Dear HKUST Members,We are proud to share that the HKUST Flag Guard Team achieved excellent results in their first participation in the Flag Raising Competition (全民國家安全教育日-香港青少年軍升國旗比賽) organized by the Hong Kong Army Cadets Association on 12 April 2026.Our team won a Silver Award (Ceremonial March) 大專及大學組–正步組 and a Bronze Award (Synchronized March) 大專及大學組–齊步組 in the "Tertiary and University Category".Awardees:Silver Award Team – Ceremonial March•    WANG Yige (PhD, Y2, Industrial Engineering & Decision Analytics)•    WANG Dan (UG, Y2, Computer Science & Engineering)•    LAU Sze Lam (UG, Y2, Professional Accounting)•    SHAO Dian (PhD, Y1, Industrial Engineering & Decision Analytics)Bronze Award Team – Synchronized March•    ZHANG Qiao (MPhil, Y2, Computer Science & Engineering)•    TONG Kin Pok (UG, Y2, Biotechnology)•    XU Zijie (PhD, Y3, Environmental Management and Technology)•    XU Jiaru (UG, Y1, Economics)The students demonstrated great dedication and teamwork, bringing well-deserved pride to HKUST. And, two alumni trainers Ms LI Ailin and Ms YEUNG Yat Yau provided invaluable coaching throughout the preparation for the competition. Dean of Students' Office15 April 2026 

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Come and enjoy a taste of Digital Scholarship as two HKUST HUMA faculties share on their recent projects! Each will share for 20 minutes, followed by a 20 min Q&A session.   Prof. Giulio Ongaro  – Akha Voices in One Script:  A Project of Digitalization and Standardization of Oral Texts In this talk, Prof. Ongaro will share on the challenges of making an oral tradition, recorded  by researchers using many different writing systems; working to  digitize and standardize the records for greater accessibility and to help  preserve the Akha people’s unique cultural and spiritual heritage.   Prof. Tobias Benedikt Zürn (陶全恩) – Visualizing the Huainanzi’s Intertextuality: A Hyperlinked Approach In this talk, Prof. Zürn will share on the challenges of his project: to generate a digital edition of  The Huainanzi ( 淮南子) that visualizes its intertextual design with the help of a color-coded, hyperlinked interface.  This will enables scholars to explore the peculiar features of The Huainanzi more efficiently.       About the speakers: Prof. Giulio Ongaro received his PhD in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics in 2020. His research lies in the areas of medical anthropology and ethnopsychiatry. As part of his PhD, he conducted ethnographic fieldwork among the Akha people of highland Laos, studying their shamanic tradition, etiological knowledge, and system of ritual healing. At HKUST, he teaches courses on cultural psychiatry, social anthropology, and human history.     Prof. Tobias Benedikt Zürn (陶全恩), born in Esslingen, Germany, is an assistant professor of premodern Chinese literature at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. As a historian of Chinese religions and literature, he explores how academic disciplines project and perpetuate modern and Eurocentric concepts onto the past and non-Western societies, a process he calls “theoretical imperialism”.  He maintains two websites: tobias-zuern.org and zhuangzi-reception.org.     Registration link: https://library.hkust.edu.hk/ce/event/11148     For enquiries, please contact lbcaplan@ust.hk     This is a HMAW1905-recognized event in the “Personal Enrichment & Community Service” category under the “Self-directed Experience” of HMAW1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness.   To receive 1.0 hour, you must attend the event in full and miss no more than 10 mins.   Photos will be taken during the talk. By attending or participating in this event, you are giving your consent to be photographed and you are waiving any and all claims regarding the use of your image by the University.

Hong Kong is known to be one of the safest cities in the world. Unfortunately, we are not immune from the global trend of rising scams and fraud, which is a top crime world-wide. According to local statistics, students are primary targets of scammers in Hong Kong. Many had fallen victims to scammer's ever-changing tricks, incurring financial loss and emotional distress.As such, the University is offering this Anti-Scam Challenge (ASCM1000) to all new students, in collaboration with the HKSAR Government. It aims to raise student's awareness towards common scam tricks / topics, alert you about possible responses, and walk you through some prevention tips. By participating in this challenge, we hope you could gain a better understanding of scams and be scam-smart.You MUST pass the challenge by 22 Feb 2026 (23:59) to maintain access to all library resources (including all electronic resources and physical access). (Passing = 50% correct). Late registrants who join the University after 22 Jan 2026 will need to complete the challenge before they could access Library resources. If you pass the challenge after the deadline above, access to the Library will normally resume within the next two days.For enquiries, email antiscam@ust.hk.