The right mentor at the right time, building lifelong ambition

In Hong Kong, Leighton Asia’s team members are mentoring local youth in the ‘Life Buddies’ Scheme, a programme established by the Hong Kong Government.

Established in 2015, the scheme aims to promote mentoring youth, to assist them to better plan for their future. The current batch of mentees joined the programme in September 2019, and are expected to continue participating until July 2020.

During the first session, eight Leighton Asia mentors met with 10 mentees at a local school for an ice-breaking exercise involving games and group discussions. With eyes wide open to the possibilities, both mentors and mentees discovered mutual strengths and synergies on which to build life-long inspiration.

Looking ahead, various career-focused mentoring events will be planned for the students. Leighton Asia’s mentors will share their knowledge and experience to inspire students to develop in their career aspirations.

"I would never have achieved what I have today without the guidance and support from my mentors. They inspired me to explore my areas of strength and encouraged me not to give up on what I'm passionate about,” said SH Seto, Leighton Asia Financial Controller.

“What I wish to achieve is not to teach them anything technical, but to share my experiences and support them. I believe that we all had moments where we simply needed someone to sit beside us and listen,” said Hei-ki Lam, Leighton Asia Graduate Engineer.