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Funded by Sinopec and after months of planning to engage teachers and students, the brand-new, custom-made Sinopec Training Hub at the Hong Kong Sea School welcomed hundreds of guests at a recently held inaugurating ceremony.
The 400-square-metre hub occupies the ground floor of the school’s multi-purpose annex. Boasting a versatile configuration, it houses some three dozen equipment items and is all set to serve the school’s 700 students. The facilities can accommodate up to 50 students at a time under the watchful eye of a physical education teacher. Sinopec Training Hub is the first comprehensive physical fitness training centre in the school’s 78 years of history.
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Hosted by the Hong Kong Sea School situated in the Stanley waterfront to honour the support of Sinopec, the auspicious ceremony was officiated by Dr Karl Kwok, Vice-President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, and attended by key officials of various departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Regional Government, namely the Marine Department, the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department, the Hong Kong Fire Services Department, the Hong Kong Police Force, the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department, and the Education Bureau.
The opening ceremony of the Sinopec Training Hub attracts hundreds of guests from various government offices, the sports community and members of Sinopec Hong Kong.
Also present at the ceremony were members of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, the Hong Kong Sea School’s incorporated management committee, and the management and staff members of Sinopec Hong Kong.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Jiang Zhenying, Deputy Chief Economist of Sinopec Group and Chief Representative of Sinopec Hong Kong Office, praised the contribution of the Hong Kong Sea School, noting that the school has nurtured talents for Hong Kong across industries and sectors. Jiang said the school has won its well-deserved reputation for being a reliable talent pool for the city’s maritime industry, the government’s various disciplinary forces, the local sports community, and across industries for decades.
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The top executive of Sinopec in Hong Kong also spoke highly of the school’s commitment to offering excellent learning opportunities for young people of low-income or needy families and equipping them with the abilities and skills to shine and contribute to society.
Jiang Zhenying (centre) praises the Hong Kong Sea School’s commitment to offering excellent learning opportunities for students from needy families.
He expects the Sinopec Training Hub to assist the school in developing a scientific and systematic physical training regime, facilitate the school’s physical education standard, promote the students’ health, and better prepare them for their future endeavors. Looking ahead, Jiang vows to go hand-in-hand with the broader community to support less privileged students.
School supervisor Mr Cowen Chiu thanked Sinopec Hong Kong for its generous donation. “As a secondary school with a strong focus on developing students’ physical fitness, the Hong Kong Sea School has long aspired to a comprehensive, indoor physical training centre so that students can spend their precious time and energy on systematic physical training,” He remembers that teachers and students rejoiced at the news when Sinopec pushed for the installation of the training hub.
Inaugurated by school supervisor Mr Cown Chiu (left), Mr Jiang Zhenying (second from left), Dr Karl Kwok (second from right) and school principal Mr Chan To-pui, the Sinopec Training Hub occupies the ground floor of the school’s multi-purpose annex.
Meanwhile, Dr Kwok lauded the donation offered by Sinopec as an excellent example of collaboration between the commercial and educational sectors. “Sinopec’s contribution has facilitated the vision of the school, benefiting the students, who will in turn better serve the future of Hong Kong and beyond.” Kwok hopes such a bilateral collaboration will continue positively impacting Hong Kong’s education community and youth development.
Sinopec has long dedicated itself to youth development. It has maintained a close partnership with various education institutions and NGOs across primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions in Hong Kong to support the next generation's development and nurture their growth.
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These initiatives are in line with the commitment of Sinopec Group, a Fortune Global 500 company and one of the largest energy and chemical players in the world.
Sinopec has long been a staunch supporter of the Hong Kong Sea School. The opening of Sinopec Training Hub at the school is the latest example of its involvement. Previously, Sinopec Hong Kong sponsored some 50 students from the Hong Kong Sea School for a cultural tour to visit its headquarters in Beijing in the summer of last year. In addition, it has donated 700 sets of winter uniforms to all the students at the school, providing them with warmth and support.
The versatile Sinopec Training Hub features some three dozen training equipment items. Pictured here is the Ninja system that focuses on building one’s strength, endurance and flexibility.
Sinopec Training Hub comes equipped with a comprehensive range of physical fitness equipment items appropriate for use in dedicated sports institutes. In addition to a machine capable of providing detailed insights into various aspects of one’s body composition, there are items specialised in strengthening one’s cardiovascular performance, developing core strength and stability, building muscle power, and improving exercise postures. If that is not enough, the hub also features connected devices so students can pit against their fellow in a game of physical strength, in the hub itself, or anywhere else in the world with similar connected devices.
As demonstrated by cheerful students on the day, thanks to the support of Sinopec, the students at the Hong Kong Sea School will cherish the fact that physical fitness training can be scientific, systematic, and fun.
