Friday, December 28, 2012
In Hong Kong, should secondary 5 students have P.E. lesson?
In Hong Kong, should secondary 5 students have P.E. lesson?
They will have only around 7 months of school and they need to preapre for HKCEE and Mock exam so they will be very busy and stressed. In our opinion Physical Education lesson is also important besides those Exams and P.E. lesson might help them get the stress off. AS we are doing a project on it, we want to know your views also.
China - 10 Answers
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1 :
i wnet to hong kong & it htink it would be a great rid of some stress
2 :
I dont think so. HK kids are raised that way. They dont have a lot of PE lessons. All teenagers go to bed VERY late, so if PE lessons are added, it will just make them pass out. dont forget how hot HK can get. Give them a study hall session so that they can have study buddies will be better. Kids can sleep in the study hall if they get too tired. Give them 1 hour of rest is better than giving a PE lesson...
3 :
no
4 :
no
5 :
I am a f5 students which is studying in Hong Kong, and i do have PE lessons this year. Our teacher have just make a briefing in the first lesson. We're going to have some fitness training and test this coming year. And we have to run for 10 mins before each lesson start. Anything you want to know more?:)
6 :
yes
7 :
no
8 :
no
9 :
no
10 :
yes
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Study Abroad in Hong Kong or Shanghai?
Study Abroad in Hong Kong or Shanghai?
Next year I want to study abroad in China, and I'm debating between Hong Kong and Shanghai. Which city would be better for a college student, and why? Which is more fun? Also, if there is another city that would fit the criteria, plz let me know. BTW I only speak English... Thanks
Studying Abroad - 3 Answers
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1 :
the education of hk is much better than shanghai, and english is more popular in hk than shanghai. shanghai is larger city, but she is not good at edu. in mainland, beijing uni, tsinghwa, and ustc are good options. but universities in hk is better.
2 :
If you have no desire to learn Chinese, then definitely study in Hong Kong. You will have no problem communicating with the educated public there, as most residents are at least bilingual and many people speak four languages: Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, English, and a dialect of Portuguese spoken officially in Macao. I lived for almost six years right outside of Shanghai and went to Hong Kong twice. Local residents are bi-cultural in the sense that they are native to British lifeways while at the same time are thoroughly Chinese. However, if you would like to learn Chinese, I would suggest that you study in Shanghai, as Hong Kong utilizes traditional characters, which are more complex than the mainland's simplified characters. Mandarin Chinese is spoken in the vast majority of mainland China and is now mandatory in the public school system throughout China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. At the same time, native residents of Shanghai also speak Wu dialect, which is actually one of the five language groups in China. A person from Beijing could understand someone from Shanghai only because of Mandarin Chinese and would understand absolutely nothing upon hearing anything in Wu dialect. Likewise, neither person from Beijing or Shanghai would understand anything in Cantonese... although everyone would understand the written scripts utilized throughout China. Education-wise, you would be better off studying in Hong Kong, as the education system follows the British mainstream. Communist China, on the other hand, utilizes rote memory (memorization) as their primary learning and teaching methodology, which works great with Science and Mathematics, but is a poor language-learning strategy. Given that the best universities in mainland China are in Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi'an, I would strongly advise you to study in Shanghai since even though Beijing is the political capital, Shanghai is the economic powerhouse. You would be able to network much more effectively in Shanghai for mainland China. The bottom line is if you are not planning on learning Chinese, study in Hong Kong.
3 :
eric paul monroe's answer was really accurate. however, keep in mind that you CAN learn chinese - cantonese, to be exact - in hong kong. the difference is not just that they use traditional characters while the mainland uses simplified. they actually are different langauges - cantonese and mandarin (which is an oversimplification but gets my point across). so yes, you can still learn chinese in hong kong, but it will be cantonese. also, personally i would choose hong kong. my ex is from there and he's told me crazy stories about how much there is to do, the nightlife, the food, the shopping, the views, etc.
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Friday, December 7, 2012
chinese citizen valid US visa hong kong visa require?
chinese citizen valid US visa hong kong visa require?
I am a student currently studying in US. I have valid passport, valid US visa. My flight is from JFK to Hongkong. and my friends will pick me up from Hongkong. Do I need a hong kong visa to stay in Hongkong less than 7 days? Oh forgot the passport is chinese passport
Immigration - 2 Answers
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why would you want to go to that dump?
2 :
You need a entry permit. 2 friends of mine went there recently and one needed a entry permit for 5 days US to HK to US. The other didn't UK to HK to US. The first was considered a visitor and the second was "In Transit". Both are Mainland Chinese living in America. We researched this for the first one.
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I am a student currently studying in US. I have valid passport, valid US visa. My flight is from JFK to Hongkong. and my friends will pick me up from Hongkong. Do I need a hong kong visa to stay in Hongkong less than 7 days? Oh forgot the passport is chinese passport
Immigration - 2 Answers
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1 :
why would you want to go to that dump?
2 :
You need a entry permit. 2 friends of mine went there recently and one needed a entry permit for 5 days US to HK to US. The other didn't UK to HK to US. The first was considered a visitor and the second was "In Transit". Both are Mainland Chinese living in America. We researched this for the first one.
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
How would you feel about hosting a foreign exchange student in your home?
How would you feel about hosting a foreign exchange student in your home?
I am directing this question not only at Americans but at all nationalities who might read the question and have thoughts about the subject. This year my family is hosting two students, one from Germany and one from Hong Kong, both girls. In the past we have hosted two boys from Germany, one boy from Korea, and one girl each from Germany and Hong Kong. This is our third full year to host, and we also hosted for a partial year. Our son was a foreign exchange student in Germany for a year. We have had exceptional kids to work with. The experiences have been incredible and we are connected to all of our past and present kids. Would you consider hosting a child from a foreign land? I'm not recruiting, although my wife is coordinating placements and trying to recruit families in our local area. (South Texas.) I was just interested in seeing what sort of response I would get from the Yahoo! Answers community. I expected some people to respond as you have, and I also expected some to say "no way," and others to simply be curious about the programs. From experience I can tell you that if you like young people and enjoy interacting with other cultures it is an experience difficult to match other than by doing a lot of traveling on your own.
Studying Abroad - 6 Answers
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1 :
Yea I'd definitely consider doing that. It sounds fun, although I don't think living with me would be the "American experience" they were probably looking for. Home, School, Work, and Sleep.... And hey if the female exchange students are hott, it wouldn't hurt to have some eye candy around the house.
2 :
Yes, I'd definitely do it. I have an overseas scholarship programme I run for primary aged Thai students. We rely on the kindness of western people to host our children. In my experience, families who are 'in it for the money' really turn out to be the worst families. Those looking to gain something other than profit out of the experience are always the better ones. It's often the way that the family wants their own child to meet children from other cultures, so therefore offer to host one of our children. To me, you sound like someone who is involved for the benefit of those students you are hosting. That is a truly selfless attribute to you as a human, well done.
3 :
Yes. My family's hosted 2 Japanese exchange students, 1 German exchange student and 2 German interns. I enjoy it although it can be annoying to pick and send the kids to school or when they make something for tea and not clean up! I was also an exchange student abroad. I have my own place now and would like to host an exchange student again but I doubt any of the organisations would let a single lady of 22 to host any;) Exchange students can also be expensive! Besides board and food, you have to take them out (which I enjoy) and where I'm from, we pay for everything and usually even give the kids an allowance (not because we HAVE to but because we want to.. it's like my parents give me an allowance so it would be unfair if they didn't give their temporarily adopted 'son' his allowance!). Whoops, back to the question: I would definitely host an exchange student.
4 :
I would love to do that, but our house is only two bedrooms and they are both full of stuff. Kudos to you!
5 :
We are hosting right now. This is our 5th student and she is PERFECT! She's eager to learn about...everything. Right now she's watching American football and trying to learn the rules. She brought her camera and is making a scrapbook. She tries any food we cook, she's making friends in school, just everything is perfect! The other 4 we hosted in the past were utter nightmares so I still can't recommend hosting to people because the odds of getting another spoiled selfish brat who doesn't want to be here is just too high.
6 :
I'm on my 13th! Our first just as an arrival family. I have four Danes, three Germans, two Swedes, two Swiss, one Finn and one Brasilian! As you can tell, we love it. We've also had exceptional students to work with as well ... and we wouldn't trade any of them! To top it all off, we spent our 25th anniversary on a three-week tour of Europe visiting many of them! Hosting not only gives you a new son or daughter, but it gives you a whole new family as well! The one thing that concerns me about your question however, is that it ALMOST seems like a recruitment of host families. I'm sure you really didn't mean it that way, but I certainly would NOT be looking for families for students on the Internet! Congratulations on your international family!
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I am directing this question not only at Americans but at all nationalities who might read the question and have thoughts about the subject. This year my family is hosting two students, one from Germany and one from Hong Kong, both girls. In the past we have hosted two boys from Germany, one boy from Korea, and one girl each from Germany and Hong Kong. This is our third full year to host, and we also hosted for a partial year. Our son was a foreign exchange student in Germany for a year. We have had exceptional kids to work with. The experiences have been incredible and we are connected to all of our past and present kids. Would you consider hosting a child from a foreign land? I'm not recruiting, although my wife is coordinating placements and trying to recruit families in our local area. (South Texas.) I was just interested in seeing what sort of response I would get from the Yahoo! Answers community. I expected some people to respond as you have, and I also expected some to say "no way," and others to simply be curious about the programs. From experience I can tell you that if you like young people and enjoy interacting with other cultures it is an experience difficult to match other than by doing a lot of traveling on your own.
Studying Abroad - 6 Answers
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1 :
Yea I'd definitely consider doing that. It sounds fun, although I don't think living with me would be the "American experience" they were probably looking for. Home, School, Work, and Sleep.... And hey if the female exchange students are hott, it wouldn't hurt to have some eye candy around the house.
2 :
Yes, I'd definitely do it. I have an overseas scholarship programme I run for primary aged Thai students. We rely on the kindness of western people to host our children. In my experience, families who are 'in it for the money' really turn out to be the worst families. Those looking to gain something other than profit out of the experience are always the better ones. It's often the way that the family wants their own child to meet children from other cultures, so therefore offer to host one of our children. To me, you sound like someone who is involved for the benefit of those students you are hosting. That is a truly selfless attribute to you as a human, well done.
3 :
Yes. My family's hosted 2 Japanese exchange students, 1 German exchange student and 2 German interns. I enjoy it although it can be annoying to pick and send the kids to school or when they make something for tea and not clean up! I was also an exchange student abroad. I have my own place now and would like to host an exchange student again but I doubt any of the organisations would let a single lady of 22 to host any;) Exchange students can also be expensive! Besides board and food, you have to take them out (which I enjoy) and where I'm from, we pay for everything and usually even give the kids an allowance (not because we HAVE to but because we want to.. it's like my parents give me an allowance so it would be unfair if they didn't give their temporarily adopted 'son' his allowance!). Whoops, back to the question: I would definitely host an exchange student.
4 :
I would love to do that, but our house is only two bedrooms and they are both full of stuff. Kudos to you!
5 :
We are hosting right now. This is our 5th student and she is PERFECT! She's eager to learn about...everything. Right now she's watching American football and trying to learn the rules. She brought her camera and is making a scrapbook. She tries any food we cook, she's making friends in school, just everything is perfect! The other 4 we hosted in the past were utter nightmares so I still can't recommend hosting to people because the odds of getting another spoiled selfish brat who doesn't want to be here is just too high.
6 :
I'm on my 13th! Our first just as an arrival family. I have four Danes, three Germans, two Swedes, two Swiss, one Finn and one Brasilian! As you can tell, we love it. We've also had exceptional students to work with as well ... and we wouldn't trade any of them! To top it all off, we spent our 25th anniversary on a three-week tour of Europe visiting many of them! Hosting not only gives you a new son or daughter, but it gives you a whole new family as well! The one thing that concerns me about your question however, is that it ALMOST seems like a recruitment of host families. I'm sure you really didn't mean it that way, but I certainly would NOT be looking for families for students on the Internet! Congratulations on your international family!
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