Reslife Newsletter - RECAP of 2018, December 2018

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SHRL Exhibition

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A four-day showcase of residential life exhibition was held in the Atrium from 26-29 March 2018 with a special event for each day such as making eco -enzymes with fruit peels and experiencing a day of an elderly with special weighed outfits and colored goggles. One of the highlights was Cultural Night outside the Seafront Cafeteria on 28 March 2018 evening with on-stage student performances and booths with different cultural activities. There were many talented

students performing acapella, playing musical instruments etc. 1t was a wonderful evening with students experiencing different cultures through music, food, chatting and interactive activities.

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Following the establishment of Barber Service Team in Fall 2017, Make-Up Team was formed in Spring 2018 to bring a full grooming experience for Hong Kong elderly citizens.

With the collaborative effort from the two student teams, elderlies were offered a chance to get a refreshed look and a nice collection of portrait photographs in the event "Grooming with care, Capture with love". Students went through a series of trainings and unleashed their talents by providing haircut and make-up service

- to over 80 senior members of our community. The seniors' vibrant looks were then captured by our student photographers. Their portraits were printed as photographs, while the memories of this event were imprinted in the hearts of the seniors and our students.

"Through serving senior citizensf 1 realize that care for others is impactful. It

encourages me to be more caring to my family. 11

- student barber Nicholas CHlOY

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To prepare new SUG Mentors for their duties in the new Residential Year, a three-day training camp was organized by SHRLO from

4-6 June 2018. Other than the typical games that helped SUG Mentors to learn the essential communication skills with their mentees, they also worked together to prepare their own dinner.

On the second day, they went canyoning in Ma Tai Stream, Ma

On Shan. Through this physical challenge in the wilderness, they

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yet rewarding camp has definitely delivered some promising student leaders in the hall community!

[FYE Orientation Night)

Postponed due to the Typhoon Mangkhut, the Orientation

Night for First-year Experience @Residence (FYE)

Program of Residential Year 2018/19 was carried out on 9

October 2018. The Acting Dean of Students, Prof. King L.

Chow, shared with the participating FYE freshmen on his

vision on hall life and encouraged them to embrace the

various new experiences they will have in the HKUST.

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Following dinner and lots of chit-chatting, the FYE freshmen took the opportunity to get to

know more about each other and their SUG Mentors in the 'Polaroid Game'.

The night ended in laughter while everyone, including the DST and Residence Masters of all halls, enjoyed ice-cream as dessert.

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Tokyo Study Tour - Green Trekker)

The Green Trekker Program is launched by Student Housing and Residential Life Office in 2015. 1t offers opportunities to UG and PG residents, who are passionate in environmental protection, to realize their concepts of sustainability and become leaders to promote a green culture among the hall community.

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for an oversea study trip to Tokyo on 7-12 June 2018. We

visited Japan's incineration plant, companies which are

related to sustainability, waste reduction and

environmental conservation. We also met with the student

leaders and representatives of sustainability units in

Waseda University and Keio University to exchange ideas

and gain insights of sustainable measures and experience.

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--"Self-discipline among students is the key to ensure green living becomes a reality in HKUST 1 will share what J' ve learnt with others so that we can put it in practice to promote sustainability and environmental protection."

- Green Trekker Team member, Gabriel Sikukuu NAMBAFU

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Singapore Experiential Learning Tour

lnstead of participating in traditional trainings, our Hall Tutors, SUG Mentors and other hall student leaders can learn effectively from first-hand experiences and observations, which will benefit their work in providing fruitful residential life to all residents. Dedicated to this purpose, we

organized Singapore Study Tour on ResLife education from 4-8 June 2018.

We are delighted to have Nanyang Technological University and · 1 ·

National University of Singapore agreed to be our hosts. During

our visit, their hall management staffs, faculties and hall student

leaders exchanged their experiences on residential life with us in

terms of residential life philosophy, events and program

organizing skills.

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We visited the newly built halls of NTU and NUS and learnt their experience of building new hall facilities and systems. As always, our hall student leaders will keep providing the BEST ResLife to

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SHRLO Japan Cultural Exploration Tour provided students with the opportunities to experience Japanese culture in a non-touristic way via informative firm visits

and interaction with local students.

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18 students spent 7 days in Hamamatsu from 3-9 June 2018, the origin of famous industrial brands such as SUZUKl, TOYOTA and HONDA. They learnt about Yaramaika Spirit which means "Let's give it a try" through visits to companies, factories and museums. For Japanese companies, this spirit was illustrated in their effort in improving their business processes and competitiveness via

innovative technology, which leads to business success. By staying in college dormitory, the

students learnt Japanese values such as courtesy and cleanliness. Japanese students are very respectful and punctuality is strongly embedded in the Japanese daily routine. For example, arriving at least 5 minutes earlier at the assembly point is a good habit in order for us to settle down and depart to the next destination on time.

"Being on time is the first step towards building trust and reliability

in Japan." - student LAU Wen Kai

( More photos from Study Tours ... )

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Learning about TV mechanism at Shizuoka University