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Ngai jong is a cultural phenomenon in universities of Hong Kong. Ngai (嗌) means shout, while jong (莊) refers to the executive committee of a college, department or society under the university's students' union. When proposed cabinets ngai jong, all members stand together and shout slogans, their full address, polling dates or sing songs to promote themselves. They also wear eye-catching costumes in order to stand out from other cabinets. A rule is that students can use only their own voice and body parts – microphones, drums, or loudspeakers are not allowed.

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  • Ngai jong is a cultural phenomenon in universities of Hong Kong. Ngai (嗌) means shout, while jong (莊) refers to the executive committee of a college, department or society under the university's students' union. When proposed cabinets ngai jong, all members stand together and shout slogans, their full address, polling dates or sing songs to promote themselves. They also wear eye-catching costumes in order to stand out from other cabinets. A rule is that students can use only their own voice and body parts – microphones, drums, or loudspeakers are not allowed. (en)
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  • Ngai jong is a cultural phenomenon in universities of Hong Kong. Ngai (嗌) means shout, while jong (莊) refers to the executive committee of a college, department or society under the university's students' union. Every university has different colleges, departments and societies, and each of them will have an executive committee (jong), charged with organising student activities and offering aid to students. When a team of people want to become an executive committee, they form a proposed cabinet ahead of the election day. If elected, the proposed cabinet becomes the real committee for the coming school year. Ngai jong is generally conduced by all proposed cabinets of all societies during the promotion period (called pro P in casual parlance), in which the cabinets campaign ahead of the election.. When proposed cabinets ngai jong, all members stand together and shout slogans, their full address, polling dates or sing songs to promote themselves. They also wear eye-catching costumes in order to stand out from other cabinets. A rule is that students can use only their own voice and body parts – microphones, drums, or loudspeakers are not allowed. (en)
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