Newsletter No. 48

No.48 November 1993 CUHK Newsletter each table. It was low cost and effective. However the choice of the table flowers by the Convention Centre turned out, at the last minute, to be pink carnations or an additional charge for blooms of a different hue. Neither option was deemed satisfactory. Running out of time to investigate less expensive alternatives, I made the decision to produce our own table centrepieces using silk flowers. My house staff, who had happily made the napkin rings over the summer for us, now were equally helpful. The flowers were bought, taken apart, cut and arranged into 90 centrepieces (each crowned w i th a folded paper-crane) over the four days before D-day to become one of the table prizes. I was pleased to see laughing people carrying floral table prizes out on their way home. Coincidentally I picked the lucky number seven on my table and became one w i th the laughing crowd. For those who still find the music too loud or too soft, it was not possible to compromise more. I n a hall as large as this, w i th the equipment available, the band was just great. Quieter spots could easily be found at the periphery for those wishing to converse. And for those enamoured w i th the big beat, the ringside tables were ideal. The choice of where to sit in the latter part of the night became a free one as people moved around and any grumbler would be lacking in initiative! Comes the raffle time — a long A b o v e: Mr. Michael Hui (left), Ms. Lina Yan Hau-Yee (middle) and Mr. Chung King-Fai (right) as M. C.s of the dinner M i d d l e: Prof. S. W. Tarn (left), chairman of the 30th Anniversary Celebration Coordinating and Steering Committee, presents a donation to Prof. Arthur K. C. Li (right), representative of the Hong Kong Cancer Institute. Below: Mrs. Gwen Kao (middle) chats with Dr. Cheng Yu-tung (left), and Dr. Lee Shau-kee (right), both honorary graduates of 1993. 7