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Participating in
Community Services
To promote care and concern to
the needy in our community, as
well as foster a sense of social
responsibility among students, over
13,000 VTC students and staff
supported the citywide Volunteer
Movement organised by the Social
Welfare Department. Together they
have recorded over 276,000 hours of
service to the local community.
Promoting Inter-generational
Harmony
In view of the soaring number of silver
hair residents in Hong Kong and their
specific needs, the VTC launched
an Elder-friendly Design Campaign
in 2015. Students from various
參與社區服務
我們關懷弱勢社群，亦重視培養學生履
行社會責任的意識。超過
13,000
名
VTC
學生及員工響應社會福利署的全城「義
工運動」，服務本地社區，義工服務總時
數逾
276,000
小時。
推動跨代共融
香港的銀髮人口不斷增長，為照顧他們
的特別需要，
VTC
於
2015
年推出「長者
友善設計比賽」，邀請不同學科的學生設
計各項軟硬件設施，例如供酒店及旅遊
學院轄下
T
酒店採用的「銀髮市場酒店套
房」，或研發符合長者住宿和旅遊需要的
套裝行程。
這項比賽一方面鼓勵運用設計思維，實
現跨學科合作，另一方面也設立平台，
讓學生深入研究長者各種需要，實踐專
業知識和技能；既洞悉銀髮市場的優厚
潛力，亦更懂得尊重長者。
disciplines were invited to design either
hardware or software for a Model Hotel
Suite for the Silver-hair Market at the
T-Hotel under the Hotel and Tourism
Institute, or travelling packages tailored
for the accommodation and travelling
needs of senior citizens.
The Campaign facilitated cross-
disciplinary collaboration with
the application of design thinking
throughout the competition. It also
served as a successful platform for
students to conduct research and
study on the various needs of senior
citizens, exercise their vocational and
professional knowledge and skills in the
learning process, be aware of the great
potential of the silver-hair market, and
show respect for the elderly.