Hong Kong & he Boat People

We had no direct contact with them, since the Government followed a strict policy of placing them in internment compounds before their repatriation. For us, they were simply a news item, even if it was "local" news. However, on one occasion, mainly out of sheer curiosity, I went down as close as I could get to the compounds, where I could see the refugees. I watched them for an hour or so, until I was chased away by the police.

I was mostly struck at the time by what seemed to be their passivity and aimlessness. I do not recall getting the impression that any of them looked back at me, or were aware of my presence nearby. Only later, upon some reflection, did two things strike me. One was that they could hardly be anything else than aimless, since they had absolutely nothing to do but wait to be forcibly returned to Vietnam. The ot

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l skills. With respect to the campus, I would not particularly want to be one of only a handful of international students at a campus, because I suspect that even with every effort to become part of the mainstream of campus life, there would be a feeling of separation. At a more international campus, while there will be a temptation to spend time around people with a background similar to myself, there will also be an opportunity for a broader range of exposure. I will probably have to spend my first few months getting my feet on the ground and becoming oriented to a new situation. After that, though, I hope to pursue the same range of interests that I followed in high school. If there is a way to do it, I would like to teach other students a little of the art of Chinese calligraphy, for example. I believe that many people would find this interesting, and it would be an opportunity for me to meet non-Chinese students and get to know them better. I would also like to pursue my interest in photography, which would give me an opportunity to go out into the community and the region around the campus. 4 - A. If I could spend an evening with any person in history, I think that person would be the Venetian traveller, Marco Po
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