Bulletin No. 2, 2020

34 Chinese University Bulletin No.2, 2020 Photo by Keith Hiro From left: Joy Lee (Senior Alumni Affairs Manager), Eleanor Hui (Assistant Director), Daniel Cheng (Director) and Annie Wong (Alumni Affairs Manager) host Akina Fong to introduce the latest developments around the University railway station and Area 39, as well as featuring the culinary delights and feline inhabitants on campus. ‘Previously, most of our participants were alumni who have children of their own, but more and more young alumni, especially those who graduated in the last 10 years, have been joining the Alumni Homecoming in recent years. Therefore, we have to put our heart and soul to make it as entertaining and captivating as possible,’ said Eleanor Hui , the assistant director. The headliner of this year’s Homecoming definitely goes to its theme song The CU Heart and CU Mind . Its heart-pulling lyrics and tune, expert orchestration and performance, mellifluent moving images on video—all these made it an instant hit across the world upon first release. From scratch to hatch, the theme song only took half a year. Lyricist Kit Wong took the lead and managed to contact composer Edmond Tsang and arranger Ron Tso within a few hours after the green light was given for a theme song. With the power trio working their magic, the melody and lyrics of the song were whipped up. In mid-September, alumni affairs manager Annie Wong used three days to get in touch with 19 alumni representatives from CUHK Colleges and the Graduate School and invited them to Tsang’s studio to record the song. The vocal and instrumental performances were recorded and filmed in another three days’ time. Twenty-eight alumni and CUHK students also made cameo appearances, ranging from married couples who graduated in the 1960s and 70s to younger graduates. A young couple even had their children apply for a day off from school for a weekday shooting. ‘At that time the third wave of the pandemic was beginning to subside, so everyone was in a good mood when they original Tune into The CU Heart and CU Mind global edition Leaving a Trace and an Aftertaste —Navigators of the New Normal