Bulletin Number One 1984

committees and other prominent organizations testi fies to the strength and potential of CU alumni in the area of public service. To sum up, the major achievement of the Federation in its first five years is the promotion of fellowship and a sense of unity among its members, which is of utmost importance to an organization like the Federation. ‘Promotion of fellowship' in another word is 'to organize the masses or the grass-roots into an effective team'. Certainly the work of the Federa tion should never be confined to the formation of team-work only. When the Federation is fully developed into a corporate body and all its resources pooled together, the Federation should start on another mission: to assist its alma mater in achieving its objectives and to contribute to the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong. Indeed, we are very grateful for the spiritual and financial support of the local community when we were still university students and for the guidance and assistance from people of all walks of life when we first started our careers. It is now time for us to repay them all. Give it ten more years, i.e. when the University celebrates its 30th anniversary, and the Federation will play a more active role in the affairs of Hong Kong. At the 1983 Annual Ball of the Federation, Dr. Ma stated that 'a student will be proud of himself if he is admitted by a prestigious university; and a university will also be proud of itself i f its graduates can substantially contribute to the well-being of the society at large after graduation.' It is therefore urged that all alumni should put in all they can to contribute to the development of their own vocation, to their alma mater, to the Hong Kong community and to the field of academic research. Go ahead, fellows, and try a little bit harder! Rome is not built in a day. The essential factor for the growth of a forest is to keep growing and to keep on growing day by day. We are confident that a big forest is in the making! Group photo taken at Dr. Ma Lin's luncheon on 14th January, 1984. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 11