On July 23, twelve exchange visitors from the Cross Cultural Internship Program (CCIP) held their first practice at Flushing Corona Park in preparation for their upcoming race at the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, which is held annually in August.

Although it was their first time rowing, the students quickly adjusted to both rowing the boat and rowing as a team.

"It's challenging, of course," said Captain Carrie Chau from the City University of Hong Kong. "But we're confident that we will do well at the festival. We are pretty excited to compete."

The students plan to practice more next week to improve their speed.

"It's all about teamwork. We can't row straight or fast without working together, so that's going to be our main focus," added Captain Fernando, a first-year student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.