News from GITPA (April 2018) Membership Renewal Exercise 2018 The GITPA Membership Renewal Exercise 2018 was successfully completed. We sincerely thank all of YOU for your continuous support to GITPA. The results and the full GITPA membership list will be announced shortly. For those who are not our members yet, please DO consider joining GITPA
News from GITPA (March 2018)
GITPA 新春行大運 The GITPA’s Lunar New Year hiking activity (GITPA 狗年新春行大運 (鶴藪、沙螺洞、鳳園)遠足活動) was held on 3 March 2018 (Saturday). A total of 26 colleagues and their family members had joined the activity. Departing from the Hok Tau (鶴藪) barbecue site in Fanling at around 2p.m., we walked along Hok Tau Tsuen (鶴藪村), Hok Tau Reservoir
News from GITPA (Mar 2017)
Glass engraving Workshop Did anyone of you ever face the challenge of choosing a gift that you hope it will be appreciated? Choosing a gift that is unique, memorable, or even with a message that will last forever is always a challenging task, especially in those festive seasons. Glass engraving is surely a way to
News from GITPA (Feb 2017)
Chinese New Year Hiking As part of GITPA’s tradition to celebrate the Chinese New Year, 「雞年新春行大運 (黃泥墩，大欖涌水塘)」was held on 5th February. Colleagues, together with their family members and friends, made a group of some 40 people joining the hiking activity. We all enjoyed the time with our minds refreshed to welcome the Year of the
News from GITPA (Dec 2016)
Over the past few decades, “mindfulness” has been growing in popularity. It is famous for allowing us to recognize our own thoughts, feelings and behaviors. As always, GITPA consider members’ mental and physical health as our first priority. We therefore, conducted a mindfulness introductory class, “嘉道理農場靜觀遊” to our members on 3 Dec 2016. Mindfulness is
News from GITPA (Nov 2016)
Autumn is always considered as the best time to get outdoors. GITPA recently organized two outdoor activities. They were surf kayaking and snorkeling (獨木舟浮潛體驗同樂日) and eco-cycling tour (錦田南生圍單車生態遊). Let us have a quick review of our adventures. Sai Wan beach is a great place to practise surf kayaking, snorkeling and to hang out for the
News from GITPA (Oct 2016)
GITPA cycling adventure Autumn flies by in a flash. It’s always a good idea to take advantage of the crisp weather and ride into the countryside to meet the authentic scenery. Have you ever thought that “Cycle touring sounds like fun but it isn’t really for me”? “I am not in shape”, “I don’t want
News from GITPA (Sep 2016)
Grab your running shoes and join us for a run! People run for different reasons. Some run because of weight concerns, while some others run for a sense of achievement, to relieve stress, or simply to win. No matter what the motivation behind is, running brings us enjoyment and fills us with energy. Like any
News from GITPA (Aug 2016)
Balloon Twisting Workshop Balloons are a budget-conscious, yet colorful, means for decorating any events. Having these lovely balloons at the venue will just lift a party to a whole different level of fun and excitement. On 14 Aug 2016, GITPA members and friends learnt how to make simple decorations and toys with twisting balloons. In
News from GITPA (July 2016)
Craft Brewing Workshop There were 34 GITPA members and friends enjoyed a three-hour craft brewing workshop on July 10. In this workshop, we tried our hand at brewing beer from scratch with raw ingredients. We got hands-on experience while the whole brewing process was taken through, from mashing to transferring to the fermentor. We also