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New Program Trains Youths as Inclusive Sports Coaches

1/20/2026

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Treats, a charity established in 1979 to assist Vietnamese war refugee children in Hong Kong, will launch the EM-SPARK program this year to train 30 ethnic minority youths aged 15–18 as sports coaches for 3,504 mainstream primary school students.
Participants will learn kin-ball and taspony through monthly workshops.
Mabel Lo Mei-po, executive director of Treats, emphasized the goal of changing mindsets toward inclusivity.

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Story summary

Treats, a charity established in 1979 to assist Vietnamese war refugee children in Hong Kong, will launch the EM-SPARK program this year to train 30 ethnic minority youths aged 15–18 as sports coaches for 3,504 mainstream primary school students.
Participants will learn kin-ball and taspony through monthly workshops.
Mabel Lo Mei-po, executive director of Treats, emphasized the goal of changing mindsets toward inclusivity.