CUHK Lives and Legends

42 Prof. Rocky S. Tuan Vice-Chancellor and President T his year marks two notable milestones for CUHK—it celebrates its 55th anniversary and, for the first time, the University’s alumni population exceeds 200,000. While the 10 lives/legends featured in this booklet are only a small sample of the alumni community, they offer precious glimpses of the unique kind of learning experience CUHK offers, and how the graduates embody the CUHK spirit to make good things happen, not just for themselves but also for society. Since joining the University, I have repeatedly witnessed how our alumni’s achievements and generosity have enabled and enhanced the continuing development and public recognition of CUHK. To harness the power of the alumni body, we have established the Vice-Chancellor’s Global Alumni Advisory Board (GAAB) in March 2018, as a forum that builds on the board members’ expertise, insight and experience to realize the University’s vision. In addition, the Distinguished Alumni- in-Residence Programme (DARP) has been introduced to host home visits by distinguished alumni to spend quality time with current students and staff at CUHK. With hundreds of thousands of alumni worldwide, CUHK has a trove of inspiring stories to tell. I look forward to reading more of them, and seeing more CUHK graduates succeed in a wide range of professions. After all, their success IS our success.