08 OCT 2016 ISSUE 11
The Swing States – America's 2016 election

If you are interested to learn more about US presidential election, you may like to join the following events organized by the Hong Kong America Center.

1st Event

Date

29 October 2016 (Saturday)

Time

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Venue

Hong Kong Baptist University

Content

This is 10 days prior to the actual US election on 8 November (US time).  Students will join teams to represent these 13 swing states, and each of the 13 teams will include Republicans and Democrats.  Together they will study the opinion polls and voting behavior of "their" state.  Each state team has to agree on a projection of who will win the election for president, congress and/ or governor, and with that margin of victory.

 

2nd Event

Date

9 November 2016 (Wednesday)

Time

9:00 am – 12:00 nn

Venue

Central, HK Island

Content

Students will join Americans who gather to watch live voting results from the US media. They can interview the American ex-pats in HK about their voting choices.  By the end of the morning, they will compare each state team's predication to the actual voting results.  Rewards will be given to the teams whose projections get the closest to the actual votes.

 

For details/ application, please click: www.hk-ac.org.hk.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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STUDENT ACTIVITIES
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Blood Donation Campaign 2016-17
Health Promotion Campaign
The Swing States – America's 2016 election
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SERVICE PROJECTS
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Idea Jamming: Poverty alleviation
Recruit CUHKWZQ core team member
Recruitment of I.CARE Community Research Team 2016-17
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY
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Cultural Fun@i-LOUNGE - Broaden Your Imagination towards the World
Islamic Cultural Festival@CUHK
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NON-LOCAL STUDENTS
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Academic Success Seminar (I) – Effective Time Management & Presentation Skills
Hong Kong Explorer Series - Independent Learning Centre, CUHK
LEOs on Facebook
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FUNDING SUPPORT
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Internationalization Activity Fund
Sponsorship Programme on Promoting Understanding of Special Educational Needs (Phase II)
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STUDENT COUNSELLING
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Join 'uBuddies 2017 -- CUHK Peer Counselling Network'
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT
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Career Guidance Programmes and Recruitment Talks in October 2016
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DISABILITY SERVICES
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Arrangement of Support Services for Students with Disabilities
uShine SEN Service Team 2016-17
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CAMPUS AMENITIES
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Conference Hall and Rehearsal Room at Lower Ground Floor of Benjamin Franklin Centre
University Swimming Pool – Opening Hours of October & November


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