Bulletin No. 1, 2024

here as all classes had been suspended. The 2003 epidemic dealt us a devastating blow, with many contracting the virus,” he recalls. “I can never forget the massive wave of infections in Prince of Wales, our teaching hospital, where some of our colleagues were working. I empathised with the immense pressure they were facing and their resolve in fighting the virus.” On a lighter note, Ho has been a key member of the Staff Football Club, which arose from a sports craze that took hold on campus in the 1980s. Lots of students and staff members were participating in all sorts of sports. Outside of work, co-workers would meet up and play football. Ho says: “In the beginning, there were more than a dozen regular players and everyone was excited. Then someone proposed that since we all shared a love of football, why not set up a staff football team?” The idea was at once greeted with much enthusiasm. In 1992, the Staff Football Club was born. The Club charged members a modest annual fee of less than HK$100 at its inception to make football shirts. Thirty years later, the sum has risen to HK$180, but this now covers the costs of pitch booking and the Club’s essential operations. Many professors and senior executives are patrons. Ho was one of the drafters of the Club’s constitution, and still serves on the board today. He says: “Through the Club, we hope to bring together colleagues who feel a sense of belonging to the University and are passionate about football.” Skills, not seniority, count on the pitch. Ho believes that football can tear down walls between people, with senior executives, professors, officers and janitors uniting as one in the game and treasuring one another’s company beyond the field. The deep bonds and affections he has gained throughout the years on the team are some of the crowning moments of his time at CUHK. 1 Filming a student cultural activity in 1993 (courtesy of interviewee) 2 Staff Football Club members in the 2000s (courtesy of interviewee) 3 Ho Yuk-wing (5 th left) with colleagues in the Audio-Vi- sual Division 2 3 Through the club,we hope tobring together colleagues who feel a sense of belonging to theUniversityand are passionate about football. 46   Chinese University Bulletin | Ho Yuk-wing