Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2006

Fifth Honorary Fellowship Conferment Ceremony 13 Mr. Ho Man Sum M r. Ho Man Sum, a renowned educationalist and publisher, is currently the executive director of Mill & Dales Press Limited, The Success Publisher and Chi Wai Publishing Company Limited and director of the Education Foundation of the Federation of the Alumni Associations of The Chinese University of Hong Kong Limited and the Dominic Savio Education Organization Limited. Mr. Ho is also an outstanding alumnus of United College, CUHK, having served on the College Board of Trustees for many years, and a staunch supporter of his alma mater. Mr. Ho graduated from the Economics Department of United College in 1957. As a member of the College’s first graduating class, he was instrumental in forming the Alumni Association of the College, of which he is now vice-president. In 1993, Mr. Ho became a member of the College Board of Trustees; he was later appointed a member of the College’s Endowment Fund Committee; and he has served as the convenor of the Committee’s fundraising sub-committee since 2002. Mr. Ho has been generous with his support of the College’s students, as evidenced by his establishment of various scholarships and bursaries, including the Ho Man Sum Distinguished College Service Award, Ho Man Sum Prize, Lo Wong Kit Wah Memorial Prize, the Ho Man Sum Outstanding GEU 0411 Project Award and the Ho Man Sum Ming De Xin Min Alumni Scholarship. Mr. Ho is also a member of the Coordinating Committee of the College’s Mentorship Programme. Mr. Ho played a crucial role in the formation of the Federation of Alumni Associations of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK FAA). Since the Federation’s inception in 1978, he has served for 19 consecutive terms as the principal representative of the Alumni Association of United College at the Federation. Currently, he is a representative of the Representative Council and a member of the Federation’s Student Activity Fund. In 1982 when the Education Foundation of the Federation of The Chinese University of Hong Kong Alumni Association Limited (later renamed The Education Foundation of the Federation of the Alumni Associations of The Chinese University of Hong Kong Limited) was established, Mr. Ho served on its Board of Directors, and was actively involved in the founding of CUHK FAA schools and kindergartens, including Thomas Cheung School, Thomas Cheung Secondary School, Thomas Cheung Kindergarten, Chan Chun Ha Secondary School, and Chan Chun Ha Kindergarten. He also served as manager of Chan Chun Ha Secondary School, Thomas Cheung School and Thomas Cheung Kindergarten, as well as emeritus manager of Thomas Cheung Secondary School and Chan Chun Ha Kindergarten. He joined the Standing Committee of the CUHK Convocation upon its founding in 1993 and has since been actively involved in its Education Sub-Committee and Fund-Raising Sub-Committee. Through his capacity as the chief editor of the quarterly magazine United College Alumni , Mr. Ho strengthened ties among alumni in the United States and Canada. He played a pivotal role in promoting Xiaobiandan ( 小扁擔 ), a campaign launched by the University’s alumni to further the educational opportunities of children in the rural areas of Mainland China. In 2000 and 2006, he published two books, Our New York Experience — Voices from the CUHK Alumni and The CUHK Alumni in San Francisco Bay Area , and donated all the proceeds to Xiaobiandan.