College Life

My academic pursuit in medical and health products management at HPSHCC was complemented by my engagements as a placement trainee at Taichung Chung Shan Medical University Hospital (Taiwan). Both of the studies and activities have reinforced my interests and career goal in the medical field. Moreover, I am a class representative in my programme which acquires me a sense of responsibility, confidence and leadership skills.

These two years of study with a professional holistic knowledge and pharmacy practice are very important to me to be a medical laboratory technologist in my future and also to tackle with the challenges that I will encounter in my studies.

My DSE result was not satisfactory so I decided to find another way to articulate to university by choosing to study in this programme. Affected by the pandemic, most of the lessons were switched from face-to-face to online mode. However, I think this change of teaching mode did not affect my learning because teachers effectively upload the teaching recordings after classes for our easy reference. When we encounter any difficulties, we can contact our teachers through online chatbox and email. They usually reply in a timely manner. My dream was always to become a nurse. After the two years of study in Higher Diploma, I applied for university programmes through Non-Jupas channel. The College provided lots of support, including seminars and interview workshops, which helped me a lot in articulating to my desired university programme.

Throughout the past two years, I am glad to study at HPSHCC as it provided an excellent learning platform such as different kinds of learning experiences (e.g. internship). Although my intern time was not long, it was a valuable experience to me. Moreover, all of the lecturers are helpful and patient. Not only had they answered my questions, but also provided lots of examples and information to illustrate the lectures. Furthermore, staff of Student Development Resource Centre (SDRC) gave a lot of good advice on further studies. Thank you for supporting and encouraging me to pursue my dream.

My two years of study at HPSHCC was enjoyable and rewarding.  I had valuable experiences from the  summer internship at Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine in HKU and the study tour in Taiwan. Moreover, I was a Student Ambassador of the College and participated in various voluntary works.  I improved my communication and interpersonal skills, and strengthened my knowledge in the medical field.

I am honoured to be awarded the Service Award  and a Government Scholarship which have proven my hard work. The effort I put in these years allowed me to study the programme I like in the university.

There is a Chinese proverb for encouragement: Where there is a will, there is a way. It was one of my mottos when I was studying at HPSHCC. Though I have been told that it was difficult to get into universities by taking a higher diploma, I still believe that students who are willing to pay efforts in their studies deserve the opportunity to study in universities. I am more than grateful for receiving supports and assistance from my lecturers throughout the past two years. Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to tell future students: Trust yourself. Trust HPSHCC.

The school life at HPSHCC was fruitful, where I have acquired industry-specific knowledge and practical skills. My two years of study are valuable and full of eye-opening experiences, including a remarkable internship opportunity in The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel. It has inspired me how to show visitors Hong Kong’s attractiveness and our heartwarming hospitality.

Some people think that a higher diploma is not professional. However, I realised how blessed I am to study the Higher Diploma programme in Medical and Health Products Management. It provides me another platform to articulate to the university and helps me recognise my goals. Throughout the 2-year programme, I learnt different aspects of knowledge, which are useful for further studies. For example, Anatomy & Physiology, Pharmacology, Drug Action and so on. Through diversified learning, I have more choices to choose from university. Furthermore, all the lecturers are helpful and nice, as friends and teachers. Not only did they answer our academic questions, but also gave useful advice about further studies. Thanks for their enthusiastic teaching in the past two years.

After the public examination, I applied to HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Stanley Ho Community College for the Higher Diploma programme in Medical and Health Products Management. I am glad that I have had the opportunity to study at HPSHCC. During the past two years, I acquired medical knowledge in different aspects, such as physiology and drug action. Moreover, the programme structure is well-developed; it helps me to build a solid foundation on both practical and theoretical knowledge. Moreover, lecturers are very nice. All lecturers teach with heart and they are well prepared before the lectures. Thanks to all of them who have taught and supported me in these two years.

HPSHCC’s Higher Diploma programme in Hotel Management has given me opportunities to learn about hotel management. Apart from subject theories, I have also learned some interesting knowledge about the industry. Although teaching was conducted online most of the time due to the pandemic, I still gained a lot over the two years, including team work experience. Great thanks to all lecturers who gave me advice and support so that I could find the right direction for my future career development.

The programme taught me basic medical knowledge such as physiology and pharmacology, which is beneficial when I study related courses in the future. In addition to ordinary lectures, I can also try experiments such as pharmacy and dispensing in the laboratory through practical classes. This helped me to understand the technical contents in the lecture notes. Furthermore, lecturers always tried their best to teach us no matter during or after classes. They helped me to solve my questions on further studies too. Although there were not many face-to-face classes in the past two years due to the pandemic, I can still feel the efforts that lecturers put into teaching through online lessons.

I was extremely frustrated and puzzled when I received my DSE results because studying in university was just a pie in the sky. Fortunately, I enrolled in the Higher Diploma in Medical and Health Products Management at HPSHCC. This program is not only teaching academically, but also practically. It was grateful that I participated in the internship programme in a healthcare center and the two-week Taichung Chungshan Medical University study tour. The experiential learning enhanced my knowledge in radiography and the experience helped me better prepare myself to work in a real-world environment. I also want to thank all of my passionate lecturers and counselors who enable me to successfully articulate to the university at the end.