Alumni News = 香港科技大學校友通訊, No. 1

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elcome to the first issue of our Alumni News! The University Development Office reaches out to UST alumni through various channels.We write to keep you informed about alumni developments,qpd we send you the University Newsiettkr and Genesis. Now,publishing ?,quarterly Alumni News supplement in Genesis is another way to keep in toirch. In the following pages you’ll see a feature on alumni in the telecommunications industry; updates on the scholarship fund and alumni homepage; news of alumni associations; and some class notes. Please send along your comments and suggestions,as well as your news and activities to share with fellow alumni.

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We hope you enjoy this first issue. Loretta Pang

Director

The University Center and

Visitor Center Welcome You

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re you looking for a good place to meet preciation. It has activity and exercise rooms, your friends-a place where you can a large hall for meetings and cultural events, gather for social and cultural pursuits? Why and a cozy restaurant serving international not consider the University Center on cam- cuisine. The UC is open to all members of the pus? The UC has comfortable lounges for University community, including students, chatting, as well as for reading and music ap- staff, and alumni.

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participants, the Visitor Center offers furnished rooms and ser-vice apartments, all charged at a reasonable rate. For bookings or inquiries, please contact the UC Management Office (tel. 2358 8072; fax2335 0375) or UDO (tel. 2358 6158; fax 2705 9119).

Your A1m.t Mater is always ready to welcome you!

Alumni on the Net

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n this information age, UST alumni have by calling RickyYu of UDO at 2358 6158. already come to know the convenience of

communicating via the Internet. Now,thanks

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to the University and your alumni associa- To find out the latest on alumni a&vities tions, you can stay in even closer touch with and services for alumni, visit the University’s your classmates and your alma mater--on,the alumni homepage at htrp:/lwww.ust.hkl

net! alumni You can update your contact

informa-T H E A C C O U N informa-T I N G ALUMNl ASSOCIATION recently joined the fam-ily of UST alumni associations, bringing the total number of groups to 10.

The AAA will serve as a forum where graduates can meet and share their expe-riences. It will also help to promote the Department of Accounting’s reputation among members of the accounting profession and the local business commu-nity. “We learned, played and grew up together at UST. Now as alumni we hope to contribute to our alma mater,” says Sunny Chow (‘95), one of the graduates who spearheaded the founding of the association.

The AA&s constitution has been approved, and it can be consulted on the AAA website at http://honle.ust.hkl -aLaaa. The association is currently establishing its first executive committee and recruiting both alumni and current students to serve as class representatives and subcommittee members. All account-ing alumni are advised to get ready for upcoming special functions @&ding an inauguration ceremony, careei talks, a golf trip, and a cruise to be organized by the association.

If you wish to contact ;&the AAA, please s&d email to [email protected] or call Sunny Chow at 2853 9138 during office hours.

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newsgroups. Details on services and registra- Above all, this is a homepage &t z,+ 4pI/

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HKUST Alumni Assoclatlon

HKIJSTAA -Alumni Internet Services Group Accounting Alumni Association BBA Alumni Assocratron

Chemical Engineering Alumni Associatron Electrical & Electronic Engineering Alumni Association Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management Alumni Association

M B A Alumna Association

Mechanical Engineering Graduates’ Association

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Alumni Scholarship

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he University is most grateful to the ingfor. He maintains good performance in his alumni who have shown continued classes and devotes himself to serving the support for the Alumni Scholarship Students’ Union. Wilson has been on SU’s Fund. A second scholarship of $6,000 was executive committee for two years, first as awarded to a third-year economics student, financial secretary and now as internal vice-Wilson Tang Man Keung, in December 1997. president. He coordinates activities of more

“This is the first university scholarship than 100 affiliated erouus of the I’ve ever received and what makes it

particularly meaningful is that the gift

is from former students,” says Wilson, * Donations to the Alumni

Schol-who is eager to take this opportunity to arship Fund are accepted through-thank the donors for their generosity.

-out the year. Please call George

In selecting the recipient, the Univer- Leung of UDO at 2358 62 57 to get

sity Scholarship Committee consid- a donation form.

ered academic performance and participation in extracurricu- _

lar activities, as well as the , Wilson will be

graduat-candidate’s personality. ing in a few months,

Wilson represents the and is planning to

con-all-round student the Schol- tinue his studies in_{economics at MT.}

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look-THE HKUST ALUMNI ASSOCIATION began its fourth year with its annual dinner and general meeting, held on campus on 25 October 1997. Over 50 alumni were joined by,President Chia-Wei Woo, Deans Leroy Chang, Ping Ko, and Yuk-Shee Chan, UDO Director Loretta Pang, and many faculty and staff members.

New exco members are all from the Class of 1997. President Alan Ho (BICH) is glad to have an opportunity to serve the alumni community. “I have a firm belief that sooner or later all our graduates will hold important positions in dif-ferent sectors of society,” he says. Alan adds that all of us should be proud of having been a student at UST, and now of course a member of the UST alumni community.

In the year ahead, AA is planning a variety of

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activities including dinner gatherings, barbecues, cycling outings, career talks, and visits to old people’s homes, together with ongoing publication of U.ST

Fam. To facilitate the organization of these activities,

AA is recruiting volunteers for five subcommittees: Publications, Marketing, Recreation, Social Service, and Annual Dinner. Interested alumni please fill out the form below and return it:

- by mail to Mail Box 69,4/F Student Center, HKUST; or -byfaxto27891571;or

-by email to [email protected].

Au Man Kit Daniel (‘93COMP),Chan Chi Tang (‘94 CHEM),Chan Ching Yin Amy (‘95 ISMT), Chan Woon Yin Wendy (‘96 SOSC), Cheung Ka Chung (‘97 BIOL), Cheung Ka Lee Carrie (‘96 CHEM), Chow Kin Sang (‘95 MBA), Fan Chi Ming (‘94 PHYS), Ho Hung Cheuk (‘96 PHYS), Ip Tat Hung (‘95 MECH), Lau Kin Chung Edmond (‘95 MBA);Li Wing Fai (‘96 CIVL), Li Yuk Wah John (‘96 COMP), Ng Kwo&Chu David (‘97 CIVL),Yip Sui Yuk Belina (‘97 ISMT), Yu Siu Mei Louisa (‘94 BiCH),and eight anonymous donors.

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HKUST Alumni Association -Subcommittee Recruitment

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I am interested in helping out with the following subcommittee(s):

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Cl Publications Cl Marketing Cl Recreation

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Cl Social Service Cl Annual Dinner 1 President Alan Ho Chun Yiu (97’ BICH) is a

member-I 1 ship executive at the International Golf &Yacht Club

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Contact number (Day) (Night)

(Englisl) I (Hong Kong) Ltd.Vice-President Kelvin Tung Wai Keung I (‘97 MATH) is an investment consultant with Tanrich . Group Limited. General Secretary Wah Shu Tin (‘97 1 CENT) and Financial Secretary Kkny Chan Yuen Fei 1 (‘97 MATH) both work for Money Lane Financial

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Secretary Long Middle School Alumni Primary School. Publica-Ferris Wu Ka Hoi (‘97 BICH) teaches at Yuen

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Many thanks to those who sent us news about yourselves. We are always delighted to hear from you, so please feel free to tell us about your career, study plans, hobbies, stimulating experiences, future aspirations, or anything else that might be of interest td your friends and classmates. Deadline for submission for the next issue is 10 April 1998. Please send your news to:

Genesis Alumni News University Development Office HKUST

Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong Fax: (852) 2705 9119 Email: a/[email protected] i __---

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0 UST’s first female CIVL graduare, JennyYeung Fei (‘951,works forthe Governmenr’s Geotechnical Engi-n e e r i Engi-n g O f f i c e ahd is curreEngi-ntly seconded to Scott, Wilson and Klrkpatrick.This year Jenny is serving on the HKIE’s Young Members’ Committee and notes that some other exco members are also UST graduates.

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0 Michelle Lo Yuk Fun (‘96 FINA) e n j o y s w o r k i n g i n t h e t r e a s u r y division ofa Japanese bank.To main-rain a healthy body and mind, she recommends that fellow alumni strive for a good balance between Nork and leisure.

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“Missing”Alumni

0 Vivien Au Wai Yin (‘97 ISMT) is a

dealer trainee at Dao Heng Bank.She reports :hat the job IS stressful, but gives her opportunities to learn more.

0 Elsie Hau Huen Ting (‘97 ELEC) joined the Government as a marl-agement services officer in July 1997. She finds her job int-resting an.j plans to take some short-term courses in public admsnistratlon. 0 Alvin Lee Sun Yu (‘9: MECH) works

at Palmer &Turner LtJ and is also pursuing a part-time master’s de-gree in mechanical en$neering.

0 Joylous Wong (‘97 ECON) wqrks for a property managemiant cornpan’+ and says that her cla ,smates and alma mater are always on her mind. 0 AnthonyYeung (‘97 b+ISc in COMP)

IS a teacher at Ming Yir College. 0 Elba Yung Hoi Ying ( 97 ISMT) IS d

programmer trainee bdtth the Dao Heng Bank Group.

Have you heard from them recently? The University has lost contact with 28 alumni. lfyou know of their whereabouts,please help us

re-establish contact with them. Call UDO at 2358 6 158, or simply fill out

the enclosed’Update of Contact Information”form. Thank you! Class of 1993: Class of 1996:

Tam Yum Hung (SL@), ELEC;Tso Ahmed Liftikhar,COMP,Choi Chou Shiu Wing Michael @%%),ELEC. Wan Judy (?%%Z?:),MARK;C hoi Hung (La), MARK; Del Core Robert Class.of 1994: Carman Edward, CIVL; K~ishnan P Au Wai Hung Philip (DiS%I),ClVL; Sankaran.COMP;KumarGltesh,ELEC; Aj/az Ahmad, MBA; Kwok Yuet Tan Tse Sik Hau (I%@).PHYS.Wong Mai (fDR#), COMP; Lee Yuen Yee (%I Wan Ada (IEXZ), MBA.

21, BlCH;Leung Wai Kei Ricky (&RI$

Z),COMP;Wong Sze Ngar (Si.Z?3!Q, Class of 1997:

MARK;Wu Ming Kei (%?i;jf), MBA. Cheung Kam Man (%%?ftj, MBA;Ng Kin Ping (5%@iff),ELEC;War~g Xiaobo Class of 1995: (I%%i),MATL;Wong Ka Y,k Eric (W Chan Yu Ching Lisa (l%?iSf),MBA; ?Rip), PHYS;Yiu Kwok Wai (p31.@11%), Chu Ka Man (%%S), BICH; Haffouz COMP.

Radhia, ACCT; Lam Tak Ling (;Mr% ~~,COMP; Lee Chun Hing (fl#Z%), ECON;Wong Man Fung Serene (!& 2J%a,, MATH.