Based on the statistics of the People's Association (PA), the number of young grassroots leaders (those below the age of 35) also increased from 4,500 to 5,600, a 24% surge. 34-year-old Ms Zhang Peiling, Chairperson of the Youth Executive Committee (YEC) of Kim Seng Community Centre was one of eight winners (Individual category) of PA's Youth Movement Awards. After she persuaded Outram Secondary School to allow its students to take part in her YEC's community service activities, she went on to reach out to Raffles Girls School, SMU and the Republic Polytechnic to support the initiative.
Lianhe Zaobao