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Chinese Language Centre (CLC) 漢語中心
F2F: Chinese Help Desk (Cantonese/ Mandarin) 
漢語輔導平台(廣東話及普通話)

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Academic Year 2023-24 

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The Chinese Language Centre (CLC) - Chinese Help Desk (CHD) provides UGC-funded students (undergraduate, research postgraduate (full-time MPhil/PhD) and government-funded taught masters) with a variety of services to help them develop their Chinese (Cantonese/Mandarin) language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The CHD is a valuable opportunity for both local and international students to reinforce what they have learned in Chinese language courses, and to communicate with the teachers on various topics to improve their Chinese proficiency in the various skill areas.  For the online learning resources, please visit Chinese Enhancement Resources for further information.

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Types of CLC CHD service:

  • 1:1 Consultation (Mandarin/ Cantonese) ​

    • Mandarin

      • Putonghua Enhancement (for local students)

      • [Elementary level] Mandarin as a foreign language (for international students)

      • [Intermediate level] Mandarin as a foreign language (for international students)

      • [Advanced level] Mandarin as a foreign language (for international students)

    • Cantonese

      • Cantonese for Non-native Chinese Speaking Learners

      • Cantonese for Mandarin Speaking Learners

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  • Study Group[For students of Mandarin courses(CHIN9501-08)/Cantonese courses(CHIN9511-12)]

        Application Form for Study Group

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  • Workshops Series (Mandarin/ Cantonese)   

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Latest News​

  • Starting from Oct 30, you can begin booking CHD's service which will be available from Nov 6 - Dec 8, 2023

  • Starting from Nov 6, students may book total SEVEN sessions (1:1 consultation/workshops) per week now with only FIVE CHD-1:1 consultations at most per week. Students who booked over five CHD 1:1 consultation per week will be cancelled

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General Information​

  • The advisor/peer-consultant will send the survey link/QR code after the confirmation email is sent to you and please refer to the confirmation email or check the below venue of each advisor/ peer-consultant. Please contact clcchd@hku.hk if you did not receive it before the consultation.

  • Students may book total SEVEN sessions (1:1 consultation/workshops) per week now with only FIVE CHD-1:1 consultations at most per week. Students who booked over five CHD 1:1 consultation per week will be cancelled

  • Each CHD-1:1 consultation session lasts for 30 minutes (at the maximum) (25 mins consultation + 5 mins online survey)

  • The 1:1 consultation/ workshops/ study group will be provided by face-to-face mode only, online mode through ZOOM will not be provided

  • The Chinese Help Desk is operated by the University Grants Committee (UGC) funds, therefore CHD is available for students of HKU’s UGC-funded programmes only (undergraduate, research postgraduate (full-time MPhil/PhD) and government-funded taught masters). If you are a student of a self-financed Taught Postgraduate Programmes, CHD is not able to serve you and your booking will be cancelled

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Online Booking System (for 1:1 consultation or workshop)

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Venue (1:1 consultation) (Only for booked consultation)

  • MB104, 1/F, Main Building [Advisor: Ms. Chen Jia (Mandarin) or Ms. Chen Yunjia(Cantonese)]

  • MB104A, 1/F, Main Building [Peer-consultant: Ms. Yang Yuying (Mandarin)]

  • MB105A, 1/F, Main Building [Peer-consultant: Ms. Xu Zhuoran (Mandarin) or Mr. Roy Yu (Cantonese)]

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Chinese Language Centre's CHD Themed Workshops 
- All workshops will be delivered by face-to-face mode and a confirmation email with the venue info will be sent to students one day before the workshop 
- A workshop requires minimum numbers of 3 participants and we will cancel a workshop due to low bookings
- The 10 places for each workshop will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis
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​Points to Note:

  • You must use your OWN University ID to book the CHD 1:1 service. You will be asked to show your ID when you attend consultations. No consultation will be delivered in cases where the HKU ID of the person attending does not match the UID under which the consultation was booked.

  • Feedback will not be given to students who fail to attend their booked consultation.

  • You must make your reservation at least one working day (Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays) before the consultation

  • Please send documents you would like to discuss during the consultation, if any, to the consultation teacher at least one working day (Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays) prior to your scheduled consultation.

  • Please be reminded to select the appropriate advisor or peer-consultant. Our advisor and peer-consultant are exclusive for tutoring of either Cantonese or Putonghua 

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Cancelling the consultation:

  • If you would like to cancel the booking for 1:1 consultation, please (1) cancel your appointment through the appointment link of the confirmation email or (2) inform the consultation teacher and Chinese Language Centre (clcchd@hku.hk) at least 24 hours before your consultation by email.

  • If you would like to cancel the booking for group session/ workshop, please (1) cancel your appointment through the appointment link of the confirmation email or (2) inform the Chinese Language Centre (clcchd@hku.hk) at least 24 hours before the workshop.

  • If you fail to cancel the timeslot at least 24 hours before your consultation, and you do not attend the consultation, then you will be recorded as absent. If you are absent from two CHD sessions without a valid, documented reason (e.g., illness), you will not be able to book for any consultations, and any future sessions you have already booked will be cancelled.

 

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact clcchd@hku.hk

Meet Our Team

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Ms. Yunjia CHEN
Advisor
(Cantonese)
Mr Roy Yu.jpg
Mr. Roy YU
Peer Consultant
(Cantonese)
Ms. Chen Jia︱Advisor
Ms. Jia CHEN
Advisor
(Mandarin)
Ms. Yang Yuying ︱Peer Consultant
Ms. Yuying YANG
Peer Consultant
(Mandarin)
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Ms. Zhuoran XU
Peer Consultant
(Mandarin)
Ms. Alex Chan︱Project Coordinator
Mr. Alex CHAN
Project Coordinator
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