More than 500 students from Hong Kong recently started university life in Huaqiao University in Quanzhou, a southeast coastal city in Fujian province, representing a 17 percent increase in students from the region.

Wu Yubo, a junior student majoring in engineering management at the university, is busy these days helping freshmen to settle down.

Wu, also from Hong Kong, enjoys helping freshmen shop for daily necessities in supermarkets and assisting them getting phone cards.

After coming to the university, teachers and other students had helped him a lot, Wu said, adding that he has received many scholarships since his sophomore year.

He also wants to provide help for new students.