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Annual Report 2014Outward Bound® Hong Kong
OUTWARD BOUND® HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT 20142
OUTWARD BOUND® HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT 2014
Outward Bound® is a non-profit making organization created to help people discover and develop their potential to care for themselves, others and the world around them through challenging experiences in unfamiliar settings.
Mission
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27,024Participant D
ays
Outward Bound®……• is open to all without regard to race,
social class, occupation, gender or
nationality
• uses direct dramatic experiences in
new and unfamiliar surroundings
• demands adaptability, self-discipline,
resourcefulness and perseverance in
the face of challenge and uncertainty
• provides personal development
through the challenge of the sea
and other natural elements
• fastens the ideas and practices of
active participation in the setting
of a supportive community
• encourages participants to co-operate
with others, give service to and to
accept responsibility for others
• stimulates imagination and a sense
of adventure, as well as fasting true
appreciation and concern for the
environment
• places emphasis on practical work
in smal l groups with adequate
time for reflection, discussion and
critical appraisal
Outward Bound® Graduates……• are more sel f-rel iant and sel f-
motivated
• demonstrate stronger leadership
skills
• possess deeper mental reserves
• are stronger emotionally
and psychologically
• work better and are more responsible
within groups
• return to their homes and work places
recharged with new confidence and
energy
Outward Bound®
Hong KongAs a registered charity, Outward Bound®
Hong Kong utilises fundraising events
to maintain high-quality equipment
and programmes and provide financial
a i d to ne e d y i nd i v idu a l s . You r
contribution in the form of donations,
sponsorship, voluntary services and
direct participation in our fundraising
activities will support the ongoing
work of Outward Bound® to provide
training courses for Hong Kong people
that in turn will equip them to make
contributions back to our community.
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In 2014, the following community service organizations, special schools and groups were
enrolled as beneficiaries of Outward Bound® training courses with your financial support:
BeneficiariesCaritas Pelletier School
CCC Kung Lee College
CCC Mongkok Church Kai Oi School
Children’s Cancer Foundation
Christian Zheng Sheng Association
Correctional Services Department – Phoenix House
Delia Memorial School (Matteo Ricci)
HKSYCIA Wong Tai Shan Memorial College
Hong Kong Association for Specific Learning Disabilities
Hong Kong Christian Service – Shamshuipo Ease Happy Teens Club
Operation Dawn - Dawn Island Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre
Operation Dawn (Girl Centre)
Salesians of Don Bosco Ng Siu Mui Secondary School
Society of Boys’ Centres Chak Yan Centre School
The Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong (Tai Po)
The Salvation Army Chai Wan Integrated Service for Young People
The Society for the Aid and Rehabilitation of Drug Abusers
TWGHs C Y Ma Memorial College
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Outward Bound® Trust of Hong KongThe Trust Officers
Hon President
The Hon Sir David Akers-Jones, KBE CMG JP*
President
John Strickland, GBS JP*
Vice President
Winston Y L Lo
Executive Committee Chairman
Roy Chung, BBS JP*
Deputy Chairman
David Kong*
Treasurer
Alan Morgan* (Horace Chau – Resigned in Aug 2014)
Executive Director & Hon Secretary
Jon D’Almeida*
Hon Legal Advisor
Robert Clark*
Hon Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Trust Members
Bernard Auyang
Bernard Pouliot
C Roger Moss, OBE
C C Tung
Chien Lee
Chris Hanselman
Christopher Pooley*
Cowen Chiu*
Craig Chapman
David Ho
Duncan M Telfer
Frank Slevin
Gaston Chan
Helmuth Hennig*
James Chen
James E Thompson
Jonathan McKinley
Joseph Lam
Joseph Tse
K K Chan, BBS JP
Karl Kwok
Keith Kerr
Li Yun Tai
Martin Cubbon
Maximilian Ma, MBE
Michael D Cartland, OBE
Michael Sze
Nelson Y Y Tai
Peter Clarke*
Peter Nixon
Rachel Cartland, JP
Richard Winter*
Ronnie Wong Man Chiu, JP
Sarah Borwein*
Stephen Tan
Sunny Chai*
Teresa Ko*
The Hon Howard Young, JP*
Vincent Duhamel
* Member of 2014 Executive Committee
Members of 2014 Sub-Committees
Safety Committee
Christopher Pooley (Chairman)
Barry Smith
Cameron Ferguson
John Shanahan
Li Yun Tai
Nick Cotton
Ruy Barretto S C
Sarah Borwein
Adventure Race Committee
Richard Winter (Chairman)
Helmuth Hennig
Jon D’Almeida
Peter Clarke
Corporate Challenge Committee
Sunny N. Chai (Chairman)
Roy Chung (Honorary Chairman)
Andrew Yao
Bobby Liu
Charity Lau
Clara Chan
Clara Liu
Clarence Cheung
Joe Pau
Johnny Yeung
Jon D’Almeida
Measure Hung
Michael Tung
Rebecca Lee
Rudy Chau
Samson Chan
Wendy Yeung
Donors Patrons (Donations of
HK$50,000 or More)
Lee Hysan Foundation
Providence Foundation
Swire Group Charitable Trust – Cannon Trustees
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Contributor (Donations of
HK$10,000 or More)
Correctional Services Department Sports Association
OUTWARD BOUND® HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT 2014
The 2014 income was HK$27,485,763 with a total
of 27,024 participant programme days for 5,662
participants which was a 4.46% increase from the 2013
income of HK$26,311,864.
Operations
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Participants in 2013 Participants in 2014
Education Sector 3,955 participants = 66% 3,461participants = 61%
Public Sector 821 participants = 13% 637 participants = 11%
Community Sector 292 participants = 5% 284 participants = 5%
Corporate Sector 949 participants = 16% 1,280 participants = 23%
Total: 6,017 participants = 100% 5,662 participants = 100%
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Training School
Outward Bound® Hong Kong Staff
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Operations• Total Number of Training School Days delivered:
373 days
- Romeo, Sierra, Tango & Uniform Training
School: 197 days
- Short Term Staff Training: 39 days
- RPL Staff Training: 99 days
- Staff Development Day Internal Training:
38 days
i. Instructor judgment Training
ii. Zone 2 & Zone 1 Sea Kayak Expedition
Training
iii. Ketch & Spirit Competent Crew Training
iV. Ropes Technician
V. Facilitation 2
Vi. Population Specific Training (OB Pro &
Youth At Risk)
• Total Number of Refresher Days delivered: 6
days
• External Training delivered at Tai Mong Tsai:
Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA)
• Romeo Training School completed – 2 Graduated
• Sierra Training School completed – 1 Graduated
• Tango Training School completed – 6 Graduated
• Uniform Training School completed – 2 Graduated
• Victor Training School recruitment begun
Human Resources and Promotions:• Berman YOUNG was promoted as Spirit Skipper
in January 2014
• David MUIR was employed as OB Pro Business
Development Manager in January 2014
• Daniel WEBB was employed as Training Instructor
in March 2014
• Anton TSANG completed contract in December
2014
• All staff are on track with the career pathway
training requirements for promotion
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Staffing
Support Staff 17%
Project Trust 1%
Office Staff 19%
Senior Staff 16%
Operation Staff 47%
Staff Roles Numbers %
Senior Staff 14 16%
Office Staff 16 19%
Operation Staff 40 47%
Support Staff 15 17%
Project Trust 1 1%
Total: 86 100%
Numbers %
Female Staff 33 38%
Male Staff 53 62%
Total: 86 100%
Numbers %
Local Staff 58 67%
Expatriates 28 33%
Total: 86 100%
2014 was another very successful year for staff with
the team going from strength to strength in both
technical skills and facilitation skills. The staffing
team has also positively grown in culture and has
expanded with extremely experienced individuals
joining us from Sweden, Phil ippines, England,
Scotland, South Africa, Ireland, Bulgaria, Slovakia
and USA. OBHK are very proud of the unique
staffing team that consistently runs high impact
developmental courses for the people of HK and
China.
When not working hard, individual staff members
push their own personal level of adventure. These
included an expedition on Mt. Denali; 2 members
of staff participating in an 18 day NOLS Alaska
Mountaineering Course, and, 3 members of staff
cycling around Taiwan.
OBHK continued its positive relationship with
Project Trust, an Educat iona l Char it y which
specialises in sending school leavers overseas for 12
months volunteering from the UK. The volunteers
work with a l l depar tments ga in ing va luable
experiences. They fully submerge themselves in the
culture and the ethos of OBHK.
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Staff Awards The staff awards for 2014 were as follows:
Chairman’s Award
Operation OfficerOneal Ko
Innovator’s Award
Marketing Officer
Cecilia LeongPresident’s List
Fundraising ManagerDilys Liu
Adventurer of the Year Award
Community Projects Officer, Ketch Skipper, Programme CoordinatorTommy Yuen, Ivan Lo, Bacon Chan
Emerging Leaders Award
Instructor
Wylie Hui
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There were four
fundraising events in
2014.Adventure Race
Pedal Power
Multi Race
Corporate Challenge
The Adventure Race was held
on the 9th March (Sun) and chaired
by Mr Richard Winter. This raises
funds for courses and equipment
to provide an occasion to engage
one’s wil l and physical strength,
to develop team spirit, leadership
through various challenges. With
the best ever record of 125 teams
entered, $1,177,100 was raised.
On the 12th April (Sat), OBHK and
the Listing Committee of the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange held thei r
Pedal Power fundraising event
for the fourth consecutive year. 47
participants cycled through the 18
km main route or the 30 km “elite”
route along the Tolo Harbour, and
raising an impressive $1,010,970 in
donations to allow specially-selected
students from local secondary schools
to participate in Outward Bound®
leadership courses designed to help
them develop confidence and reach
their full potential.
Fundraising Events
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Following the success of the previous
events, the third Multi Race was
held on the 28th September (Sun)
with a 12.4 km course in Sai Kung
and finishing at Outward Bound’s
Tai Mong Tsai base. The event was
attended by 88 teams and brought a
total income of $177,260.
Enter ing its 29th anniversary, the
C o r p o r a t e C h a l l e n g e
event ever was held at the Chinese
Universit y of Hong Kong on the
28 t h December (Su n) u nder the
chairmanship of Dr Sunny Chai. The
event saw a record of 52 teams and
generated $1,126,573 gross income.
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The Private Recreational Lease (PRL) of the Tai Mong Tsai Base has been granted from the Hong Kong SAR Government until 2027.
The Wong Wan Chau Base is currently preparing for a renovation plan. This plan will double the capacity of the Wong Wan Chau operational area and usage of the facilities will be able to meet the needs of Journey Based programmes.
Two new sets of equipment cages were established in the Ah Kung Wan Training Centre, exclusively for OB Pro programmes. This new arrangement will improve the professional image and quality of service to OB Pro courses.
Such works at the above Wong Wan Chau Base and Ah Kung Wan Training Centre would not be possible without the continued support of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for which Outward Bound® Hong Kong extends enormous gratitude for to this given day.
In 2014, Outward Bound® Hong Kong continuously developed the Sea Journey courses with more sea kayak equipment and facilities purchased accordingly. A new emergency response craft, the Tornado (a 5.8m RIB with 90hp outboard engine), was put in service for the purpose of faster deployment and evacuation in rougher sea conditions, compared to our previous fleet of small vessels.
Jockey Club Ah Kung Wan Outward Bound Training Centre
Tai Mong Tsai Base Wong Wan Chau Base
‘Spirit of Outward Bound Hong Kong’ ‘Spirit of Outward Bound Hong Kong’ (from here henceforth known as ‘Spirit’), is only one of a few remaining “legendary” Challenge 67 yachts in the world.
‘Spirit’ took part in the first 1992-93 and subsequent 1996-97 BT Global Challenge; arguably the most difficult round-the-world yacht race to date spanning over 10 months each to complete and clocking close to 30,000 nautical miles each time. ‘Spirit’ was brought into service at OBHK in June 2004.
An incredibly busy yet successful 2014 saw 180 participants come on-board ‘Spirit’ over a collective total of 200 days out on the water. Upgrades to the running rigging has boosted a tremendous increase in safety of the participants and the performance of the ship itself.
To date, ‘Spirit’ is still the largest training yacht in Hong Kong and the only vessel to engage in ‘sail training’ within and out of our local waters.
Boasting a capability to house 16 persons (inclusive of the 4 professional crew) on-board during any course, participants are immersed constantly in a confined yet unfamiliar, challenging and spontaneous environment. Participants are constantly tasked with on-board duties to ensure the safe operational of the yacht 24 hours a day as without their involvement it would not be possible to manifest the magical experience of the ultimate ownership they eventually achieve towards to end of a course.
Early 2015 has seen major course developments in running the first pilot programme of 12 days in length, tying cultural awareness and sailing together to produce important transference of leadership, delegation, time-management and organisational skills to adolescents in their final years of high school.
Our continued thanks go to ‘The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust’ for their continued support with our 18-day Second Chance Programmes.
Facilities
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Jockey Club Ah Kung Wan Outward Bound Training Centre
Catalyst ProjectThe Lee Hysan Foundation ful ly funded 6 year
project with Caritas Yuen Long Chan Chun Ha
Secondary School and Holy Carpenter Secondary
School has been taking place on 8 day Outward
Bound leadership programmes.
Classic Achievers The 18 day ‘Classic Achievers’ courses for senior
school students has continued to grow, with five
groups being conducted in 2014. These courses are
for students in their final years of schooling who
are looking for further direction and leadership
development for their coming transitions into
adulthood. Candidates for these courses go through
an extensive application screening process including
gaining third party referrals and attending full
selection days. The Lee Hysan Foundation and the
Chan Tseng Hsi Foundation are funding one group
each to attend per annum.
OBHK Highlights for 2014Outward Bound International Programme ReviewIn January 2015 OBHK hosted the biennial OBI
Programme Review. This was the f irst time in
OBHK’s history that there were no recommendations
generated from the review and is a commendable
indication of the current high standards.
Programme Evaluation The Lee Hysan Foundation continued their support
for the second year of the Programme Evaluation
Project. This was an innovative two year pilot
scheme that evaluated the effectiveness of Outward
Bound programmes v ia pre and post course
evaluations. Data from the two year pilot has been
benchmarked by external educational consultants
to outdoor education industry standards. It shows
all courses are above industry standard levels in
outdoor education and longer courses generate
higher results. This work is now embedded in OBHK
courses.
The Outward Bound® International website is www.outward-bound.org which covers staff resources, news
and updates, as well as listing all OB centres and their locations and includes an electronic copy of the
Outward Bound® International Journal.
There are OB schools in 33 locations globally and all OB schools are members of Outward Bound®
International which is served by an Executive Director Mr. Iain Peter [email protected].
The Outward Bound® schools undergo programme reviews every 2 years which covers safety, governance,
operations, impact, and educational output.
OBI conducted a symposium in Germany and invited 2 senior staff members from each OB school together
with the executive director of each school to examine strengths and identify priorities in moving OB forward
globally.
Outward Bound® International
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The Outward Bound® Trust has 47 valued members from whom the Executive Committee is elected.
Sir David Akers Jones is the Patron of The Outward Bound® Trust of Hong Kong Limited.
Executive Committee (2014)1. Roy Chung Chairman
2. David Kong Deputy Chairman
3. John Strickland President
4. Alan Morgan Treasurer (Horace Chau – Resigned in Aug 2014)
5. Robert Clark (Deacons) Legal Advisor
6. Christopher Pooley Safety Chairman
7. Richard Winter Fundraising Projects – Adventure Race event; Multi-Race event
8. Helmuth Hennig Fundraising Projects – Adventure Race event; Multi-Race event
9. Jon D’Almeida Secretary
10. Sarah Borwein Safety Committee
11. Teresa Ko Fundraising Projects – Pedal Power event
12. Sunny Chai Fundraising Projects – Corporate Challenge event
13. Peter Clarke Fundraising Projects - Adventure Race event
14. Howard Young General Member
15. Cowen Chiu General Member
The Outward Bound® Trust Hong Kong
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David KongExco Member
Alan MorganTreasurer
Robert ClarkHon Legal Advisor
Cowen ChiuExco Member
Peter ClarkeExco Member
Richard WinterExco Member
Teresa KoExco Member
Sarah BorweinExco Member
Sunny ChaiExco Member
Helmuth HennigExco Member
Sunny ChaiCorporate Challenge
Chairman
Teresa KoPedal Power Chairwoman
Christopher PooleySafety Chairman
Chien LeeOB China Chairman
Richard WinterAdventure Race and Multi-Race Chairman
Jon D’AlmeidaHon Secretary
Christopher PooleyExco Member
Roy ChungChairman of Exco
Roy ChungChairman of Exco The Outward Bound® Trust of Hong Kong Limited
Jon D’AlmeidaExecutive Director
John StricklandPresident
Sir David Akers-JonesHon President
Howard YoungExco Member
The Outward Bound® Trust of Hong Kong Limited Chair of Sub-Committee
The Outward Bound® Trust of Hong Kong Limited
Executive Committee
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
As at 31st December 2014 2013
ASSETS Non-current assetsProperty, plant and equipment 5,289,683 5,684,719Held-to-maturity financial assets 7,937,429 11,044,647
13,227,112 16,729,366
Current assetsInventories 223,770 268,738Held-to-maturity financial assets 3,105,483 2,992,338Accounts and other receivables 3,926,128 3,823,986Cash and cash equivalents 18,904,340 16,840,138
26,159,721 23,925,200Total assets 39,386,833 40,654,566
FUNDS AND LIABILITIESGeneral and Specific Funds Fixed Assets Fund 5,289,683 5,684,719Building and Assets Acquisition Fund 3,801,759 3,877,751Bursary Fund 2,449,188 3,100,001Staff Development Fund 411,334 517,432Endowment Fund 11,978,890 11,978,843Gratuity Fund 821,609 577,227Staff Adventure Fund 245,940 214,340General Fund 584,256 732,546Exchange reserve 28,103 41,794
25,610,762 26,724,653
Designated Funds Lark Endowment Fund 1,353,259 1,353,109Simon Akers-Jones Memorial Bursary Fund 1,094,178 1,094,057Vitasoy Endowment Bursary Fund 300,055 300,022Bradbury Bursary Fund 1,785,184 1,983,666Chan Tseng Hsi Youth-at-risk Fund 3,095,815 3,273,059China Development Fund 674,174 674,174Second Chance Fund 306,183 234,394Performance Evaluation Project Fund 1,631 35,665Pedal Power Fund 1,120,888 833,945Lee Hysan Foundation Fund 377,400 298,100
10,108,767 10,080,191Total funds 35,719,529 36,804,844
Current liabilities
Other payables and accruals 940,852 754,708Deferred income 698,241 930,988School fees and government subvention received in advance 2,028,211 2,164,026
3,667,304 3,849,722
Total funds and liabilities 39,386,833 40,654,566
Finance & PerformanceTHE OUTWARD BOUND® TRUST OF HONG KONG LIMITED (All amounts in Hong Kong dollars unless otherwise stated)
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Year ended 31st December2014 2013
Operating income Course Tuition Fees 20,986,242 19,493,735Course Tuition Fees, subsidised by: Bursaries from Hong Kong Government 1,759,924 1,935,782Bursaries for the Second Chance 1,204,811 1,239,693Bursary Fund 1,204,147 1,321,975Bursaries from Hong Kong Listed Community 2,330,640 2,320,680Guest expedition income 49,242 -Profit from sale of stocks 39,332 55,918Miscellaneous 49,952 52,647
27,624,290 26,420,430
Operating expenditureStaff costs, marketing and other expenditure (28,738,243) (27,504,831)Depreciation (2,164,263) (4,513,629)
(30,902,506) (32,018,460) Net operating deficit (3,278,216) (5,598,030)
Income from other activities Fund raising activities, net 2,138,498 2,210,891Donations and contributions received 749,237 2,643,453Interest income 281,384 352,327
3,169,119 5,206,671
Deficit before income tax (109,097) (391,359)
Income tax expense - -
Deficit for the year (109,097) (391,359)
Other comprehensive income for the year Item that may be reclassified to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income Cumulative exchange differences
(13,691)
(13,734)
Total comprehensive loss for the year (122,788) (405,093)
COURSE FEE INCOME: TYPE
PUBLIC COURSES HK$ %4 Kidz Courses 582,900 2.12%Courses for Continuing Education Fund 241,500 0.88%Leadership Courses 470,340 1.71%Teens Foundation Courses 928,200 3.38%Youth Foundation Courses 516,110 1.88%Youth Sea Courses 653,195 2.38%
3,392,245 12.35%
CONTRACT COURSESCourses for the government, corporations & schoolsCorporate: 6,048,052 22.00%Education: 15,161,470 55.16%
COMMUNITY COURSESCourses for the disabled, youth-at-risk & ex-drug addicts 2,883,996 10.50%
27,485,763 100%
COURSE FEE INCOME
Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total 21.2M 21.1M 23.1M 24.6M 22.6M 23.5M 25.1M 25.0M 23.7M 22.0M 25.1M 26.3M 27.5M
Annual Report 2014
Acknowledgements
The Outward Bound® Trust of Hong
Kong L imited wishes to pay specia l
tribute to many individuals, corporations,
depar tments and organ izat ions for
their longstanding support rendered to
Outward Bound® Hong Kong in ways of
expertise, recourses, time and services.
For a full list, please visit our website at
www.outwardbound.org.hk
Outward Bound® Hong Kong
Address: Tai Mong Tsai, Sai Kung, Hong Kong
Tel: 852 2792 4333 Fax: 852 2792 9877
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.outwardbound.org.hk
Donation & Support
A s a r e g i s t e r e d c h a r i t y, O u t w a r d
Bound® Hong Kong depends heavily on
contributions to maintain high-quality
prog ram mes and prov ide f i nanc ia l
assistance to deserving applicants. Your
suppor t in donat ions, sponsorsh ip,
voluntary service and direct participation
in your fundraising activities can make a
difference to someone’s future and help
community development.
I f you are interested in helping the
development of the disadvantaged groups,
please contact the Fundraising Office.
Tel: 852 2554 6067, 2554 6080
Fax: 852 2554 6033
Email: [email protected]
Website:www.outwardbound.org.hk/cc
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