Lap-Chee College
HKU
Hong Kong
LCC Survival Guide
BONUS
100
You are carrying heavy groceries one day and the hike up the hill to JCSV3 seems super challenging. Which green mini bus is your lifesaver to get back to Lap-Chee College?
Mini Bus 12
100
What is the name of the campus HKU built to celebrate its 100th anniversary?
Centennial campus
100
When you are broke and sad, you can take a budget-friendly, nostalgic ride on a double-decker vehicle that makes an iconic sound. What is that one method of transport, that is available exclusively on Hong Kong island?
Tram
100
You are having the time of your life in her room, karaoke-ing at full volume until you check her phone and realize it's 11:15 p.m. What rule did you just break, and when does it end?
Quiet Hours, running from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m.
100
HKU gives a certain number of credits annually for students to print! What is the name of the web-based printing platform where you upload your documents?
uPrint
200
You are planning to have a hotpot night in the floor pantry with your friends. However, not all of them are Lap-Chee College Residents. How many non-resident friends can you sign in to the college?
2
200
Hong Kong is famous for its efficient and fast MTR system. What is the name of the MTR line that the HKU station is on?
Island Line
200
What is the famous cable car that you can take to visit Big Buddha on the lantau island, before your semester gets busy?
Ngong Ping 360
200
Zin threw her damp gym clothes into the washer on the 26th floor and dried them for 50 minutes. How much did she pay?
HKD 15
200
What’s the postal code of Lap-Chee College?
000 or There is no postal code
300
You are deadline fighting for the assignment submission with your friend from New College and forgot to check the time. By which time, you have to send off the visitor?
11 PM
300
Name two HKU libraries, other than the Main Library, where you can book a discussion room.
Any two of: Dental Library, Lui Che Woo Law Library, Yu Chun Keung Medical Library, or Music Library
300
Hong Kong has surprisingly one of the world’s highest public holiday counts. Can you guess how many official holidays are there per year?
A) 10 B) 13 C) 17 D) 20 E) 23
17
There are 4 extra university holidays for HKU students.
300
Seoyeon taps her pink smart card to turn on the AC, and... nothing happens. The card is officially money-less. Where does she need to go to bring it back to life?
The smart card add-value machine on the 4/F Podium.
300
How many grams of pineapple do you need to make a standard-sized pineapple bun?
Zero / None
400
A year-1 fresher is clueless over their major/ minor requirements. Another one is anxious about the upcoming mid-term. And, they met a year-2 who is planning for the semester exchange, but no idea where to start. What is this very awesome LCC-exclusive academic support system, that they can request One-on-One consultation?
RAAS - Residence-based Academic Advising System
400
HKU's Latin motto means Wisdom and Virtue. What is its Latin Motto?
A) Scientia et Virte B) Sapientia et Virtus C) Sapientia ac Vertus D) Scientia et Veritas E) Sapientia et Veritas
B) Sapientia et Virtus
400
There’s a famous outdoor escalator in Hong Kong, that got featured in Wong Kar-wai’s “Chungking Express” film. Stretching over 800 meters, it’s also the second longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. What is it called and where does it locate?
Central Mid-level escalator
400
You hear beautiful piano music from the 3rd floor and follow the sound, realizing that a whole community of Lap-Chee musicians has been jamming. What's this music society called?
CHEERS (Registration ends on Sept 25th!!)
400
HKU station holds a record for being the deepest MTR station in Hong Kong? How deep is it below ground level? (in metric system)
70 meters
500
Do you know that you can celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with your home away from home, Lap-Chee College? What is this signature annual event that you can join to share kindness and joy with other residents and neighbours? [Hint: you can find the event posters in the lift!]
Mooncake Delivery event
500
HKU was initially founded as an all-male institution. How many years after HKU’s founding were women first admitted as students?
Ten years
500
You are on a mini bus ride back to Lap-Chee College and there’s no stop bell in sight. To get off right in front of JCSV3, what’s the essential magic Cantonese phrase that you need to shout to the driver?
yau lok (m goi)
500
There are four big rectangles overlapping in the LCC logo. What do the rectangles mean?
The four colleges in JCSV3.
500
How many MTR lines are there in Hong Kong? (Bonus 100 points if they can name all MTR lines)
10 lines
Bonus: Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, Island, South Island, Tseung Kwan O, Tung Chung, Disneyland Resort Line, East Rail Line, Tuen Ma Line, Airport Express