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喜接來函，欣慰之至。吾軀如常，可謂老當益壯也。讀畢汝書，得悉一切；明暸

爾謂，吾國弊在民不好之。

依吾所見，衣國袍者，確為少數。然箇中原因，或非不好國，乃不好其衣也。國

衣者，畫有上十載。是故其觀悖於今世，至民不好之。倘他日有義士為國畫衣，則人

皆好之、人所衣之也。

汝亦謂，民不好國之色、不以勝為榮。此等作為，其國之不好，確見一斑也。

《周易》有云：「窮則變，變則通，通則久。」爾既不滿今況，何不以身作則，以己

之變，換國之變？或勞於習、勤於訓，以勝他國；且奪紅旗、以振國威。或待人以

誠、相朋以義，以彰國髓。假以時日，民皆效之，則吾國大興之期不遠矣！

汝乃愛國之士，是故睹民之不振而不忿其行也。是故吾接汝函，不勝欣慰也。望

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Gino - Teamcap - Bryan

Gino ⾝身⾼高：174cm 體重：70kg 位置：控球後衛 球⾐衣號碼：#0 !Bryan ⾝身⾼高：和Gino差不多吧~(笑) （G：（笑）～沒有，他⽐比我矮） 體重：60kg左右 位置：得分後衛 球⾐衣號碼：#8

問：號碼特別意義？ !G:其實好搞笑，喜歡選0號是因為覺得⾃自⼰己好像個0，就是好多事同其他⼈人⽐比都⽐比不上，覺得⾃自⼰己所擁有的就是0咯。 [好謙虛~]其實都不是啦，我剛來⾹香港的時候，什麼也不會，英⽂文差，讀書差，那時間也覺得⾃自⼰己是0。後來靠⾃自⼰己努⼒力，成績上來了，籃球打好了，中五時還當了學⽣生會主席。最後在⼀一所band 3 學校考上hku。很開⼼心，也很喜歡由0開始奮⾾鬥的感覺。由⼀一無所有變得應有盡有。現在上到來hku也⼀一樣，⾯面對更⼤大的挑戰，但我也希望由0開始，努⼒力奮⾾鬥！ B:其實我很喜歡8號，因為我以前的偶像是Kobe Bryant，他以前也是穿8號的。我中學的時候也是穿8號的。但是有時候8號沒有了，我可能會選其他號碼。 問：為何喜歡打籃球？何時開始打？!G:我從中⼀一就開始打啦，那個時期除了在家裏打機之外沒事做，就好缺乏運動。有些時間不知怎樣消磨，所以好喜歡拿著個籃球去籃球場打啦。其實我中⼀一、⼆二的時候都是後備來著，但係因為⾃自⼰己慢慢開始喜歡這項運動，喜歡在球場上可以通過打球識好多⼈人，通過打球可以令我做任何事都不膽怯。我從籃球裏學到了⼀一個道理，就是無論遇到什麼⼈人，都不要懼怕，⽽而是去⾯面對，然後再思考、分析怎樣能夠打贏⾯面前的⼈人。那時候就很喜歡這種⽤用智⼒力去分析遊戲的感覺。

B:因為我爺爺很喜歡籃球，我⼩小的時候和爺爺⼀一起住，然後他就教我打籃球。並且我很⼩小的時候已經開始看NBA。我記得我幼兒園的時候看，是幼兒園哦，那時候晚上是可以看重播的，但是我家裏⼈人讓我早⼀一點睡，於是我就偷偷在房間裡看，把聲⾳音關得很⼩小。我還記得那時候，我有⼀一次被抓到了，當時是O’Neal在湖⼈人的罰球，我對那⼀一刻印象很深刻。（還有）我幼兒園的時候當主持⼈人，有⼀一個節⺫⽬目，園⻑⾧長對我說，你可以選⼀一個禮物，我會送給你，我那時候就選了個籃球。 !

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問：有沒有正式學過打籃球？ !G:有，中⼀一時我就開始⼊入校隊。很幸運的是，我的那個coach是甲⼀一的籃球員。你肯⽤用⼼心去學，他都會很⽤用⼼心地教你。我當時的基本功就是由他那裏學到的。 B:以前就是在校隊， [有沒有教練？] 中學時才有，⼩小學時就是體育⽼老師教。 !問：最喜歡的籃球明星或者球隊？ !G:我以前很喜歡Kobe Bryant，因為我剛看NBA的時候就是他

dominate NBA球壇的⼀一個階段。我每⼀一次看他的絕殺，看他的⽐比賽，

他的表現都很dominating呀，“⼀一⼈人當關，萬夫莫敵”的感覺，⼀一個

fade away就讓所有的觀眾收聲。然後他最近受傷了之後，那就換了看

Golden State的Stephen Curry，他的感覺跟Kobe是完全⼀一樣的，我就喜歡這些⽤用技術去打球的球員。因為亞洲球員⾝身體質素沒有美國⼈人或者那些⿊黑⼈人那麼厲害，我們可以學的不是他們的那種爆發⼒力，但是他們那種技巧使我們能夠模仿到的。因為他們能夠常打常有的⽅方法的秘訣都是⽤用技巧去打贏，就不是⽤用⾝身體質素去打贏，如果你每⼀一次都⽤用⾃自⼰己的⾝身體去跟別⼈人去碰撞，那你⽐比賽的壽命就很短嘛。所以我覺得這種⽤用技巧打球的⽅方式⽐比較好，所以我喜歡看他們打球。 !B:Kobe, Iverson，這是我以前的啦。因為我在深圳看球的時候只能看到⽕火箭，我也很喜歡⽕火箭隊，⼀一直看姚明看到他退役這樣⼦子。有⼀一次季後賽是湖⼈人打⽕火箭，我是希望⽕火箭贏的，但是湖⼈人隊那⼀一年的打球的⾵風格我不太喜歡，就是⼩小動作多，⽕火箭好幾個都是受傷了，最後搶七輸了。所以

我那個時候開始就不太喜歡湖⼈人的球了，然後Kobe好像慢慢被湖⼈人感染

⼀一樣…… [那現在呢？] 現在可能⼤大家都很喜歡那個Stephen Curry。

[那你看好哪⽀支球隊得總冠軍？] 當然勇⼠士啊。但是我覺得勇⼠士也有那個隱患，就是它的中鋒太矮了，整隊太矮了，他只有⼀一個中鋒，這個中鋒要是受傷啊，或者犯規⽐比較多，可能就⽐比較難打，對付那些有中鋒或者是整體較⾼高的隊伍來講。

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問：平時在隊裏的分⼯工？ !G:我們的分⼯工就是主要都是他（Bryan）負責在買東⻄西，訂場地或者是

收錢，到真正練習的時候我就會負責多⼀一點 [教練嘛!] 不是，就是分享⼀一下我打球的經驗和在中學學到的東⻄西。教練這個頭銜我不敢當啦，被

別⼈人聽到就笑死了，哈哈~哈哈~ !B:在隊裡主要是Gino啊，Gino就教球啊，教我們打籃球，就是⼜又很像教練的樣⼦子。我就是平時負責⼀一些隊裏的事務，訂場地，幫⼤大家訂⾐衣服啊。 !問：對Bryan印象？ !G:他是我的OCamp mate，剛認識他的時候就覺得他還蠻搏盡的，因

為他後來是做了那個Ocamp的OC嘛，這個不⽤用說⼀一定是最搏盡的那些⼈人去做啦。然後，他在籃球隊裏事務都負責得很好，很盡責，還有⼀一點⼩小好勝，但是這個是好的，因為打籃球是必須的，如果你不渴望勝利的話打籃球就沒意思。 問：對Gino印象？ !B:我覺得Gino就，打球很認真啊，Gino也說了我們是Ocamp的，我那

時候就是覺得他，額，他⼈人很簡單哦，好像…我這樣說他應該不會⽣生氣，就是覺得好像少⼀一根筋，什麼事情都覺得無所謂，但是就是打球很認真，在籃球⽅方⾯面不能隨隨便便，其他的事情都很隨和。 15

問：球隊的優點、不⾜足？ !G:其實我們還蠻多⼈人喜歡打籃球的，可能就是他們中學的時候要顧著讀書，所以投放的時間就⽐比較少，然後來到⼤大學呢，那個基本功沒有練得很好，所以要練⼀一些戰術或者個⼈人技術的時候，執⾏行性就⽐比較差⼀一點。但是他們的好處呢就是真的很喜歡打籃球，⽽而且態度很好，現在很願意有時間多投放下去。那其實我覺得起步是永遠不會晚的，像那個⾹香港隊

的有⼀一個叫李琪的球員，他就是15歲才開始打籃球。 !B:我覺得我們球隊最⼤大的優點就是，我們的體能還有快攻意識⽐比去年好

很多。缺點的話就是板凳深度了，就是打球的⼈人也⽐比較少，interhall

的時候要是Gino犯規多了，或者有誰受傷了，我們能上去代替打的⼈人也不多。也不是說完全代替那個位置，就是幫助不是很⼤大。 !!問：其他愛好？ !G:我上了⼤大學之後很想再學另外⼀一些東⻄西，譬如說彈鋼琴，其實我家裏

⾯面有⼀一台鋼琴，我以前的roommate鋼琴是很厲害的，但是他就被

quit了，然後就沒⼈人教我。上年他在的時候我跟他學了三⾸首的流⾏行曲，《安靜》，《我以為》，還有《天台》。這個是我很有興趣去學的東⻄西，

可是這⼀一年剛剛進了u team，很多時間都投放到籃球裏⾯面，然後要顧著讀書，然後就沒有時間去放進鋼琴裏⾯面。所以如果遲⼀一點，籃球的決賽完了之後，我多⼀一點時間，我還是想學⼀一學鋼琴。可是就是要再找⼀一

些hall mate誰鋼琴厲害來教我。 !B:打遊戲啊，然後，其實我很多體育都很喜歡，就是看⾜足球啊。因為我

在家裏看電視我只看體育頻道，很多體育我都很喜歡。 [有沒有對⾳音樂

⽅方⾯面感興趣？] ⾳音樂啊，就是平時會唱歌，樂器也學過，但是學不會。

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問：進u team會幫到球隊嗎？ !G:呃，其實我反倒是覺得我進了校隊之後對hall的球隊的貢獻少了。就像上年嘛，我沒有進校隊的時候，sem 2 ⼀一開始我就召開了平均⼀一星期兩次的練習。但是今年sem2⼀一開始我根本就沒有召開過正式的練習，⼀一直是在召開interest group呀。第⼀一個（原因）是⼈人⽐比較少嘛，沒有⼈人想現在打球，第⼆二個，我也⽐比較累，因為u team⼀一星期要練兩三天球，然後星期六、星期天還要打⽐比賽，所以很少時間能再照顧hall裡⾯面。 但當然，我對籃球的視野是認識深了，看的東⻄西是多了。我們去過台灣集訓，去和台灣不同的⼤大學和中學去打友誼賽。打的時候我就發現我們打的就是兩樣東⻄西來的，它們所定義的籃球跟我們完全不⼀一樣，他們是⽤用體能，⽤用訓練的時間。他們⼀一個星期練六天，我們⼀一個星期才練兩天⽽而已。那個區別，⼀一打上去就⾺馬上知道了。所以我對籃球的認識是深了，但是並沒有讓我有時間去和我的hall mate去分享。⼤大家還是停留在之前的練習狀況，當然我之後再開（練習）的時候就可以跟他們分享。

問：⻝⾷食物、餐廳？ G:其實swire can還可以啦，那個⽶米線還蠻好吃的，我喜歡那個⽯石林⿇麻辣⽶米線，我平時都是買⼀一個外賣的⽯石林⿇麻辣⽶米線，我喜歡吃辣的嘛，買上來，然後吃完就可以⾺馬上丟下盤就抌下去。然後還有那個CYM那個canteen，那個鐵板也是很好吃。 B:沒有啊，我能吃飽就⾏行。[-_-!] !問：會不會希望⼥女朋友懂籃球，或體育很好？ G:不⽤用懂得真的去打籃球，來看我打球就好啦。她要懂真的去打球還更⿇麻煩，她看我的時候我還要⼜又去看她，那時間上就不好⽤用啦。所以可以不⽤用懂籃球，直接來看我就好了。不懂看籃球還（更）好啊，萬⼀一我打得差的時候還是說我打得很好，哈哈哈~ B:其實也不⼀一定啦，但是我覺得要是懂體育的話，可以有⼀一些話題可以聊，但是也不⼀一定說⼀一定要懂體育。 !問：Hall裏有⺫⽬目標嗎？ G:沒有，我覺得這個hall裏⾯面的⼥女孩性格⽐比較特別，所有的東⻄西都喜歡說反的。 B:沒有⺫⽬目標。現在沒有對象呀，但是我不在乎。反正就是緣分到了⾃自然就好，我覺得無所謂，不⽤用強求。

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Swire Girls Basketball Team Captains

!Q:做team cap有咩驚？ A:驚book場⿇麻煩，驚就唔到時間練ball，驚抽pool抽得衰，驚GINO⾛走，黎教練⾛走左會軍⼼心⼤大亂，驚gino有新⽅方法折磨，驚要跑suicide。（驚唔驚撞hockey？）應該ok，hockey啲practice都regular啲，同埋有時練朝早。 !Q:覺得hill呢個partner點？ !A:好好阿，好愛佢阿，係最佳拍檔 好好阿有個咁champ嘅 partner !Q:下年點r freshmen？ !A:如果可以都想r MCS 打籃球啲師妹⼊入swire阿，希望佢地⼊入到hku。 其實都有識嘅⼈人打緊u team，不過都好難叫佢地幫我地打，⼜又唔係好熟。今年好好啊有阿婷。 !（⽤用你地grad din條裙吸引⼈人？） !唔好啦! 或者⽤用男teammate吸引freshmen啦，男teammate champ得黎⼜又低調，好似條沉睡中嘅⻯⿓龍咁。⼀一⿑齊練波有少少接觸得黎⼜又唔會太猴禽。希望吸引到freshmen啦。 好多⼈人以為oldball我地會想要識打嘅freshmen，其實唔係架，唔識打都歡迎架。好似帶⼦子咁，最衰今年佢無出到inter hall啦，應該俾機會佢，喺球場上⼀一展佢嘅球技，推翻⼤大家對佢嘅誤解！

Sharon Ng

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SWIRE SQUASH TEAM - Team CaptainsS： ⼩小編 W：4/F⺩王⼦子 T：10/F Tinnie !S： Hi ！Tinnie，⺩王⼦子。聽講你地做左Team Cap喎，之前有冇玩開嫁？ T：冇呀。其實我係LATECOME⼊入SQUASH TEAM 既，由11⽉月先開始玩，練左⼀一陣就SEM BREAK ，所以正式黎計我應該係1⽉月先打。去到依家都打左4個⽉月嫁啦～ !!S：哦～咁你呢⺩王⼦子？ W：我就中學果時有打開，都玩左兩三年嫁，跟住我⼜又係LATECOME⼊入黎，試左波之後就繼續打。 S：點解想玩SQUASH既？ W：因為D FRIEND玩，所以就⼀一⿑齊玩。 T：我就因為果時係⼥女仔係唔夠⼈人，跟住就叫左我同另⼀一個BADMIN既⼥女仔去試TEAM，之後我就JOIN左啦～ S：咦！聽講男仔TEAM今年CHAMP左喎！你地有冇請COACH嫁？ W：唔洗請COACH啦！謝導師同埋FRED哥已經係最好既COACH喇。HAHA!

S：WOW咁你地TEAM有冇PREMATCH呀？ T：有呀有呀。PREMATCH呢就係每⼀一次⽐比賽之前既前⼀一晚呢就會由TEAMCAP煮野⻝⾷食啦，例如男仔TEAM打⽐比賽啦，跟住就會由⼥女TEAMCAP煮野⻝⾷食啦。咁通常D野⻝⾷食就會同對打果間HALL有關係，姐係可能同顏⾊色有關咁樣啦。之後⼤大家就會傾下第⽇日出場次序應該點排呀，傾下有邊D⼈人勁呀，策略上既野呀就會係果晚傾既～19

S：哦原來有野⻝⾷食嫁。咁你之前PREMATCH⻝⾷食過D咩野黎 呀？ W： 我就有⼝口福啦～Errr......就係由SALICE TEAM CAP 操⼑刀。咁全靠SALICE廚藝咁⾼高超，我就⻝⾷食過好多好野HAHA包括呢有雞翼啦同埋試過⻝⾷食⼀一D呢唔知點解未凝固既JELLY...... S：嘩掂啦！咁你地對TEAM有咩期望呀？ W＋T： （同⼩小編講）希望D⼈人多D黎練啦！！！！！！

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LET ME INTRODUCE YOU - - - - - - LeLynn … ! !姓名︰Ng Le Lynn ⿈黃樂琳

房號︰714 國籍︰⾺馬來⻄西亞 語⾔言︰⾺馬拉話、廣東話、英⽂文、普通話、福建話 學系︰A&F Year II (四年制)

!問︰你平時會唔會同其他Swire既⾺馬來⻄西亞⼈人有gathering? 答︰會呀，有時都會⼀一⿑齊⻝⾷食飯。 !問︰點解你會精通多國語⾔言既?

答︰我既屋企⼈人有D係⾺馬來⻄西亞出世，有D係廣東、福建出世，所以每樣都識少少啦。 !問︰你黎⾹香港之前都係⾺馬來⻄西亞讀書?

答︰我之前係⾺馬來⻄西亞讀過⼀一個sem既⼤大學，之後就黎左⾹香港。畢左業後我都想番⾺馬來⻄西亞，因為我覺得⾹香港既節奏太快。 !

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問︰我諗今年有唱Choir既Hallmates都知你係我地既pianist，

不如你講多D你既興趣啦! ☺

答︰我⼊入黎Swire之後先開始唱Choir，我係唱Alto既。鋼琴⽅方

⾯面我考左LTCL，Rachel今年就搵左我幫⼿手做pianist。我以前都

有跳芭蕾舞添! 最近我有份幫⼿手搞Malaysian Night，負責做

Performance Head。

!問︰係Swire有無遇過乜野趣事?

答︰有試過幾次⽐比⼈人以為我係韓國⼈人，尤其有個係Lobby既⻑⾧長髮阿姨問過我幾次添。 !問︰最後有無野想同

⼤大家講?

答︰希望 non-locals

可以踴躍D參加活

動，be active and try

to step out of the

comfort zone。

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!— Naw Blessing — !!Business design and innovation & finance BBA (BDI) Year2 !!Q：點解你會揀黎HKU讀書？!!!A：我原本都唔識HKU架，本來有打算去⾺馬來⻄西亞既⼤大學升學。然後係中學果時參加左YMCA既活動，認識左幾個港⼤大既學⽣生，開始對HKU有興趣。之後仲知道有⼀一個專係⽐比⼊入HKU學⽣生既scholarship，咁我就諗住試下啦，點知真係得左，咁就黎左HKU啦～ !!!Q：你岩岩黎到⾹香港時有冇唔習慣呀？!!!A：還可以啦，最唔慣應該都係飲⻝⾷食⽂文化～ 本來我以為⾹香港都有唔少同鄉，要“搵⻝⾷食“都唔會太難。但係黎到先發覺好多緬甸⼈人都已經localize左，就算係街度都認唔出佢究竟係⾹香港⼈人定係緬甸⼈人。!

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Q：你係swire hall既⽣生活點呀？!!A：我住得都幾開⼼心架！同樓友既關係都幾好，特別係roommate Eileen, 同幾位local freshmen Phoebe, Jessie, Michelle。活動⽅方⾯面，我舊年都有參加Christian fellowship同non-local o-camp，但係今年就少好多啦，原因係我今年做左HKU既student ambassador，另⼀一⽅方⾯面亦要追GPA 。( Scholarship有GPA requirement)!!Q：有冇諗過畢業之後會點？會唔會留係⾹香港？!!A：我都仲未決定既。短期⽽而⾔言我會想係⾹香港搵⼀一份Grad Job，拎下經驗。但係之後都會番去緬甸，畢竟⽗父⺟母都係果邊，要陪佢地。!!Q：你有咩想借呢個機會同各位hallmate講？!!A：我覺得local同non-local之間可以有多d interaction，local可以主動d邀請non-local參加唔同活動。!!Q：最後⼀一條問題，你覺得Swire hall有邊個特別靚仔/靚⼥女？!靚仔就冇咩啦。。。好⼈人就幾多既，例如8樓既Romeo！!靚⼥女就唔少啦，例如9樓既Nicole，7樓既Crystal，Yobi同Lelynn，仲有5樓既Charlotte!

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近⽇日，太古堂出現了⼀一個令堂友議論紛紛的名詞——房間分配制度。︒ 帶來熱議的原因源於現屆幹事會在上任後不久，便表明有意修改有關制度︔；並屢次就此議題向堂友和導師們收集意⾒見，更提出⽅方案供堂友參考。︒! 在⽬目前的制度下，新鮮⼈人進到舍堂以後，可以選擇以單籤或雙籤去進⾏行抽樓程序︔；雙籤者，能夠選擇和⾃自⼰己共住⼀一年的室友︔；但不論單籤或雙籤，皆不能控制⾃自⼰己將會進入哪個樓層。︒另⼀一邊廂，⽬目前提出的選樓制度則規定新鮮⼈人只可以單籤進⾏行分樓程序︔；換來的，則是新鮮⼈人可以選擇對於樓層的優先次序。︒⽽而各樓層在這個制度裏也擁有⼀一定的選擇權，可按照其意願選取適合該層的新鮮⼈人。︒究竟此做法可⾏行嗎︖？此制度又會對新鮮⼈人、︑對樓層、︑對舍堂帶來怎麼樣的影響︖？以下會略述⼀一⼆二。︒ ! ⾸首先，由於樓際比賽的存在，以及各樓層對樓形象的推崇，樓與樓之間⼀一直都存在不少比較︔；是以，在吸納新鮮⼈人這重要過程當中，難以避免會出現惡性競爭。︒⼀一旦選樓制度得以實⾏行，不難想像會有⼈人於體驗營和迎新營中，有意無意向各新鮮⼈人展⽰示各⾃自樓層最好的⼀一⾯面。︒至於這些近乎烏托邦的對外形象，與實際的樓情況有否不同，則有待探討。︒⽽而另⼀一個令⼈人擔憂的問題是，部分樓層或會以「鬆散」的形象來吸引更多新鮮⼈人將其排於較優先的位置，使有關樓層可以得到更⼤大選擇權。︒這種情況恐怕既不符合舍堂形象，也對舍堂發展有負⾯面的影響。︒筆者認為，太古堂⼀一直⿎鼓勵各堂友以誠待⼈人，不做作、︑不隱瞞︔；可是，選樓制度恐怕會誘使堂友違背這核⼼心價值。︒

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再者，樓層間存在惡性競爭，亦會令樓與樓之間多了隔膜，甚或引起更多比較和⽭矛盾。︒每層樓都希望可以收取最優秀的新鮮⼈人，從⽽而促進其樓形象，並使樓⽂文化得以更好的承傳。︒當選樓制度賦予各樓層有選擇新鮮⼈人的權利時，⼀一場新鮮⼈人的爭奪戰便順勢爆發。︒屆時，樓與樓之間還可以保持單純的友好關係嗎︖？樓與樓之間還可以和平相處嗎︖？ ! 值得⼀一提的是，單憑迎新營中新鮮⼈人的表現又是否⾜足以令樓層了解其性格，以至他們將來在舍堂裏的取向和定位嗎︖？如果答案是否定或是疑問的，那如何可以肯定房間分配制度可以調低新鮮⼈人進入不適合⾃自⼰己之樓層的機會呢︖？迎新營對各新鮮⼈人來說可謂是個對身⼼心的考驗，他們在⾼高壓的氛圍下迅速吸收舍堂希望傳授的價值觀。︒數天下來，身⼼心已疲憊，新鮮⼈人到底能否在餘下數天充分表達到他們的潛能、︑性格和真性情呢︖？再說，新鮮⼈人剛進到新環境，接觸到萬千樣的⼈人和事︔；當中的轉變之⼤大，使他們也不太可能表現出⾃自⼰己最真、︑最突出的⼀一⾯面。︒有些⼈人可能屬於慢熱的類型，難以在短時間充分表現⾃自⼰己。︒因此，單憑迎新營表現確實是不太可能了解到其往後於舍堂的發展。︒若是如此，各樓層又怎能夠確保他們的決定正確無誤︖？所以，選樓制度亦未能助新鮮⼈人進到最適合⾃自⼰己的樓層。︒ ! 順帶⼀一提，在這房間分配制度下，新鮮⼈人將來只可以單籤形式進⾏行房間和樓層的分配。︒這意味著他們不可以選擇將來同住⼀一年的室友。︒如細⼼心想想，問題也接踵⽽而來：室友理應是新鮮⼈人接觸得最多的⼀一個堂友，但所謂 「相⾒見好，同住難」，若果不幸地⼆二⼈人性格不合，⽣生活習慣有差異，這將會帶來⼀一連串負⾯面影響。︒當然，舍堂亦希望堂友們可以打開⼼心扉與不同的⼈人相處共事︔；可是，⼈人與⼈人之間的關係實在是⼗十分微妙，相處好壞也不過是那⼀一線之差︔；⽽而與同房關係的好壞，更是會直接左右到新鮮⼈人居住的意欲︔；這甚至對舍堂將來的表現和發展有所影響。︒

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因此，保留現有之雙籤制度其實也不失為⼀一個好辦法：新鮮⼈人可有個稱⼼心如意、︑關係親密的同房在舍堂⽣生活中互相幫助、︑互相監督、︑互相⿎鼓勵和互相扶持︔；這甚或能夠增加他們對舍堂事務的投入度以至歸屬感。︒ !事實上，⼈人各有⾃自⼰己的性格和特長︔；並不是每個⼈人都是樂天、︑外向和擁有百般才藝的。︒有這樣特質的⼈人固然受⼤大家歡迎，成為選樓制度下的「搶⼿手貨」。︒可是，較為內向、︑表⾯面平凡的⼈人就不可以成為耀眼的鑽⽯石嗎︖？不善於表現⾃自⼰己的⼈人，並不代表就是平凡的⼀一群︔；他們並不比任何⼈人差。︒不論選樓制度是否得以落實，重要的是，我們每個⼈人都要有欣賞他⼈人的⼼心︔；也不要妄⾃自菲薄，⾃自以為⾃自⼰己比⼈人差。︒ ! 分樓制度的改⾰革如箭在弦︔；不論最終落實的⽅方案為何，惟盼⼤大家都能夠以舍堂整體發展為依歸，並會尊重每個新鮮⼈人——因為他們和我們⼀一樣，都是個不折不扣的太古⼈人！ !

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Internationalism in HKU

Hong Kong is known to the world as an international hub for finance, businesses and corporations, as well as in culture, fes-tivals, cuisine and the like – being dubbed as where “east meets west”. But is Hong Kong really “International” as it so claims to be? It very well may be so, we can see that aspect of Hong Kong for ourselves, especially when we compare to other nations or cities. However, we may not be really getting what we would have expected; sometimes we build up so much in our minds such that the reality can be quite far off. But for now, let’s take a step back and bring this topic more close to home where we can relate ourselves as students or perhaps even as a hall mate to interna-tionalism in HKU.

What is Internationalism?

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, internationalism can

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Internationalism in HKUbe defined as ‘the state of being international, or happening in and between many countries’. This definition is actually quite vague and didn’t give much understanding. However this also points out the difficulty to give a clear definition to what everyone can have differences about as each may have their own definition or opinion. Thus, it is im-portant to put it into context, in this case we look at in the view of internationalism in the universi-ty, but even then there may be differences. Person A may think that internationalism requires people of many different ethnicities together in one place whereas person B may think that internationalism requires an interaction or exchange of people of dif-ferent cultures.

In actual fact, the concept of internationalism is not concretely defined so each person may have their own take on it or interpretation of the term.

Before you carry on reading, perhaps you can also take a moment to think what the definition of internationalism is to you or to put it in more tangible terms; what you expect in HKU for it to be considered an international community.

Internationalism in HKU

Based on the current state of HKU, it would give the impression that HKU has quite the international presence where we have quite the range of ethnic or racial backgrounds in the students and as well as the staff. Thus we cannot deny that students have quite the exposure to different people and cultures, at least for many it’s quite the jump from what we’d experience in our own local communities in secondary school before coming to HKU for both local and non-local students.

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However just by having ethnic diversity does not equal to having internationalism and is not enough if we are to claim ourselves to have a global community. What may also be important are the interrelations between people of different ethnicities, in which there is a lack of. We can observe in HKU that people of the same ethnicities or of similar traits tend to group or hang out together; it is quite natural as we would be most comfortable with people that are of similar cultural background that also speak the same language.

The Issues

The issue of internationalism can also be easily linked to the rela-tionship between locals and non-locals in halls which have been brought up a number of times: in past Swire Youth, ExCo, War-den etc. A lot of problems identified here can also be applicable to the overall situation in the university.

It has been pointed out that one of the biggest reason stem from the language barrier where for many the common language we share, English, is not their first language and thus will be uncom-fortable in holding up conversations that is not in their mother tongue. Extra-curricular activities or programmes aren’t always held in English that effectively leave out people who can’t speak the language, which in many cases is Cantonese – thus making it hard for people of different cultural backgrounds to interact with each other. Thinking positively, although it may be hard to achieve in reality, the language barrier is a hurdle that we can get over; as we all can speak English, we’ve already got part of the solution. Some people may feel uncomfortable to speak it as they are not confident, but on the flip side, there are many cases where people who are quite willing to do so as they also view good opportunity to practice their English.

What we may be more concerned about is that it may be that there is simply not much interest for students, especially locals, to engage with people of different ethnic backgrounds and appre-ciate their culture, let alone making friends. It seems that we put up the barriers ourselves due to the differences in language and

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culture. There is a divide in the aspect of friendship groups be-tween people of different international backgrounds. It is often up to individuals in order to make these connections between people of different ethnicities and to try work around their differences. There may be some students that are looking for a university life in which cultural exchange is one aspect of it, especially for ex-change students, however for many others it’s not.

Why is Internationalism Important?

Throughout the article we’ve been looking at internationalism as something positive, but what’s the point of it all – it’s now time to stop and ask ourselves, why? It may be that those who’ve got an answer are the ones that have the incentive and desire to be actively engaging themselves in interacting and creating relation-ships, despite their differences, with people that come from dif-ferent parts of the world.

With the international community that we have in Hong Kong, it is quite important to understand and respect the cultural values of different people that we may end up meeting, working or even living with throughout our lives. That way people won’t be too fast to make judgments; on any differences in doing things, opinions or views – it is mutual as we ourselves won’t want to be under someone else’s judgements or stereotyped. Internationalism will not only help us gain that social and cultural awareness of dif-ferent regions around the world, but also locally. By interacting with different people we can gain different perspectives to current issues or events that can help broaden our horizons – to go out of our comfort zones, to learn, to see things in a different way. It is important to keep an open mind and be more flexible with your ideas and thoughts that of which internationalism is a part of. It is not something we can tell you to do, but rather you should go and experience it yourself.

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<<無題>> !「咔咧」

數根不規則的裂痕撕開了脆薄的殼

淡蝦⾁肉⾊色的鵝卵不再平滑

⼀一⼩小撮不顯眼的⽑毛突出重圍

微風憐惜地

輕輕撫拂

然後是腦瓜

沒有⽑毛的翼

站不穩的⽖爪

「吱吱」

又⼀一頭搖頭晃腦的⽣生物 !終究有天還是會以某種形式消逝...... !「......嗒......」

像油⼀一般在葉尖殞落

沒有遺下指紋......

風⼀一吹

灰塵滿地 !「鈴......」

幾根銀管吻別了床上的體溫

她 !無法回來...... !⼆二零⼀一五年四⽉月六⽇日 Life is slippery.

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6 Mind Boggling Paradoxes by Muhammad !!

A paradox is a statement or an argument that either contradicts itself, or leads to a situation which is logically impossible. Although some paradoxes, as in Physics, can be resolved as they are often missing a crucial insight required to resolve the issue, many are “true logical paradoxes” and thus can’t possibly be resolved. Some of the paradoxes compiled below can be solved, while others can’t. How

Value of Truth ! "This statement is a lie." The sentence is grammatically correct and appears straightforward enough. But work carefully through its implications and you soon see it is anything but straightforward. In announcing itself to be a lie it is stating that it cannot be a lie, in which case it is true, which is to say that it really is a lie, which means it is not a lie. What is going on?!

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The Omnipotence Paradox ! The paradox states that: If a being can perform any action, then it should be able to create a task which this being is unable to perform; hence, this being cannot perform all actions. Yet, on the other hand, if this being cannot create a task that it is unable to perform, then there exists something it cannot do. For example, an omnipotent being must be able to do everything, including creating a stone so heavy that it itself cannot lift it. But if it cannot lift the stone, then it surely can’t do everything.

Unexpected Hanging Paradox ! A judge tells a condemned prisoner that he will be hanged at noon on one weekday in the following week, but that the execution will be a surprise to the prisoner. He will not know the day of the hanging until the executioner knocks on his cell door at noon that day. Having reßected on his sentence, the prisoner draws the conclusion that he will escape from the hanging. His reasoning is in several parts. He begins by concluding that the “surprise hanging” can’t be on a Friday, as if he hasn’t been hanged by Thursday, there is only one day left – and so it won’t be a surprise if he’s hanged on a Friday. Since the judge’s sentence stipulated that the hanging would be a surprise to him, he concludes it cannot occur on Friday. He then reasons that the surprise hanging cannot be on Thursday either, because Friday has already been eliminated and if he hasn’t been hanged by Wednesday night, the hanging must occur on Thursday, making a Thursday hanging not a surprise either. By similar reasoning he concludes that the hanging can also not occur on Wednesday, Tuesday or Monday. Joyfully he retires to his cell conÞdent that the hanging will not occur at all. The next week, the executioner knocks on the prisoner’s door at noon on Wednesday — which, despite all the above, will still be an utter surprise to him. Everything the judge said has come true. It shouldn’t either have been true, or at least surprising, but it has been. How?

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Paradox of the Court ! The Paradox of the Court is a very old problem in logic stemming from ancient Greece. It is said that the famous sophist Protagoras took on a pupil, Euathlus, on the understanding that the student pay Protagoras for his instruction after he had won his Þrst case. Some accounts claim that Protagoras demanded his money as soon as Euathlus completed his education; others say that Protagoras waited until it was obvious that Euathlus was making no effort to take on clients and still others assert that Euathlus made a genuine attempt but that no clients ever came. In any case, Protagoras decided to sue Euathlus for the amount owed. Protagoras argued that if he won the case he would be paid his money. If Euathlus won the case, Protagoras would still be paid according to the original contract, because Euathlus would have won his Þrst case. Euathlus, however, claimed that if he won then by the court’s decision he would not have to pay Protagoras. If on the other hand Protagoras won then Euathlus would still not have won a case and therefore not be obliged to pay. The question is: which of the two men is in the right?

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The Barber Paradox ! Suppose there is a town with just one male barber; and that every man in the town keeps himself clean‐shaven: some by shaving themselves, some by attending the barber. It seems reasonable to imagine that the barber obeys the following rule: He shaves all and only those men in town who do not shave themselves. Under this scenario, we can ask the following question: Does the barber shave himself ? Asking this, however, we discover that the situation presented is in fact impossible: ‐ If the barber does not shave himself, he must abide by the rule and shave himself. ‐ If he does shave himself, according to the rule he will not shave himself. No, the Barber is not Asian, and is capable of growing a beard. !Schrodinger’s Cat !An unfortunate cat is locked in a box with some poison that is released only if a radioactive atom decays, which is an equal probability of both decaying and not decaying. Principles of quantum mechanics (which have been proven true) stipulate that we must consider the atom to have both decayed and not decayed at the same time while we haven’t observed it. This means that the cat exists in the state of being both dead and not dead, alive and not alive, all at the same time!

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