Hong Kong is a popular choice for many mainland students to study in the mainland. In recent years, more and more Hong Kong students have come to study in the mainland. Are these students accustomed to their study and life? Is there any barrier to language communication? What impressed you most? Let's hear their stories.
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Zheng Tianer is a master's student in the Department of Marine Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She studied at Shenzhen University for her undergraduate degree.
She told reporters that the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology where she works has many master's students, doctoral students and professors from the mainland, and they speak more Mandarin than Cantonese. In Hong Kong, most subway stations use card swiping to enter the station. Now some subway lines can be scanned using a mainland software. Many local students in Hong Kong also often buy things on Taobao.
In her opinion, local students in Hong Kong are very friendly. They will help answer questions from mainland students in the group, such as where to buy medicine during the epidemic, which phone number to call, etc. She found that the Mandarin of these young Hong Kong students did not have a strong accent, and they also cared about the lives of their mainland classmates in Hong Kong.
"I lived in Yunfu, Guangdong for a period of time, so I can speak Cantonese. There are some mainland students around me who don't understand Cantonese at all, but they think many Hong Kong people are very nice. For example, sometimes when asking locals for directions, Hong Kong locals will They were taken directly to that place, fearing that they would not be able to find their way there on their own. There are also many students who often travel between Hong Kong and the Mainland. For example, if their father works in Guangdong and settles in the Mainland, they will often come to the Mainland.”
Zheng Tianer said, Haiyang. Master's and doctoral students in science departments have many opportunities to go to sea. Sometimes there are students from different universities in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong, and everyone goes to sea together on the same ship to do experiments.
now has some laboratories in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The laboratories are located in Hong Kong, Macao, Guangzhou, Zhuhai and other places. The mobility of personnel is relatively large. These laboratories have joint training doctoral students, and there will be some cooperative overseas plans. The experimental samples are respectively After taking it to Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other places, they each used their own experimental platforms to analyze and then share and cooperate with the data.
At the end of the interview, Zheng Tianer told reporters that what impressed her deeply was that during the epidemic, the mainland transported a lot of daily necessities to Hong Kong. For a period of time, both land and waterways were transporting supplies to Hong Kong. Hong Kong had no raw pork for a week in March because confirmed cases appeared at the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse, which closed down the slaughterhouse. This slaughterhouse accounted for 90% of Hong Kong’s slaughtering volume. Later, a batch of pork slaughtering operations in the Mainland People came to Hong Kong to help, and raw pork was available on the market.
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Hong Kong girl Fang Yongsi studied at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, majoring in journalism and communication. After graduating from undergraduate this year, she plans to continue her graduate studies at JNU.
"It has been exactly four years since I graduated from freshman year."
When talking about the opportunity to study in the Mainland, this Hong Kong girl said that her best friend at the time said she wanted to study in the Mainland, and she also wanted to pursue something different. environment, a different way of life, and also attracted by the teaching environment in the mainland, so I followed my deskmate here.
Fang Yongsi told reporters that when he first arrived, he didn’t know much about the electronic payment methods in the mainland and was still a little unaccustomed to them.
"When I first came here, my bank card was not bound to WeChat Pay, so I used cash. It was more difficult to buy things at that time, because using cash is relatively common in Hong Kong."
I really understood what the mainland has to offer. I also feel the convenience of online shopping, online payment, and ordering takeout. As a homebody, these provide great convenience to my life. Because of the epidemic, I rarely go back to Hong Kong. My friends in Hong Kong also told me that Hong Kong is also developing electronic payments.
Fang Yongsi hopes that he can work in the Greater Bay Area for a few more years and absorb more experience. “My understanding of the mainland and Hong Kong will help my future development in journalism in the Greater Bay Area, and I hope to use my advantages to become an excellent recorder of the Greater Bay Area."
" I hope that the epidemic will end soon and the Greater Bay Area can usher in a new development situation. I also wish the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to develop better and better. "Fang Yongsi said.
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"I came to the mainland in 2017. After graduating with a master's degree, I directly participated in the school recruitment and came to Shenzhen to develop. "
The humorous Hong Kong handsome boy Shao Yingwei graduated from Hong Kong University and completed his master's degree at Tsinghua University in 2020.
"When I was attending classes at the University of Hong Kong, I always felt that mainland students were more positive than local students. I felt that they grew up in a different environment in the Mainland and had many novel things. Later, they also started to play and study with friends in the Mainland. "
Shao Yingwei said that the "Hong Kong Ten Thousand People Plan" policy strongly encourages Hong Kong young people to study courses in mainland universities.
"I went to Guizhou, Shanghai, Xi'an, and Harbin, and the culture and living habits felt very different when getting along with the students there. The difference is quite big and very novel. "After getting involved with mainland students, Shao Yingwei became more and more curious about life in the mainland, which also gave rise to his desire to study in the mainland.
When I was a sophomore, I went to Alibaba in Hangzhou. At that time, Alibaba had a global dreamer The plan adopts a project system, with different teams and different leaders. The project experience of that month made me realize that as long as you have a dream, anything can be achieved.
was asked if he had ever considered staying in the company after graduation. When working in Hong Kong, Shao Yingwei said: “I also got a good offer from Hong Kong at that time, but if I work directly in Hong Kong after graduation, I may not have the opportunity to come to the mainland again, and I may regret it for the rest of my life. "
Over the years, Shao Yingwei has become more and more understanding of the mainland from ignorance at the beginning, "The mainland is a place that encourages innovation and development, and many policies are conducive to innovation. Everything in the Mainland is very convenient, whether it is travel or payment, it is now very electronic. "
Shao Yingwei also expressed that he hopes to be a bridge in the future to bring some experience of mainland technology development to Hong Kong.
Producers: Liu Lijun, Xie Jiangtao
Planner: Yang Honghui
Coordinator: Zhan Yuehui
Writers: Zhan Yuehui, Jiang Qingjun, Li Shanshan, Li Yuan, Luo Junxian, Wu Zhen, Zhao Xiyuan (intern)
