Category: Hong Kong University (HKU)
Hong Kong University Residential Halls
Hong Kong University has many student halls and residential colleges. There are three different villages with different dorm halls. I am living in Jockey Club Student Village III, which is a residential college. A residential college is a living space for students from a university who also participates in community activities. There are four other ...
Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival had occurred this past week. On the 21st of September, local citizens of Hong Kong had celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival. This holiday is significant to Chinese culture, and Hong Kong University had canceled classes the following day for students to celebrate with their friends and families. On ...
K11 MUSEA: One of Hong Kong’s Innovative Shopping Centers
K11 MUSEA is one of Hong Kong’s well-known shopping malls located in Tsim Sha Tsui. The mall is near the waterfront of Victoria Dockside, with a view of Hong Kong Island across the river. K11 MUSEA is famous for providing art, fashion, and culture in one spot. The mall has a total of ten floors, ...
Good bye Hong Kong
Many apologies for the delay in getting back to you on this. It got just a wee bit crazy that week, and I am just now catching up on items. I don’t want to censor what he has written because I believe it to be a pretty fair and balanced description of his experience, but ...
The Elephant in the Room
Due to the escalation of protest activities on university campuses, Drexel University discontinued its Fall term programming in Hong Kong on November 14, 2019. The Office of Global Engagement and Education Abroad facilitated the safe departure of Drexel students after months of careful monitoring of the situation including guidance to students to avoid all protest ...
Genuine Chinese Food
One of the most interesting aspects of my trip to Shenzhen was food. Even though we had booked a place to go for dinner, we were a bit hungry when we arrived at the city, so we decided to grab a quick bite. The closest place for food to our apartment was nearby mall that ...
Shenzhen
With all the unrest going on in Hong Kong right now, I have decided to return home earlier. Yet, there is still one last trip that needs to be completed. That is the trip to Shenzhen! Shenzhen is located in Guangdong province in South China. Surprisingly enough, it is only an hour’s bus drive from ...
The Final Hike
Another day, another hike. This time round, a couple of friends and I are heading to Dragon’s back trail. This is one of the most easily accessible trails for Hong Kong University students since it is located on Hong Kong Island where the university is. All you have to do in order to get there ...
Lion’s Rock gone wrong
The two of us were lost in the middle of nowhere. Even though we had little food and water in our bags we were not worried. Mostly because we still had Wifi… My friend pulled out the trail map and saw that we had been traveling off course for a while. Thankfully, the trail path ...
Lion’s Rock Hike
Lion’s Rock Hike There is one thing about Hong Kong that is quite unique. That is how easy to go on spectacular hikes is. Not only are there dozens of hiking trails available within less than twenty minutes away from the busiest part of the city, but also the weather is extremely comfortable for such ...
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