The document provides details about an 18-student trip from St. John's Institute in the Philippines to Hong Kong from March 31 to April 5, 2019. The trip was part of the students' work immersion program and included visits to various locations around Hong Kong like Causeway Bay, Temple Street Night Market, Tsim Sha Tsui, Lingnan University, and Hong Kong Disneyland. A detailed daily timeline of activities is given. Brief descriptions and the students' experiences at locations like Chinese International School, Causeway Bay, and Lingnan University are also provided.

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2. Welcome to Hong Kong
By Leah Angela G. Cioco of 12 - St. Vincent Ferrer
St. John’s Institute Class of 2019
leahangelacioco@gmail.com
This Hong Kong guide
is submitted to
Sir Allen del Carmen
for the requirements
in Grade 12 Work Immersion
for S.Y. 2018-’19

3. Causeway Bay, a vibrant and busy place in
Hong Kong, brought smiles and laughter
to us all on our first day tour.
Field Trip Details
HONG KONG MAGAZINE 3
EIGHTEEN GRADE 12 ABM
students of St. John’s Institute went to
Hong Kong for their I-CARE, or Inter-
national Career-Related Exposure, on
March 31-April 5.
The I-CARE program is part of
the Work Immersion Class of the Se-
nior High School students of SJI, as the
school wants the students to be more
aware of the different work environ-
ments and cultures in the world.
Joining the ABM students were
four of their batchmates under the
STEM program.
They were accompanied by men-
tors Fraire Acupan and Julius Esparas.
Since the students will eventually
be pursuing business courses in col-
lege, most of the places they visited in
Hong Kong were the famous shopping
districts and night markets and relat-
ed enterprises so that they can be im-
mersed into trade-related techniques in
a major business hub in Asia.
Learning insights were gained
from their trips to Causeway Bay, Tsim
Sha Tsui, Citygate Outlets, and Mong
Kok. They also visited the famous Tem-
ple Street Night Market, where they
learned how to bargain and how sellers
get people to buy their goods.
They also visited Lingnan Univer-
sity, an SJI partner school with a strong
ABM program.

4. TIMELINEMarch 31 - April 5, 2019
MARCH 31 Day 1
4:00-Assembly at Silay
Airport
5:30-ETD from Bacolod
to Manila
6:55-ETA in Manila
15:30-ETD from Manila
to Hong Kong
18:05-ETA in Hong Kong
18:05-Time allotted for
getting luggage, claiming
pre-ordered WiFi, octo-
pus card, and contacting
Regal Oriental Hotel for
Airport Shuttle
21:00-Check in
21:30-Dinner
APRIL 1 Day 2
6:00 Wake Up Call
7:15 Departure for Chi-
nese International School
8:00-Arrival at CIS
10:05-Leave for Cause-
way Bay
11:00-Start of Walk Tour
Noon-Day Gun (brief fir-
ing of gun ceremony)
Causeway Bay Typhoon
Shelter
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30– 15:00 The Park
and Tin Hau Victoria
Park
15:05-Departure for Tem
ple Street Night Market
16:50-Night Market
19:00-Tsim Sha Tsui
(Victoria Harbor)
20:00-Go back to Regal
Oriental
Mary Salarda, May Joy Mahilum
and I pose for a selfie on our
first night at the Regal Oriental.
Arnel Calatrava, Fiona Fortus and
Sanielle Ong in the lobby of
Chinese International School (CIS).
Katie Chan, a friend I met
when I was at Harvard,
smile for a picture. We missed
each other so much!

5. APRIL 2 Day 3
6:30 Wake Up Call
7:00 Leave for Lantau
8:00 Arrival at the Big
Buddha, Peak, visit at
Ngong Ping Village
9:30 Leave for Disney-
land
10:00 onwards HK Dis-
neyland
21:00Departure for Re-
gal Oriental
APRIL 3 Day 4
7:30 Wake up Call
8:30 Departure for Ling
Nan University
9:45 Activities with Ling
Nan University
11:30 Departure from
the university
13:30 – 14:30 CityGAte
14:40 Departure for
Victoria Peak
16:00 Dinner
19:00 Back to hotel
APRIL 4 Day 5
7:00 Wake Up Call
8:30 Departure
9:00 Sa Ying Pun
10:00 Queen’s Road &
Funeral Shopping
11:00 Sheung Wan Ba-
zaar
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
14:40 Departure for
Hong Kong University
15:00 – 16:00 Campus Tour
16:05 University Muse-
um and Art Gallery
16:40 Leave for Lan
Kwai Fong, Wyndham
Street and Soho
18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
20:00 Leave for Regal
Oriental
APRIL 5 Day 6
4:00 Wake Up Call
4:30 Leave for HK Air-
port
5:00 Arrival at HK Air-
port
9:55 ETD from Hong
Kong to Manila
12:10 ETA in Manila
15:25 ETD from Ma-
nila to Bacolod
16:50 ETA in Bacolod
Sir Julius and Ms.
Fraire Acupan outside
the CIS Faculty Room.
Stephanie Choa and
I smile for a selfie at
Causeway Bay.
Here’s a Candid shot
of our HK Trip Head,
Sanielle Ong.

6. CHINESE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
CIS
Katie and I pose with
her other friends who
are studying at CIS as
well. For college, we all
plan to go abroad, spe-
cifically in the US and
the UK.
The Chinese Interna-
tional School is a private
international school in Hong
Kong, China. It is one of
the most expensive schools
in Hong Kong and widely
recognised as the best aca-
demically focused schools in
Hong Kong.
The school opened in
1983, with an initial intake
of approximately 75 students
in Years 1 to 3. Its first loca-
tion was at 7 Eastern Hospi-
tal Road in Causeway Bay.
Now, it’s in Braemar Hill.
I learned that in CIS, students are or-
ganised into separate Primary and Secondary
“schools” but share the same campus, similar
school days and a linked curriculum.
The Primary division has approximately
600 students aged 4 to 11 from Reception to
Year 6, while the Secondary division has approx-
imately 900 students aged 11 to 18 from Years 7
to 13.
The students are also very competitive
applicants to Ivy League schools such as Har-
vard, Yale, UPenn, Brown, Dartmouth, Colum-
bia, and Cornell.
LEARNINGS

7. Causeway
BayStephanie Choa, my best
friend and soul sister, pose
for a picture at one
of the busy streets there.
Causeway Bay has a complete range of restaurants to please
the many types of shoppers who descend on this bustling area of
downtown Hong Kong. Everything from quick street food snacks,
hole-in-the-wall local eateries, international fast food, and a fair
number of fine dining restaurants can be found in Causeway Bay.
My personal suggestions include the cheapest food stalls you
can see along the road, inluding a couple of restaurants called Din
Tai Fung and Seasons by Oliver Lee, which are both rather posh.

8. DISNEYLAND
Hong Kong Disneyland is a theme park
located on reclaimed land in Penny’s Bay,
Lantau Island. It’s inside the Disneyland
Resort and it is owned and managed by
Hong Kong International Theme Parks.
During one whole day at the so-called
happiest place on earth, I learned that I
wasn’t the scaredy cat I though I was. I
rode multiple rides that were rather
thrilly, if I say so myself.

9. LINGNAN
UNIVERSITY
HONG KONG MAGAZINE 9
Lingnan University (LN/LU), formerly
called Lingnan College is the only public
liberal arts university in Hong Kong.
It aims to provide students with an edu-
cation in the liberal arts tradition and has
joined the Global Liberal Arts Alliance
since 2012.
Lingnan University became the first uni-
versity in Hong Kong to accomplish the
goal of providing 4-year full residence for
all undergraduates and currently, 80%
Lingnan students are able to go on ex-
change for a term during their undergrad-
uate study.
In 2015, Lingnan University was selected
as one of the “Top 10 Asian Liberal Arts
Colleges” by Forbes.

10. PRET A PARTIR
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11. A Great
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Disneyland

12. READY TO GO
OurHongKongItinerary
Take the stress out of visiting this beautiful country
by taking a look on our very effective and efficient schedule.
DAY 1 03.31.194:00-Assembly at Silay Airport
5:30-ETD from Bacolod to Manila
6:55-ETA in Manila
15:30-ETD from Manila to Hong Kong
18:05-ETA in Hong Kong
18:05-Time allotted for getting luggage, claiming pre-ordered WiFi, octopus
card, and contacting Regal Oriental Hotel for Airport Shuttle
21:00-Check in
21:30-Dinner

13. DAY 2 04.01.19
6:00 Wake Up Call
7:15 Departure for Chinese International School
8:00-Arrival at CIS
10:05-Leave for Causeway Bay
11:00-Start of Walk Tour
Noon-Day Gun (brief firing of gun ceremony)
Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30– 15:00 The Park and Tin Hau Victoria Park
15:05-Departure for Tem
ple Street Night Market
16:50-Night Market
19:00-Tsim Sha Tsui (Victoria Harbor)
20:00-Go back to Regal Oriental
DAY 3 04.02.19
6:30 Wake Up Call
7:00 Leave for Lantau
8:00 Arrival at the Big Buddha, Peak, visit at
Ngong Ping Village
9:30 Leave for Disneyland
10:00 onwards HK Disneyland
21:00Departure for Regal Oriental
DAY 4 04.03.197:00 Wake Up Call
8:30 Departure
9:00 Sa Ying Pun
10:00 Queen’s Road & Funeral Shopping
11:00 Sheung Wan Bazaar
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
14:40 Departure for Hong Kong University
15:00 – 16:00 Campus Tour
16:05 University Museum and Art Gallery
16:40 Leave for Lan Kwai Fong, Wyndham
Street and Soho
18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
20:00 Leave for Regal Oriental

14. DAY 5 04.04.19
7:00 Wake Up Call
8:30 Departure
9:00 Sa Ying Pun
10:00 Queen’s Road & Funeral Shop-
ping
11:00 Sheung Wan Bazaar
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
14:40 Departure for Hong Kong Univer-
sity
15:00 – 16:00 Campus Tour
16:05 University Museum and Art Gal-
lery
16:40 Leave for Lan Kwai Fong, Wynd-
ham Street and Soho
18:00 – 19:00 Dinner
20:00 Leave for Regal Oriental
DAY 6 04.05.19
4:00 Wake Up Call
4:30 Leave for HK Airport
5:00 Arrival at HK Airport
9:55 ETD from Hong Kong to Manila
12:10 ETA in Manila
15:25 ETD from Manila to Bacolod
16:50 ETA in Bacolod

15. What to do in...
CAUSEWAY BAY
RESEARCH
TELLS US
Causeway Bay is Hong Kong’s en-
ergetic retail heart. Luxury malls,
department stores and boutiques
pack its western end, while bargain
hunters roam the Jardine’s Crescent
street market. Numerous dining
options, from upscale restaurants to
street-food stalls, dot the area. Local
meeting points include Hong Kong
Central Library, with its historic col-
lections, and tranquil Victoria Park,
popular for Tai chai sessions.
WHATILEARNED
THERE
You could easily spend days in Cause-
way Bay, one of the busiest neighbor-
hoods on Hong Kong Island. Jam-
packed with restaurants and shops,
but also featuring Hong Kong’s main
library, as well as the Island’s largest
public park, there truly is something for
everyone.
I personally enjoyed my time there.

16. LINGNAN
UNIVERSITY
We spent a whole afternoon in Lingnan and attended about
three different talks ranging from the school, its projects, and
business. I really enjoyed it because we learned something
new and had fun listening to professors.

17. TSIM SHA TSUI
Ths being my second trip to Hong Kong,
I knew that we would be visiting so many shopping distrcits, so
I made sure that I'd bring enough pocket money especially when
we went here at TST.

18. CHINESE INT. SCHOOL
We were given a great campus tour by
Alex and Ryan, who are going
to attend Bates and Yale for college,
respectively.
Facilities
The school's campus is
made up of seven build-
ings, called "blocks" and
connected by open-air
walkways. Facilities in-
clude:
Specialised labs and stu-
dios for the sciences (8),
design technology/prod-
uct design (14) and the
visual arts (4).
A 200-seat auditorium.
A 200-seat black-box dra-
ma studio.
Four gymnasia – one con-
vertible to an assembly
hall with capacity for e
ither the whole Prima-
ry or whole Secondary
school.
A 25-meter indoor swim-
ming pool, fitness room
and outdoor climbing
wall.
An outdoor sports field
shared with The Hong
Kong Japanese School,
equipped with a football
pitch and two multipur-
pose ball courts, suitable
for tennis, basketball, vol-
leyball or netball.
Learning technology, in-
cluding laptops and other
devices; a school intranet
called "Moon
gate"; and Gmail-based
e-mail accounts for stu-
dents and staff to facili-
tate communication and
collaboration. The school
also subscribes to various
educational websites and
databases.

19. TEMPLE STREET
Temple Street is a
street located in
the areas of Jordan
and Yau Ma Tei in
Kowloon, Hong
Kong. It is known
for its night market
and as one of the
busiest flea mar-
kets at night in the
territory. The night
market lies in the
Yau Ma Tei, Jordan
part of the street.
Popular with tour-
ists and locals alike
in the evening, it
is also common
to see the place
crowded at dusk.
It sells cheap mer-
chandise and food
items. The place is
sometimes known
as "Men's Street".
Another must-do here
is to go shopping. I did,
and I really enjoyed it.

20. LEARNINGS
AND SUMMARY
The difference between each area of Hong Kong is MAS-
SIVE. While choosing where to stay when in Hong Kong, I
had absolutely no idea about the characteristics of each is-
land and neighborhood in the city. We chose, in the end, to
stay in Kowloon, and believe that this is a good location for
tourists visiting the city. Kowloon is an incredibly local part
of the city, and has a lot going on in terms of markets, restau-
rants, shops, and MTR (subway) connections. It’s also sort
of in the middle ofthe city, so it’s pretty easy to get essentially
everywhere you’d want to go in Hong Kong.