Prosperians 昕物 Vol.12 Part 1

Facilities 業昕生活 越夜越精彩 Resident Interviews Words from you all

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Theme – Wonderland · 1 Words from Editors · 2

Hall Facilities · 8 Words from VPSA · 18 Words from Dean of Student · 19 Words from Residence Master · 20 Residence Tutors · 22 Residence Associations · 26

Our Floors · 33 Door Decorations · 56 Floor Decorations · 58

Hall Activities · 60 Resident Interviews · 62 Dessert Nights · 66 Event Posters · 68 Restaurant Recommendations · 69

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Today, I am happy to see the new elements emerging in the Hall. The monthly SPECIAL Hall Night Talk, and the formation of the I.T. team will surely benefit all Prosperians and prepare you for your careers. I am also proud to see Prosperians’ achievements in various aspects.

With the lead of the new resident master Dr Ray Cheung, I hope you will continue to demonstrate the Spirit of Prosperity, spare no effort to cultivate yourselves to be pillars of society, contribute to the Hall, to our University, and to the community; and excel in your achievements!

I hope you will all immerse in the Wonderland of CityU HSBC Prosperity Hall!

Congratulations to all of you on the 15th anniversary of CityU HSBC Prosperity Hall!

CityU HSBC Prosperity Hall, since its initial launch in 2002, and its naming from “Hall 2” to “HSBC Prosperity Hall” in 2004, has been the sweet homes to hundreds and thousands of thriving Prosperians. The traditional Prosperians Night, the weekly dessert nights, the Annual Dinner, the door deco and floor deco contests all bring Prosperians together in the Spirit of Prosperity.

VPSA

Professor Horace Ip

Vice-President (Student Affairs)

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Hall life:

From Internationalization to Integration Along with the emphasis of internationalization in the CityU campus, the number of non-local students living in residential halls is increasing gradually. This escalation of internationalization in residential halls creates more opportunities for local students to interact with non-local students outside classroom. However, this level of interaction between local and non-local student residents depends on the degree of integration of student residents with diverse cultural backgrounds. Also, language barrier has always been considered as the main hurdle to internationalization and integration.

“ I am happy to see that Hall 2 has organized many integration-friendly activities, such as Prosperians night, weekly dessert night and monthly “SPECIAL” hall night talks, under the theme of Wonderland. Especially, their recent achievements, such as Inter-Hall Basketball competition (Champion - Men) and Joint-Hall League of Legends Cup (Champion), can well demonstrate the success of internationalization and integration in its hall culture. Well done!

Anyhow, I would like to share with Hall 2 residents the two photos that I took to show my appreciation of the CityU flower (Brazil Bougainvillea).

Dean of Students Dr. Ron Kwok

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Residence Master 舍監

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Student Residence is an unique learning experience for most students, including me, my wife, and my little angel, Raisie.

HSBC Prosperity Hall hosts 250 students from local family, International family, half-year and 1-year exchange student family. I am deeply fortunate to serve at our hall, in particular this year marking the 15th years milestone with all residents. The dedicated supports from SRO colleagues, fellow hall masters, professional and responsible hall tutor team, and energetic hall residence association team, have enriched and built up a colorful community for everyone of us.

With the prosperous achievements from all the former and current 3,750 Properians, we hope that in the years to come, we continue to strive our best with the Prosperian’s spirit and history, and at the same time we develop and innovate by all means via new and student initiated activities, such as the CityU SPECIAL Hall Night Talks, Hall 2 IT Team.

Thank you very much all for your vital contributions to every corner at the HSBC Prosperity Hall. Who are we? We are the members of Hall 2!

Dr. Ray Cheung Residence Master, 2016 - Present

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Associate Professor Department of Electronic Engineering

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Residence Tutors 宿舍導師 Residence Tutors are full-time postgraduates/undergraduates or research staff members of the University. They are responsible for assisting the Residence Master of the assigned hall in the provision of pastoral care and intellectual guidance to residents, organizing hostel activities, enchancing the relationships among the residents on the floor and in the hall, building communities in the hall and the residence, and maintaining good administration of the hall. 宿舍導師由城大的全日制研究生/本科生或者研究員擔任，負責協助所屬舍堂的舍監 向宿生們提供精神關懷以及知識引導、組織宿舍活動、加強宿生和諧關係的發展、 促進舍堂間和同學間的交流，以及維持宿舍的良好管理秩序等。

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Residence Tutors Cristiano LAM 1/F and 2/F ACE Undergraduate Student

Hello! I am Cristiano, Residence Tutor of 1//F and 2/F. After being Resident Tutor, I think that RT is a challenging and meaningful job. Being a RT, I have to handle many disciplines of our hall such as floor management, inter-hall meeting, PEK Cup, resident care and RA liaison. These duties are demanding and busy but i think they also make me contented because I can learn so many things from them. For example, when I handle PEK Cup, I can contact many residents, especially non-local students. As a manager, I must communicate with them.

It lets me make many friends in our hall and improve my communication skill, English and Putonghua. In RA liaison, I can teach them how to organise activities and how to get a good relationship with residents by my past experience. It also makes me feel satisfied. To sum up, I think that RT is not just a job. It required our responsibility, concern and heart. I love this job.

Jess Lui 3/F and 4/F

SEEM Undergraduate Student

My name is Jess and I am a year 3 student majoring in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. I am responsible for supervising the third and forth floor in HSBC Prosperity Hall. It is my honour to be a residence tutor, especially for the third and forth floor. I am very grateful to work for our new hall master, Dr. Ray, our RT team and RA team. Hall 2 is my home away from home, and I enjoy every moment living in hall 2, working and playing with my hallmates. I gained valuable friendships, skills, and happiness during my hall stay. HSBC Prosperity Hall is definitely one of the most important parts

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Residence Tutors Sam LIU 5/F and 6/F

AP Research Assistant

Hi Sam here. Living in Hall 2 for more than 4 years is a unique experience for me. I am honered to be able to continue as a residence tutor to stay with all residents. Apart from a living bedroom, here is more like a second home. I believe after spending some time here, you will agree. Hope everyone could enjoy life in Hall 2.

Mani WONG 7/F and 8/F VPDE Staff

This is Mani. I took pride to be one of the RT serving propserians this year.

Living in hall 2 is very ‘warm’.

We play mahjong in midnight, hold weekly dessert night, enjoy late night chat with roomie and cheer crazily in inter-hall events.

All of these moments are the dormitory memories that will not be erased by time.

I hope to create more memories with you!

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Residence Tutors Caesar TANG 9/F and 10/F POL Undergraduate Student

My name is TANG Sihai Caesar, who live in 902A. I am a year 3 student and my major is Environmental Policy and Public Policy. I am grateful to be the Residence Tutor for 9/F and 10/F in HSBC Prosperity Hall. It really gives me more chances to enhance the relationship with many Prosperians and also more challenges to handle hall affairs. Actually, my living life in Hall2 is quite warm and happy, especially when I got a journey from a resident to a member of Residents’ Association Executive Committee and now a RT, which furtherly enrich my hall life more colourful. Hope you all a unforgettable memory in Hall2!

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11/F MA Undergraduate Student Hi I am Dana, RT responsible for 11/F. I am a year3 undergraduate studying in Mathematics. Our floor mates enjoy a colourful residence life every year.

We have hot pot together, decorate the doors using our fantastic imagination and have girls’ talk at dessert night every week. Like a big family, we cheer for our floor mates (Elaine, Dana, Brandy, AC) in the PEK CUP, encourage and care for each other. It’s my honour to serve this floor and I wish all of them may have a fruitful life.

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作為一個final year學生，好多人都會問我 點解會咁搏盡做councilor。無錯，成年的 工作量的確好大，但作為上屆莊的會長， 可能就真係因為會有份責任感，想落莊後 以councilor身份，繼續幫助下莊。我好想 借機會多謝我一班councilor，仲有來自 Hall Master同所有RT的支持。最後，再 次歡迎每位新入住的業昕人，希望你地會 發現或者都覺得住業昕堂係一件好開心的 事，然後再一齊將業昕堂變得更好玩啦 : p Being the chairlady of council, I am glad to work with all parties and make HALL2 a better place for living. I always feel grateful to see all new faces and I sincerely wish all of you will have a joyful year with HALL2!

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Hello guys, I’m Boris Chiu and currently reading Law. After studying in the UK for five years, I am proud to say that my Chinese speaking is still fine as gold. Moreover, I am a sporty person and, out of all sports, basketball and tennis are my favourites. Lastly, I would like to express my gratitude to Dr. Ray Cheung and every resident in Hall2 for creating such a lovely atmosphere where we can all call home!

Hi there, Prosperians! I am Yan from 10th floor! Nice to meet you all in Hall2, our second home! Last year, I was the Internal Vice-President of 2BeContinued, the 12th Residents’ Association Executive Committee of HSBC Prosperity Hall. Switching from an executer to an advisor as well as supervisor, I am the Council member this year, passing the experience and passion on.

This is my second year living here in Hall2. Yet, my hall life is so fruitful that I have met a lot of friends and have gained much experience from serving the residents. Hope you will also enjoy your hall life and have a memorable one!

落莊後上coun, 睇住另 一班人做上年自己做緊 既野, 原來都幾忙幾充 實, 但有班莊員同你一 齊做, 又幾開心。唔知 大家今年過成點呢:P

Hi everyone. I am Pete, a final year student from PPP. This is my second year to live in Hall 2. Participating in different positions here makes my hall life much enjoyable and fruitful as it is an honor and my pleasure to serve the residents living in Hall 2. Last year, I was a member of the Executive Committee and have the opportunities to organize different events for the residents.

This year I confront the new challenges as the member of RA Council, serving the responsibility of approving the activities organized the Executive Committee.

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My name is Winson Lam, as well as the president of Parliament. This is my very first year living in hall 2, and its has been a great whole year having a good time with both my exco members and hall-mates from doing crazy stuff to studying together. All i want to say toward everyone over this platform is that treasure every minute in hall 2 because theres whole lot of excitement for you to explore.

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Hello! This is Nicole from 9/F, the external vice president of Parliament. This is my first year living in Hall 2. I’m so blessed to have met many great people here that there are always people supporting me. Becoming one of the executive committee members is the most valuable experience that I’ve gained in Hall 2 this year. Not only have I learnt how to organise activities, my interpersonal skills have also improved. I believe Hall 2 is a good place for us to learn and play. I hope everyone enjoy living in this place.

Sam

I am Lee Chun Yin, the internal-vice president of this year executive committee, Parliament.

You may ask me one question. Why would you like to be one of the executive committee?

My answer is the sense of belonging of hall 2. In hall 2, there are a lot of activities held by different parties, such as Prosperians’ Night, Manjong Competition. You can grab the chance to know different people in hall 2. Hall 2 is certainly a warm big family; everybody treats you as their best friend. We play together, drink together, and eat together. Apart from my study, living in Hall 2 is really a fruitful experience in my university life.

I am Wong Shuk Wa, Suki, the welfare secretary of Parliament, the 13th resident association executive committee, City University of Hong Kong. It is glad to be one of the hall2 residents. Hope all of you will enjoy and have a happy life in hall 2.

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1+2+3+.....+11 究竟將我地支莊十一個人嘅力量加埋係會有幾大呢?我唸作 為今年hall 2 嘅幹事會貳滙嘅財務幹事都計唔到呀！大家好呀，我係住係 501B 嘅 Manfred 呀，無錯，Ives 就係我roommate 呀，有咩問題可以利搵 我地家。希望係利緊呢一年可以為大家服務，係有限嘅資源下為大家提供 最大程度嘅享受.

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Hello ^^, I am Mia from 11th floor. I am a year 2 media and communication student, this is my first year living in hall 2 and I am glad to be the exco member of hall 2. I am the promotion secretary of the 13th committee members and mainly in charge of design. I can adapt the hall life quickly since i used to live in dorm too, so that is not a problem for me. I would like to know more friends in hall 2 and everyone who feel boring can find me^^. My wish is everyone who lives in hall 2 can have a enjoyable and joyful living experience^^.

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My name’s KT and I’m a year3 student studying public policy. I’m the public relations secretary of Exco this year. Sometimes I may felt exhausted with the duties, especially the external activities but the reward is fruitful which boost me forward and improve myself. Hall 2 is a lovely place for me, i enjoyed every piece of memory in Hall2.

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I am Selina Lam,the recreation secretary of Parliament .This is my first year to live in a hall which is a special and fabulous experience for me.Hall 2 just like another home of mine.

Joe

Hello, I am Joe! This is my first year living in Hall 2 and I enjoy the time at the hall because there were various activities and opportunities for me to learn and explore myself. Also, the “Warm” culture promoted by the hall enabled me to make friends and living happily with the residents.

Besides, being a member of the executive committee is the most fruitful experience for me because I have gained experiences in organizing activities and trained up my ability to develop a better communication and interpersonal relationships with others. To be honest, I was worried before joining the executive committee because I was currently a year-3 student and I’m not good at interacting with others. This was quite challenging for me to balance both the busy study and the exco activities at the same time.

Although organizing the Exco’s activities was challenging and it required much time, it’s worthwhile to me to serve and enjoy the happiest moment with all the prosperians. Also, I hope to take this chance to explore, challenge and grow up myself.

Hello,I am Ives from 5/F. I am a year one student majoring in public policy and I am also the Sports secretary of Parliament, the 13th executive committee of Hall 2!! For a year one freshmen, i am quite unfamiliar with hall life. To be honest, I was afraid of adapting a new environment and making new friends. Fortunately, Hall2 is a excellent place for me to living in, no pressure, easy to make friends, etc.

Those good stuffs are the elements to sway me to decide to be an executive member. At last, I wanna to make this hall to be better and giving our residents a enjoyable hall life!

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I am Lisa, the General Secretary of Parliament, the 13th executive committee of Hall 2 and living on 6th floor. Hall 2 is a place where you can make good friends and exchange the different cultures. Also, it is so warm because of the tight relationship between the floormates and hallmates. Every week our floor will gather together and enjoy the sweet soups made by us!! As for my major, I am a Year 2 student who is major in Psychology. However, I cannot read out of your mind, don’t worry. Also weak short-term memory is my latest characteristic. My hobby is watching TV series, tasting different kinds of cuisine, and sleeping:) This is my first year living in Hall 2, and I enjoy every moment here!

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P opsies 10. R hapsody 9. O mnipotent 8. S ensation 7. P ixie 6. E ffervescence 5. R esonance 4. I ncredible 3. A ces 2. N exus 1. S ynergy 11.

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1st Floor SYNERGY

I am Nelor, a year 2 student living in hall2, 106A. It actually is my second year of being a hall 2 resident, which is definitely my honor. Living on the 1st floor, I am surrounded by the warmth of my floormates as well as my tutor, Chi. We, the “firsters”, keep a tradition that we all gather in the common room and have a sweet dessert night. It is not just about eating or making desserts, but rather about knowing everyone and sharing your life. When someone is in need of a helping hand (maybe some laundry stuff), there will always be one. As for our RT, Chi, he smiles a lot to us, sometimes even a little bit shy, but yet very responsible for his work. In a word, if I could start over, I would still choose to be a “firster”.

The first floor is a big family. It is very joyful to live with my floormates.

Everyone here is kind and helpful. I can still remember the Cantonese they taught me. We have lots of common memories here: enjoy dessert together, play mahjong in the common room, eat delicious hotpot, tell jokes together etc. We share happiness and sorrow. It is an unforgettable experience to live in hall 2 first floor.

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Jerry 103B

Alfred 103B

I’ve lived in Hall 2 for nearly 2 years. As far as I left home to such a faraway place, Hall 2 has already become my second home. I can always feel the prosperians’ spirits in daily life. No matter doing competition, cheering, making desserts or attending various activities, you can always find that there are a group of people gathering together doing things for our hall and our hall mates. I am proud of being one of them. You will find out that there are more things you can get from your experience living in Hall 2 rather than merely academic affairs in university. My life in Hall 2 makes my university experience become more colorful.

This is my first year in HSBC Prosperity Hall, and it definitely bring me a memorable hall life.It also delights my Univerity life as i can gather with my hallmate and even floormate that also lived in the first floor.

My floormates are so friendly and helpful. They makes me to feel free to asking their help when i got problems. Moreover, I met a lot of new friend in my floor or in this hall that with different characteristics. They all becoming the pieces of my life and further complete it. I can learn different culture from meeting with floormates that came from different countries and it helps my communication and even my global exposure.

Him 105B

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2nd Floor NEXUS

People are nice, talkative, and most importantly, active at Floor 2. This year we have the president of the Hall Association being a of the members of this floor, who devoted to organize various activities for all hallmates. We have Gina and Tina to won the floor decoration at 16/17 Sem A, whose theme was a pair of scary ghosts that could scare floormates at midnight. We also have numerous delicious weekly dessert meetings where floormates gather and share their own culture and perspectives or recent experiences, that widen our horizon cultures such as Germany, United States, Indian, Singapore, and the list goes on.

In short, if you open yourself to the floor atmosphere, you are sure to get something in return.

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Sam

二樓係一個好international既地方，我好開心可以成為2樓 聯合國既一份子，係呢到我學識左好多新既語言，十分充 實。另外2樓既糖水會亦十分有水準，成日有好野食，住 係到真係好開心。

Leung 204B

There is a lot of diversity on the 2nd floor. The blend of the different cultures grants us the opportunity to constantly learn from each other, and that’s one of my favorite parts of living in HALL 2. While some nights are very peaceful, which is advantageous for studying, we do have weekly dessert nights that allows us to mingle with my other floormates. Everyone here is always kind and helpful, which makes my dorming experience that much fulfilling. I enjoy the fact that I can call Hall 2 my home and I have a wonderful roommate to share that with.

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Wen Xing

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3rd Floor ACES

3/F is so warm and joyful. It is my first year living in hall2. It is a warm family. I could never imagine that hall life is so wonderful! People here are so friendly and helpful. I enjoy living here so much. 3/F has many non local students, which brought me new international friends. Although we have various cultural differences, we have fun in meeting each other. There is dessert night every week. I enjoy cooking and making desserts in the common room. Life in hall 2 and 3/F is filled with fun.

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Pearl Lam

I’m Janis from 304A. I’ve been living in hall 2 for half a year and it is thankful to have an opportunity to be in hall 2. In hall 2, there are activities that enable me to make friends especially dessert night. We have dessert night every Tuesday and we enjoy spending time with our floormates. We have meals, play mahjong, chat and study together. In here, i meet people coming from different countries. Its really my pleasure to live in hall 2 and make my university life more delightful.

Janis 304A

I am Jacqueline living on the third floor of hall 2. Time has passed in a flash and i have lived in hall 2 for more than one semester. Hall 2 is like a family for me. There are many interactions between each other in this hall and we have dessert night every Tuesday which make this place become a warm place. We give support to each others when they are having numerous midterm and projects,especially among the same floor. The time spent in this hall is really great!

Jacqueline 301B Over my three years, living in Hall 2 has been a joyful adventure.

Being an international student, I was made to feel at ease by the ever so friendly local residents and the security guards of Hall 2. The weekly dessert nights, Edmond Ko Cup football tournaments (although we never made it past Quarter Finals :P) and other fun events truly made my experience of living in Hall 2 a memorable one. There are many activities as well like – Prosperians Night, Halloween Night, Carnival Night organized each year which make us forget our differences and bring us together, united as Hall 2 Prosperians.

Robin 305B

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4th Floor INCREDIBLE

Hi, I am Ho Ho Fai Abcde and studying Management Science Year 1. I am the freshman of CityU and Hall 2. I have joined a lot of activities in hall and it is really interesting. Basically I am a shy person and I seldom talk. But in hall 2, all the people treat me as their real family members and I feel really warm. I love hall2!!

Ho Ho Fai Abcde 406A

There is a very strong bonding among the fourth floor which we spent a lot time with each other. Floor mates are very friendly as everyone wants to invite you to various types of events such as hotpot nights and movie nights. What’s more is that there is a tradition in hall 2 which desserts are served by different rooms every week! I really had a great time enjoying and making desserts which I wouldn’t change it for anything!

Man Yim 404B

My name is Kenneth. I am a year 1 engineering student. I am really proud of being one of the members of Hall2. In this year, Hall2 provides numerous of opportunities for me to show off my talent, including hall basketball team, singing contest and photographic competition......

After getting in Hall2, I can deeply feel the spirit of Hall2, there is a strong bonding between all of us. Last, I hope we all can enjoy this year in Hall2.

Kenneth 406A

I am CHAI Wenfang (Sophia) from 405B. I am a year two student from Shanghai and major in Accountancy. It is my second year to live in Hall 2. Our hall is like a warm family that cures my homesickness. I am keen on participating in weekly dessert nights where we can enjoy delicious food and play games together. I also join in the decoration team to make our hall a cozier place. The special night talks have inspired me to build a global and innovative mindset. In general, I am attracted by Hall 2’s unique culture and atmosphere.

Sophia 405B

Wang Meng

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I am WANG MENG, a year two student from Finance and a new comer of HALL Two. There are many unique activities held here, such as the ‘Dessert Night’, ‘Prosperians` Night’ as well as ‘SPECIAL NIGHT’, which largely enrich our leisure time and provide us chances to meet more friends. Additionally, by attending hall decoration team and the cheering team, I felt more about the team spirit in such a large ‘family’. Things happened somehow due to the cruel word “RETURN”, but what we could learn and do is far more than that, and I believe hall two is a wonderful place to stay, study and stretch our mind.

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5th Floor RESONANCE

我是住在503B 的 Lucian。时光匆匆，2 年多的记忆却依旧历历在目。 在我刚进入hall 2的时候，是 Ocamp 组妈 Audrey帮我努力习惯香港的生活中。后来的 tutor 们 Elain 和 Sam 也帮助我更加融入这个大家庭，帮助我解决日常 的生活学中的困惑。

Lucian

503B

Hall 2 就是我的家。早上出門趕早課，整個人又困倦又焦 躁。出電梯門的瞬間迎接我的卻是阿姨溫柔真誠的笑容與一 句早上好，身在異鄉的我仿佛找到了家的感覺，身體又充滿 了活力；另一位阿姨常常幫我開門，其實自己按下開關的話 也不費事，但就是阿姨這小小的舉動，拉近我們彼此之間的 距離，讓我感到溫暖。

Jefferson 505A

剛住進 hall 2 就覺得十分的溫馨，而且因為住是男層所以每次的 糖水之夜都十分的有趣。最感動的是 year 1 加入 hall 的足球隊， 當時第一次比賽輸了但是第二場比賽還是有很多人來加油，我們 一直堅持到加時，雖然點球輸了，但隊員們都非常的感動，因為 這次比賽讓我們知道 hall 2是一個整體，是不可分割的。

Roger 505A

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Before living in Hall 2, I did not expect I can have so much fun in student resident and meet many good friends from all over the world. I have so many happy memories here with friends, like chatting till midnight in the common room, enjoying self-made desserts on weekly dessert nights, trying out different restaurants, and exploring fun places in Hong Kong. “It is the friends we meet along the way that help us appreciate the journey.� I am blessed to spend my university life with every one of you in Hall 2!

Jolie

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hello I’m Tina, a resident living in the 6th floor of hall 2. I really love living here because there are many international students in my floor and they can make extremely delicious dessert that are traditional flavors of their hometown. When talking with them, I can feel their passion and warm. I think I will miss my experience of living in hall 2 forever :-)

Tina 606A

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6th Floor Effervescence

This is Marco from 602B. Floor 6 is a loving and energetic floor. People with different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds interact and get along with one another peacefully and joyfully. The boys are avid video game players, and they raise money together to buy second-hand PS3 gaming console, controllers and game discs.

FIFA 16 is our all-time favourite. Apart from gaming talents, we have diverse talents such as soccer, sprint, singing and photo taking. Zita is such a MASTER of activity organiser. She organises most of our floor activities like floor dining out, hiking and visit to outlying island. She is the real BOSS. All in all, floor 6 is so FABULOUS, so are the elevators, which sometimes at immediate service on our floor. Haha.

Marco

602B

The two years hall life is like a brilliant firework show and all beautiful memories will stay in my mind forever. I still remember the hall members cheered for me under typhoon in swimming gala, the unforgettable study tour in Seoul, dessert night and so on. In the past years, I developed strong friendship with my dear hall mates.

We explored this city together and shared good time in Hall 2.

Undoubtedly Hall 2 is the warmest place in CityU and the non-local students are friendly, they taught me a lot of new knowledges. Wish all of my friends keep flashing in different corners in the world!

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Zita

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7th Floor PIXIE

Hi! 我係 Natalie，住係 706B。搬左入 Hall2 已經半年有多。一開 始聽到的 hall 2 是比較“摺”，主要是 sell warm。入到來hall2， 一 開始不太習慣，但好好彩，有hall tutor, Mani幫我融入7/F, 融入 hall 2。一開始我對 hall 2 冇咩歸屬感，但之後愈黎愈多活動，吸 引我去參加，有 properian night, inter-hall competition, cheering team, singing contest等等...仲有最重要既 dessert night！！每個 星期一次既 dessert night 又可以更加了解自己層，甚至唔同層既 hallmate，仲要有糖水食添！！！真係好好好吸引！ 好開心入到 Hall2

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Amy 704A

My name is HAN Yixun, Amy from 704A. I am a year 3 Psychology student and have been living in Hall 2 since I first came to CityU. The first thing I like about Hall 2 is its geographical location. It is neither far from the main campus, compared with Hall 10&11, nor too distant from CMC building. Besides its convenience, it is also relatively quiet because of the little noise of the sound of car engines; and if you live on the side facing to the north, it would be even more comfortable for your rest, in addition to an excellent view of the Beacon Hill.

Another thing that’s important and my favourite is Hall 2 spirit. From my own perspective, warmth is the most salient characteristic of Hall 2 and is why I enjoy living here so much. Our traditional Hall activities such as weekly Dessert Night connect all the floor mates very well and bring each other closer. The relationships between Hall 2 staff and Hall mates, between Hall mates and Hall mates are tight since everybody is nice, friendly and supportive.

I would like to thank Hall 2 for having given such a warm experience to me and wish Hall 2 all the best!

喂喂喂！望下左望下右再望下依邊先！Umate好Hallmate好大家好～我係 706B Vickie。 今年係我第一年搬入黎Hall 2住，所以係依到發生既所有事對於我黎講都好新奇有趣，例 如唔知點解每個星期會有個比自己放肆喪食甜品既機會hehe、夜晚發出㗳㗳既打牌聲。 仲有一班hallmates, floormates對你源源不絕的愛，原來大家就算唔同YRS都可以好多野 岩傾，完全無GAP添呀！本身以為住女層會好悶，好安靜，點知每次返到黎都有好多驚 喜：有人會整野食比大家，有人會同大家傾計，有人會送小禮物比自己⋯大概女仔既細 密心思就只係可以係到先可以感受到<3 大學入面每日上堂見到既同學都可以係唔同人， 但每一晚返到黎就會有同一班人陪你玩、陪你趕assignment、陪你成長，我諗可能依啲 日子就只係住過Hall先有咁深刻既體驗！ 其實當有班人見到自己晚晚食宵夜，之後仲會笑你肥個下，原來真係會好幸福，要繼續 係H2肥落去yaaaa!

Yolo!

Vickie 706B

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8th Floor SENSATION

Hi! This is Grace, new floor representative from 8th floor.

Our floor has a lot of students from foreign countries, Korea, Singapore, Norway, Mainland China, France and US. So, we can share different culture by making desserts from their own countries for dessert night, and get to know each other more having floor activities. I am mostly satisfied with my hall life, but sometimes I would like to have more communication between hall or floor mates to know if there is any difficulty or problem. As an international student, I think Hall 2 mostly encourage students to get together through many hall activities, and this makes me enjoy my life with many local and international friends as well.

Grace 803A

I’m Vienna, the floor representative from 8/F. Living in Hall 2 for a semester has been a great experience. People are nice and welcoming. Being a bit of an introvert, it is truly a grateful thing.

My floormates are kind. Sometimes we meet each other in the common room, we will share food and have a long chat. I have make friends that can last. The special culture in Hall 2 of having dessert night once a week is a great idea. Not only provides an opportunity for us to try different kind of desserts, but also allows us to meet regularly that helps to strengthened the relationships with each other. Plus, other floors kindly invites other from different floors to join the activities. In short, Hall 2 is a warm and comfortable place to live. I’m looking forward to my hall life in the future.

Vienna 804A

Hi! My name is Wes. I have been living in Hall 2 for almost two years. In the first year, when I lived on the 5th floor, I met some wonderful guys from China, Netherlands, Malaysia, the United States, Italy, etc. etc., and some great local guys as well. In the second year, I moved to 8th floor and met more great girls and guys and participated in some hall activities. The orientation camp was a lot of fun and a good opportunity for a mainland student like me to make local friends. I also enjoyed some hall sports events like football and basketball competitions. Both training with our players and cheering for the team were great experiences. In the first semester of year 2, I joined the IT team.

It turned out to be the most rewarding part of my hall life: we helped to create a coding culture in hall 2 and learnt from each other as well.

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Hello, I am Ray living in 903B. Year 3 student study in Social Work. This year is my third year in CityU, and also in our Prosperity Hall. From 2014 to 2017, in this three years, our hall is the witness to my growth and development in university and Hong Kong. The three years life in our hall also elaborates me the meaning of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hall 2 is your second homeâ&#x20AC;?. Home, as a concept in Chinese, is a warm haven for her residents. Every time when I come back in the night, the light in the lobby and the smile of our dear security will make my mind feel warm and peace. Living in Hall 2, the diverse and colourful activities will never make you feel boring; the weekly dessert night will never make you feel the bitterness in life; the atmosphere in our hall will never make you feel alone. The memories will blur over and over the time, but the camera can archive your memories in photos. Therefore, I am keen on using my camera to record the moments in our hall life. So that I can recall the life in our hall after years.

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905A Major: Information management (business intelligence) How long: First yearrrr Feeling: hall 2 is really a internationalized residence which helps me feel more confident in meeting foreign friends. It is a great place for us to meet and communicate with friends with different stories.

Hello fellow Prosperians! My name is Monisha and I am from India.

It is my second year of living in hall two, and what a great two years itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been! During my time here at hall two I have had some really special experiences. As an international student I was obviously very nervous about living by myself in a new country, but the warm and inviting attitude of the residents of this hall made adapting to my new life a lot easier. The magic of this hall does not only come from the great events that we organize but in the little joys of living in the hall and everyday interactions with the people here. I have come to learn that us Prosperians grow the most when we grow together as a family, and I will always be grateful for all the moments I have shared in this hall and look forward to the ones to come.

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Monisha Shcherbakova

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10th Floor RHAPSODY

I am Tong Siu Lun who live in 1003A. I major in Chinese and History. I lived in hall2 around 1 semester, I feel that hall2 living happily as a family. Hall 2 created a strong culture “warm”, for the reason that I met a lot friend in hall2, they will help me when I facing problems. I am so glad to be hall2 resident.

Tong Siu Lun 1003A

I’m Henry, a psychology major student from 1003B. I have been living in Hall2 for one semester. I think Hall2 is like a big and harmonious family. We may come from all over the world with different culture background, but in hall2, we have the same name -- Prosperians. It’s my pleasure to live in such a warm place, and I believe that Hall2 is the best.

Henry

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Hello !我叫Mcqueen, 今年住係1004A,我 就係yerr 1讀AP department 嘅。我覺得 係Hall2就好似返咗另一個屋企咁，比我 一個好warm好ture嘅感覺。每星期嘅糖 水會令到一齊打牌食宵睇戲再上九點堂 嘅Hall2生活真係好青春好熱血!

Mcqueen 1004A

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As an exchange student, there is many stressful thoughts that go through your mind as you arrive in your new home. Will it be comfortable? Will I like my roommate? Will it be clean? Can I cook my own food? Will I make friends and be accepted? As I entered my tiny room on floor 11 of Hall 2, some of those fears disappeared. Small but clean! And soon enough as the weeks went by the rest of those fears were completely gone. With the common room fridge and kitchen, I have just what I need in order try and cook what my mind is craving.

Haven’t always been successful but that why I’m glad we have the numerous canteens that help me survive when my cooking skills fail. My roommate has been a sweat heart, always making me discover new Hong Kong treats and sharing interesting conversations about the differences in culture. I got to know the other girls on my floor at the Prosperians Night around a delicious Poon Choi. Good food, fun activities and lots of selfies made the night very enjoyable!

I also got to share desert night with my floor mate every Wednesday. Then I got asked to join the Hall 2 female basket ball team, we weren’t the greatest (Except Yan, Yan was killing it) but we had lots of fun during our practice. Then the hall went very quiet during Chinese New Year, everybody went back home and it felt like a ghost town. Now that everybody is back, I’m looking forward to joining other activities along side my Hallmate! One suggestion I have for anybody living in Hall 2, especially exchange students, would be to get involve.

I’ve learnt so much already and it’s only been a month :D

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1105B

Hi I am Elaine from floor 11. It is my second year to live in hall 2. For me, hall 2 is an amazing environment.

Hall activities were held by the residence association. I met a lot of new friends by joining several events.

Although I have to cope with the difficulties when I’m living with my roommate, which are the challenges that I have never encountered, I learn to become independent and to ask for help and support from the other residents.

Hall 2 is also a favorable learning environment. Attendance Taking App group was formed this year and I got the opportunity to be involved in programming. Self-learning resources were provided for us to know more about coding, which is a useful technical skill.

It is an unforgettable experience for me to be a prosperian and to be involved in the hall life at hall 2.

I’m Aruhan from Inner Mongolia and I’ve been in Hall 2 for three years. Hall 2 is appealing to me because it pursues union and multiculture. It makes me feel like staying at home and I am lucky to have so many friends, studying and playing with them. Prosperian night, high table, floor decoration and dessert give us the chance to join the environment and make a difference to our residence. We laugh, we enjoy and grow up together with our lovely Hall and I should say living in Hall 2 is one of the most memorable parts of my university life.

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Ashley 3.在Hall2裡最難忘的經 歷是？

2. 與香港的文化交流 我本身是住在台北，自己覺 得生活步調和香港很像，所 以當初來的時候不需要太多 時間適應。唯一不習慣的是 廣東話，但在Hall裡面遇到 的香港人都很好，知道我不 會說廣東話，所以我在的時 候，他們都會為了我說普通 話，也會和我分享他們有趣 的事情。

1.在Hall2裡最喜歡做的

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在Hall2,每個禮拜都有糖水 會，所以每個星期可以吃到 floormates做的甜點，感覺很幸 福，floormates做的甜點都好好 吃。有時候，自己很忙，都沒 有空出去吃飯，就會在common room煮飯。幸運的是Hall2的廚 具很齊全。另外，Hall 2裡面 住了不少台灣人，有時他們煮 飯，我也會跑去他們的樓層一 起吃飯，就好像在台灣一樣。

在這裹，最令我難忘的是，上 個學期Hall master的全家人 來了我們7樓的糖水會，那晚 我們層的大多數女生都來了， 聊了好多話，糖水會完了之後 還去了其他女生的房間看看， 我們層女生的關係就變得更好 了；隔一週後，Hall master邀 請我們去他們家吃火鍋，還有 和他的可愛女兒玩，這是除了 Prosperians Night 以外，我們 層第一次聚首一堂吃飯。

4. 給Hall2的期望與 建議

Hall2真的是個很溫暖的地 方，很像一個家，大家感 情都不錯，我會想要一直 住下去。能被分配到hall2 是件很幸運的事情。希望 能一直在Hall 2住下去，也 希望我們Hall 能一直保持 多國性的特色，最希望的 是台灣人還是那麼多，我 們就不怕思鄉了。

Grace 2. 與香港的文化交流

雖然我來自韓國，但其實香 港人和韓國人在溝通上沒有 甚麼文化差別，所以我很快 就能適應這裹的宿舍生活， 也交了很多香港本地朋友。 要是能舉辦韓國之夜，我一 定會幫忙準備韓國著名小 吃，還有好玩刺激的遊戲， 讓大家都能更深入了解韓 國，亦能交流各國的文化。

Hall 2 有很多活動。最有 趣的，同時也是我最享 受的，是每個星期的糖 水會。因為每一間房都 會輪流做糖水，所以我 們每個星期都能吃到來 自世界各地的不同風味 的糖水。更重要的是， 這個活動令所有住在Hall 2的 同學都能認識大家， 友誼更深厚。

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在這裹，最令我難忘的是，我的 生日。業昕之夜的前一天剛好是 我的生日，大家都穿得漂漂亮亮 的一起吃飯，在幸運抽獎環節抽 到的獎品，更像是hall 2 送給我 的生日禮物。吃完飯後，大家還 陪我一起倒數，一起迎接我的生 日。生日當天晚上的糖水會，大 家再次祝福我，感覺就像慶祝了 兩次生日。能夠住在hall 2 ，大 發了！！

4. 給Hall2的期望 與建議

我對我的宿舍生活感到 很滿意，但我希望在有 問題或者困難時，舍友 或層友之間能有更多的 溝通橋樑，大家一起想 辦法解決。

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1.在Hall2裡最有趣 的事是？

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Favourite things to do in the hall I wish I could condense the theme of hall 2 in a few words but I fInd it quite diFFIcult. Our hall life revolves around fLoor hot pot, mah-jong nights, and FLoor dessert, and they are only some of my favourite things in this hall. The magic of this hall does not only come from the major events it organizes but in the little joys of living in the hall and everyday interactions with the people here. So of course I enjoy Prosperians Night, High Table dinners and all the other major events, but it is the small everyday joys of interacting with the good people here that really make me happy, whether its saying hello to hall mates or â&#x20AC;&#x153;jou-sanâ&#x20AC;? to the securities in the lobby.

Cultural communication between own country and HK I am blessed to have a multicultural upbringing, as my mother is Russian and my father is Indian, so growing up I was constantly exposed to the magic of cross-cultural communication.

Coming to Hong Kong was an extension of that learning, as this city is built on international interaction. My upbringing has made me sensitive to the subtleties that one must keep in mind while interacting with people from other backgrounds, so I FInd it quite enjoyable to interact with people here in HK and learn more about the local culture in the process.

Most unforgettable experience One of my most favourite things about the culture of hall 2 is the regular floor dessert night. Last semester for my dessert night I had prepared a fruit tart for my floor and had a lot of fun while doing it. I invited as many FLoor mates as possible, and even invited our Hall Master Dr. Ray. It was a very fun experience to sit around the table with my FLoor mates and speak to our Hall Master about various topics, all while enjoying some dessert. It is a night I will not forget, and I hope everybody enjoys the fLoor dessert night as much as I do, because it is such a good chance to build bonds with your hallmates.

Expectations and advice During my two years of being in hall2, I have watched it change a lot. The Hall Master, RA and RTs constantly work day and night to make this hall as good as it can possibly be, and I trust that they will continue to keep up the great traditions we have here, so I do not have much advice to give. Although I must say that I walk a long way to go the gym every morning so I think it would be a great idea to install one in the ground FLoor for all our hall residents to use. After all we really need to burn off all those calories we get from the dessert we eat every week!

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Jacobus Du Plessis

-101A, from South Africa, third year in hall2

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What is your most unforgettable experience in hall2?

There have been many unforgettable experiences in hall2, but by far the most unforgettable was in Semester B of year 1 when floor 10 won the floor decoration competition. We spent so many hours building a massive pirate ship to cover the entrance of the floor. We had a lot of fun doing it and in the end won a Taste Voucher which we used to buy ingredients so we could all cook a big meal together.

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What is your favourite thing to do in hall2? And in HK in general?

In Hall 2: One of my favourite things to do is to grab a good book and go down to the Hall 2 reading room and read there in quiet. The big red couch is super comfortable, unlike my little green office chair in my room. In Hong Kong in general: My favourite thing about Hong Kong is how it is such a great mixture between a big city and alot of nature. I love exploring the hidden corners of the city and finding all the cool little shops, stores and cafes the city has to offer. I also really enjoy the natural parts of Hong Kong. One of my favourite places is Cheung Chau island where I often go to eat some delicious fish balls and lounge on the beach (that's when the weather is good).

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What are your advices and expectations to hall2?

I would like to see more of a community feeling in the hall and see the Hall Residents Association Committee do more to bring local and foreign students together by hosting mixed activities. (western and local activities). This way we could all get a more authentic idea of each others' cultures.

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Weekly Dessert Nights Weekly dessert nights are one of the most popular activities of hall 2. Delecious and special desserts are prepared by our prosperians. Each room takes turn for preaparing dessert for their FLoor. One can FIND a wide variety of desserts from all over the world.

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Nam Shan Estate Area 南山邨範圍

1. 品香樓中西風味餐廳 Ban Heung Lau Address: Shop 204-205, 210-213,Nam Fung House, Nan Shan Estate, Shek Kip Mei Contact number： 2778 8791 Business hour: 06:45–00:00

2. 南樂園 Nam Lok Yuen Address: Shop 1, Food Stall, Nan Shan Estate, Shek Kip Mei Contact number: 2778 8720 Business hour: 6:00 am - 2:30 pm

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Sham Shui Po Area 深水埗範圍

3. 添好運 Tim Ho Wan, the Dim-Sum Specialists Address: G/F, 9-11 Fuk Wing Street, Sham Shui Po Contact: 2778 1226 Business hour: Mon-Fri 10:00-22:00 Sat-Sun 9:00-22:00

4. 貴族甜品 Noble Dessert Address: 158, Yuen Chau Street, Cheung Sha Wan Contact: 2720 2018 Business hour: 14:00pm-1:00am

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