South China Morning Post ● 26/06/2020
Many members in the CityU Community embrace the campaign and elevate their physical fitness and mental well-being by taking up regular exercise.
This year marks a major milestone for CityU’s dynamic “Exercise is Medicine On Campus” (EIM-OC) programme: the University has received a Gold Campus Award for 2020 by the programme’s co-organisers, the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Medical Association. The Gold level designation is for universities and colleges which implement a referral system whereby campus healthcare providers evaluate the physical activity level among students and refer them, if necessary, to a qualified fitness professional.
In alignment with the University’s firm resolve to promote regular physical exercise among its students and staff, EIM-OC Task Force (the task force) was launched in 2016 by Professor Horace Ip, Vice-President (Student Affairs) to coordinate the participation and collaboration by all of its departments, schools and units. CityU won Silver Campus Awards in 2017 and 2019 and a Gold Campus Award in 2020, which attributes CityU’s success to the concerted efforts by all the collaborating departments as well as the enthusiastic participation by the students, staff and alumni. “ We have transformed and scaled up our original “Wellness March” initiative into the more systematic “Wellness for All” campaign. All-round holistic and diverse recreational and sports activities are held on and off campus throughout the year,” says Professor Ip.
The chairperson of the task force, Dr Patrick Chan Ping-cheung, Associate Director of CityU Student Development Services (Physical Education), has formed and led committees including the Wellness for All Organising Committee and the CityU Delegation – Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon Organising Committee to organise a series of ongoing activities throughout the year, including physical fitness courses, health and fitness assessments, etc. “It is a fine tradition that CityU always cares about the wellness of students, staff and alumni. To echo with the aim of EIM-OC in promoting regular exercise, we hope to encourage members of the CityU Community to develop healthy habits through various activities,” Dr Chan emphasises. The Committees have also leveraged technology to further mobilise the CityU Community and the general public to step up their fitness regimes. They have launched the “CityU Walk” mobile application, which helps users to monitor their physical activity levels by providing such data as step count and calories burned.
Regular exercise is the key to uplifting vitality and energy levels. They help strengthen our immune system and keep illnesses at bay. Through several initiatives, CityU’s Physical Education Section and its on-campus medical clinic have further elevated their ongoing collaboration to promote the benefits of regular exercise among students by leveraging their professional expertise. Dr Charles Chan Wen-cheng, GP, Director of the CityU on-campus medical clinic says all students taking part in the body check exercise will receive a questionnaire when the new academic year begins in September. “The objective is to enhance our understanding of students’ existing patterns of physical activity, frequency and intensity. We will also take the opportunity to promote the EIM-OC programme among them,” Dr Chan notes. “Under CityU’s health maintenance work protocol, the on-campus medical clinic incorporates recommendation of physical activity and exercise plans into the medical consultations. To help patients, who do not exercise regularly or suffer from chronic diseases, improve their physical wellness, our healthcare professionals will recommend them to take up moderate exercise and gradually increase the intensity.”
Franciska Maric has flourished under CityU’s EIM-OC programme. She is a member of CityU’s Athletic Team, captain of the Cross Country Team, and a student runner of the CityU President Run Team in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. “I am very happy that CityU has won the EIM-OC Gold Campus Award. Many students and staff at the University have found it easier to acknowledge the importance of exercising and healthy lifestyle in general,” she says. “Many exercise programmes engage groups of participants. It enables individuals to become a part of the healthy community and motivate them to do physical activities more often. My participation in these programmes also keeps me motivated. They have enabled me to enhance my understanding of the health benefits of exercise and organic food. I look forward to participating in more recreational and sports activities in the future.”
Full version: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/vpsa/News/20200626_EIM-OC Gold Campus Award_SCMP.pdf
Sing Tao Daily ● 02/03/2020
由中國大學生體育協會和上海市壁球協會等機構合辦的「第三屆中國大學生壁球錦標賽」於去年十二月六至八日假上海體育學院完滿舉行。此錦標賽是中國大學生壁球比賽中級別最高的賽事，共吸引了分別來自北京大學、上海體育學院、南京體育學院等11所高等院校約100名大學生參賽。城大男子壁球隊在王偉聰教練的帶領下，於錦標賽中表現亮眼，在精英組勇奪男子團體賽錦標和男子個人賽冠、亞軍，成績彪炳。
贏得團體賽冠軍的隊員分別是中文及歷史學系學生黎卓楠、社會及行為科學系學生陳滙棋、材料科學及工程學系學生鄧逸駿，以及正在修讀法學專業證書研究生課程的李子朗。其中黎卓楠更奪得個人賽冠軍，而陳滙棋則獲得亞軍。王教練稱讚現役香港代表隊的黎卓楠表現突出，狀態良好。他亦感到十分幸運城大壁球隊所有成員除了對壁球有著無比熱誠外，更擁有優秀的團隊精神。面對王教練的稱讚，黎卓楠笑言「這證明了一路以來的付出沒有白費。」
上屆取得男子團體賽總冠軍及男子單打銀獎的隊長黃競揚很榮幸城大男子隊能再次奪冠。自他擔任隊長以來，他一直盡力擔當一個好榜樣，即使面對逆境亦不會氣餒，更鼓勵其他成員，以正能量帶領大家繼續奮鬥。雖然今年城大壁球隊的陣容有重大轉變，但在教練及隊長的帶領下，團隊的氣氛融洽，而且都有着明確的目標，配合度亦十分高，因此他希望下屆錦標賽可取得三連冠。
Full version: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/vpsa/News/20200302_Squash Team Achievement_Sing Tao.pdf
學生運動員入學計劃助精英發展潛能
Ming Pao ● 04/05/2020
城大男子與女子欖球隊的成員藉着過人的體育才能和強大的團隊實力，在今年年初由香港欖球總會主辦的香港大專7人欖球邀請賽中，分別奪得男子甲一組及女子組冠軍的殊榮。當中兩隊隊長最初均通過城大學生運動員入學計劃(SAAS)獲得取錄，在學業和訓練雙線發展中得到充分支援。
蘇綺琦（Cherly）於2015年開始參與欖球運動，在入讀城大工商管理學士課程前，曾以香港青年軍代表隊U18 成員參加多項國際賽事並獲得冠軍。
就讀城大期間，Cherly積極參與欖球校隊賽事及訓練，成為隊長並帶領球隊贏得多次大專賽冠軍。她表示：「校方於運動員的訓練經費上盡力支援，使隊中設備充足，每年亦安排海外訓練，讓我們能與不同國家的學生切磋。」
Cherly坦言欖球令她學懂堅持。在場上被別人攔截並摔倒後，不論有多痛都要站起來，就如在日常生活遇到挫折時會找尋解決辦法。她續說：「隊長這身分使我提升溝通和解難技巧。作為隊長需以不同角度理解隊員的想法和感受，解決人際之間的矛盾，令球隊更融洽。」
現修讀城大社會工作學士課程的盧沛彥（Mervyn）身兼男子欖球隊隊長。他從10歲起接觸欖球，曾獲5年九龍區學界冠軍及4年全港欖球精英賽冠軍。他表示，SAAS是較易入讀心儀大學和其學科的途徑。城大欖球隊的成績一直不錯，加上教練經驗豐富，相信若成為隊員必可獲得他期望的訓練和比賽成績。
結果如他所願，教練傳授很多實戰技巧和戰術，而各種磨練造就他在2019年以香港U20代表隊身分在國際賽事拿下冠軍。
Mervyn希望將來畢業後可回饋城大球隊，把他對欖球運動的熱誠傳承給下一代的大學生，他表示：「因大學給予我就學的機會，球隊則帶給我美好的回憶。我盼能幫助隊員踏上冠軍路。」
Full version: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/vpsa/News/20200504_Rugby Team Achievement_Ming Pao.jfif