A team of professionals and educators were invited by the HKSCIFund to form a working group last year to compile a teaching kit on prevention of spinal cord injury.  It is intended to provide assistance to primary school physical education teachers and sports coaches for implementation on Primary 5 and Primary 6 students by lifting preventive awareness of spinal cord injury among school teachers and students so as to achieve reducing the number of cases of spinal cord and other sports related injuries.  The production of the SCI Education Prevention Kit was completed and printed in May 2018.  A briefing assembly was held on 5th July 2018 at St. Patrick's School in which introduction on the use of the SCI Education Prevention Kit was given by invited speakers and a number of athletes with spinal cord injury shared with the audience their own personal experiences. The event was actively attended by delegates from over 50 primary schools in Hong Kong.  Direct links to videos shown during the school lessons were provided in the SCI Education Prevention Kit which provides useful and live teaching materials. 

(SCI Prevention Education Kit)    

The Youth Difference Makers Award (YDMA) 2017-2018 is organized by the Sir Edward Youde Scholars Association (SEYSA), co-organised by the HKSCIFund and the Hong Kong International Institute of Educational Leadership. This year, the SEYSA has taken up the challenge to organize the YDMA on a larger scale by incorporating it into their year-round Youth Programme 2017-2018 . The award scheme aims at encouraging students to lead a meaningful life by becoming a "Difference maker" in enhancing the lives of others and to make the world a more caring, welcoming and harmonious place.

• 08 Jul 2018 : Awareness Programme "2018 SCI Awareness Day - Hong Kong Paralympic Day"  (Gallery)

The Youth Difference Makers Award (YDMA) 2015-2016 is organized by the Sir Edward Youde Scholars Association (SEYSA), co-organised by the HKSCIFund and the Hong Kong International Institute of Educational Leadership. This year, the SEYSA has taken up the challenge to organize the YDMA on a larger scale by incorporating it into their year-round Youth Programme 2015-2016 . It is our pleasure to have Professor Peter Mathieson, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU and Professor Joseph Sung, President and Vice-Chancellor of CUHK being the programme principal advisors. The award scheme aims at encouraging students to lead a meaningful life by becoming a "Difference maker" in enhancing the lives of others and to make the world a more caring, welcoming and harmonious place.

• 20 Feb 2016 : Awareness Programme #1 "SCI Awareness Day - Dance for a healthy spine"  (Gallery)
• 29 May 2016 : Awareness Programme #2 "Hong Kong Paralympic Day 2016" (Gallery)
• 13 Aug 2016 : Awareness Programme #3 "SCI Awareness Day - Wheelchair Basket Ball" (Gallery)

The Youth Difference Makers Award (YDMA) 2013-2014 was organized by the Sir Edward Youde Scholars Association, co-organised by Direction Association for the Handicapped and the Hong Kong International Institute of Educational Leadership, with the Hong Kong Spinal Cord Injury Fund as a supporting organization.  This one-year award aims to make the world a more caring, welcoming and harmonious place by providing opportunities for local primary and secondary school students to plan and exercise community projects that "Make a Difference in the lives of others" around the theme of spinal cord injury.

• 16 Nov 2013 : Press Conference - Mr. Alfred Hui was designated as the YDMA ambassador to encourage schools and students to be more aware of SCI and prevention and to actively participate in the YDMA program. "  (Gallery)
• 22 Mar 2014 : Final Selection and Award Ceremony (Gallery)
• 28-29 Jul 2014 : Exceptional Educational Trip - The YDMA winners were awarded an Exceptional Educational Trip: a two-day event held between 28-29 July 2014, to visit the Disabled Olympics Sports Management Center, the GZ National Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team, and the GHM Institute of CNS Regeneration at Jinan University.  (Gallery)

Inspired by Rick Hansen’s spirit of being a “Difference Maker”, the Youth Difference Makers Award (YDMA) was introduced in June 2011, which was jointly organized by the HKSCIFund, the Direction Association for the Handicapped and the Hong Kong International Institute of Educational Leadership. Equal Opportunities Commission, Hong Kong Girl Guides Association and Scout Association were the supporting organizations of the Award Scheme. This one-year award aims to make the world a more caring, welcoming and harmonious place by providing opportunities for local primary and secondary school students to plan and exercise community projects that "Make a Difference in the lives of others" around the theme of spinal cord injury.

• 27 Sept 2011 : YDMA Press Conference

• 29 March 2012 : YDMA Final Selection

• 26 April 2012 : YDMA Award Ceremony

• 18-24 July 2012 : YDMA Educational Trip

The event is held on 21 April 2011,2:30-5:00pm at Shatin Jockey Club - Parade Ring. It is jointly organized by the Hong Kong Spinal Cord Injury Fund; the Direction Association for the Handicapped; the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled; and the Hong Kong International Institute of Educational Leadership. We invited the world renowned Man-in-Motion Mr. Rick Hansen; a former Chinese gymnast Ms. Sang Lan; our local celebrated life warriors: Dr. Christine Leung and Mr. So Wa Wai to share their stories of 'making a difference' to 1,400 primary and secondary school students. This event aims to encourage and inspire our younger generations not to give up easily and promotes the following objectives: (1) to set clear goals in life; (2) to persevere in the face of adversity; (3) to make a difference; and (4) to live a meaningful life in order to educate our youngsters and students in how we should value our life and our days and ignite their passion will make a difference to the future.

A 7-year-old child, was injured during ballet practice; A 20-year-old TV host, Liang Yi, also suffered from spinal cord injury.  Their doctor told them they will never walk again.  The establishment of HKSCFund and ChinaSCINet give them hope and they believe that they can walk again! 

The HKU-SCIF and the Federation of Parent Teachers Association (Kowloon City) arranged the first school talk to promote public awareness of spinal cord injuries in Hong Kong on the 19th March 2005.



Several Committees Members and Mrs. Suzanne Poon, Chair of the HKU-SCI Fund Fundraising Committee arrived at Ma Tau Chung Government School to deliver the talk, a first spinal cord public awareness campaign.  The talk which began at 4:00p.m. and lasted for approximately two hours included a series of short presentation on the normal structure of the central nervous system, what a spinal cord is and the basis of hope for spinal cord injuries and stem cell research.

On 13th March 2005, several members of the Advisory Board and Fundraising committees met with Hon. Mr. Deng Pufang, the Chairman of China Disabled Person’s Federation, and Ms. Sang Lan, an athletic gold medal winner from China.  The aim of the visit was to promote the Network, to present its forthcoming works, future plans and development.  Later, members of the Advisory Board and Fundraising Committee also had a private meeting with Professor Huang Jiefu, Vice Minister of Minister of Health, of the People’s Republic of China, and presented him with an introduction of the Network and the HKU-SCI Fund as well as details of their recent development.