About The Y.Elites Association

Established on May 16, 2007, the Y.Elites Association is a youth group comprising the alumni of the national studies classes of Chinese Academy of Governance (CAG), China Pudong Cadres College, the Academy of Chinese Culture and the China Youth University for Political Sciences. Its mission is “to gather young elites; promote national studies; attend to various social topics, and become the think tank for current affairs”. The Association now has 403 members including young entrepreneurs, professionals from various industries and leaders from youth organizations. It has formed 10 research groups on areas of Finance, Real Estate, Industries & Commerce, Professional Services, Students, Sports & Culture, Community & Social Affairs, Politics, Women Forum, and Cross-Strait Affairs.

Since its establishment, the Y.Elites Association has actively participated in organizing various activities, including the welcoming of the Olympic Flame and Olympic champions to Hong Kong, donating in respect to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake relief, organizing seminars and forums on topics such as political development, finance and information technology, organizing The Beijing-Hong Kong University Students Debate Competition, and making policy suggestions to the Government of HKSAR. The Association has received compliments from the HKSAR Government and wide recognition from various sectors of the society. In particular, the Association organized the “Y.Elites Forum: 30 Years of Reform & Opening-Up: The Role of Hong Kong, Opportunities & Responsibilities for Youths” and the “2009 Boao Youth Forum (Hong Kong)” at the HKCEC on July 30, 2008 and December 7, 2009 respectively. In the “2009 Boao Youth Forum (Hong Kong)”, Madam Liu Yandong, State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China officiated and spoke at the welcome reception. The Chief Executive of HKSAR, Mr. Donald Tsang officiated the forum together with Mr. Peng Qinghua, Director of the Central Government Liaison Office of HKSAR, Mr. Lu Xinhua, Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the HKSAR, and many other ministerial-level officials. The Forums have attracted significant attention from the society.

The Y.Elites Association strives to ignite Hong Kong young people’s passion and love for the motherland; to act as a podium for national education; to provide a platform for exchange with the society and the mainland; to set out the stage for gathering Hong Kong young elites and organizing their activities; and to be the frontline for building a better Hong Kong.