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Swire Properties Placemaking Academy

Launched in 2019, the Swire Properties Placemaking Academy (SPPA) is part of Swire Properties’ ongoing commitment to nurturing Hong Kong’s youth. Each year, participants are shortlisted through an open competition for local university students, who will then take part in a six-month apprenticeship to ideate and execute the White Christmas Street Fair in December – the Company’s annual celebration for the greater HK community. 

During the six-month apprenticeship, the SPPA students will

  • Learn the skills and knowledge in Placemaking, Innovation and Sustainable Development 
  • Get the ideation, mentoring and on-the-job training by Company’s senior management and the SPPA’s star lecturers
  • Fast-track to possible employment opportunities within the Swire Properties community after the programme

Our youth empowerment efforts achieved a new milestone in 2023 with the Placemaking Academy Junior Programme, an extension of the SPPA for secondary school students. Through partnership with the E-League Programme by the Eastern District Office of the Home Affairs Department, talented Hong Kong secondary school students are hand-picked to contribute their creativity and skills to the White Christmas Street Fair.