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HKU resumes ARTathon carnival with 500 grassroots secondary school students invited to participate

2023-01-14T14:15:25.528Z


The number of confirmed cases of the new crown virus has dropped, and the society is gradually returning to normal. After three years of the epidemic, the University of Hong Kong resumed its first large-scale outdoor event today (14th) at the West Kowloon Art Park - the 111th Anniversary ARTathon Art Carnival of the University of Hong Kong.


The number of confirmed cases of the new crown virus has dropped, and the society is gradually returning to normal. After three years of the epidemic, the University of Hong Kong resumed its first large-scale outdoor event today (14th) at the West Kowloon Art Park - the 111th Anniversary ARTathon Art Carnival of the University of Hong Kong. Alumni reunite with family and friends.

A number of HKU-themed art installations and booths were set up on site, and graduation gowns were provided for HKU alumni to take graduation photos.


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The most eye-catching scene in the venue was an 8-meter-high Hong Kong University headquarters building made of books, implying the inheritance of knowledge from generation to generation.

Principal Zhang Xiang led the participants to donate books, which will be donated to many local non-profit organizations.

There are also a number of giant art and balloon installations themed on the 111th anniversary of HKU, as well as booths hosted by artists and art lovers, including various painting, hand-made, face painting and other workshops.

Due to the implementation of epidemic prevention and control measures on campus in the past few years, recent graduates may not be able to experience physical graduation ceremonies.

The school specially borrowed this event to prepare graduation gowns for alumni, and let them borrow them for free, and take graduation photos on the spot.

The University of Hong Kong arranged for more than 500 secondary school students from grassroots families to participate in the carnival and visit the Hong Kong Palace Museum for free.

Zhang Xiang, President of the University of Hong Kong, led the participants to bring their books to donate, and the collected books will be donated to a number of local non-profit organizations.

(Photo provided by HKU)

President Zhang Xiang donated half of his annual salary earlier to support the development of the university and broaden the horizons of students. Two student representatives who benefited from this donation sent souvenirs to the president today to express their gratitude.

Among them, Isabella Liu, a third-year student studying the undergraduate program of language and hearing science, once went to Myanmar as a volunteer to teach, and took a year off from school to serve as the director of the international youth leadership organization AIESEC. She cherishes these valuable experiences and firmly believes that through education and making good use of herself Professional knowledge in speech and hearing therapy can help more underprivileged children in the future and continue the caring spirit of HKU.

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Source: hk1

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