Newsletter No. 29

No29 April 1992 CUHK Newsletter Mr. Cheung Hoi-ling Office Assistant , Office of Student Affairs Mr. Cheung accepted a temporary job at the University 25 years ago, never suspecting that it would eventually bring him a long service award. A fairly solitary personality at the start of his career, Mr. Cheung credits his various different jobs and the contacts which he has made in these with helping him to develop into a more sociable person. Being a devout Christian, Mr. Cheung also believes that his change t es t i f i es to the teachings of the Bible. One of Mr. Cheung's favourite hobbies is hiking in the countryside, and he recalls the time, many years ago, when he walked past the construction site of the University well before any of the buildings were started, not having any idea that he was walking past his future employer. An amateur painter, Mr. Cheung cannot resist the temptation to paint the lovely surroundings and buildings of the University, and has captured many campus scenes in both watercolours and oils. Mr. Nip Ka-pik Executive Officer I, Dean of Students' Office, New Asia Colleg Mr. Nip looks back on his years at CUHK: ‘After I had graduated from New Asia College in 1965 ， I worked first for a hotel, and then for Save the Children Fund. And because I was interested in both working with young people and working for my alma mater, I accepted an offer from New Asia College 25 years ago to work at the Dean of Students' Office. So far, I have been more than happy w i th my post - in fact as comfortable as a fish in water! I think that I have been able to do my job so we ll because I am extremely interested in managing hostels and student affairs. Apart from really enjoying my work, my other great passion is sports. I never miss any of the sports events at the University if I can help it, and I make full use of the wonderful sports facilities on campus. As a student I was a member of the college's basketball team, which was a big help to me later when I coached the college team for six years. In fact, the team managed to w in the championship of the Post Secondary Colleges Basketball Competition more than once. Now that I have leant to play tennis, I play it twice a week. I am also very fond of less vigorous games like chess and bridge.' Mr. Wong Kam-chung Office Assistant , College Office, United Colleg Mr. Wong really deserves a ‘Long and Loyal Service Award' since all of his service has been with United College. He started his working life in the Comptroller's Office, and from there he was later transferred to the College Office. Mr. Wong describes himself as a bold young man in the early days who, despite having little experience, had nevertheless tried every way possible to get his job done. He has always managed to carry out his job smoothly, except for the few occasions when traffic problems made him late for work. The journey between his Happy Valley home and the University used to be an arduous one. He had to take the tram to Central, catch the ferry to Tsimshatsui, and from there take the train, which he would occasionally miss! He would then have to ring his office and tell them that he was on the way somehow. Fortunately, his supervisors were always very understanding. These days, with the support of a larger team of colleagues, Mr. Wong feels that his work load is lighter than it used to be, although he still works so hard that he often finds little time for lunch. When delivering office mail by hand, Mr. Wong prefers to walk rather than wait for the shuttle bus. He often astounds colleagues by being at the bank one minute and back at the college the next minute, a feat which has earned him the nickname, 'Superman'. 7