Graduated with a degree of BSSc in Government and Public Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Edward P Y CHOI is currently pursuing MSc in European and International Public Policy at the London School of Economics. Born into a humble family, Edward witnessed the importance of educational empowerment towards ones’ developmental trajectories. During his university time, he joined
the mentorship programme “Boundless Hong Kong” as a Student Development Officer, empowering 40+ outstanding high school students from grassroots families by offering job shadowing and university application guidance. He also initiated various projects on voluntary teaching, model United Nations, and youth empowerment at Geneva, Port Vila and Yangon, serving 500+ youths from all corners of the world. Caring about social development in Hong Kong, Edward joined the HKSARG’s Administrative Service Internship Programme, alongside interning at MWYO and Our Hong Kong Foundation, researching on talent acquisition, whole-person development, resilience, education technology, and vocational education. Apart from educational empowerment, Edward is an environmental enthusiast. His graduation thesis focuses on the relationship between green politics and energy transition. He understands that although the UN Climate Change Report sounds “code red for humanity”, achieving a carbon-neutral lifestyle needs long-term cooperation across stakeholders. In this connection, he represented Hong Kong in two international events organised, respectively, by the Western University and Tsinghua University, and co-created several innovative solutions to promote circular economy processes with peers worldwide. Since 2020, Edward has been working at V’air Hong Kong, a Hongkong-based social enterprise that focuses on climate actions, as the Head of Research and Advocacy, raising social awareness on climate change through newspapers, radio and television. He also aims to facilitate positive interactions with the UN, HKSARG, firms, academia, and societies, by organising several projects on low-carbon local tourism, countryside conservation, and waste reduction. With concrete experiences in the public sector, he was awarded with the “Top 10 Outstanding Youth”, and was appointed to be one of the Kwun Tong District Youth Programme Committee Members by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2021. Edward is 22 years old and from Hong Kong.
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蔡伯賢Edward畢業於香港中文大學政治與行政學系，現於倫敦經濟學院修讀歐洲與國際公共政策碩士。
成長於草根階層，Edward深明教育充權對青年發展至關重要。大學時期，他於師友計畫Boundless Hong Kong擔任學生發展幹事，為超過40名基層傑出中學生提供影子實習機會及升學輔導。他亦於日內瓦、維拉港及仰光展開多項義教、模擬聯合國及其他青年充權計畫，服務超過500名來自世界各地的年輕人。
Edward關心社會發展，遂於特區政府政務職系、MWYO青年辦公室及團結香港基金實習，範疇涵蓋優才吸納、全人發展、抗逆力、教育科技及職專教育，相關研究後刊登於明報及中國日報。
除了教育充權外，Edward更為關注環境議題。他的大學畢業論文集中探討綠色政治與能源轉型的關係。他明白到，即使聯合國已敲響了「人類生存紅色警報」，但實踐淨零碳生活需要各持份者長久合作。因此，他曾代表香港，赴西安大略大學及清華大學，與各地學子共同構思促進循環經濟的創新方案。
自2020年起，Edward於環保社企V’air Hong Kong任研究及倡議總監一職。期間，他透過報章、電台及電視台宣傳環保意識，並籌辦多項低碳本地遊、鄉郊保育、源頭減廢的項目，與聯合國、特區政府、商界、學術界及公民社會保持良性互動。
憑藉在公共領域的經驗，他獲香港特區政府選為「十大優秀青年」，並獲委任為觀塘區青年活動委員會委員之一。
Edward今年22歲，來自香港。
