering experience with events, to take the charge of organizing volunteers and voluntary work. Leaders from both Shenzhen and Hong Kong all agreed that they will further enhance communication and coordination, having detailed discussion on issues like the volunteer recruitment schedule, the number of volunteers to be enrolled, the volunteers’ working positions, and the volunteers’ qualification check. They will soon determine the concrete program, impelling the Shenzhen Universiade preparation and organization of volunteers.

Secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the Youth League Liu Yan, Deputy Secretary Zhang Zhihua, full – time Deputy Director of the Executive Office Liu Pingsheng, and chiefs of External Relations Department and Volunteers Department were also present at the discussion meeting.

Source： 大运官网  Editor： 薛建华