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By SHU Chang
I really appreciate to have this opportunity to join the course including the study trip for Taiwan election, which is so precious to me who came from mainland of China.
I always remember what I learned about Taiwan from the text book when I was in secondary school. I started to be curious about how people live there. Gradually, I knew more about Taiwan from many kinds of media. Then I looked forward to going there to see real Taiwan and people’s life, especially their democratic election. I felt excited when I knew my wishes would become true by this course. I want to thank all of the organizers for your hard working, your kindness, care and help to us all through the event. And I feel so happy for our success and good cooperation with each other.
Through this course, I experienced the presidential election in Taiwan by myself and feel it’s so good to have the democratic political system. Their democracy has their particular characters and become more matured. It’s better to rely on a good system instead of any party or person. People should have the freedom of knowing the truth and speaking out what they want to say. Maybe there is no perfect or same pattern of democratic system, however, there must be some good ways to develop a country’s political system based on democratic perspective. I really hope that we will have a peaceful and joyful civil society as a whole.
I enjoyed this wonderful course so much with all other members. I learned a lot from them too. This is a unforgettable and impressive happy memory to me. Thanks all very much!
By CHOY Yuet Yee
我看台灣大選
這次能親身到台灣看大選，感受一下當地的政治氣氛，也許是我在港大讀政治以來，其中一個最大的得著。
在香港土生土長的人，很難理解台灣人何以會對政治產生這樣濃厚的感情。多少身在海外的台灣人，不惜花數千元買機票在選舉前回台灣，為的，就是給心儀的候選人投一票。
政治從來都是他們生活中的一部份。
今次的大選，出乎意料之外，是一場平和的君子之爭。雖然我個人不太認同謝營以抹黑對手（尤其是一些與政綱毫無關係的私事）為宣傳主軸的做法，但他們願賭服輸的精神實在是可取的。對比四年前連宋輸後藍營的動亂，今次輸家的反應和其支持者的平靜，也許是台灣民主體制日漸完善的一個體現。
泛綠的林濁水說是次大選，是近年唯一一次沒有政治明星的大選。我卻不敢苟同。要是馬英九都不是政治明星的話，我很難想像還有誰是了。
這次到台灣其中一件最深刻的事，是第一晚從師大夜市回酒店路上與的士司機的一段對話。
他告訴我們他從馬英九身上學會了要保持風度，要作君子該作的行為。作為一個政治人物，不但能動員人民，在政治民生上帶來影響，就連人民生活小節以至待人接物態度亦然，這還不足以證明他是一個不節不扣的政治明星嗎？有人說他是偽裝的，但如果他苦心經營的這個形象能如此深入民心，我更加找不到不佩服他的理由。
這次到藍綠兩營的造勢晚會，以及點票時在藍營跟支持者一起揮旗歡呼，那種興奮，那種情緒很受牽動的感覺，我想在我有生之年，都不會在香港感受得到。不只是香港還未實行雙普選之緣故，而是政治從來都不太觸動香港人的神經。至少，香港的政治風氣，與台灣的相比，還是有著天壤之別吧。
共勉之。
By TSANG Ka Ying
台灣人對民主的訴求是人所共知的，他們對選舉的熱情也是預料之內的事，當然，身在其中所感受到的那種激動比想像的還要深刻。可是，更意想不到的是，他們關心的不只是自己所屬地方的民主發展，對於香港的民主進程如普選特首，他們同樣著緊，甚至比在香港土生土長的我們更著急，希望香港能夠發展成一個真正享有民主的地方。
接受我們訪問的台灣人當中，凡知道我們是從香港來的學生，無不苦口婆心地叮囑我們「這一輩要為爭取普選特首、爭取民主努力」，其中一位年輕婦人邊說邊緊張地捉著我的手的一幕，至今仍深深印在我的腦海中。聽罷真的有點慚愧，身為香港最高學府的學生，社會的未來主人翁，我們對爭取民主做過甚麼？思考過甚麼？相比起台灣的大學生，我們就是少了點居安思危的眼光；身處於香港這個政治、經濟、文化各方面都相對安穩的地方，大家都選擇「安於現狀」，這到底真的是「多一事不如少一事」，抑或只是鴕鳥政策？
我想這次旅程除了使我對台灣大選有了更深的體會外，更重要是能讓我對自身的角色和責任有更大的反思。民主是甚麼？香港應追求怎樣的民主？我們又可以為追求民主作甚麼？也許我們未必能從整個旅程中找到答案，但至少在我們心裡已埋下伏線，這已協助我們踏出了一大步，而且是重要的起步。
By LI Bo
5-days is very short for us to learn about Taiwan. It's not that easy
to walk into Taiwan now, but it's very easy to build up a
communication bridge with Taiwan people when we meet each other. This
study trip makes me feel we youth can do more to build the channel of
understanding between China and Taiwan.
By KWAN Cheuk Ying
Thanks for organizing this course and this trip. I have really
enjoyed it a lot.
I am really grateful that this course was organized so that we have
the chance to experience and explore. It was very different in
Taiwan and in Hong Kong. This trip certainly stimulated me to think
about the importance of democracy in Hong Kong.
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