New Club-funded Cyber Senior Centre helps more elderly people make use of IT
6 February 2009
To encourage and equip more elderly people to use information technology, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, through its Charities Trust, has donated HK$638,000 to Cyber Senior Network Development Association Limited (Cybersenior) to fit out its new computer centre at Cheung Sha Wan and upgrade its website. A ceremony was held today to mark the opening of the new centre.
Cybersenior, established in 2001, aims at promoting the use of information technology among elderly people so as to broaden their social network and facilitate communications with the younger generation. In this respect, it strongly complements the Trust's elderly project CADENZA, which promotes community engagement of the elderly in achieving positive ageing. The Club's Charities Trust has donated a total of over HK$2.3 million to assist Cybersenior in establishing its website, acquiring computer facilities, organising training activities and providing on-site technical support for the elderly since its establishment.
The new centre at Cheung Sha Wan has a total area of 1,200 square feet, housing three computer training rooms and other facilities. About 45 training courses are organised at the centre each month covering a variety of IT topics including web design, blog writing, e-mail writing and software installation. To date, Cybersenior has attracted 3,000 members and 16,000 website members.
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club's Head of Charities Bonny Wong (left) and Cyber Senior Network Development Association Limited Management Committee Chairman Dr C K Law (right) unveil the plaque to mark the opening of the Cyber Senior Network Cheung Sha Wan Centre.
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club's Head of Charities Bonny Wong (left) and Cyber Senior Network Development Association Limited Management Committee Chairman Dr C K Law (right) unveil the plaque to mark the opening of the Cyber Senior Network Cheung Sha Wan Centre.
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Cybersenior members show their work and share their experience in learning how to use computers.
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Uncle Chiu, aged over 90, shares his experience of being a computer trainer.
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club, through its Charities Trust, has donated over HK$638,000 to Cybersenior to fit out its new computer centre and upgrade its website. The new centre organises training courses for elderly people on a variety of IT topics.
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Photo 6:
The Hong Kong Jockey Club, through its Charities Trust, has donated over HK$638,000 to Cybersenior to fit out its new computer centre and upgrade its website. The new centre organises training courses for elderly people on a variety of IT topics.
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