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Feeling stressed out, moody or low-spirited? Wanting to stretch out and BOX OFF your negative feelings? Join “ Box Off Depression” (BOD) for five Thai –Boxing Classes for free in October 2021, to improve your physical and mental health. The activity is delivered by Elite Thai Boxing and Fitness, a social enterprise established in 2015.

Time flies, this is the 5^th week of the semester.  And mid-term exams are drawing near. Feeling a bit stressed? Why not try to give your mind a break by getting your hands busy! We are presenting to you Green Quester Programme: Herbarium Workshop 浮游花工作坊.  In the workshop, you will decorate a pen with preserved flowers and bring home a piece of nature. When you look at the herbarium, your nerves will be soothed, and your tired and puffy eyes will feel relaxed. 

Hall Fellow – Resident Connect Series (FeRe):  You are invited to join this CCL-recognised workshop to engage in case study and discussion and to explore creating an inclusive community with Ms Charmaine Chan, a Registered Social Worker practiced in Singapore and Hong Kong for 8 years and our alumna.  All HKBU UG students are welcome, with priority to Halls residents.

Have you ever thought of serving the seniors in need in the neighboring community with the talents and gifts you have? According to the 2016 Hong Kong census, about 150,000 seniors aged 65 and above live alone, and almost 300,000 elderly live with their spouse. Seniors in social isolation under the pandemic is vulnerable to loneliness, and loneliness is both a contributing factor, and a result, of many physical and mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and even cognitive decline.