News

The 11th CUHK Golf Day was held on Monday, 14 December 2015 at the Hong Kong Golf Club. Close to 100 alumni and friends of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) participated in this meaningful event. A record high of HK$1.9 million in donations was raised through Golf Day this year in support of the development of the University.

The Tee-off Ceremony was officiated by Professor Michael Hui, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President of CUHK, Dr Yeung Ming-biu, Supreme Sponsor and Founder and Chairman of Oriental Watch Holdings Limited, Mr Stewart Cheng, Diamond Sponsor and President of the Organizing Committee of CUHK Golf Day 2015, and Mrs Carol Tsang, Diamond Sponsor and Vice-President of the Organizing Committee. Before the 23 teams embarked their exciting 18-hole tournament, Professor Hui extended a warm welcome to all participants and thanked our sponsors, alumni and friends for the support they have rendered to this event.

We are delighted to announce that Chung Chi College won the CU Cup. It is the third time for the College to win this prestigious award. Wealth Eagle Team was the winner of the Oriental Watch Open Cup - Best Net, while alumni Mr Jeremy Tang and Ms Leong Kuo-wa won the Men’s and Ladies’ Best Gross Championship respectively.

At the Prize Presentation Ceremony, Professor Joseph Sung, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK said it was extremely encouraging to see a growing alumni participation rate of the event from 30% in 2005 to over 50% in recent years. Professor Sung expressed his gratitude to our alumni and friends for their enthusiastic support towards the Chinese University.

All donations, except those with designated areas of support, solicited through the event will be used to enrich the CUHK Golf Day Scholarship. Seven undergraduates, with outstanding academic performance and active participation in voluntary services and sports activities, have been awarded the scholarship this year.

The first Presentation Ceremony of “CUHK Scholarship for Children of the Disciplined Services” was held on 30 November 2015. The ceremony was officiated by The Honourable Lai Tung-kwok, Secretary of Security of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR); Dr Wong Yu-hong, Philip, Donor of the Scholarship; Dr Leung Fung-yee, Anita, Chairman of the Committee of Overseers of Lee Woo Sing College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK); Professor Fok Tai-fai, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President of CUHK; and Professor Lau Wan-yee, Joseph, Master of Lee Woo Sing College of CUHK. The ceremony was also graced by the presence of representatives from various disciplinary forces and their staff associations, as well as family members of scholarship recipients.

In his welcoming address, Professor Fok expressed his deepest gratitude to Dr Wong for his generous donation of HK$1 million to the University in establishing a new scholarship scheme for outstanding students whose parents are current or retired employees of disciplinary forces in Hong Kong. Professor Fok encouraged all recipients to strive for academic excellence and all-rounded personal development, with the hope that they will give back to the society after graduation.

All full-time undergraduates, whose parents are current or retired employees of the disciplinary forces in Hong Kong, are eligible to apply for the scholarship. A selection committee will select five students with excellent academic performance to receive this award each year. On behalf of all recipients, Fung Tung-yee, Winter, a Year 3 medical student from New Asia College, expressed her sincere gratitude to Dr Wong, Dr Leung and the members of Lee Woo Sing College for their support and endeavour in making possible the establishment of this meaningful scholarship.  

The Alumni Homecoming Day, one of CUHK’s highlight events of the year for its alumni, was held on 28 November on campus, with the participation of over 5,000 alumni and their family members. At the opening ceremony, this year’s fundraising committee of ‘CUHK Alumni Torch Fund’ presented the donation cheque of HK$1.22 million to Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President. In addition to this sum, nearly HK$2.9 million has been raised since the Fund’s establishment last year. 

Being the first endowment fund in Hong Kong initiated and raised by alumni, ‘CUHK Alumni Torch Fund’ was founded in 2014 by a group of devoted alumni from different generations and disciplines. The anniversary classes of this year (which graduated in the years of 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010) joined hands in appealing for donations for ‘CUHK Alumni Torch Fund’, kick-starting the Fund’s second year in operation. 

In celebration of its 10 consecutive years, this year’s Homecoming Day was themed ‘10 years‧Reunion’. Apart from its traditional grand carnival, campus bus tour, various thematic visits and college / graduate school banquets, this year’s Homecoming Day also included new features such as guided tours at the five new colleges, an alumni gathering corner, ‘CU Café’ and talks by alumni authors.  On this special occasion, the alumni participants reunited with their classmates and teachers, and witnessed the latest developments of the University. 

About ‘CUHK Alumni Torch Fund’

The target of ‘CUHK Alumni Torch Fund’ is to facilitate the development and reputation enhancement of the University, in the long run.  It is set up to help CUHK alumni, in particular the young ones, to strengthen their competitive advantages and exposure to entrepreneur opportunities and to encourage CUHK alumni in developing their expertise and achieving excellence in the academic field. ‘CUHK Entrepreneur Day 2015’, held from May 22 to May 23 on campus, was the Fund’s first large-scale event, featuring an exhibition, a series of seminars and consultancy services. Invited by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Fund also participated in its HKTDC Entrepreneur Day 2015 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. In the coming year, the Fund is scheduled to organize ‘CUHK Entrepreneur Day 2016’ and a series of alumni talks, so as to accomplish its vision in serving alumni and contributing to the University.

Source: Communications and Public Relations Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong