Since the exchange visitors' safety is of utmost importance, CCIP has specially organized a safety briefing hosted by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to illustrate personal safety tips on how students can reduce or eliminate instances that may make them a target of crime.
The NYPD representative, police officer Robert Semler, touched on topics concerning what to beware of in public, how to avoid being a victim on the subway, and how not to be exposed to potential scammers.
Event leader Jasmine, an Open University of Hong Kong student interning at TransExpress, was grateful for the insights shared by the NYPD. "It was very informative, and the whole presentation will make me a smarter, more aware person when I'm walking on the street in New York," she said.
Viann, the co-leader of the event, was equally as thankful for what she learned. "I definitely know what to look for if I think someone is potentially trying to scam me," she said.
The whole briefing took one hour, after which the students returned to their regular evening routines of preparing for the next day. Many are excited about the upcoming trip this weekend to Princeton University to learn more about the world-renowned university's role in cutting-edge research and American academic life.
