Date: 20112008 Thursday

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Shuqun Home Stay Confirmation Briefing
Welcome!

• Date 20-11-2008 ( Thursday)

References http//www.beijinghomestayagency.com/h
ometay-options.htm
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Purposes of Home Stay Programme

• To enrich participants cultural experience
• To promote the friendship among students in Hong
  Kong and Singapore
• To enhance students communicative skills and
  language abilities.

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Expectation to host families

• Communicate with our guests in English or
  Mandarin.
• Host 1 or 2 guest in each family.
• Offer private room or a shared bedroom for each
  guest.
• Provide a comfortable bed and clean linen in the
  room.
• Provide a closet, desk and chair in the room.
• Keep good ventilation in the house.
• Offer free meals ( breakfast, lunch and dinner)
  for the guest.
• Provide an internet access for the guest if
  necessary.
• Arrange at least one free outdoor activity for
  the guest.
• Upon guest arrival, host family should
  familiarize the guest with area, and give the
  guest some good safety tips.
• Prepare a souvenir for the guest.
• Provide enough daily necessity for the guest (
  e.g. shampoo, bath )
• Provide free transport services
• ( To and fro the School, Home , Venue for
  the Farewell Party )

Report to the teacher-in-charge of the school if
any emergency happens!
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Schedule of Shuqun Primary School Visit
089ShuqunVisit_HK_ itinerary.doc
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Host Target Students of Shuqun Primary School,
Singapore http//www.shuqunprimary.net/

• No .of students 28 ( Boys 8 Girls 20 )

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Notes on the outdoor activity

• The activity must be educational and meaningful
• The venue for sightseeing should NOT be repeated
  (Avenue of Stars/Victoria Harbour/Clock Tower
  /Ladies Market/Repulse Bay /Ocean Park Victoria
  Peak /HK Museum of History /HK Science Museum /
  Ping Shan Heritage Trial/ Sheung Wan Heritage
  Trail/ Shatin Cultural and History Museum/ Walled
  City /Hong Kong Heritage Museum ( Shatin )
• ShuqunVisit_HK_ itinerary.doc
• EA Involvement in Shuqun Immersion Programme
  089_Memo_EA_19-11-08.doc

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Reminders on meals for guests

• The food and drinks should be healthy
• Variety of food is expected
• One of the meals MUST be traditional Chinese
• Consider guests religion preference or health
  condition before preparing meals
• ShuqunStudents_Emails_FoodAllegy_Medication.xls

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More information for food allergy

• http//zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/E7ACA6E59088E6
  9599E8A68FE79A84E9A39FE789A9_(E4BC
  8AE696AFE898ADE69599)
• (Chinese website on meaning of halal)b)
  http//zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?titleE6B88
  5E79C9FE88F9Cvariantzh-hk
• (Chinese website on halal food)c)
  http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halal
• (English website)

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Reminders

• First meeting SQ students
• Date 28-11-2008 ( Friday )
• Time 1600
• Venue SFA Hall
• Farewell Programme Circular_PTA_FarewellProgramme0
  89.doc
• Date 30-11-2008
• Time 1000
• Venue SFA Covered Playground
• Email to SQ students
• Complete your family profile ( 20/11/08
  -23/11/08)
• Homestay Family Profile_Sample_HK Family 089.doc

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Contact persons

• The Headmaster
• Miss Peggy Chan
• Miss Ivy Siu
• Miss Rebecca Lau

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Feedback
Q A
Thank you very much!