Why join English Debating Team (EDT)?

Why join English Debating Team (EDT)?

w Look good on resume
An experience of representing your university would add to your resume. Being in a school team means being
outstanding in that aspect. Being in the EDT means being a critical thinker and a competent speaker in English.

w Incredible International Exposure
Once selected, you may travel to different countries to compete in international tournaments with the
University’s subsidies. And in the international tournaments, you will compete with some of the smartest minds
in universities around the world. You will be able to meet foreign friends and learn from each other.

w Think smart !
Debating requires critical and logical thinking. It helps to polish your analytical skills. And you also need to
think fast, because you only have 15 minutes to prepare for your speech in BP style debates.

w Become aware of global issues
You have better chance winning if you have more knowledge of the current issues around the world. You will
then find greater motivation to read more news and get to understand different issues in more in-depth ways.

w STAND OUT from the crowd
It is nice to have good public speaking skills. You never know when you will need it.

w Brush up your English, before it gets rusted
It has been some time since your UE exam. Secondary school English is the best you can be? Think again.
YOU CAN GO FURTHER!

w Meet more friends and have fun !
Other than the members in our team, you will also be able to meet debaters from other local universities and
foreign universities through different tournaments and workshops.

上海世博創意體驗之旅 (HK Ambassadors for Shanghai Expo)

上海世博創意體驗之旅 (HK Ambassadors for Shanghai Expo)
想在上海世博中當義工，與世界各地的朋友分享你的創作和你的體驗！MaD現再公開招募香港大使，請即填妥報名表格，於8月10日前電郵至info@MaD.asia或郵寄至香港當代文化中心 (c/o九龍聯合道135號香港兆基創意書院)。

詳情：http://www.mad.asia

查詢：info@MaD.asia / 2766 3991

The MaD program, sponsored by Create HK, now recruits young people as Hong Kong Ambassadors for the Shanghai Expo. The delegates will share with the visitors their experience in HK and show them HK’s young creative energy. Deadline for application: 10 Aug 2010

Details: http://www.mad.asia

Enquiries: info@MaD.asia / 2766 3991

Student Development Services

Locker Clearance Exercise (Aug 2010) - Reminder

儲物櫃清拆工作
To : All Locker Users

Re: Reminder - Locker Clearance Exercise (Aug 2010)

Pleased be reminded that the expiry date of the use of student lockers for the academic year 2009-10 is 31 July 2010 (Saturday).

All locker users should clear their lockers and remove their padlocks on or before 31 July 2010.

The annual locker clearance exercise will be carried out in Aug 2010. Student Development Services will cut all padlocks after 3 August 2010 and all property found therein will be disposed without any notice. The University shall in no circumstances be responsible for the safe keeping of any items found in the lockers and any loss or damage in connection therewith.

Make sure you have cleared all your property and you should leave the locker empty. DO NOT LEAVE any useless items inside the lockers, and please remember to bring back your padlock.

If you have any question, please contact
Mr. Peter Wong at 2888 8888 or email at
solocker@xxx.com

Thank you for your co-operation.

Student Development Services
Enquiry: 2888 8888
Email: solocker@xxx.com

JUNE 2010

Fumigation

Fumigation

　
In order to control and prevent mosquito problem, fumigation will be carried out on 1 July 2010 (Thursday) from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the open areas of the University including the Hillside Trail, Chinese Garden and in the vicinity of the swimming pool.

To minimize the chance of exposure to pesticides, please kindly be advised not to enter the above-mentioned areas on the said date and time.

Should you have any queries, please contact our Help Desk at 2888 8888.

　
Campus Development and Facilities Office
25 June 2010

澳門人捱貴樓

Joe 剛介紹Bob 給他的朋友Nelson認識，他們準備前往吃晩飯。

Joe: 我們去哪裡食晩飯？Nelson，有沒有任何好推介？

Nelson: 沒有，我有一陣子沒有外出吃飯了。任何地方也可以，只要不是太貴。

Joe: 這樣不像你，Nelson。你以前經常外出吃飯的，也從不介意花多少錢，我以為你的工資不錯的。

Nelson: 現在情況不一樣了，我數月前買了樓，現在超過一半的月薪用來供樓，所以我不會花錢在冇必要的東西上，我知道現在很多人都跟我一樣。

Joe: 唔，我想這樣對整體經濟不太好，花錢的人少了很多。

Bob: 那麼，你要多久才把樓供完？

Nelson: 二十年！

Bob: 嘩，這眞是一個負擔，我無意冒犯你，但如果再有另一個金融危機而你又失去工作，那麼……

Nelson: 我不知道，我沒有想到那麼長遠。

Bob: 為何澳門的地產價格這麼高呢？

Joe: 我猜是與外地炒家有關。

Nelson: 正是呀，有些人認為地產價格是由其市場的供求所控制，但問題是現在的地產價格再不單是由本地居民的供求來調節，而且也有一些富有的外地炒家加入市場，改變了遊戲規則。

Joe has just introduced Bob to his friend, Nelson. They are heading to dinner now.

Joe: So, where are we going to eat？ Nelson, Any good recommendation？

Nelson: Not really. I haven't eaten out for a while. Any place is fine with me as long as it's not too expensive.

Joe: That's not like you, Nelson. You used to eat out a lot and you never cared about how much you spent. I thought your job paid you pretty well.

Nelson: Things are different now. I bought an apartment a few months ago, and now over half of my monthly salary goes to the mortgage payment. That's why I won't spend any money on unnecessary things. I know a lot of people are just like me these days.

Joe: Hmm, I guess this is not very good for the economy in general; a lot less people are spending money.

Bob: So, how long does it take you to pay off the mortgage？

Nelson: Twenty years！

Bob: Wow, that's really a burden. I mean no offence, but what if there is another financial crisis and you lose your job？ Then…

Nelson: I don't know. I haven't thought that far.

Bob: Why are the real estate prices so high in Macao？

Joe: I guess it has to do with the foreign speculators.

Nelson: Exactly. Some think that the real estate prices are controlled by the supply and demand of its market, but the problem now is that it's no longer just the local residents' supply and demand regulating the prices, but also wealthy foreign speculators, changing the rules of the game.

收聽對話：http://english-macau.com/

De Facto Referendum or Political Farce?

“De Facto Referendum or Political Farce?”
『變相公投還是政治鬧劇？』

Guest: Mr. Alan Leong Kah-kit 梁家傑先生
(Civic Party Vice Chairman & Senior Counsel公民黨副主席及資深大律師)

Content: In this dialogue, you are invited to have conversation with Mr. Leong on the following topics:

1) When an apple is not called an apple, is that political responsibility?
把補選說成「公投」、「起義」是政治上負責任的行為嗎?

2) The path to universal suffrage: confrontation or dialogue?
爭取普選：對抗還是對話？

3) Radicalism & social responsibility: advice to university students
激進主義與社會責任：對大學生的忠告

澳門手機店多

澳門手機店多

Joe和Bob正在澳門關閘附近一條開滿手機店的街上步行。

Joe：很多港澳人都喜愛買新的手機，好像是一種潮流的表達方式，每當有新的手機推出市場，人們就會爭先購買。

Bob：美國人平均每十八個月會換手機，這裡更加快。

Joe：這是件悲哀的事，因為人們購買越多手機，最終掉進垃圾堆的手機也越多。在堆塡區，這些電子廢物會釋放出有毒物質並破壞環境。

Bob：所以現時在加州，人們要為他們買的電子產品付一筆最終循環再造的費用。

Joe：這樣做很公平。

Bob：這條法例亦鼓勵人們用他們的電子產品更長時間，因為有了這個額外的收費，他們在購買新產品前都會三思。這法例亦對製造商有好處！

Joe：等等！當更少人買他們的東西時，不是應該損失利潤嗎？

Bob：不一定，當製造商推出新產品時，他們亦會損失現有產品的營業額，所以，太快推出新產品，在長遠來說，並不一定獲得更多利潤。

Joe：有道理！

Bob：如果製造商有更長的硏發時間，推出的新產品會比舊的有更明顯的改進，而且如果人們預先知道會用一個產品較長時間，他們也會願意付更多金錢。

第112期

Joe and Bob are now walking along a street filled with cellphone shops near the Macau Border Gate with Mainland China.

Joe：Many people in Hong Kong and Macau love to buy new cellphones, which are kind of like a fashion statement these days. As soon as a new one comes onto the market, people will scramble to buy it.

Bob：Americans on average replace their cellphones every 18 months. It’s even faster here.

Joe：Which is sad because the more phones people buy, the more phones will go to the dump eventually. In land fills this electronic waste releases toxins that can damage our environment.

Bob：That’s why in California now people need to pay a fee to cover the eventual cost of recycling the electronics they buy.

Joe：That’s fair.

Bob：This law also encourages people to use their electronics longer because, with this extra cost, they will think twice before buying new ones. It can benefit the manufacturers too！

Joe：Wait！Shouldn’t they be losing profits when less people buying their stuff?

Bob：Not really. When manufacturers introduce new products, they lose sales of their existing ones. So, putting out new products too quickly does not necessarily mean more profits in the long term.

Joe：That makes sense！

Bob：If manufacturers have longer development time, the new products coming out can be much better than the previous ones. And if people anticipate using a product for longer, they are willing to pay more for it.

收聽對話：http://english-macau.com/

李啟昌