Bangkok--Apr 21--Hill & Knowlton
Cathay Pacific Airways today opened applications for the Cathay Pacific International Wilderness Experience 2005, in which young people from around the Asia Pacific region will join an educational safari in South Africa.
The trip will take place between 26 July and 5 August 2005 and is open to young people between the age of 16 and 18 years.
More than 50 delegates from 15 countries and territories will take part, including Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Taiwan, India, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, New Zealand, Bahrain, Pakistan and South Africa. Most expenses - cost of air tickets, course fees, accommodation, meals, and ground transport in South Africa - will be sponsored by Cathay Pacific.
This will be the 11th Wilderness programme. Delegates will stay in the Entabeni Game Reserve in Johannesburg, South Africa where they will be guided by a team of highly qualified Educational Officers and take part in activities to learn more about man’s impact on the environment such as hikes, camping trips and wildlife observation. They will also share their cultural traditions with each other through a wedding ceremony role-play, group discussions, songs and dance.
Since its inception in 1991, the programme has seen over 450 students taking part in this nature experience. The Entabeni Game Reserve consists of over 10,000 hectares of natural scenery and vegetation. Participants will get up close and personal with a wide variety of wild and plant life, including the Big Five (elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard) as well as more than 80 species of mammals and 380 species of birds.
Students interested in entering the “Cathay Pacific International Wilderness Experience” must be Thai national and aged between 16 and 18 years and have interest in environmental problems. They should be able to communicate well in both written and spoken English.
Applicants must submit two essays: 1) an essay on environmental problems occurring within their community with suggestions for solutions with a maximum of two pages 2) a short essay in their own style describing themselves. All applicants should submit these, together with an application form, to Cathay Pacific Airways Limited 11/F, Ploenchit Tower, 898 Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 by 31 May 2005. An application form can be downloaded from www.cathaypacific.com.The programme’s name should be written clearly on the envelope.
For more information on the programme, please contact Khun Chutima Bovonratanachote at 0 2627 3501 ext 211.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Marisa Vivattanaprasert Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
Tel: 0-2263 0642 e-mail: [email protected]
Orawan Chuenwiratsakul Hill & Knowlton (Thailand)
Tel: 0-2627 3501-6 e-mail: [email protected] End.