Bulletin No. 1, 2024

service. After graduating, Yan was a secondary school teacher, then a vice-principal. From 1976 to 1995, she worked at Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), where she headed the Educational Television Division. She also hosted RTHK’s inter- school TV quiz programme Jr. On Your Mark and directed programmes such as Hong Kong Connection . Since student days at CUHK, she has been a drama enthusiast and actress. Serving since college Yan’s decades of volunteer service to CUHK began when she was a student at United College, whose campus was then in Bonham Road, Mid- Levels. She participated in the Student Union and played an active role in running the College’s drama club. In 1966, she was invited by the College’s head, Professor Cheng Tung-choy, to chair the 10 th College Anniversary Ball Committee. Although only a sophomore, she successfully organised the College’s first large-scale ball with other student committee members, including fellow drama enthusiasts Luther Fung, Irving Koo and Michael Hui Koon-man. “Luther, Irving and I love plays. Even though the Bonham campus was small, we had great fun rehearsing plays on the simple stage. Everyone was engaged in college life. When the College 1 16   Chinese University Bulletin | A ‘diamond jubilee’ for veteran alumna