{"id":10340,"date":"2021-06-01T15:12:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T07:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hong-kong.afssite.afs.org\/?page_id=10340"},"modified":"2026-10-16T20:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:53:46","slug":"yp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afs.hk\/en\/yp\/","title":{"rendered":"Year Exchange Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"wp-image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-274132\" src=\"https:\/\/d22dvihj4pfop3.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/14125737\/%E5%9C%A8%E5%B7%B4%E8%A5%BF%E4%BA%A4%E6%B5%81%E7%9A%84365%E5%A4%A9-%E5%BE%9E%E6%86%A7%E6%86%AC%E5%88%B0%E8%9B%BB%E8%AE%8A%E7%9A%84%E6%88%91_Ricky-Lau-COVER.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Every exchange student sets off for study abroad full of bright anticipation, yet the growth and personal journeys behind each experience are uniquely their own. 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