Animal
Welfare
Policy
Video Competition
2021-2022
Animal
Welfare
Policy
Video Competition
2021/2022
Introduction
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Hong Kong) – SPCA (HK) was established in 1921 and is the region’s longest-standing and Hong Kong’s largest independent animal welfare charity. Our organisation’s mission is to promote kindness to animals, to protect their health and welfare and to prevent cruelty to animals. We believe that through our humane education we can cultivate a deep respect for life in the community.
The Education Department of the SPCA has organised many successful programmes for primary and secondary school students in the past. With this year coinciding with the SPCA’s 100th anniversary, we will launch an Animal-Welfare Policy Video Competition 2021/2022 for both secondary and tertiary students on World Animal Day, October 4.
The aim of the competition is to advance students’ understanding of the current animal-welfare issues and animal-related government policy. Contestants are invited to contribute creative ideas to the policy formulation process by offering feasible and practical animal-welfare policy suggestions to the public in 3-minute videos for a given topic on pet or wildlife issues.
Overview
The SPCA’s 100th anniversary Animal-Welfare-Policy Video Competition, organised by its Education Department (SPCA EDU), aims to advance the understanding of both secondary and tertiary students of current animal-welfare issues and animal-related government policy.
Why should YOU take part?
This competition will help:
- Cultivate a respect for life and love of animals
- Raise awareness of animal welfare issues
- Benefit your personal growth by enhancing critical and creative thinking skills, communication and problem-solving abilities, and broadening your perspectives.
Valuable prize to be won!
Besides valuable prizes, the best winning videos will be hitting the big screen for public screening!
Topic
Each team needs to select one of two focus topics (see below) concerning pets or wildlife and brainstorm a feasible and practical policy for the topic they have chosen.
Topic A:
Is Hong Kong a Pet-Friendly City?
Since 2003, public housing tenants have been banned completely from keeping dogs (except in special circumstances). Despite this, housing estates that do not allow pets still have some resident dogs. Also, most dining, entertaining, public places and transportation facilities do not allow pets. While part of Hong Kong society would like to expand the space available for pets, the worries raised by other citizens if this happens cannot be ignored. How can we balance the needs of both pets and humans in the community and create harmony?
Topic B:
Traps and dangers that wildlife is facing in Hong Kong
News of wild animals, such as boar, feral cows and deer, falling into and dying in water catchment drains or being accidentally hit by vehicles is not uncommon. Such man-made infrastructure makes their living in the wild hazardous. How can we protect the welfare of wildlife?
Workshop
Workshops will be provided to give participants a deeper understanding of the animal-related issues behind the chosen topic, as well as video shooting skills:
Understanding general concepts of animal welfare
SPCA Education Manager
Procedures and difficulties of wild animal rescue, illustrated with cases
SPCA Deputy Director (Inspectorate)
Pet policies in Hong Kong and animal-friendly measures adopted in selected countries
SPCA Deputy Director (Welfare)
Film Creating and Directing
Actor and Acting instructor
Public Policy: Principles and Implementation
HKPORI Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Former Assistant Professor of Applied Social Sciences at HKPU
Schedule
Competition Schedule
11:00 - 12:00 (Cantonese session)
15:00 - 16:00 (English session)
(Venue: Jockey Club Lecture Theatre, Olympic House)
Awards
Secondary School Group
- Champion trophy
- Certificates for each member
- HKD2,300 movie gift vouchers sponsored by MCL Cinemas
- HKD3,000 book vouchers
- 1st Runner-up trophy
- Certificates for each member
- HKD2,500 book vouchers
- 2nd Runner-up trophy
- Certificates for each member
- HKD2,000 book vouchers
- Most-popular Award trophy
- Certificates for each member
- HKD1,000 book vouchers sponsored by Art & Culture Outreach
- Five books of prose (value of HKD400) sponsored by Art & Culture Outreach
Tertiary Institution Group
- Champion trophy
- Certificates for each member
- HKD4,000 movie gift vouchers sponsored by MCL Cinemas
- HKD5,000 electronic appliance vouchers
- 1st Runner-up trophy
- Certificates for each member
- HKD3,500 electronic appliance vouchers
- 2nd Runner-up trophy
- Certificates for each member
- HKD3,000 electronic appliance vouchers
- Most-popular Award trophy
- Certificates for each member
- Two packages of “The Centric Dogcation” (value of HKD2,198) sponsored by Hyatt Centric Victoria Harbour Hong Kong
*All video entries will be posted on our official webpage to enable voting by the general public. The group with the highest total number of votes will receive the Most-popular Award.
- All award-winning videos will be shown in the SPCA Centennial Centre
- All winning teams will receive a free one-year subscription to the SPCA magazine Pawprint
- All participants will receive an e-certificate of participation
Judging Panel
Dr. Esther To
Sr. Veterinary Offr (Animal Mgt) Development
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSAR
Ms. Susanna Cheung
Curriculum Support Officer (Life-wide Learning)
Education Bureau, HKSAR
Mr. Anthony Lee
Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Vice President
Ms. Gigi Fu
SPCA President
Ms. Vivian Chiu
SPCA Education Manager