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| Issue 1924 Nov 2015 | |
| Not too Late to Dream | |
26 September is a day to remember as five residents of the SAGE Madam Ho Sin Hang Home for the Aged, who were older than 90 year-old, fulfilled their long awaited dream on CUHK campus. They were deprived of education in teenage due to the Second World War, and they spent their whole life making a living for their beloved families. Knowing their unfulfilled dream, students of S.H. Ho College initiated a one-day simulation programme to help them experience the life as a university student.
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| Snowy Footprints Left by Arctic Explorers of S.H. Ho College | |
Zoey Cheung, a student of CUHK Chinese Language and Literature, remembered that the Arctic Expedition Team needed to conducted onshore researches twice every day. One day the weather deteriorated and they had to wait till 10 p.m. for their field trip onshore. As the temperature dropped below 0 °C, they got together like penguins to keep warm. Singing Cantonese pop songs aloud, they boosted the team's morale and kept themselves awake until the completion of the Arctic field study. Another scenario was an ice shelf collapse of Sermitsaq Glacier when the exploration vessel sailed close to it. Zoey bore in mind the encounter in nature, 'A glacier formed in a hundred thousand years could collapse in a blink of an eye.'
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| The Truth Seekers | |
SHHO alumnus Spike Li was just graduated from Department of Sociology at CUHK. He took part in the summer internship programme organized by the College. Working as an editorial intern at the Chinese University Press, his major duties included: editing and proofreading of manuscripts, commenting on manuscript reviews, and introducing books on the WeChat platform. Spike loves literature and words. Early in his secondary school years, he had already collaborated with his friends to publish campus magazines. The golden opportunity to work in the Chinese University Press did help him to build initial understanding on book editing, publishing process, and more importantly, to know himself.
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| Ocean of Bioinformatics | |
Landon Chan, a medical student of the College, had been attached to the Gerstein Lab, Yale University for 10 weeks over the summer. The Gerstein Lab is one of the biggest bioinformatics labs in the United States. With such a valuable overseas exposure, Landon has strengthened his research interest in computational genomics and his belief in its potential clinical utilities. 'Genomic research is a very exciting field with tremendous growth,' he remarked. Gaining hands-on research experience from top-notch scholars in Yale like Dr. Anurag Sethi is beneficial in widening his research perspective.
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| A Different Horizon 'On Board' | |
'I applied for the College's Social Angel Internship Programme to acquire hands-on work experience in a social enterprise to learn how its business model helps people, and to know about society before I graduate to work in the business sector,' said Ricky Chan, a final year student majoring in Professional Accountancy. Over the summer, Ricky was assigned to work in People on Board, a social enterprise incepted to design thematic board games to promote quality family time by playing games together.
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| My Summer Internship at Hang Seng Bank | |
Yannie Mak, Student of Integrated BBA Programme
Hang Seng Bank Limited is one of the largest banks in Hong Kong, and is a principal member of the HSBC Group. The Bank's major business activities comprise retail banking and wealth management, commercial banking, global banking and markets, and private banking. The Bank also offers a comprehensive range of Renminbi services. | |
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| The Lingnan Style | |
On 24 September, a number of S.H. Ho College students gathered in a tranquil corner of Ho Sin Hang Hall to observe Prof. Ng Yuet-lau's virtuosity in Chinese painting, who demonstrated mastery in drawing fruits and bamboo leaves with a blend of firm and flexible brushwork. Prof. Ng was exposed to the art of Chinese painting at her early age. In a bid to help the young generation taste the delight of Chinese painting, Prof. Ng conducted a workshop at the College and demonstrated the painting skills at the cultural dinner. A staff of the College played several songs like Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake and High Mountains and Flowing Waters with Guzheng accompaniment. Each musical segment nicely set off the exquisite brushwork of Prof. Ng.
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| Excel in Sportsmanship | |
S.H. Ho College athletes have achieved brilliant results in competitions locally and nationally. CUHK Women's Rowing Team, among which was our College student Lau Yuen Yee, was awarded Champion in the Women's 8cox event in the 1st All China Universities Rowing Championships 2015. Rachel Leung won the individual champion with a record breaking performance in 50m in butterfly stroke in the CUHK swimming gala. The results not only represent the hardship the athletes underwent during the intensive training, it involves sportsmanship and perseverance that they have embodied.
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| Visitors Received at S.H. Ho College | |
S.H. Ho College received delegates from near and far over the autumn. They were introduced the unique collegiate system of CUHK and how SHHO students find a home away from home adopting a fully residential and communal dining basis. Touring around the college campus and the facilities conducive to student development, they gained a personal touch of the vibrant campus life at the College.
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