...youth development commission, in connection with the “youth development blueprint” of the home and youth affairs bureau. The series not only depicts the appearance of hong kong as a city but also reveals the stories of the non-locally born citizens who have already regarded hong kong as their “home away from home”. Starting from “852”, the international area code of hong kong, the series invites foreigners who have been living in hong kong for various durations to share their stories. Each of them came to hong kong for a different reason. How did they adapt to hong kong and, deal with the difficulties? what does hong kong look like in their eyes? and how did they discover the uniqueness of hong kong?often times, we would be inspired by others’ stories. And sometimes we would even uncover something that has been forgotten or ignored. This series of little-known, genuine yet extraordinary "852" stories highlight that hong kong is multi-cultural, highly inclusive, full of opportunities and public is welcome to watch the related interview videos or articles. Let’s rediscover hong kong and explore the infinite possibilities of “852” together. Transcending without boundary featuring master no rae"hello, i'm no rae. People also call me master no. I've been in hong kong since 2014." hello, my name is no rae. “taekwondo” is three letters in korean. “tae” means kicking and then have foot techniques, “kwon” means to punch and then have hand techniques, and the last “do” is the way of human and their learning about manners and respect. So we are trying to teach them not just punch and kick techniques. We also try to teach them how to control themselves, how to learn, how to respect your parents, teachers and each other.I'm a taekwondo master in hong kong. I have trained taekwondo since i was young. I also studied taekwondo major in university. And then i tried to go other countries to teach taekwondo, like ukraine, indonesia and philippines. I want to promote the spirit of taekwondo in other countries. That's why i asked the professor, “where can i teach taekwondo instead of korea?” so he suggested me to come to hong kong. So that's why i choose to come here. I was not afraid to come to hong kong alone because this is what i want to promote taekwondo abroad. Originally i planned to come to hong kong just for a year. But after i tried to teach taekwondo in hong kong, i feel that hong kong parents care about the children's grooming and their development, and they spend a lot of time, also efforts on the children’s development. And also they have a good mindset, an open mind. I think it can be good to promote taekwondo in hong kong. Taekwondo is not just teaching the knowledge and skills. We also need some connection with the children. It makes them more trained with the masters and follow the masters. Because after building a relationship and having a connection with them, they would understand how to respect, how to listen, how to concentrate and how to focus on the masters. We have several students who had some problems or some suffer with the adhd. In the beginning they were very struggling to learn something because it was not easy for them to focus. But after training and then we encouraged them and trained them to focus, they overcome that and they get improved. And some students are already “black belt” now. So i think taekwondo can help adhd students too, to gain more focus and concentration. It's good to be here to be able to help nurture and contribute to hong kong society.I am so proud of and moved by their transformation. Actually when i came to hong kong, i feel that hong kong is not too different from korea. Their work life and their lifestyle is very similar to korean’s. They work hard and work until late and then they move very fast. And they are smart too and they are quick changing. In korea, it’s also similar. Hong kong is a very unique and also a multicultural city. Many other countries’ people come to hong kong to work. So i think that they have many chances to expose to different cultures and different styles. They don't have just a fixed culture because i think they have eastern and western culture together. So it's very interesting to have some stories with them and their mind too. Hong kong is a very good place to learn about the global mindset. The young hong kong people are very smart and have good potentials. Hong kong people normally speak like three languages: cantonese, mandarin and english. That means they have more chances to go to more markets. So i think they can go more global. So like me, if i can speak only korean, i cannot go to other countries or it would be very difficult in the beginning. But you guys, the hong kong guys are easier than us. They can already learn about different cultures. Hong kong young generation has a good potential and advantage. I think you can use this advantage to work hard in the future. So hong kong people, you guys can be global leaders. Fighting! youth development commission"to be here, it's good" campaign webpage : : :

...youth development commission, in connection with the “youth development blueprint” of the home and youth affairs bureau. The series not only depicts the appearance of hong kong as a city but also reveals the stories of the non-locally born citizens who have already regarded hong kong as their “home away from home”. Starting from “852”, the international area code of hong kong, the series invites foreigners who have been living in hong kong for various durations to share their stories. Each of them came to hong kong for a different reason. How did they adapt to hong kong and, deal with the difficulties? what does hong kong look like in their eyes? and how did they discover the uniqueness of hong kong?often times, we would be inspired by others’ stories. And sometimes we would even uncover something that has been forgotten or ignored. This series of little-known, genuine yet extraordinary "852" stories highlight that hong kong is multi-cultural, highly inclusive, full of opportunities and public is welcome to watch the related interview videos or articles. Let’s rediscover hong kong and explore the infinite possibilities of “852” together. The beat of life featuring ezekiel "hi, i am ezekiel dagadu. I came to hong kong in 2018" africa is full of music when it comes to ghana. Nearly everybody is happy with music, drumming and singing and dancing as well. I am an african drummer, tutor and a performer as well. My name is ezekiel dagadu from ghana, west of africa. I found out about my drumming since i was a kid. I started drumming and then i just remembered those times when i used to drum and then my families and friends were going to drum. They never wanted me to go drumming and i was crying, i had to go, i was struggling with them and then, oh, they had nothing to do, then to say “okay let's go together”. I came to hong kong in the year 2018. When my uncle called me and said, “oh yeah, are you ready to work with me here in hong kong?” and i said “yes, yeah, i'm ready” because this has been my first opportunity. I cannot say “no”, because i see it as an opportunity for me to take and then explore myself, and then share my passion and dream with all these in african drumming. In ghana, once you're on the street, whether you know your friend or you don't know, you can say “hi” or maybe just wave the hand, saying “hello”, like, “what's up”, “how are you”, like this. And those in hong kong is a bit difficult. If you don't know the people, you cannot say “hello”. But once they know you, they can really get on with you as well. I think during the covid, most of our businesses in hong kong were down. So most schools have already been cancelled. Also we have to be running the classes online, and then together with the little savings that i have. I managed to live on it and then still hoping for better improvement. I see hong kong as a very nice and a good place to live despite very busy people running to and fro, and an environment which is full of many people. I still see more opportunities here for myself and then i think for anyone that comes here too. I think the language was really a problem to me, so it's really hard for me to order food easily because i cannot speak in the language. That's why i used to go and eat african food more often. Yeah, i know a few cantonese like “yao gai fan”, “bolo bao”. Family is family, you miss them all the time. But i don't put that aside my job. I do miss them. If i begin to think more about them, that means i have to give up and say “oh, i miss my family”. And then i'm going back. My motto is to be happy all the time. You always have to live in the moment and all the time you have to be happy. Be yourself and let your passion guide you. I don't have to be rich to be happy, right? what i would say is for hong kong youth to keep trying, and then the more you try, the more you get it. Yeah, to keep persevering because i may say myself was also an example. This was what helped me. If i hadn't insisted on dragging into the car, i wouldn't be here in hong kong today. So what i’d like to say is give a try. Never give up. Youth development commission"to be here, it's good" campaign webpage : : :

...youth development commission, in connection with the “youth development blueprint” of the home and youth affairs bureau. The series not only depicts the appearance of hong kong as a city but also reveals the stories of the non-locally born citizens who have already regarded hong kong as their “home away from home”. Starting from “852”, the international area code of hong kong, the series invites foreigners who have been living in hong kong for various durations to share their stories. Each of them came to hong kong for a different reason. How did they adapt to hong kong and, deal with the difficulties? what does hong kong look like in their eyes? and how did they discover the uniqueness of hong kong?often times, we would be inspired by others’ stories. And sometimes we would even uncover something that has been forgotten or ignored. This series of little-known, genuine yet extraordinary "852" stories highlight that hong kong is multi-cultural, highly inclusive, full of opportunities and public is welcome to watch the related interview videos or articles. Let’s rediscover hong kong and explore the infinite possibilities of “852” together. Your best cheerleaders featuring roy and emmaroy, "i am roy. I came to hong kong in 2002." emma, "hello, my name is emma. I came to hong kong when i was 17 years old. We were both born in the philippines. We get married in hong kong. I used to work as the floor and bar manager." roy, "and i used to work as a chef. Now we own our 42nd davis bar and restaurant." emma, "before we opened our own restaurant, me and roy worked somewhere else." roy, "we were working in a company that we had been working for a long time. So we think that we can open our restaurant to have a better life, and we can have our own time together. Before, it was really really difficult to… when we opened our restaurant. There was no customer, there was no people, and just passing by." emma, "but me and roy, we're not losing hope. We're still thinking that we're here already, why not go for it? but back then, we tried calling customers outside, tried some promotion for food, like buy-one-get-one-free and free drinks. Our goal was to let customers try our food and then they spread the news. They kept inviting their friends and family to eat together. Starting from then, we build some customers, and they keep coming back. Local customers, for me at first, i thought they are difficult people. But somehow when you try to interact with them, talk to them, and give your heart to them, they will feel that you do everything with heart, and they will come back to you. ‘cause this is just like their canteen." roy, "one of our missions when we started our restaurant is to help and support younger students. To be able to build their foundation, motivate them how to start their life and, finish their studies." emma, "when i was young, i was only focusing on making money and not thinking about my own future. With limited education, i had to work two jobs, three jobs just to support and to earn the money that i wanted to. It was hard for me to pursue my dreams. That's why i think education is very important. Helping these students to work with me, i always encourage them after your graduation, you can go ahead and pursue your dreams, whatever you want it to be. This is just your stepping stone. In the future, if you're coming here one day wearing your suit, it's my big achievement." roy, "some people are thinking that we are just wasting our time teaching and training all the students and younger people. From our perspective, younger people are always our future. They are the ones who are going to build hong kong again, so we try our best to give them a foundation and confidence." emma, "i treat everyone like my children. Even my children are working with me, helping me with the business. For everyone, i'm like their big mom. To bond with them, work with them, teach them how to be a better person." roy, "it's good to be here, to be a big supporter of young people. Hong kong is already our home. We consider ourselves as locals and we don't have any plans to leave hong kong." emma, "i want everyone to know that hong kong is a big hope and a good opportunity for the young generation." youth development commission"to be here, it's good" campaign webpage : : :

...youth development commission, in connection with the “youth development blueprint” of the home and youth affairs bureau. The series not only depicts the appearance of hong kong as a city but also reveals the stories of the non-locally born citizens who have already regarded hong kong as their “home away from home”. Starting from “852”, the international area code of hong kong, the series invites foreigners who have been living in hong kong for various durations to share their stories. Each of them came to hong kong for a different reason. How did they adapt to hong kong and, deal with the difficulties? what does hong kong look like in their eyes? and how did they discover the uniqueness of hong kong?often times, we would be inspired by others’ stories. And sometimes we would even uncover something that has been forgotten or ignored. This series of little-known, genuine yet extraordinary "852" stories highlight that hong kong is multi-cultural, highly inclusive, full of opportunities and public is welcome to watch the related interview videos or articles. Let’s rediscover hong kong and explore the infinite possibilities of “852” together. The curiosity of filming featuring paul"hello everyone, i'm paul shepherd. I'm from san francisco. I live now here in hong kong." "i teach animation at the hong kong baptist university. I spent a lot of my younger life living in different places. Just before moving here to hong kong, i spent about seven years in san francisco. I was working at stanford university, making films in the healthcare setting.""i had some difficult time trying to order food and just kind of pointing and getting stuff. But of course, now i can say a few things in cantonese.""and i think actually hong kong is a very curious place. There's a lot of interest in trying new things. To be here, it's good. People want to make sure that the young people have a future, right? and that's very important. I really hope the youth of hong kong do feel encouraged. I think there are a lot of opportunities. It will take a little bit of time.""honestly i think they do have a much better future. If you win through covid, especially as a young person, it's time to be young and be excited again. So i hope you, you will be. And the reality is no matter what's going on, no matter where you are, you have to find your happiness wherever you are. If things are difficult, it's more about waiting. Waiting it out. Waiting out the bad and trying to find the thing that makes you happy. What is your happiness?" youth development commission"to be here, it's good" campaign webpage : : :