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Bi-Monthly
Newsletter – July/August 2003 Issue
To enhance better friendship among our members, we had sent out the Contact List of our alumni to you in mid-July, if you have not received the contact list, please contact our Secretary Dominic Chu at domchu@hotmail.com.
If you cannot view this newsletter in HTML format, please browse: www.alumni.cuhk.edu.hk/aasing/newsletter/Newsletter-July-August.htm
A. Recent Activities :
1. June 14/15 - 2Day-1Night sightseeing/golfing tour to Malacca
On
June 15 early morning, 35 participants, including alumni with their families
and friends, kicked off their memorable and enjoyable journey to Malacca,
Malaysia.
After our check-in at Hotel Equatorial, which is located within a short
distance from the center of the town, we proceeded on our group lunch at a
local well-known chicken rice restaurant. We were served with the mouth
watering chicken rice balls and tender chicken meat. After the delicious
meal, there was another even more refreshing dessert, the cendol, to quench
our thirst. There were many variations of desserts popularly served at
the store. One of the best was the grounded ice red bean paste cendol in
rich coconut milk. I believe nobody will forget that icy-cool feeling,
indulged in the "ice kacang", and the cost for such a refreshment
was only a mere RM3!
After the heavy meal, we went to the Baba-Nyonya Heritage Museum. This was
the ancestral home of three generations of a Straits-born Chinese Baba family
and the building has been converted into a stunning museum that preserves the
unique legacy of the Babas. Apart from sightseeing, we also went for
shopping because Malacca is truly a shopper's paradise.
In the evening we had our wonderful seafood dinner with Karaoke and games.
Everyone enjoyed themselves very much and we ended the day with a night
shopping at "Street of Antiques" and our supper with coffee, toasts,
and "Char Kway Teow", etc.
The next day started off with a free and easy morning for our alumni to enjoy
the hotel facilities with their families. For golf lovers,
they went for an 18-hole golf game at the Tiara Country Club. Afterward,
we all gathered at the hotel restaurant to have a delicious Japanese buffet
lunch. Coincidentally, it was the Father's Day and we all returned to
Singapore with fun and bags full of happy memories!
[view photo of Mayshuen consuming Chicken rice Ball]
[view group photo, how many can you recognize?]
[view Samuel's family on the colourful Trishaw]
(Reported by Cheung May Shuen)
2. June 27 - Happy Dinner at Cafe de Amigo
At the monthly dinner, we had many members and families participating. We were very happy to finally put a face on our alumni member Kenneth Lo who has been quietly supporting us but was too busy to join our activities until recently. Kenneth is an electronic engineer. Good to hear that he will be able to see us more. Dickson Tang is another member we have not seen in a long time. Partly due to his busy traveling schedule for his employer, the IT research firm Gartner. Can you spot the young faces in the picture below?
[view photo of June Happy Dinner]
(Reported by Jackie Leung)
3. July 7 - "Hong Kong Looking Ahead" Cocktail organized by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office at Fullerton Hotel
Representing
CUHKAA-SG, our President Jackie Leung and Vice-President K S Wong had been
invited to the cocktail reception to celebrate the 6th Anniversary of Hong Kong Handover
at the Fullerton Hotel. Guests from various sectors came to give their
support and blessings to HK for a quick recovery after the SARS epidemic.
Special guest included His Excellency The Ambassdor of the People's Republic
of China, Mr Zhang.
(Reported by Jackie Leung)
4. July 20 - Wine Appreciation at Cafe de Amigo with Japanese buffet dinner at Hotel Miramar
Elena Lui finally appeared again since AGM. She is as charming as ever. Even though she is hesitant about alcohol she still came to see us and support us.
Dominic and Michelle came with a mission - to bag themselves with necessary knowledge for their honeymoon trip to Europe three days after the gathering.
If you cannot spot Tommy the speaker and the restaurant owner, he's the big guy with his 'signifying' suspenders.
In the end of the two fun hours, everyone had one glass of sparkling, two white, two red and one sweet wine, and a rating paper to fill up!
[view wine tasting photo] [view group photo]
(reported by Jackie Leung)
5. July 25 - Happy Dinner at Jade Room restaurant, Hotel Royal
(Reported by KS Wong)
B. Coming Activities :
1. Aug 16 (Sat) - Tea Appreciation at Bukit Batok Community Club, Bukit Batok Central at 3:00 - 5:00pm
2. Aug 28 (Fri) - August Happy Dinner
Venue to be advised.
3. Sep 13 (Sat) - Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration night at The Pines Club
Look out for further detail on the above event.
C. Special Announcement :
1.
In
memory of
our
late alumni Dr Tse Yuen Man, who lost her life in the battle with SARS
when carrying out her duty, for her selfless dedication, the CUHK has
established CUHKMAA Dr Tse Yuen Man Memorial Scholarship. The memorial
scholarship shall be awarded to medical students/graduates of the CUHK who
have shown dedication in advancing the health of the public, commitment to the
poor & sick, and courage in facing demanding situations. We
have collected total S$950 donations which was deposited in Hang Seng Bank
account "The Chinese University of Hong Kong" (No: 293-005005-018)
on July 18th.
The alumni who sent in their donations to express their support are
listed as follows:
| Joan Lim | S$250- |
| Edmund Sun | S$100- |
| Poon Sing Wah | S$100- |
| Jackie Leung | S$70- |
| Samuel Tso | S$50- |
| Wong Kwong Sing | S$50- |
| Others (who choose not to disclose their names) | S$330- |
| Total | S$950 |
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to those who have donated. Should you have overlooked the deadline, you may remit your donations directly to the above mentioned bank account. Or you may visit the websites for more details http://www.alumni.cuhk.edu.hk/eng/news/whatsnew/scholarship.html
(Reported by Fanny Ching)
2. November/December - CUHK 40th Anniversary Celebration
CUHK will be organising the following two major events to celebrate its 40th Anniversay:
1. Nov 21-23 - An Anniversary Drama by alumni to be staged at the HK Cultural Centre Grand Theatre;
2. Dec 6 - A 200-table Anniversary Banquet to be held at the Convention Centre.
Between the above two programs, the University may arrange the following programs for the home-coming alumni from overseas:
(i) A welcoming
party to be hosted by the Vice-Chancellor and all College Heads, and to
witness the official opening of a new Alumni Garden on campus.
(ii) A campus tour to visit all new developments in
the University.
We strongly encourage you to participate in the above programs as a gesture to show our support to our University. If you will be in HK during this period and would like to join us as group participation for the 200-table Anniversary Banquet on 6 Dec, please call our event coordinator, Mr KS Wong, at 9747-3816 or send him an email at wongks83@yahoo.com to indicate your interest. Once when we receive more information on the Anniversary Celebrations, we will keep you informed of the details.
(Reported by KS Wong)
D. Information on our Alumni
1.
Francis
Kwong - New Member to the Chinese University of Hong Kong Alumni Singapore
Chapter
(Written by Mrs. Peggy Kwong)
Back
in 1984, on a very cold winter night in a pub next to Baptist Hospital in
Kowloon Tong, I met a guy who was a postgraduate student from the good old
Chinese University of Hong Kong. At the time, he has long hair, wore a pair of
gold frame glasses and said he’s a biochemist. I have always wondered why a
biochemist needs to drink 5 pints of beer every Friday night. He told me life
in CU was hectic and hardwork, he needed to have a break and go to this
“local drinking hole” to refresh himself after a hard week’s work (since
when is 15 km from University become local?).
Charming
as a young man, he had finished his Ph.D. study with CU in 1987. He was one of
the only three students who graduated with this honourable degree within his
department that year. Sir Wilson (the Hong Kong governor then) presented the
degree to him by tapping both his shoulders with the sword and it was indeed a
grand and memorable day.
Armed
with the latest title and his newly wed wife (little old innocent me would
follow him to the end of the world), he left Hong Kong and went back to
England to continue his post-doctoral research work. England was not all new
to him as he did his first degree with the King’s College prior to CU days.
The research grant was for three years and it was carried out in both the
Royal Free Hospital in London and the Biochemistry Department of Cambridge
University. Within these three years of research, he made friends and traveled
round Europe, still beer consumption has not gone down.
In
1990, during the economic bloom in the U.K., he was offered the job as a
research scientist to work for one of the most prestigious research companies
in England, The Wellcome Foundation. Indeed the research experience has proven
to be both stimulating and challenging when one has left academia and entering
into a result oriented commercial environment. He could not let the
opportunity slip when he was offered a job as the Scientific Advisor for the
company in Asia back in 1994.
This
has been 8 years since Dr. Kwong has started working in Singapore, The Welcome
Foundation was sold and the subsequent owner has merged with other entities.
In this fast moving Asian economy, he has changed jobs and worked as a
director in this current company for the past four years. Still within the
medical field, the company is one of the few medical marketing companies in
Asia. This job has brought him to travel around Asia, met new friends and
broadened his horizon tremendously.
Long
gone are the young lad’s beer drinking days, now he drinks whisky and smokes
cigars, his passion is golf and fencing. Being an old romantic as he always
has been, he drives his MG (1972) to work everyday and he adores his two
children, Vincent (9) and Samantha (7), who has taken over from her mom to
wrap her Dad around her little finger.
2. Alumni Lui Hah Wah Elena who is the Associate Professor of the National Institute of Education in the Nanyang Technological University had presented at the Worldwide Conference on Self-esteem and Peak Performance in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (14-16 July 2003) on some research findings in Singapore on the topic: Self-esteem, Psychological Well-being and Career Development.
Ms Lui Hah Wah Elena lectures and supervises teachers in Guidance and Counseling in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.. She has been representing Singapore in the International Council of Self-Esteem since 1998. She obtained a B.Soc.Sc. Degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1968 and three Post-graduate Degrees in Education from Michigan State University (MSU) in U.S.A., in the eighties. Ms Lui, a Fulbright Scholar, received the MSU Distinguished Alumni Award in 1995 and Singapore’s Public Service Award (PBM) in 1998. She was the first Visiting Fellow of John Curtin International Center, Curtin University of Technology, Australia, in 1996. Currently she is the President of the Asia Regional Association for Career Development, Hon. Chairman of the Singapore Professional Centre and a Board Director of the United Nations Association of Singapore. She presided over the University Women’s Association (Singapore) in 2000-2002 and served on Management Board of Singapore Action Group of Elders from 1977 to 2003.
3.
Alumni Jackie Leung
performing in Cantonese Opera concert (Aug 17 Sun)
Cantonese opera is a familiar art form to all of
us. It is also a vibrant living art well supported by both locals and
immigrants here. Our alumnus Jackie Leung has been active in the Cantonese
Opera community. On August 17 Sunday night 7:30pm, Jackie and many
professional and amateur singers, along with some of the best opera musicians
in town, will sing at the Kreta Ayer People's Theatre, at Chinatown. Those who
enjoy good old tunes and the nostalgic sight and sound can get
tickets from 76A Pagoda St [Tel: 6224 9036]. Tickets are
at $50, $30, $20. Or you can contact Jackie [hp 9656 1606] to reserve
tickets then you can sit together with other alumni to enjoy an artistic
evening!
[view poster of the Cantonese Opera concert]
If there is
any news about you or other alumni
that you want to share with the rest of alumni, please email it to our
secretary,
Editor
- July/August Issue
Chinese University of Hong Kong Alumni Association - Singapore Chapter
http://www.alumni.cuhk.edu.hk/aasing/