The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme
England, Brazil, China and India
Project dates: ongoing
The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme works with 18 and 19 year olds in full-time education, training or apprenticeship or who are active in the youth sector in England. It aims to help develop an understanding of the opportunities and challenges that young people face in the new global economy and give them a voice in the debate about Britain's future.
Every year in July and August, 100 promising young people embark on a six week journey to Brazil, China or India to investigate issues of culture, language, education, enterprise and the environmental effects of globalisation and to learn what a positive role they can play in the world.
The trip includes spending two weeks as the guest of a global company, including HSBC, which is a major corporate partner of the programme. We run corporate social responsibility projects around the world, including São Paulo in Brazil, which visiting Fellows have been actively involved in during their stay with us.
For more information on HSBC's involvement in the programme visit the Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme website.
On their return to England, all Fellows automatically become part of a network of active globally-minded young people in England that share their experiences and learning on local and national platforms to raise awareness of global issues.
Hong Kong Arts Festival
Hong Kong Arts Festival – an international celebration of cultureProject dates: ongoing since 1985
The Hong Kong Arts Festival brings some of the greatest international artists in the world to Hong Kong each Spring.
HSBC sponsors the opening performance of this world famous festival, which in 2010 featured a performance entitled Cantonese Opera Treasures.
Previous highlights include Yuri Simonouv and the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra in 2007 and Swan Lake performed by the Stuttgart Ballet in 2008.
Luk Long reprimands his son in Cantonese Opera Treasures, the 2010 Festival’s opening performance
Credit: Annie Chow Ka-Yee
Emperor of Heaven holds court in Cantonese Opera Treasures, the 2010 Festival’s opening performance
Credit: Annie Chow Ka-Yee
Download the Hong Kong Arts Festival 2010 press release
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