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St. John's winning the HKU Basketball Freshmen Tournament, 1988-89, held in the Lindsay Ride Sports Centre.

Meet our little white buddies on campus! - Chattering blasts from the tree at around 7am as usual, announcing the entrance of a group of pure white-bodied f...ellows who are ready to either soar or patrol on the ledge as their morning routine. The yellow crest on the head resembles a string of braided hair, and it sometimes spreads out in a fan shape which looks like a blossoming sunflower on the snowy body. They nest in tree holes, mostly feed on fruits and seeds, and have their own little social groups. A native of Eastern Indonesia and Timor-Leste, the (widely known as yellow-crested cockatoo) also exists in Hong Kong. So what are they doing here? Being a hurdle popular pet back then, some of them escaped or were released. The story of them being released into the wild by the British governor, as Japanese invasion forces approached Hong Kong in 1941, is the most widespread version and is taken as common knowledge. As for the records from bird watchers of cockatoos in Hong Kong, the earliest were in the late 1950s. They have gradually established their new home in this city, which currently has the largest population of the species apart from their native land. Their local population is estimated to be about 200, accounting for 10% of the world total - and 6 of them nest in the tree next to our Postgraduate Wing! They invite their friends over from time to time; Ah Kei our security guard even saw 10 of them earlier! They are labelled as critically endangered on International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species, as they face a high risk of extinction. They are also listed as critically endangered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora treaty, an international agreement between governments to protect wild animals and plants specimens’ survival. It has been lovely knowing these little buddies - thanks for bringing us such familiar squawking calls every day since last year! - Special thanks to Dr. Caroline Dingle, Senior Lecturer, Astrid Andersson, PhD student and Janet Chik, research intern from HKU's School of Biological Sciences for providing us with the insights. Astrid is studying Hong Kong's population of Critically Endangered yellow-crested cockatoos for her PhD.

SJCAA Online Channel - () - The Story of Rev. Paul Tong in St. John's (Episode 1)

: 1968 : My first sports activity at the carpark of Lindsay Ride Sports Centre : This was my first sports act...ivity at Lindsay Ride Sports Centre when I was only 10 months old at that time. I would not have imagined that two decades down the road, I became a St. Johnian and always went for sports activities there. ---------- - a fond farewell to LRSC & SSSP Lindsay Ride Sports Centre (LRSC) Stanley Smith Swimming Pool (SSSP) https://building.fbe.hku.hk teammates Photo Challenge 26/9 () Farewell Photo Day 1 Upload LRSC SSSP https://bit.ly/3gZ1OEO 2 Facebook "#MeAtHKUSports" Like (https://bit.ly/2F10fJN) 3 20/9 Like 20 4 21/9 Facebook Photo Day D ***** The Pokfield site including the Stanley Smith Swimming Pool and Lindsay Ride Sports Centre will be redeveloped into a new landmark campus hub for academic buildings, university guest house, residential complex as well as sports facilities. https://building.fbe.hku.hk Share your fond memories -- and Win a ticket to the Farewell Photo Day of Saturday, Sept 26, 2020. 1 Upload your photos taken at LRSC or SSSP: https://bit.ly/3gZ1OEO 2 We will post the photos to our Facebook Photo Album : https://bit.ly/2F10fJN 3 The contributors of the Top 20 most-liked photos will receive tickets to the Farewell Photo Day! Alumni, Staff and Students are welcome to submit photos! Deadline for submission and "Like": 20/9 Result Announcement: 21/9 (winners will be contacted individually) #MeAtHKUSports #HKU #TeamHKU #IAmSportsman #IAmSportswoman #SportsMoments

: 1968 : My first sports activity at the carpark of Lindsay Ride Sports Centre : A prospective St. Johnian’s ...sweet memory began in the 1960s. I was living in my grandfather’s HKU junior staff quarters at Pokfield Road after I was born. This photo was taken at the carpark of Lindsay Ride Sports Centre by my uncle. I was 10 months old at that time. Two decades down the road, I joined St. John’s College and always went for sports activities at Lindsay Ride Sports Centre. ---------- - a fond farewell to LRSC & SSSP Lindsay Ride Sports Centre (LRSC) Stanley Smith Swimming Pool (SSSP) https://building.fbe.hku.hk teammates Photo Challenge 26/9 () Farewell Photo Day 1 Upload LRSC SSSP https://bit.ly/3gZ1OEO 2 Facebook "#MeAtHKUSports" Like (https://bit.ly/2F10fJN) 3 20/9 Like 20 4 21/9 Facebook Photo Day D ***** The Pokfield site including the Stanley Smith Swimming Pool and Lindsay Ride Sports Centre will be redeveloped into a new landmark campus hub for academic buildings, university guest house, residential complex as well as sports facilities. https://building.fbe.hku.hk Share your fond memories -- and Win a ticket to the Farewell Photo Day of Saturday, Sept 26, 2020. 1 Upload your photos taken at LRSC or SSSP: https://bit.ly/3gZ1OEO 2 We will post the photos to our Facebook Photo Album : https://bit.ly/2F10fJN 3 The contributors of the Top 20 most-liked photos will receive tickets to the Farewell Photo Day! Alumni, Staff and Students are welcome to submit photos! Deadline for submission and "Like": 20/9 Result Announcement: 21/9 (winners will be contacted individually) #MeAtHKUSports #HKU #TeamHKU #IAmSportsman #IAmSportswoman #SportsMoments