LIN Yimin - Mainland Student

林益民 - 內地生

I really want to say something to hall 5 where I have been living for nearly three years. For the first day I moved into hall 5 as a year 1 freshman, I felt lucky to live in this hall due to its best position between acdemic buidings and hall canteen. Also, with the help of our hall master, tutors, and 燕姐, it is the first time that I felt comfortable to life far away from home. As I gradually intergrated into the life of hall 5, I was pleasant about the colourful activities and friendly hallmates here. I enjoyed a lot from these activities in the first year, and in my second year, I was more happy to be one of the organizers of these interesting activities. I feel like we are in a big family now, and you can't imagine how happy I was when we won honour for our hall in the interhall soccer match. I think the happy time in hall 5 would be one of my best memories in my life.

Fatma Farooqui - International Student from India

Fatma Farooqui - 國際學生

Hall 5 is a wonderful hall with some very nice people. I found some new friends here that made the residence experience a lot of fun. You’ll almost always be able to find someone to have long-insightful conversations with.
Besides, the view from the common room is one of the best things you’ll get to see here.

Fritz Deden - Local Student

Fritz Deden - 本地生

Residing in Chan Sui Kau Hall is a pleasant and memorable experience. The vibrant hall life with my hallmates, enthusiastic Resident Tutors, Resident Master and kind security guard ensured that everyone felt comfortable away from home. The diverse range of hall activities gave my hallmates and myself many opportunities to explore and try new things that are different from our academic studies diversifying our knowledge. In addition, living in a culturally diverse environment enabled everyone to expand our understanding of different cultures and see the world from different perspectives. My time in hall 5 will definitely be one of my best memories.

LAM, Yin Kwan Bernice - Local Student

LAM, Yin Kwan Bernice - 本地生

Peaceful and harmony hall is a community where people from different cultural backgrounds interact and help each other.

Lee Ye Pyo - International Student from Korea

Lee Ye Pyo - 國際學生

After finishing the Military Service in South Korea, I got back to Hong Kong and hall 5 has changed my university life dramatically. The vigorous environment encouraged me to join activities. I have joined a variety of activities and naturally got friendly with people from other countries, interacting with them. Some activities were very valuable and meaningful, so that I learned a lot from them and would not forget them in my life. Hall 5 has allowed me to experience valuable things and made my university life more special and successful.

Yang Mengmeng - Mainland Student

Yang Mengmeng - 內地生

Last whole year, I maintained a good relationship with both my old friends and new friends from hall 5. Chan Sui Kau Hall could be a second family for us and all the residents contribute to maintain its harmonious environment. I believe in next year, Hall 5’s good living environment could still benefit us and help us to build a consolidate relationship.

Nidhi - International Student from Bangladesh

Nidhi - 國際學生

I come from a very small part of the world that is wildly different from Hong Kong. In the drastic move, Hall 5 was my pseudo-home for the first year. Unsurprisingly, it was turbulent. However, almost every day I woke up to find kind hearted people, a place to come back to in this bustling country, and this gorgeous view in the 10th floor common room. Hall 5 introduced me to some of the most nurturing people and for that I shall always be grateful.

ZHU Yimin - Mainland Student

ZHU Yimin - 內地生

This is my third year living in Hall 5 and I’m so glad to be a resident here. The moment I enter the hall, a big smile from 燕姐 let me feel like that I come back to a warm family. All tutors helped me a lot during all my residential years. Every time I have problems or need someone to talk with, my floor tutor always stays beside me and solves problems for me. Hall activities and cheering team enrich my hall life and enable me to make more friends from different countries. I can also learn some cultures and traditions through these activities held by international students. The most meaningful part of Hall 5 life is social service which helps non-local students learn more about Hong Kong society. During past three years, I attended Food Angel, Flag Day and Elderly Visit and all these events were somehow related to social issues. We are not only staying in Hong Kong but also do something helpful to reduce these potential problems or issues. Hall 5 gives me a sense of belonging and I feel so pleased and lucky to live here.

Asad Raza - International Student from Pakistan

Asad Raza - 國際學生

There are 11 halls in the residence, what did I find so unique in Hall 5? Firstly, the utterly hospitable Resident Tutors (RTs). I have interacted with all the tutors on one occasion or another, and never have I found even single one (I mean it--single one) of them, to be non-welcoming. Instead, they have always gone beyond the par to help me (and obviously everyone else) out. The Hall Master, Ms. Esther Chan, as I observed, proved to be very welcoming to all the other cultures. The hall master is even highly appreciative of the fact that I am trying to learn Cantonese, and often tries to converse with me in the language.

Well, for you guys, here comes the strongest reason setting Hall 5 apart: Yin Jie. No matter you’re a resident or a guest, she will greet you with a grin. If you’re waiting for someone in the hall lobby, she will try her best to not to let you bore yourself. She will try to indulge in a small conversation with you, and if you approach her yourself (say for any matter), she will stand up from her comfortable seat as to show courtesy and would treat you with respect.

In a nutshell, I enjoyed my hall life. I made very close friends in this hall, whom I cook with almost every week. Although I learnt about various cultures in here by interacting with local, mainland and exchange students, I also got a chance to promote my own culture here.

Serena Sung - Local Student

Serena Sung - 本地生

Chan Shui Kau Hall is a hall that makes you feel very comfortable. You have the flexibility here to do what you really want! In here, I found my reliable and treasurable friends!