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ContentsContentsWelcomeMessage2PreparingtoLeaveVisaandIdentification4HealthCare7Insurance7WhattoBring7ShippingPersonalBelongings9MoneyandBanking10LivinginHongKongPolitics13Culture13People14LivingExpenses17Food18Transportation18Language22Climate23Laws24AboutCUHKHistory26Location26General27StudentsatCUHK27InternationalStudentsatCUHK28ContentsContentsArrivinginHongKongAirportPickup30Check-inandOrientation31DirectionstoCUHK34LivinginCUHKTheCampus37Smoke-freeCUHK37Accommodation37RoommateRelations40On-CampusTransportation40Food41Friendship47ExtracurricularActivities48CulturalEvents48TravellingInandOutsideofHongKongTravellingInHongKong50TravellingOutsideofHongKong51TipsfromPastInternationalStudents53UsefulWebSites57MapofHongKong58ExchangeRatesforReference594ContentsWelcomeMessageWelcomeMessageWelcometoTheChineseUniversityofHongKong(CUHK)asanAssociateStudent.ToprepareyouforyourtimeatCUHK,wehaveputtogetherthispre-arrivalguide–SurviveandThrive@CUHK.WehopethiswillassistyouinplanningyourtraveltoHongKong,andprovidesomeusefulbackgroundinformationtoprepareyouforlifeatCUHKandHongKong.ItalsogetsyoustartedinplanningyouractivitiesandgoalsduringyourtimeatCUHK.Welookforwardtoseeingyousoon!InternationalAsianStudiesProgrammeOfficeofAcademicLinksTheChineseUniversityofHongKongMay200924PreparingtoLeavePreparingtoLeaveVisa&IdentificationStudentVisaImmigrationlawsofHongKongrequirenon-localstudentstoobtainastudentvisabeforearrivinginHongKong.Youshouldapplyforavisaviayoursponsor,i.e.theInternationalAsianStudiesProgramme(IASP)atTheChineseUniversityofHongKong(CUHK).YouneedtocompleteandreturntoIASPtheApplicationforEntryforStudyinHongKong(ID995A)togetherwithabankdraftinHongKongcurrencyforthevisaandrelatedfees,copiesofyourtraveldocumentandotherdocumentsasrequired.IASPwillforwardyourcompletevisaapplicationpackagetotheHongKongImmigrationDepartment.AsitnormallytakesfourtosixweeksfortheImmigrationDepartmenttoprocessavisaapplication,youneedtoactpromptly.UnlessyounotifyIASPotherwise,whenyourstudentvisa(intheformofaself-adhesivestickertobeaffixedtoapageinyourtraveldocument)isapproved,itwillbesenttoyourcorrespondenceaddressbycourier.Thus,itiscrucialthatyouinformIASPimmediatelyofanychangeofaddress.UponenteringHongKong,ensurethattheImmigrationOfficersstamponthepageofyourtraveldocumentwithyourstudentvisalabel.Yourstudentvisawillnotbeactivatedwithoutthisstamp.Ifyouplantoextendyourstudyfromonetermtooneyearoroverthesummer,youwillneedtoextendyourstudentvisaattheHongKongImmigrationDepartment.Ifyoudonotrenewyourvisabeforeitexpires,theImmigrationDepartmentmaylevyastifffine.5PreparingtoLeaveAccordingtotheimmigrationlawsofHongKong,holdersofstudentvisasarenotallowedtoacceptpaidorunpaid,part-timeorfull-timeemployment.MultipleEntryPermitIfyouareaholderofTaiwanPassportandplantotravelawayfromHongKongduringyourperiodofstudy,youneedtoapplyforaMultipleEntryPermitattheImmigrationDepartmentbeforyoutravelabroad.HongKongIdentityCard(HKIDCard)Ifyouareenrolledforthefullacademicyearandalreadyhaveyourstudentvisa,youcanandshouldapplyforaHongKongIdentity(HKID)Card.TheHKIDcardcanbeobtainedfromtheHongKongImmigrationDepartment.Thefirstissuanceisfree.WithaHKIDcard,youcangothroughimmigrationsfasterandeasierwhenyouexitandre-enterHongKong.Guidancewillbegiventothosewhoareeligibletoapplyuponarrival.Forthosewhoarestayingforlessthan180days(i.e.onetermonly),youwillnotbeeligibletoapplyfortheHKIDcard.YoushouldcarryyourHKIDcardifyouhaveone,oraphotocopyofyourpassportplusyourCUHKstudentIDcard,atalltimes.IncertainareasofHongKong,itisnotunusualforpoliceofficerstomakerandomchecksandfailuretoproduceyourHKIDcardorotheridentificationmayresultininconvenienceorafine.6PreparingtoLeaveCUHKStudentIDCardTheIASPstaffwillhelpyoutoobtainyourCUHKstudentIDcard.Forthispurpose,youwillneedtosendIASPapassport-sizedphotoofyourselfpriortoarrival.WethereforesuggestthatyouhelptoensurethatyourstudentIDcardisreadyforuseuponarrival.Bringextrapassport-sizedphotowithyoutoHongKong.Youwillneedthemwhenapplyingforvisasorforotherpurposes.Someformerstudentsestimatedthattheyusedtwentytothirtyphotosduringtheirnine-monthstay.Ifyourunoutofpassport-sizedphotos,youcanalwayshavethemtakenatCUHK.7PreparingtoLeaveHealthCareCUHK’sUniversityHealthServiceprovidesfreeprimarycarefacilitiesandclinicalservicestoalllocalandinternationalstudentsstudyingatCUHK(excludingdentalcareandinoculationsfortravel).PleasenotethatCUHKisnotresponsibleforanychargesincurredbystudentswhovisitaprivatephysicianwithoutareferralfromoneoftheUniversityHealthService’sphysicians.VaccinationsUnlikemanyAsiancountries,vaccinationsarenotrequiredfortraveltoHongKong.Gammaglobulinandothershotsaresometimesrecommendedbymedicalauthoritiesforaddedprotection.OnceinHongKongyoumayobtainvaccinationsrequiredfortravelinotherAsiancountries.SomeofthesecanbearrangedatCUHK’sUniversityHealthService.HospitalizationInternationalstudentsholdingavalidstudentvisacouldenjoydiscountedratesforpublichealthservices.ThenearestpublichospitaltoCUHKisPrinceofWalesHospitalinShatinwhichisabout10minutesdrivefrom