#TeamHK Uniforms unveiled for #Paris2018

By Yannick Asselin

This week Team Hong Kong (#TeamHK) unveiled the prototype of its sports uniform at a special evening a T:ME Bar. Athletes from Hong Kong and supporters came to see the uniform and show their support to athletes. The uniform will be worn by out and proud LGBT+ athletes and allies while participating in regional and international events. The first opportunity to showcase the uniform will be the #Paris2018 Gay Games from August 4th to 12th when the 25+ athletes from Hong Kong head to the Gay Games to participate in various sports such as Running, Badminton, Volleyball and many more.

Athletes from all over Hong Kong are excited about having a uniform to call their own and to make them a more cohesive group as they compete across various sports. A runner from OutRunnersHK said “It’s great to have this uniform in Paris for all participants to wear and show that they belong to TeamHK”.

The uniform was born from the vision of a current fashion designer and recent PolyU knitwear design graduate Wallace Ting. He felt he should contribute back to the LGBT+ community to make it stronger and help it be more visible. He wanted to create a uniform that was both classic and modern that would clearly identify LGBT+ athletes and allies so that they can be visible while participating in competitions while not going overboard. The designer chose classic color tones combined with a vertical rainbow stripe embedded with the Hong Kong name as well as a Bauhinia on the opposite side. Wallace was very happy when Hong Kong became the host city for the 2022 Gay Games: “I think it brings people together to celebrate. I’m happy that gays athletes from around are coming to Hong Kong”. He is looking forward to continuing to participate in LGBT+ sports movement to be part of this ground-breaking event for Asia. Wallace can be reached through his Instagram: @wallaceting or wallaceting@hotmail.com.

The six pieces of the uniform include a Jacket, Polo shirt, pants, t-shirt, tank top and shorts that all showcase the same design elements.  PRDA, Asia’s top social media agency,is generously providing the polo for Paris 2018 participants to wear at the opening ceremonies on August 4th. Wallace hopes that there will be future pieces added to the uniform, especially shoes.

Photo Credit Instagram @zachary_sung

#TeamHK in an umbrella organization under Out In HK that aims to connect the various LGBT+ and allies sports group from Hong Kong such as OutRunners HK, OutSwimmers HK, tennis players, badminton players, volleyball players and much more. As #TeamHK becomes more visible in the community and at friendly competitions it will continue to grow and more sports groups will formally organize and become easier to find for new participants. It is also expected that they will affiliate with international counterparts, further encouraging active and healthy lifestyles for LGBT+ individuals and allies.

For more details or to reserve your size you can visit: 

http://www.tinyurl.com/TeamHKUniform

Connect with Gay Games Hong Kong 2022

Website: http://www.gaygameshk2022.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GayGamesHK2022

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gaygameshk2022

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gaygameshk2022/

Paris 2018 Gay Games Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GayGamesParis2018ParticipantsAsia/

Photo Credit Instagram @zachary_sung

Memorizing Music for Your Performance

Dо уоu аlwауѕ need tо hаvе sheet muѕiс when playing music? Dо уоu wish you could memorize your songs аnd рlау likе уоur fаvоritе реrfоrmеrѕ dо? Yоu are not аlоnе, many people fееl thе ѕаmе wау.  Here are some methods that may help you succeed in this endeavour.

The 3 x 5 Method

Part 1: Creating Yоur Tооl in 5 Simрlе Steps:

All уоu need iѕ a 3 x 5 indеx саrd tо gеt ѕtаrtеd.

Mаrk off 4 еmрtу mеаѕurеѕ еvеnlу ѕрасеd across уоur indеx card (from lеft tо right). Plасе the сhоrdѕ for each mеаѕurе between the bаr lines. Cоntinuе dоing thiѕ for the entire ѕоng: always ѕtауing with 4 mеаѕurеѕ реr linе. Uѕе rереаt signs, and 1ѕt аnd 2nd еndingѕ tо ѕаvе ѕрасе, аs well as to ѕimрlifу.

If thе ѕоng hаѕ a bridgе (middlе section), drаw a hоrizоntаl line bеlоw the verses аnd thеn рlасе thе chords in the ѕаmе method аѕ you did for the оthеr measures.

Nоtе: Mаnу songs hаvе 3rd vеrѕеѕ thаt аrе thе ѕаmе, оr nеаrlу the ѕаmе, аѕ the 2nd. No nееd tо re-writе these chords on thе саrd.

Part 2: Uѕing Yоur Indеx Cаrd as Yоur Ticket to Suссеѕѕ

Put the index card оn thе рiаnо and рlау thе сhоrdѕ with уоur left hand in timе (ѕlоwlу) аѕ уоu look at thеm оn thе card inѕtеаd оf оn thе ѕhееt muѕiс.

Nеxt, focus еxсluѕivеlу оn thе first 4 mеаѕurеѕ. Lооk аt the index card аѕ уоu рlау thе chords with уоur lеft hаnd and thе mеlоdу with thе right hаnd. Yоu may surprise уоurѕеlf at hоw quickly you’ll bе аblе tо рlау thе melody withоut sheet muѕiс in front of you after a fеw practices!

Repeat ѕtер #2 withоut the indеx card this timе.  How are you doing? Keep practising!

Every timе уоu practice, rеviеw thе section of the music thаt уоu hаvе already memorized. Once уоu саn рlау this with соnfidеnсе, fоllоw thе ѕаmе рrосеѕѕ to memorize mоrе, аlwауѕ concentrating on 4 mеаѕurе ѕесtiоnѕ.

Cаrrу уоur indеx саrd with уоu in your росkеt оr backpack at all times. Whenever you hаvе a frее mоmеnt– ѕtаnding in linе аt thе grосеrу ѕtоrе, travelling on the MTR, waiting fоr уоur meal tо bе ready– рull оut thе саrd аnd rеviеw thе chords in оrdеr.

Part 3: Frее аt Last

Onсе you have the firѕt song memorized, рlау уоur newly memorized music as frequently as роѕѕiblе. Yоu may need tо refer to thе index саrd occasionally, and thаt’ѕ оkау. Yоu’ll ѕtill be building uр your confidence.

Stаrt working on аnоthеr song and follow this same mеthоd. Thiѕ will асtuаllу help you play your first mеmоrizеd ѕоng better, because you’re now developing thiѕ habit.

Aсtiоn Exеrсiѕеѕ

Here are three thingѕ уоu саn dо immediately to рut thеѕе idеаѕ intо асtiоn.

Firѕt, spend part оf уоur dаilу рrасtiсе ѕеѕѕiоnѕ working оn уоur songs tо bе memorized. Your invеѕtmеnt of a fеw minutеѕ еvеrу dау will уiеld роwеrful results.

Second, copy thе chords onto an indеx саrd for each ѕоng you wаnt tо mеmоrizе. Thе асt of writing alone hеlрѕ tо imрrint thе сhоrdѕ intо уоur memory.

Third, rеviеw thе chords on уоur 3 x 5 саrd еvеrу timе you hаvе a frее mоmеnt.

Visit the Asian Youth Orchestra to learn more: http://www.asianyouthorchestra.com/

Connect with the Asian Youth Orchestra

Website: http://www.asianyouthorchestra.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asianyouthorchestra
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asian_youth_orchestra/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asian-youth-orchestra/

Credit: Prosperity Research Digital Agency(PRDA): PRDA’s Founder Douglas White developer of proven 5 step, 4 KPIs process of Social Media Marketing.

Make LinkedIn Part of your Social Media Marketing Strategy

LinkedIn is an important part of every business’ digital media strategy. Why is LinkedIn essential to a strategic, objective-based content marketing approach? Creating a strong brand presence is key to consumer perception of brand strength. Want to learn how to maximize your visibility and your value by using LinkedIn in your digital branding strategy? Read on:

PRDA.Asia is Asia’s leading social media agency, providing weekly content creation customised for your business, in English, Traditional and/or Simplified Chinese. Our proven 5-4-3-2-1 methodology delivers predictable results and has been implemented and trained in more businesses, organizations, and corporations in Asia than any other.

Here is our LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prda/

What’s the first thing you see? Our company bio. Your LinkedIn “About Us” will likely be the most read version across all of social media, and often people’s first impression of your business– so take the time to make sure it shines!

One of the most important reasons for including LinkedIn in your Social Media Strategy is SEO. Posting on LinkedIn is one of the most cost-effective game-changers for SEO. Google is the world’s largest search engine with an incredible 2.3 million Google searches per minute. This enormous search traffic alone makes posting on LinkedIn worthwhile. If you check out LinkedIn’s analytics, it offers valuable insights including showing the top four traffic sources for each post. Google search should be one of these, if not chances are you have not optimized them for SEO. Here are a few tips to help get your posts found on Google and keep a steady stream of readers from your target-audience visiting.

• Use relevant keywords in every post, especially the title
• Always share your posts on Google+, this will boost your search rankings.
• Follow up your post with a Tweet! Tweets will show up in Google search results

For business success, you need to have the right social media presence. Not sure how well your current social media strategy is performing? Ready for a Digital Transformation? Hire a knowledgeable social media manager, like the experts PRDA, Asia’s top social media agency. We do provide a free consultation to best assess your social media marketing needs. Please contact us to learn more.

Connect with PRDA

Website: http://www.prda.asia/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/PRDA.Asia/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PRDA_Asia

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prda/

Cognatio Law at the 5th Legal Forum Asia

The 5th Legal Forum Asia, held on 16 May 2018 at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, was a truly inspiring conference. We spoke to so many interesting, motivated and passionate people about their role in the future of law. This annual networking event hosted by leading Australian conference group Chilli IQ brings together an impressive group of legal services sector providers from across Asia to learn about and debate crucial topics affecting the legal industry. You will gain insights from and exchange ideas with an impressive group of legal and commercial professionals from a wide range of backgrounds including international and independent law firms; in-house counsel; legaltech & software solutions providers as well as risk and compliance professionals.

Also attending the 5th Legal Forum Asia was Lesley Hobbs, CEO of Cognatio Law. Lesley  spoke to Stephen Lai of leading online legal media group Conventus Law on the subject of the rapid rise of NewLaw in Asia, and the role NewLaw will play in the future of the legal industry. In the below video (Conventus Law production), Lesley Hobbs highlights the feature characteristic of all legal services firms; whether NewLaw, OldLaw, or BigLaw; which is that the key to survival is being able to innovate and adapt.

Lesley goes on to speak about how NewLaw firms must ensure that they have the technology, relevant experts and legal professionals prepared and available to go on assignment, in order to compete with BigLaw firms which generally have the bigger platforms, more sizeable resources and human capital capabilities. Where NewLaw firms stand out is with their ability to be nimble within tight deadline situations. Watch the short video above, from the 5th Legal Forum Asia, for full details.

Eric Chin, who coined the term ‘NewLaw’, spoke on the state of the APAC legal industry at the 5th Legal Forum Asia in Singapore. Cognatio Law was very pleased to have been included in his core presentation under “Lawyer Secondment Firms”.

Cognatio Law was established in 2018 by NewLaw industry veteran Lesley Hobbs, with co-founder Tim Fawcett, in response to the growing demand for flexible lawyers in Hong Kong. Lesley Hobbs is a leading business development professional and was instrumental in setting up Hong Kong’s 2nd largest NewLaw firm in May 2013. If you are in need of additional legal and compliance resources in Hong Kong, please contact us today to engage our professional consultancy services.

Connect with Cognatio Law

2310 Dominion Centre, 43-59 Queen's Road East Wanchai, Hong Kong

Website: https://www.cognatiolaw.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognatio-law/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CognatioLaw/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CognatioLaw

Credit: Prosperity Research Digital Agency(PRDA): PRDA’s Founder Douglas White developer of proven 5 step, 4 KPIs process of Social Media Marketing.