The WYNG Foundation is currently supporting two scholars from the Faculty of Education and Human Development to collaborate with the Faculty of Education of McGill University (Canada) to work on a project that aims to enhance Hong Kong pre-service teachers’ mental health and well-being. The project will have three phases: (1) need assessments and control group study to understand the mental health of pre-service teachers, (2) the development of the Hong Kong version of Regulating Emotions and Stress in Pre-Service Teachers (HK-RESST) program by adapting the McGill University’s Regulating Emotions and Stress in pre-Service Teachers (RESST) program and a pilot evaluation of the HK-RESST to inform program revisions, and (3) evaluation of the revised HK-RESST program and dissemination of the findings.

The Faculty’s main focuses include academic research and scholarship for the advancement of understanding and knowledge; the education of practitioners, researchers and professionals; policy research and consultation; and cooperative partnerships with other educational, business and community organisations. It pays special attention to the teaching of English as a first and second language, and of French as a second language, and is also committed to enabling the transfer of knowledge between Canada and other countries. The WYNG Foundation has helped make possible scholarly exchanges between McGill University and the Education University of Hong Kong on education-related issues such as inclusive education and bilingual teaching, mental health of students and pre-service teachers in Hong Kong.

The School of Public Health provides a platform for collaboration between the government and non-government sectors to help improve health through education and training, research and practice in public health. It works with both local, regional and international partners.The WYNG Foundation is supporting the School to enrich and replenish its Family cohort, and to conduct two research: a) “Trailblazer”; and b) “Hong Kong Youth Barometer”. “Trailblazer” aims to understand the impacts of country parks on well-being of people in Hong Kong. Findings of phase 1 research is available here. Hong Kong Youth Barometer aims to understand the well-being of youth and young adults in Hong Kong (especially the mental health aspect).

Incorporating TrailWatch, Parks and Trails aims to elevate the appreciation, enjoyment and care for Hong Kong’s natural environment by promoting its value and empowering people to care and protect it. TrailWatch is a mobile application and online community that enables individuals, groups and institutions to track their hikes, share their hiking experiences with other users and help monitor the conditions of Hong Kong’s country parks and trails. WYNG Foundation is currently supporting Parks and Trails’ programmes.

The PHG Foundation The PHG Foundation is a non-profit think tank and a linked exempt charity of the University of Cambridge that focuses on how genomics and other health technologies can provide more effective and personalised healthcare, and deliver improvements in health for patients and citizens. It helps governments, policy makers and health professionals tackle barriers to progress and implement strategic change within health systems. The WYNG Foundation has facilitated and encouraged collaboration between the University of Hong Kong’s Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Law, Medicine, and Life Sciences and McGill University’s Centre of Genomics and Policy on research related to medical ethics and law.

In an era of rapid scientific advances and changing attitudes towards health, medical care, family structures and related issues, the Centre advances research and teaching on legal and ethical challenges at the forefront of medicine and life sciences. The WYNG Foundation has been supporting the Centre’s research on medical ethics and law, and encouraging the collaboration between the Centre, the University of Hong Kong’s Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, McGill University’s Centre of Genomics and Policy, and PHG Foundation.

Jointly established by the Faculties of Engineering and Social Sciences at the University of Hong Kong, the Centre conducts research and promotes its findings in water technology and policy. It also organises seminars, workshops and conferences for experts, policy makers and other stakeholders in both areas to facilitate discussion on water security issues in Hong Kong (against the background of Mainland China). The WYNG Foundation facilitated the establishment of the Centre.

The Centre promotes prospective structuring and guidance for both research in genomic health sciences and its applications. It also analyses the socio-ethical and legal norms influencing the promotion, prevention and protection of human health. The WYNG Foundation has been supporting the Centre’s visiting scholar programme to encourage collaboration between the University of Hong Kong’s Centre for Medical Ethics and Law, the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Law, Medicine, and Life Sciences, and PHG Foundation.

Every year, WYNG Foundation and Hatton Trust co-organise the WYNG-Hatton Lecture on topics related to medical ethics and law.

Previous Lectures:

• 2023: Smart Regulation for Medical Innovation by Prof Sir Jonathan Montgomery
• 2018: How medicine is changing – a perspective from a clinical scientist by Prof Patrick Maxwell
• 2017: The Power of Law as a Tool for Health and Justice by Prof Lawrence O. Gostin
• 2016: Data Protection in an Age of User-Generated Content by Dr David Erdos
• 2015: The Ethics of Reproductive Technologies: Some Tools for Thinking by Prof Tim Lewens
• 2014: Criminalising Sickness? Liability for the Transmission of Disease by Prof John Spencer

CLIX is a “law for good” matching platform, which connects impact organisations (including charities and the people they help, social enterprises and charitable foundations) that need legal support with pro bono lawyers who want to do good. It is powered by Justice Connect and brought to Hong Kong by PILnet and Equal Justice. WYNG Foundation is supporting the launch and operation of CLIX in Hong Kong.

PathFinders is a registered charity in Hong Kong committed to supporting the welfare of migrant children and mothers by providing child protection, counselling, shelter, food, health, education and legal support. WYNG Foundation is supporting the scale up of PathFinders’ Ambassadors Programme. The Programme is a vital component of PathFinders’ Crisis Prevention core programme and aims to equip and empower migrant domestic workers to avoid maternity crises from unplanned pregnancies even before these can occur.

Established by the Law and Technology Centre of the University of Hong Kong, the Community Legal Information Centre (CLIC) project aims to promote access to legal information and justice in Hong Kong. Since 2005, the CLIC project has been developing the CLIC, Youth CLIC, Senior CLIC and Family CLIC websites. WYNG Foundation is currently supporting the project team to update, enrich and apply conversational artificial intelligence technologies to the CLIC website.

PILnet Hong Kong Limited is a registered charity in Hong Kong that focuses on promoting the practice of law for public interest through some key initiatives: a “matchmaking” platform connecting pro bono lawyers with NGOs and social enterprises; workshops on areas of law most relevant to the work of NGOs in Hong Kong; and supporting public interest initiatives by law schools through hosting student volunteers and talks. The WYNG Foundation supported PILnet Hong Kong’s “Law for Change” Student Competition for four cycles (2017-2021) and is currently supporting: (a) their Law for Change student engagement programmes; and (b) CLIX, a “law for good” matching platform brought to Hong Kong by PILnet Hong Kong and Equal Justice, and powered by Justice Connect. CLIX connects impact organisations (including charities and the people they help, social enterprises and charitable foundations) that need legal support with pro bono lawyers who want to do good.

Jointly established by the Faculties of Medicine and Law at the University of Hong Kong, the Centre conducts research and promotes its findings in medical ethics and law. It also organises professional training for experts in both areas and help sets ethical benchmarks on relevant issues. The WYNG Foundation facilitated the establishment of the Centre, and has been supporting its operations and encouraging scholarly exchange between the Centre, the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Law, Medicine, and Life Sciences, McGill University’s Centre of Genomics and Policy, and PHG Foundation.

We provide support to a number of charities and NGOs in Hong Kong for using the WYNG Space. We also organise regular activities that aim to enhance well-being of the Community and to provide opportunities for sharing and co-learning here.