General Information.

​​​​​Beyond Hong Kong Program (Year 8-12)

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Please read the explanation of the travel document entry requirements, safety measures, device policy, and cost before proceeding. By signing up for a trip Beyond Hong Kong and paying the first deposit, you are acknowledging these requirements.

 

Travel Document and Entry (Visa) Requirements

 

It is the family's responsibility to check that the students has the following in place prior to departure: 

• passport validity must be six months from the date of departure

• [for travellers to China] Mainland Return Card or China Travel Card must be valid minimum until the return date to Hong Kong

• entry requirements for the destination country 

It may mean that you need to apply for a visa (if required). Some cases will require an e-visa or an ordinary paper/sticker visa. The requirements may vary depending on the nationality of the passport holder. 

• Valid HK Identity Card (HKID) - in Hong Kong, any person from 11 years old of age must have HKID. This is a required document for your child to return to Hong Kong.

 

Please check and review very carefully, allowing sufficient time to renew the required travel document and/or to go through the process of applying for a visa and HK Identity Card (HKID). Do not leave the paperwork application at the last minute, as this could lead to the student not being able to travel. 

 

If travel document validity or visa requirements are not met, your child will be refused boarding by the airline at the airport or denied entry by immigration. Unfortunately, this is a situation beyond the College’s control and may not be able to help - you may need to pick up your child from where they are. 

 

Device Policy

 

There is no requirement to bring electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, or laptops. They may pose safety risks to our students and the people around them. With experiential learning, we aim to promote teamwork and social interaction, talking in person and being fully present in the moment. Students may wish to bring a digital camera, but staff will take and share photographs throughout the trip. 

 

We adopt no news is good news. Our students travel with the DC staff and staff from an external provider. Rest assured that all staff are well-prepared to look after the students during the trip, and every staff interacting with our students have gone through a background check.

 

Safety Measures

 

In every Beyond Hong Kong trip, we follow ESF's strict guidelines of student and staff ratio. Students are supervised at a ratio of 1:12 by DC staff. In addition, we have professionals from the service provider with whom we have been working for the last few years. They know and are very familiar with the local situation and have prepared an itinerary suitable for our students. Every activity in the itinerary is risk-assessed and discussed prior to the student's arrival. Any higher-risk activities like caving, kayaking etc are supervised at lower ratios for safety.

 

Students and staff are covered under Zurich travel group insurance. There is no need for parents to purchase individual travel insurance for their children to join the trip. In addition, we engage International SOS which oversees every trip and activity. They support us with risk assessments in the early stages of planning and provide guidance for any issues that may be relevant to the locations we visit. Their extensive doctors network and security experts are available 24 hours a day, ready anytime we need medical advice and support. They can liaise with medical experts in the local vicinity, give us advice on where to go and what to do if we have any issues and if necessary they will coordinate evacuation of individuals or teams. We have engaged ISOS for our activities in the last few years, and the level of monitoring, support and assistance makes us comfortable to undertake travel with our students.

 

Cost Structure

 

We aim to manage the cost of this trip/activity effectively without any compromise on safety. 

The estimated cost for each trip is based on previous travel information as well as input from the travel agency at this stage. They are subject to price fluctuations involving currency, transportation costs, the number of students signing up, and activity costs. For safety, we will travel in groups and the transportation quotes - particularly flights, are rather high this year for group tickets. The quote for flight/train for group travellers is different than the individual price available on promotion on the internet. 

 

Payment will be made in two instalments. We will ask for a deposit that will be used to hold flights and places with our providers on the ground. Withdrawal from the trip will mean we cannot refund the deposit, and depending on the date of withdrawal, we may not be able to refund some other costs paid. We will do our best to seek refunds. We will re-adjust/re-calculate the cost prior to the final instalment in September 2025.

 

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Hong Kong-based Program

 

Device Policy

 

There is no requirement to bring electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, or laptops. With experiential learning, we aim to promote teamwork and social interaction, talking in person and being fully present in the moment. Students may wish to bring a digital camera, but staff will take and share photographs throughout the trip. 

 

We adopt no news is good news. DC staff will accompany our students all the time. Rest assured that all staff are well-prepared to look after the students during the activity, and every staff interacting with our students have gone through a background check.

 

Safety Measures

 

We follow ESF's strict guidelines of student and staff ratio. Students are supervised at a ratio of 1:12 by excursion staff. Every activity in the itinerary is discussed and risk-assessed. Any higher-risk activities like gorging walking, coasteering, etc are supervised at lower ratios for safety.

 

Students and staff are covered under group insurance. There is no need for parents to purchase individual insurance for their children to participate in the activity. 

 

Cost Structure

 

We aim to manage the cost of this trip/activity effectively without any compromise on safety. 

The estimated cost for each trip is based on the previous year's information and draft itinerary. They are subject to price fluctuations involving inflation, transportation costs, the number of students signing up, and the final itinerary. 

 

Payment will be made in one instalment to secure the booking of the place and facility with our various providers. Withdrawal from the program may mean that we will not be able to provide a full refund. We will do our best to seek refunds from the providers.

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Program Selection

Year groups refer to the next academic year starting in August 2025 to June 2026​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​