Bulletin Summer‧Autumn 1993

A lu m n i D a y 3 4 A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n s A l l o v e r t h e W o r l d Graduates o f the U niversity also organize alum ni associations to foster fe llow sh ip among themselves and to strengthen the ir relationship w ith th e ir alma mater. In 1978, the Federation o f A lum ni Associations o f The Chinese U niversity o f H ong Kong was fo rm a lly set up. It represents the amalgamation o f forces o f the alum ni o f Chung Chi College, New Asia College, U nited College, the Graduate School, and the School o f Education. It recently included as its members the alum ni o f Shaw College. A subsidiary o f the federation, the Education Foundation o f the Federation o f the A lum n i A ssociations o f The Chinese U niversity o f Hong Kong, was incorporated in 1982 as a n o n -p ro fit c h a rita b le o rg a n iz a tio n to p rom o te educational developm ents in Hong Kong. W ith fu ll support from CUHK alum ni, it has since established a p rim a ry school, a kindergarten, and a secondary school. B y 1993, there are a to ta l o f 34 a lu m n i associations a ll over the w o rld ： 18 in Hong Kong, 14 in N orth America, one in Australia and one in Sabah. U n i v e r s i t y C o n v o c a t i o n F u lly aware o f the lo ya lty o f its graduates, th e ir concern fo r the developm ent o f th e ir alma mater, and the possible contributions they can make towards the continuous g row th o f the U niversity, the U niversity decided to establish in its 30th anniversary year the U niversity Convocation. The Convocation w ill help to prom ote the image o fthe U niversity, im prove its status, raise funds fo r its developm ent, and p rovide a m ore effective channel fo r alum ni pa rticipa tion in U niversity affairs and p o lic y making. According to U niversity regulations, Convocationmembership is autom atically extended to a ll U niversity graduates and holders o f a diplom a issued b y the Post- Secondary Colleges Joint D iplom a Board in August 1963. A ny person w h o had obtained a diplom a issued by Chung Chi, N ew Asia, U nited College o r the Post- Secondary Colleges Joint D iplom a Board p rio r to 1963 after successful com pletion o f a four-year programme, and any one w ho has been awarded a postgraduate diplom a b y the U niversity Senate after attending an approved course o f study fo r n o t less than one year is also e lig ib le to jo in the Convocation. A ll members have the rig h t to at tend Convocation meetings and to vote. They can elect th e ir representatives to be appointed asmembers o fthe U niversity Council. The firstmeeting o fthe Convocation was already he ld on 9th September, and the chairman and members o f its firs t standing comm ittee have been elected. The ir inauguration ceremony w ill be held on 16th O ctober at the Pearl Reunion — the banquet to commemorate the 30th anniversary o f The Chinese U niversity o f H ong Kong. C onvo cation 's P re p a ra to ry C omm ittee a n d Standing Committee Members U n iv e rs ity C o n v o c a tio n F irs t S ta n d in g C om m itte e C hairm an Mr. Lee Kam Chung (New Asia) Elected Members Mr. Heung Shu Fai (New Asia) Mr. Ip Hon Chow (New Asia) Mr. Lau Sai Yung (Chung Chi) Mr. Lee Kim Hung (United) Mr. Wang C.C. Charles (Chung Chi) Ms. Yan Hau Yee, Una (United) 37