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An exuberant lion dance symbolizing the spirit of youth, power, strength and vitality marked the opening of the “International Conference on Youth Empowerment: A Cross-cultural Exchange” organized by the Department of Applied Social Studies (SS) on 17 May. Over 300 practitioners, scholars and students in social services from 34 cities in 14 countries flocked to CityU to share their findings and experiences in youth empowerment studies and initiatives at the conference that lasts until 20 May.
"We are proud to build a bridge from east to west, and we hope, one day, scholars from opposite sides of the bridge will meet," said Professor Ng Sik-hung, Head of the Department of Applied Social Studies (SS), at the opening ceremony of the "Family Therapy Forum: East Meets West" on 4 December.
The public forum on "Direct Election for LegCo in 2008", held at the Purple Zone of the University Concourse on 25 November, aroused a heated discussion on political development of Hong Kong. The forum was a highlight of the Hong Kong Week, 24-28 November, organized by a group of third-year Applied Social Studies students.
"South Asian people have been living in our community for years. They hold valid identity cards. Some can even speak fluent Cantonese. But somehow, we seem to have ignored them; they seldom come into contact with us. Why?" Final year Social Work student, Keith Wun, has been inspired to think hard about the question while working as an active member of the Social Integration Project for Ethnic Minority People in Hong Kong.
在2002年7月才剛剛從澳洲梅鐸大學抵港作為期六個月交換生的Tomas Collins，對城大及香港的生活感到十分興奮。現正修讀公共及社會行政學系三年級課程的Tomas說：「這真是一次大開眼界的生活體驗。我對香港及本地學生能說多種語言留下特別深刻的印象。在澳洲，英語是通用語言，但城大的同學都卻能說流利的英語、廣東話及普通話。」
城大與美國休斯敦大學制訂了交換生協議。去年年初，應用社會科學系兩名社工課程三年級學生熊冬玲及黎鳳儀被送派赴美交流。由於該校沒有開辦社工學士課程，兩人遂「跳級」修讀碩士課程。留學期間，兩人的學術表現超卓，熊冬玲同學取得4.0分平均積點的驕人成績，黎鳳儀同學也拿到3.89分的優異成績。
超過120位城大學生參加由學生發展處舉辦的生活體驗營，於2002年1月中在廣東省高明市的「靄雯教育農莊」渡過了豐盛的三日兩夜。