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CUHK Jockey Club Children Eye Care Programme

CUHK Jockey Club Children Eye Care Programme

CUHK Jockey Club Children Eye Care Programme, formly known as the ‘Hong Kong Children Eye Screening Programme’, was started by the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, CUHK, in March 2015. With the aim to improve children eye care in Hong Kong, the programme provides free and comprehensive eye examinations to children aged 6 to 8 and their families. Educational talks are also held to raise public awareness on children eye health / problems, which are often unnoticed and may develop into irreversible consequences that harm vision.

With the support from Hong Kong Jockey Club, the programme continued in January 2018, offering free and comprehensive eye examinations to children on every Saturday and Sunday. For more information of the programme, you may visit the programme website and Facebook Page.

Volunteer Services

Starting from January 2018, HSUHK students have been working as volunteers at the Hong Kong Eye Hospital. Volunteers will provide support to the daily operation of the programme on the service day. Major duties of the volunteers are:-

  • to act as the volunteer leader, leading a small team of secondary school students to perform the duties;
  • to take care of the children during the eye examinations;
  • to assist parents to complete the questionnaire; and
  • to answer basic enquiries and provide logistic support.

This programme is a year-long volunteer service. By signing up as volunteers, students are required to complete at least 6 service sessions. Students are encouraged to participate regularly in the service after completion of the basic service requirements. As of May 2018, 26 students completed at least 6 service sessions, contributing over 600 service hours in total.

Service Information

Date: from 8 February 2020 (every Sat & Sun)*

Time:

  1. AM Session: 9:00am – 1:00pm
  2. PM Session: 2:00pm – 6:00pm

Venue: Hong Kong Eye Hospital

*subject to change depending on the updates of the organiser.

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Enquiry

Student Development & Campus Life Team

Email: sdcl.sao@hsu.edu.hk

Tel.: 3963 5560

Volunteer Services

Volunteer Services

“No Food Waste” Campaign

Collaborating with Food Grace (食德好), the HSUHK Volunteer Team launched the “No Food Waste” Campaign from March to June 2021. The program aims to enhance students’ understanding on the current situation of food waste in Hong Kong, promote the concept of food-waste reduction and encourage a food-saving lifestyle in the HSUHK community. A series of activities, including Food Collection and redistribution, Low-Carbon & Nutritious Diet Workshop, soup making and delivery and Workshop on Handmade Fruit Peel Fragrance were held.

心意卡行動 Action to Make a Card

The HSUHK Volunteer Team co-organised the ‘Action to Make a Card’ campaign with Rehabilitation Alliance Hong Kong (RAHK) from January to April 2021, showing love and care to people with disabilities by sending them self-designed greeting cards. After taking part in the talk themed ‘The Needs and Related Support Policy for People with Disabilities’, participating students gained a better understanding of the situations of the disabled and learnt of their difficulties. They then designed beautiful greeting cards to encourage the disabled to face the challenges under the pandemic with an optimistic attitude. The campaign received overwhelming responses from more than 300 students and over 800 greeting cards were collected.

停課不停學！小學生網上學習服務 Stay Learning! Online Tutorial Class for Primary Students

The COVID-19 pandemic has neither stopped students’ eagerness to serve and learn nor the HSUHK Volunteer Team from contributing to society. Our Volunteer Team has partnered with the ELCHK North District Integrated Youth Service Centre to provide tutorial support to primary students during the suspension of their face-to-face classes. There are 100 HSUHK students participating in the programme in which they have been engaged in teaching material preparations, video making and hosting online classes. A series of interesting online tutorials have been produced since March 2020 to support primary students to learn at home. 

One of the volunteer tutors Kenneth Leung, a Year 2 student of the BA-ENG programme, shared his experience, “We offered lively and vivid online classes to inspire students and let them learn more about themselves. I am grateful to have this opportunity to serve as a tutor,  which reminds me of the nature of education.” During this challenging period, the HSUHK Volunteer Team and the fellow students stand united to support our society with the spirit of mutual care.

恒義「送暖行動」: 禮物大募集 x 探訪露宿者

After the Chinese New Year Holiday, the Student Organising Committee launched a caring project in campus to solicit donations from HSMC-ers. Despite the tight schedule, the project received strong support from staff and students. On 23rd February, committee members brought all the donations to Society for Community Organization (SoCO) at Sham Shui Po. Community Organizer of SoCO, Mr NG Wai Tung, introduced the situation of street sleepers in the district, then led the team to visit the homeless and distributed the gift bags at Tung Chau Street Park and its vicinity.

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恒義x龍耳「We Are Hear 聲聲相惜」義工訓練及服務

Working in collaboration with ‘Silence’ (龍耳) – an organisation supporting hearing-impaired persons, HSMC Volunteer Team Student Organising Committee organised a volunteer training and service on 14 and 21 April 2018. Miss Pun, social worker from ‘Silence’, explained the difficulties and frustration faced by the hearing-imparied, plus tips for effective communication. Students also learned from a ‘Silence’ member, who suffers from hearing loss, his personal experience and some basic sign language. On the service day, students put knowledge and skills into practice, having an enjoyable afternoon with the hearing-impaired and their family.

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HSMC x AU Service-learning Trip 2015/16

HSMC x AU
Service-learning Trip 2015/16

Asia University Exchange Programme
恒管與亞洲大學合辦服務學習交流計劃

10位恒管同學與12位台灣亞洲大學同學於今年7月17日至30日，一起參與了在香港及台灣兩地為期兩星期的服務學習交流活動，當中包括到訪台中教養院、育嬰院及老人院、為智障人士及老人服務的機構。香港方面，兩地同學一起參與生命歷程與盲人生活體驗活動，並到安老院進行關懷活動，走訪天水圍社區以了解貧窮人士生活和在元朗調查少數族裔人士在港的生活情況。整個活動讓同學在服務他人的同時，亦了解到港台兩地在不同弱勢社群支援上的異同。

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HSMC x AU Service-learning Trip 2016/17

HSMC x AU
Service-learning Trip 2016/17

This year, from 16th to 29th July, 15 HSMC students from the HSMC Volunteer Team Student Organising Committee and 20 students of the Asia University joined hands to serve the local community. The first part of the programme took students to Food Angel, homes for the aged and hostel for the mentally disabled persons in Hong Kong, and engage in caring projects coordinated by HSMC Volunteer Team Members. In the reciprocal visit to Taiwan, students reached out the the homeless, children with disabilities and the abandoned animals.

Beyond engagement in services, discussions on social policy and community support services between two places were conducted to enhance students’ understanding on these issues.

今年，15位恒管義工隊學生籌委會成員及20位亞洲大學的同學一同參與為期兩星期的服務學習交流計劃，攜手為兩地的弱勢社群送上關懷。計劃的首星期於香港進行，同學分別到「惜食堂」、弱能人士宿舍及安老院參質由恒義組織的關懷活動。台灣方面，同學到訪各機構與身心障礙的兒童、流浪動身互動，更到台中火車站探訪街友（露宿者）。
除社會服務外，是次交流亦讓兩地同學就香港及台灣的社會政策、對弱勢社群的照顧及支援有更深入的討論及交流，令是次服務學習體驗更具啟發性。

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HSMC x Asia University Service-learning Exchange Programme

HSUHK x Taiwan

In collaboration with the Asia University, the Student Affairs Office first launched the ‘HSUHK​ x Asia University Service-learning Exchange Programme’ in 2015/16. Emphasising on students’ civic and social engagement, the programme provides students the opportunities to reach out to the community and to enhance their awareness of different social issues in a global context, through reciprocal visit between Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Programme Features

  1. Reciprocal Visit: The service-learning trip is conducted in both Hong Kong and Taiwan, allowing students to understand the social situations, policies and community support services and make comparison between two places.
  2. Student-led Services: Students will work together as the organising committee on itinerary design, service planning, liaison with NGOs, service implementation and volunteer management.
  3. Project-based Learning: Based on a specific topic (e.g. poverty), students will engage not only in community services, but also researches, discussions and sharing sessions, exchanging ideas with other participants and giving suggestions to the support provided to the underprivileged.

Programme Highlights

HSUHK x AU Service-learning Trip 2016/17

HSUHK x AU Service-learning Trip 2015/16

 

Students' Sharing

我會用「獲益良多」來總結這次服務學習交流。從不同的服務中，我有機會與社會上的弱勢社群有更多面對面的交流，讓我明白到社會上有很多人都豐衣足食、活在幸福之中的同時，有很多「隱藏」的群體，無論動物或人，都需要我們的幫助。個人成長方面，我從實戰中學到應該如何安排一個活動，特別是兼顧微小的細節和臨場的應變是十分重要的。事前的準備工作當然不容忽視，但準備得再周密，在活動中亦有機會出現一些難以預料或控制的因素。這次身兼參加者與籌辦者，訓練我處事要更靈活變通。

最後，我很感激這個服務學習交流計劃，讓我有機會與來自台灣的同學在文化、社會服務有深入的交流，也讓我認識到一班很好的朋友。

Timmy CHIU (Class of 2017)
Participant, 2016/17

這是我第一次離開香港到外地參與義工服務，所以感觸很大。台灣關懷弱勢社群的方式，較多是一些自發的行動。以探訪街友為例，亞大的同學不會像我們一樣局限於與機構合作舉辦活動，而是保持著「只要有心，就可行善」的理念—他們積極地在社區募捐，盡自己所能幫助弱勢社群，這一點我認為是值得大家去學習的。

其次，台灣同學服務社會的熱誠亦遠比我們多。我們總是覺得做義工就能幫助別人，台灣同學以行動證明這樣並不足夠，參與是第一步，用心交流、細心照顧服務對象才是真正的行善，這次服務學習交流讓我對參與義工服務有更深刻的體會、更成熟的想法。

Grace YEONG (BBA, Year 3)
Participant, 2016/17

在台灣和香港的服務中，我看到了很多真誠而不求回報的助人之心，我亦敬佩機構職員、照顧者和義工們都願意獻出自己的力量，為社區帶來多一點光輝。反觀香港，我們的社會較為崇尚物質、功利主義，對人或事有太多計較；或許香港人每天都太忙碌，有時候忙得只顧著自己，忽略了身邊的人。

面對現時的社會問題，我們可以放慢一點步伐，多看看四周，有時可能因為一句溫暖的問侯，已經可以幫助沮喪、失望的人尋回生命的希望。

Tammy FAN (BBA, Year 2)
Participant, 2016/17

在這十四天的港台志工交流，我們探訪了不同的團體及機構。從服務和體驗過程裡，我們都學到了不少，尤其與人溝通的技巧，因為足夠的溝通才可以讓彼此了解想法，再作調整，令活動更順利地進行。

這次的義工交流，我認識了一群善良、充滿愛心又好玩的朋友們，能和他們一起做服務真的十分有意思。雖然完了這十四天後就要各散東西，但幸好我們仍然有繼續聯絡，保持彼此的友誼。

Mandy CHU (BBA-MGT, Year 3)
Participant, 2015/16

首先，感謝恒管給予我寶貴的機會，讓我在課室以外學到更多。雖然十四天的志工旅程完結了，但是所得的經驗卻畢生受用。在與人合作方面，活動令我明白團隊配合的重要性，我們一隊十個人需要安排亞大學生在港七天的行程，大大小小的事也要仔細處理、分工合作，令我明白了隊員之間的磨合和配合的重要性。

另外，在個人成長方面，活動讓我更尊重長者。…現在，我們對他們的關心，其實是一份尊重，感謝他們曾經為社會付出。長者的大半生歷練讓我學會珍惜、關懷及尊重他們。

Yammi LAM (BBA-MGT, Year 3)
Participant, 2015/16

Useful Information

Resources and Useful Information for Student Organisations

1) Student Leader Enhancement Series

To equip the office bearers of student organisations with knowledge and skills in running and managing a student organisation as well as planning and organising events, Student Affairs Office offered a series of training sessions for them. For details, please refer to this page.

2) Application for use of campus venues and facilities

Student organisations could apply for the use of campus venues and facilities for holding activities. For details and procedures, please refer to this page. 

3) Functional email accounts

Student organisations could make use of its functional email account to connect with the HSUHK community. For details, please refer to this guidelines.

4) Application for address proof 

Student organisation that would like to apply for address proof should submit the duly completed application form via email to sdcl.sao@hsu.edu.hk.

5) SUSA System

SUSA System is developed for HSUSU to manage its member.  Presidents and Vice-presidents of student organisations may visit to the System to check the SU membership status of all current HSUHK students. 

6) Guidance notes on proposal and report writing

Student organisations may refer to the below guidance notes for reference:

7) About Confidentiality of Information and Personal Data (Privacy)

The University undertakes to comply with the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the Ordinance), to ensure that personal data kept are accurate, securely kept and used only for the purpose for which they have been collected. Student organisations should also comply with the guidelines and procedures. For details, please refer to the following links:

8) About Sexual Harassment

The University is committed to equal opportunity in academic pursuit and employment and the elimination of discrimination in any form against any staff members, students and/or any other persons who have dealings with the University, in compliance with the Equal Opportunities Ordinances in Hong Kong.

For details of the University’s policy, please click HERE. 

For information of the Equal Opportunities Commission, please click HERE.

Complaints on discrimination or sexual harassment can be reported to the Equal Opportunity Officers:

  • Mr Charles Chan ( Student Development and Campus Life Section, SAO),
    Tel: 3963 5256,  Email: charleschan@hsu.edu.hk; OR
  • Ms Amy Chu (Career Planning and Development Section, SAO)
    Tel: 3963 5559,  Email:amychu@hsu.edu.hk

All complaints will be treated with the utmost sensitivity and in strictest confidence.

Enquiry

Student Development & Campus Life Section

Email: sdcl.sao@hsu.edu.hk

Tel.: 3963 5560