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My Fifth Year : Onward from the Golden Jubilee 2006-2007

K P Fung, College Head

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United College The Chinese University of Foreword

This is the fifth report since I assumed office as Head of United College. 2005-06 is of special importance to United College, as it marks the 50th anniversary. As Confucius said “At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven.”, it is the mission of nurturing talents that we are accomplishing. In celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the College, we hope to express our gratitude to the founders of the College, to the chairman and members of Board of Trustees and Endowment Fund Committee, to our staff members, to our alumni and to all individuals who have contributed towards the steady development of United College. We also hope to exhort members of the community to support our development, and to call upon alumni and students to extend their support in our pursuit of excellence and fulfillment of the College’s mission to serve the people of Hong Kong and and the world.

I am going to share with you our Golden Jubilee celebrations and the main tasks we have accomplished, as well as our visions and challenges ahead.

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Fung Kwok Pui

October 2007 The Year under Review: Golden Jubilee United College marks an important milestone in the academic year 2006-07 ever since its foundation half a century ago. For the past 50 years, United College has been forging ahead with Hong Kong with its innovative efforts. Thus we have chosen "Together We Innovate, United We Advance" as the slogan of our 50th Anniversary celebrations. A wide range of activities were held in honour of the occasion. These programmes are organized for all stakeholders of the College, including trustees, members of Endowment Fund Committee, staff, students, alumni and friends. The programmes can be classified into seven categories, namely, Special Celebration Events, Academic Activities, Art and Cultural Programmes, Publication, Health Series, as well as Alumni and Student Activities. A special website (www.cuhk.edu.hk/uc/uc50) has been created for the anniversary events.

Special Celebration Events * The United College Golden Jubilee Anniversary Activities Kick-off Ceremony marking the launching of a whole series of celebration activities in that academic year was held on 15 September 2006. The Ceremony was officiated by Members of United College 50th Anniversary Activities Steering Committee.

* Weeks of celebration activities including an opening ceremony, a fun run and an open bazaar and the Ceremony marking the College 50th anniversary were successfully concluded on 20 October 2006. Over a thousand students and their parents and guests of the College attended the anniversary ceremony at the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, with Professor Arthur K C , Secretary for Education and Manpower HKSAR Government and Mr Shum Choi Sang, Chairman of United College Board of Trustees, as the officiating guests. The Ceremony was followed by a College Birthday Party held on the College campus. The 2 celebration reached its climax with the lion dance by the College Chinese Martial Arts Society and the cutting of a 50-lb birthday cake sponsored by the College Staff Association.

The highlight of the anniversary activities was the "feast-for-a-thousand" held in the same evening. Over 1,300 College members and guests enjoyed the dinner. The College Alumni Association sponsored roasted pigs for the banquet. It was a wonderful night with a variety show performed by students as well as pop singers.

*A Launching Ceremony for the Golden Jubilee Pictorial History of United College 1956 - 2006 cum the Opening of the Historical Picture Exhibition for Golden Jubilee Anniversary was held on 10 October 2006 at the University Library Exhibition Gallery. The officiating guests, Professor Ng Lun Ngai Ha and Professor Ng Yen Tak, Editors; Professor Chen Tien Chi, Honorary Fellow; Mr Ho Man Sum, Vice President of United College Alumni Association and I, conducted the ribbon cutting ceremony. Historical pictures of United College were presented, showing the growth and development of the College. The exhibitions were held at Foyer Gallery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, University Library Exhibition Gallery as well as Wu Chung Multimedia Library.

* The United College 50th Anniversary Banquet, jointly organized by the United College Alumni Association and United College Staff Association, was held on 2 December 2006 at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. Historical pictures of United College were also presented at the Banquet, showing the growth and development of the College, and refreshing College members their treasured moments in life. The Banquet was officiated by the Honorary Patron of the evening, Dr Edgar W K Cheng, Chairman of the Council of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, as well as Mr Shum Choi Sang, Chairman of Board of Trustees of the College and Dr Thomas H C Cheung, Chairman of the Endowment Fund Committee, Vice-Chairman of Board of Trustees and President of United College Alumni Associaiton. Over 500 College trustees, alumni, guests and members of the University and United College attended the Banquet. A video show, "Snapshots of United College:50 years of Advancement and Innovation" of the College's history over the past 50 years was also presented during the dinner. * An exhibition of photographs of the Golden Jubilee celebration activities was also held in July 2007 at the College campus.

* The Ceremony marking the completion of the College 50th Anniversary Celebration was held on 16 July 2007. The officiating guests were Mr Shum Choi Sang, Chairman of the College Board of Trustees and the College 50th Anniversary Activities Steering Committee, Dr Thomas H C Cheung, Chairman of the College Endowment Fund Committee and President of the College Alumni Association, Mr Calvin Chau H F, President of the College Student Union and I.

The Ceremony paid tributes to the College trustees, donors, staff, alumni, students and friends for all their support to the College 50th Anniversary celebrations throughout this year. Certificates of Appreciation were also presented during the Ceremony. The College also presented the whole set of 50th Anniversary Publications to the University Library System, as well as the 50th Anniversary souvenir set to the Shum Choi Sang United College Archives.

Academic Activities The College continued to organize different academic activities such as lectures, international conferences, seminars and symposia during the year.

* The First Golden Jubilee Alumni Lecture by Professor Lau Ngar Cheung Gabriel, (UC 1974 Physics alumnus) from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton University, was held on 15 September 2006. Over 1000 College trustees, staff, students and alumni attended the talk entitled "A broad Survey of 'El Nino'".

*Professor Leung Pak Wah Edwin (UC 1972 History alumnus), Professor and Chairman, 3 Department of Asian Studies, Seton Hall University, New Jersey, delivered the Second Golden Jubilee Alumni Lecture on 24 November 2006. He spoke on "Building Cultural Bridges between the East and the West: Some Personal Reflections" and the Lecture attracted over 1000 guests.

* Two distinguished visiting scholars visited United College during the year. (1) Professor F Sherwood Rowland, 1995 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Donald Bren Research Professor of Chemistry and Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, U.S.A., visited the College between 15 and 21 October 2006 and delivered two public lectures entitled "Stratospheric Ozone Depletion" and "Greenhouse Gases, Global Warming and Climate Change". The lectures were well attended by government officials, representatives from environment concern bodies and scholars from other tertiary institutions, as well as members of the University.

(2) The "Father of Hybrid Rice", Professor Yuan Longping, Director-General of the China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center, visited United College between 10 and 18 March 2007 as the second Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the College's 50th Anniversary Year. During his visit to United College, Professor Yuan delivered a public lecture titled "Progress in Breeding of Super Hybrid Rice" which was well received by the University and the public.

* The College also organized an international conference titled "United Uplifting Hong Kong" from 9 to 11 November 2006. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Lawrence J Lau, made the opening address. Professor Wang Gangwu, Professor Richard Estes, Professor Lawrence J Lau and Professor Kuan Hsin Chi were the keynote speakers of the 3-day conference.

* The International Conference on Travel Writings in Chinese was held on United College campus on 24 and 25 November 2006. The Conference was jointly presented with Ming Pao Monthly, Association of Travel Writings in Chinese, as well as the Department of and Literature of the University. An open seminar on Travel Writings in Chinese was also held at the Hong Kong Central Library on 25 November 2006.

* To pay tributes and respect to the seven former Heads of United College, the College continued to organize the "Heads of College Lecture Series" which were inaugurated in February 2005. We had the honour to have invited Dr Hsueh Shou Sheng, the fourth Head of the College, to delivered his own Lecture on 1 December 2006. He spoke on "Significance of Golden Jubilee".

* To promote academic interests within the College, United College has organized the Lecture Series of Members of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Members of Chinese Academy of Engineering. The first talk was delivered by Professor Kung Hsiangfu who spoke on "Functional Genemics and Drug Research" on 19 January 2007. Professor Sun Sai Ming Samuel was the second speaker who delivered a talk on "Tales of Golden Rice" on 9 February 2007.

* The Golden Jubilee Annual Workshop of United College was held on 2 March 2007. The topic of this year's workshop was "A 50-year Reflection: Teaching and Research of Political Sciences in Hong Kong". Speakers of the Workshop included Mr Allen Lee Peng Fei, commentator on current affairs; Mr Ma Lik, Member of the Legislative Council, HKSAR and Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong as well as Mr Andrew Wong Wang Fat, former President of the Legislative Council, Hong Kong. They all spoke from their working and research experiences on the topic. The moderator of the Workshop was Mr Jeremiah Wong Kui Hung, Lecturer of the Department of Government and Public Administration of the University and the College Tutor of United College. The workshop was well attended by over 150 guests, staff and students of the College.

4 * The annual conference organized by the Hong Kong Teachers' Association and co- organized by United College and the Hong Kong Museum of History was held on 10 March 2007. The theme of the Conference was "和諧教育與和諧人生".

* The College has set up a conference sponsorship scheme to provide financial assistance to academic departments and units of the University for organizing local and international conferences. Conferences sponsored under this Scheme in 2006-07 included: - 1st Asia Pacific Coral Reef Symposium (18-24.6.2006) - Hong Kong International Model United Nations 2006 (2-6.8.2006) - Workshop on Novel Functional Molecules (23.10.2006) - Half-day Symposium for celebrating 35th Anniversary of Department of Biochemistry (3.12.2006) - Symposium on Daily Lives of Urban Elite in the 20th Century - China and (18-19.12.2006) - 1st Asia Pacific Conference on Healthy Universities (7-10.3.2007) - International Symposium on Vibration Therapy (9-10.12.2006) - Second Asia International Symposium on Mechatronics (12-15.12.2006) - History and Memory: International Conference on Modern Chinese Literature (4-6.1.2007) - The 2nd International Conference on Dubbing and Subtitling in a World Context (1.2007) - The 4th International Conference on Population Geographies 2007(10-13.7.2007)

Art and Cultural Programmes A series of art and cultural programmes were organized so as to arouse the interest of art appreciation among students and staff.

* In celebration of the 50th and 55th Anniversary respectively for United College and Chung Chi College, the two colleges jointly organized an exhibition on “Chinese Woodblock Prints Today”, featuring an exposition of woodblock prints of contemporary Chinese artists from 19 October to 17 November 2006 at Chung Chi College Administrative Building Exhibition Gallery. Also, an exhibition of "Collection of Modern Chinese Woodblock Prints" was held by United College from 17 to 21 October 2006 at the foyer Gallery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hall.

*An exhibition on "From Bones to Bytes: Chinese Script Decoded" was organized by the Hong Kong Museum of History from 25 October 2006 - 8 January 2007 at Hong Kong Museum of History. The College lent our Oracle Bones exhibited at Wu Chung Multimedia Library and a Publication "A Brief Description of the Collection of Oracle Bones in the United College Library" by Mr Li Yan to Hong Kong Museum of History for this exhibition.

*The United College Golden Jubilee Anniversary Concert was held on 18 November 2006 at the Auditorium of Sha Tin Town Hall. Our honorable performers included Professor Sir James Mirrlees, the Master-Designate of the Morningside College, Distinguished Professor-At-Large of the CUHK, 1996 Nobel Laureate in Economics; Professor Takamichi Mito, Department of Japanese Studies; Mr Allan Ho, United College alumnus; Mr William Thaddeus Ng, Miss Tabitha Mui and Mr Francis Tsui, United College students; United College Golden Jubilee Choir; Chinese Music Ensemble; CUHK Chung Chi Orchestra and Chung Chi College Choir.

The concert played to a full house with over 1300 audiences, including trustees, alumni, university/college staff and friends of the College attending the Concert and sharing the joy of the occasion. The Concert was happily concluded by the congregational singing of United College Song jointly performed by the College representatives, the choirs and orchestra with over 200 members. The audiences of the concert also joined in the congregational singing.

* The United College Golden Jubilee Anniversary Drama "In Search of the V Forces" was 5 held on 6 January 2007 at the Auditorium of Sha Tin Town Hall. Prior to the show, an opening ceremony was officiated by Dr Thomas H C Cheung, Vice Chairman of the College Board of Trustees and Steering Committee on 50th Anniversary Celebration, Chairman of the College Endowment Fund Committee and President of the College Alumni Association, Ms Lina Yan, Chairlady of the Golden Jubilee Anniversary Drama Organizing Committee and Executive Producer of the Drama, key members of the Golden Jubilee Anniversary Drama Organizing Committee and I.

The drama was graced by the honorable guests, including Professor Lawrence J Lau, Vice-Chancellor of the University, University and College trustees and heads, directors and heads of various university departments and units, alumni, staff and students. The drama lined up meaningful events in the past fifty years that highlighted the College spirit.

* Mr Ngai Hong, alumnus of United College and renowned writer, was invited as the United College On-Campus Writer in March and April 2007 to share his insights in a series of night talks. The first night talk was held on 14 March 2007 on the topic "Reading and Writing". The second talk was held on 20 March 2007 and Mr Ngai spoke on the topic "Science Fiction and Reality". The third talk was held on 27 March 2007 and Mr Ngai spoke on the topic "The Characteristics and Development of Hong Kong Popular Fictions". Mr Ngai further delivered a luncheon talk "Talking about Life" on 13 April 2007. The talks were well received by students, staff and alumni. He attracted over a hundred fans, including college trustees, staff, alumni and students in each talk.

* The College also invited the renowned artist, Professor Lee Hon Ching, to give a night talk on 29 March 2007. Professor Lee spoke on "Sculpture ‧ Me ‧ Friends" to share his artistic journey.

* Co-organized by United College, Art Museum and University Library System of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the exhibition titled "Enlightening Virtues, Renewing Man: An Exhibition of Paintings and Calligraphy by Distinguished Scholars of United College" was held from 5 March 2007 to 13 April 2007 at the University Library Exhibition Hall and from 17 April to 27 May 2007 at Wu Chung Multimedia Library. This exhibition presented the Chinese paintings, calligraphy and publications by distinguished scholars of United College over the past half-a-century. The scholars included Jiang Faxian, Zheng Dongcai, Wu Xianzi, Lu Canming, Qian Mu, Li Yanshan, Zheng Shuixin, Fung Hong Hou, Xiong Runtong, Li Fuhong, Chen Jinghong, Wang Shutao, Situ Qi, Yao Ke, Liang Jianneng, Gao Ming, Li Yan, Wang Dezhao, Luo Shixian, Chan Cham Chuen and Su Wenzhuo.

* In commemoration of Professor So Man-jock's distinguished achievements, two activities were jointly organized by United College, the Art Museum, the University Library System and the Ming Society: (1) The Brush Dances and the Ink Sings: the Calligraphy of Professor So Man-jock (1921- 1997) - This was an exhibition of the calligraphy and paintings of Professor So, held on 21 April 2007 to 31 May 2007 at the Exhibition Hall, University Library, and 5 June 2007 to 30 June 2007 at Wu Chung Multimedia Library respectively. To thank all CUHK units in organizing the exhibition, and to commemorate Professor So Man- jock's contributions to the University, Ming Society had also donated a piece of Professor So's calligraphy to The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Professor Peter Lam received the calligraphy which would be permanently placed at the Art Museum.

(2) Recitations from Professor So Man-jock (1921-1997): His Shi and Ci Poetry - Another event in commemoration of Professor So's distinguished achievements, "Recitations from Professor So Man-jock (1921-1997): His Shi and Ci Poetry" was held on 21 April 2007 at T Y Wong Hall. Performers comprised Ms Yan H Y Lina, Trustee and alumna of United College, Mr Ng C M Stephen, Director of Special Projects, The 6 Chinese University of Hong Kong and also alumnus of United College, Mr L T Fung, alumnus of Untied College, Professor C M Si, Associate Head of School of Chinese, The University of Hong Kong and also alumnus of United College, Professor C Y Sin, Head of School of Chinese, The University of Hong Kong, Professor Y N Chan, renowned scholar, Mr Sung Li-young, President of Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Association, and Dr Chiu Cheung-ki, Principal of Pui Kiu Middle School, et al.

* The College also held the exhibition "Fifty Years of Cultural and Educational Development in Hong Kong" from 7 March to 25 June 2007 at the Hong Kong Museum of History. The exhibition was co-organized by Leisure and Cultural Services Department and United College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Through representative illustrations, photos and lucid descriptions, this exhibition outlined the cultural and educational development in Hong Kong during the past 50 years from 1956 to 2006, and examined the interrelationships between United College and the local society.

Publications The College has published, on top of its annual United Bulletin, College Handbook and Head's Annual Report, and quarterly United Alumni Newsletter as well as the monthly United News, the following special publications during the Golden Jubilee Year:

* Golden Jubilee Pictorial History of United College1956-2006《聯合書院金禧紀念圖片史 1956-2006》 To commemorate the 50th anniversary of United College, the College has invited Professor Ng Lun Ngai Ha, Senior College Tutor and Professor Ng Yen Tak, retired professor of United College, to be the editors for the Golden Jubilee Pictorial History of United College 1956 - 2006. The pictorial including a short text and a collection of historical photos of United College gives us chance to express our gratitude to the founders and leaders of the College. It was launched on 10 October 2006. * Golden Jubilee Anniversary Volume《聯合文采》 To celebrate the College's 50th Anniversary, the College Publication Committee has edited a Golden Jubilee Anniversary Volume which is a collection of 50 writings from United College staff, students and alumni. The volume consists of 5 sessions - with 10 writings each from leaders and famous professors of United College, selections from past volumes of United Bulletin, United College staff, United College alumni, as well as United College students

This publication was launched on 16 July 2007. It was also sold at bookstores and Hong Kong Book Fair from 18 to 24 July 2007.

* During the year, the College has also set up an Editorial Committee for the new publication "United We Advance" 《聯合邁進》 to promote the College spirit and strengthen the bond of UC members. The first issue has been launched in October 2007.

* The College is also editing a special edition of Who's Who in United College《聯合人五十 年名錄》 compiling the lists of alumni, Trustees, members of Endowment Fund Committee, as well as other United College people over the past 50 years.

With the generous support from the Endowment Fund Committee, the College has set up the Staff Publications Scheme to encourage the staff of the College to actively participate in research activities and to publish the findings. It is hoped that such scheme will enhance their professional and academic standing and help them to gain recognition for their works.

Health Series To promote and protect the health of our staff and students, the College has formed 7 a Task Force on Health Promotion. In collaboration with University Health Service, the College has organized a series of Health Series activities for staff and students. The College has launched a Preventive Health Check-up Incentive Scheme for all United College staff and spouses. Altogether 54 United College staff and their spouses joined this discounted health check-up packages. The vendor also provided on-campus specimen collection so as to provide convenience to our staff. The College provided a sponsorship of $100 for all United College staff who pre-registered for this service on first-come-first-served basis as an incentive for the preventive health check-up.

To enhance staff's knowledge on the importance of health awareness, the College also organized 3 luncheon talks: * "Health Screening" by Dr Ben Fong, Director of University Health Service (22 September 2006)

* "Update on Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment on Cardiac Vascular and Cerebral Vascular Diseases" by Professor Woo Kam Sang, Research Professor of the Institute of Chinese Medicine, and Visiting Professor of Cardiology of the Chongqing University of Medical Sciences (5 January 2007)

* "Exercise and Weight Control: Myth and Fact" by Professor Stephen Wong, Department of Sports Science and Physical Education (9 March 2007)

* We also assisted to promote students and staff to join the Faculty of Medicine Team to participate in Marathon. Souvenirs were given to participants on the day of Marathon held on 4 March 2007.

* The College continued to provide fruits to students during the examination periods, with an aim of improving the fitness of the students in the preparation for examinations. Student Activities * The 2006 United College Orientation Camp was held on the College campus from 23 to 26 August 2006. The theme of the camp was "United Era". It represented the strength of United College in its 50th Anniversary year and aimed at helping freshmen to experience the powerful and prosperous vigor of the United College, and to develop a stronger sense of belongings to the College so that the students would be proud of being a 'Glorious United Man'.

* The College's student bodies continued to participate actively and won in various competitions: (1) The Inter-Collegiate Drama Competition of this year had been held on 15 and 16 November 2006. The United College Drama Society won four awards with the entry "A Robbery" staged on 15 November as follows: Outstanding Script Writing - Ms Cheung Ho Yee (JLM/3) Outstanding Artist - Ms Chow Wan Ning (BCH1) Outstanding Artist - Mr Chan Chi Ho (CHM1) The Best Performance - Whole Team (2) The College has invited Mr Wong Kui Hung, College Tutor, as the Warden of the Debate Team for the third year. The College Cantonese Debate Team had a friendly match with the Department Team of Government and Public Administration on 2 November 2006, with the motion of "Urgency for lowest wage legislation". The College team won and Miss Fung Sin Man (GPA1) was awarded the Best Debater. The College's Cantonese Debate Team also participated in the University's Pentagonal Debate Competition in 2007 from February to April, and they won the match against Shaw College on 18 April 2007 by two to one and grasped the Championship title. (3) Mr Kong Tin Chun, BBA2, joined the exchange programme with the University of 8 Vemont this year. He participated in the University of Rochester Brad Smith Debate Tournament 2006 in October and was awarded the 12th best speaker in the Novice Division. Mr Kong was a former College Cantonese Debate Team member.

* The Head's Night Talk hosted by the College Student Union was held on 24 January 2007 . The Vice-Chancellor's Night Talk jointly organized by the College Student Union and the six residential and non-residential halls was held on 29 January 2007. College staff and students met Professor Lawrence J Lau and discussed the latest development of the University and the College.

* The tradition of active student participation and leadership in student activities continued during the year. The 45th United College Student Union Executive Committee "United Road" (聯合聲鳴) assumed office in March 2007. United College is the only College at the University with an elected student union in the past five consecutive years. The newly appointed office-bearers of the Student Union Council also assumed office on 19 April 2007.

*A party organized by the 2004 Class Society to bid farewell to the graduating students was held on 13 April 2007. At the party, video clips of memorable moments were shared. Participants also shared fond memories of their College life and study experiences so as to demonstrate their sense of belongings to the College. Mr Ho Man Sum and Rev Cheung King Man, Vice Presidents of the College Alumni Association also attended the Farewell Party to share their College life and the United College Alumni Association to the students. "Class Society" is a student organization formed since 2001 to link up College students of the same year. Members of the Society are grouped by their admission year. 2004 Class Society is the fourth College Class Society. Members are students who entered the College in 2004. Moreover, the Class Society also organized a Graduation Dinner for the 2007 graduates on 14 May 2007 to bid farewell to their teachers and fellow students. The class societies have been proven to be a very effective means for networking alumni graduated in the same year. Alumni Activities * Alumni are one of the most important sources of support and donations to the College. New scholarships and prizes have been set up through generous donations from alumni of different graduation years. The Alumni Association has established the United College Ming De Xin Min Alumni Fund and the United College Ming De Xin Min Alumni Prize which is named after the year of graduation of the alumni.

* The College is also very grateful for the generous support from the alumni, who also spend their precious time in joining the College's Mentorship Programme and share their valuable life and working experiences with our students.

* The Golden Jubilee Alumni Day was held on 28 October 2006. The College invited all alumni to this annual reunion gathering to celebrate the College's 50th Anniversary. Alumni were given an update on the latest development of the College. A reunion dinner in the same evening was also organized for alumni admitted to United College for 50 years and alumni who have graduated for 25 years. The College will also organize similar activities in the years ahead.

* To strengthen the network of alumni within the University, a tea gathering of UC alumni working at CUHK was held on 1 September 2006.

* To celebrate Golden Jubilee of United College, United College invited the overseas alumni to come back to Hong Kong and joined our grand celebrations. The College prepared a series of programmes for them from 28 November 2006 to 6 December 2006. 35 alumni and their families joined this overseas alumni tour.

Apart from touring around the College campus and learning the updated development of the College, the overseas alumni also visited old campuses of United College located 9 at Po Hing Fong, Bonham Road and Caine Lane to remember their good old days and fond memories of college life. They then visited CUHK FAA Thomas Cheung Kindergarten, Primary School and Secondary School as well as CUHK FAA Chan Chun Ha Secondary School.

Overseas alumni also actively participated in Golden Jubilee Activities such as Head of College Lecture Series - Dr Hsueh Shou Sheng Lecture and the United College 50th Anniversary Banquet. Finally, the College and Alumni Association also organized a 4- day Tour to Lijiang and Kunming, PRC from 3 to 6 December 2006. Altogether 17 local and overseas alumni joined the tour.

*I wish to express my gratitude to the CUHK United College Alumni Association of Greater New York for the donation of US$8,000 to United College for setting up scholarship for United College students.

* Our alumna, Ms Rebecca Chiu Wing Yin (00/SPE) won a Silver medal in Squash (Women's Singles) in the 15th Doha Asian Games. Ms Chiu is Hong Kong's top squash player with a highest world ranking of 14th. She was also a Gold medalist in the 2002 Asian Games.

* Two College alumni were appointed as Permanent Secretaries in the new term of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government from 1 July 2007. Mr Andrew Wong Ho Yuen (82/BBA) would continue as Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service and Ms Anissa Wong Sean Yee (79/ENG), Permanent Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works Environment)/Director of Environmental Protection, would serve as Permanent Secretary for the Environment/ Director of Environmental Protection.

* Over 150 United College alumni and family members joined the finale "United College Alumni Homecoming Camp" held on 14-15 July 2007. The Alumni Display Board, newly invented by Professor Cham Wai Kuen and Professor Lee Tan using voice recognition technology, was launched on 14 July 2007. Trees were also planted to represent alumni of different graduation years. In future, a tree will be planted by the Class Society on the day of graduation ceremony each year.

* In 2007, I visited the alumni in Shanghai, Vancouver, Toronto, San Francisco and Los Angeles respectively, and was warmly welcomed by the Alumni Associations there.

College Administration * Mr Ho Iu Kwong, Vice Chairman of United College Endowment Fund Committee, passed away on 12 October 2006 at the age of 103. Mr Ho is a respected philanthropist who had given enthusiastic and generous contributions to charity, particularly in support of education. Mr Ho joined the United College Board of Trustees in 1966 and served as Vice-Chairman of the United College Endowment Fund Committee from 1972. In the last 40 years, Mr Ho had worked tirelessly and selflessly in guiding United College through many challenging and difficult times. He had also made continuous donations to the College for the award of scholarships.

* To reflect the holistic job nature as well as the development of the College, functional titles were given to the officers of the College with effect from November 2006:

Officer Functional Title ASAO I / EO I Senior College Development Officer ASAO II / EO II College Development Officer PC I / II Assistant College Development Officer

The Chinese title of the Dean of Students was also renamed as "書院輔導長".

10 * To compile with the University's policy of 5-day operation week, the opening hours of United College offices also implemented 5-day operation week with effect from January 2007. However, Tien Chi Microcomputer Laboratory and student hostels will not adopt the 5-day operation week to cater for the needs of the students. To maintain the service quality, the College has also installed a collection box for application forms and documents, as well as a voicemail box to provide convenience to students.

* Under the Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Ordinance (Cap.371), the entire campus of United College, including all indoor and outdoor areas, was designated as no-smoking area with effect from 1 January 2007.

* The College invites prominent figures who care about the development of United College to be its Trustees. The Board of Trustees has elected Ms Ng Chu Lien Fan and Mr Wong Sui Lieng Ronald to its membership. The tenure of the two new Trustees is from 1 July 2007 to 31 July 2009. Ms Ng Chu Lien Fan is the wife of the late Dr Ng Tor Tai, Member of the United College Board of Trustees from 1966 to 2005. Ms Chu is the founder of the Hong Kong Commerce, Industry and Professionals Association. She was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in 2006. She has been very active in participating community services, particularly to the promotion of economics, education, technology and social services. Mr Wong Sui Lieng Ronald is the son of the late Mr C W Wong, Member of the United College Board of Trustees from 1979 to 2000. Mr Wong is very active and committed in serving the community of Hong Kong. He is currently Chairman of Shanghai Fraternity Association Hong Kong Limited.

* With the appointments of former Heads of the College, Professor Chen Tien Chi, Professor Lee Cheuk Yu and Professor Wong Kwan Yiu, as Honorary Fellows of United College, the College benefited from the valuable guidance of our veteran advisors. The College continued to appoint Professor Chen Fong Ching, Professor Choy Yuen Min, Professor Ng Lun Ngai Ha , Professor To Cho Yee and Mr Yeung Chung Kee as Senior College Tutors; and Mr Jeremiah Wong Kui Hung and Mr Chan Yiu Mo as College Tutors. The College also appointed Professor Kuan Hsin Chi as Senior College Tutor with effect from 2006-07. The College is very grateful for the significant contribution of all of them.

* Professor Alaster Lau's appointment as Dean of Students of the College ended on 31 July 2007. On behalf of the College, I wish to express my gratitude to the great contributions of Professor Lau during his deanship in the past six years. Professor Stephen H S Wong from Department of Sports Science and Physical Education was appointed the College Dean of Students from 1 August 2007.

General Education * General Education is a core component of the University's curriculum. The College also plays a vital role in the provision of General Education which aims at broad intellectual perspective and understanding the values of different disciplines, sensitivity to the common concerns of humanity, development of judgment and values, awareness of the connections across fields of knowledge and the potentiality for integration, and life-long learning capacities.

* The College has been increasing the frequency of College Assemblies which were linked up with the academic activities of the Anniversary celebration programmes to further enrich the contents and scope of the General Education Programme. Moreover, the College has also placed emphasis on the promotion of art and cultural activities in the past year to foster art and cultural culture on campus. Details of the various academic and cultural activities can be found on the relevant paragraphs of Anniversary Activities.

* To enhance the general knowledge of students in the fields of culture, science, art and social issues, as well as to strengthen the bond between students and the College, the College has increased the attendance requirement of College Assemblies such that 11 students admitted in 2007-08 and thereafter will be required to attend at least 3 College Assemblies per term.

* The College has been exploring the feasibility to offer more elective courses in its General Education Programme so that students will be given a more choices and broaden their interests.

Campus and Facilities Development * With the generous donation of 6 millions dollars from Si Yuan Foundation, construction of the Si Yuan Amphitheatre was completed and was officially opened on 15 September 2006. The officiating party comprised Dr and Mrs Thomas T T Chen, Chairman of the Si Yuan Foundation; Professor Lawrence J Lau, Vice-Chancellor of the University; Mr Shum Choi Sang, Chairman of the United College Board of Trustees; Dr Thomas H C Cheung, President of the United College Alumni Association; Mr Chan Pak Sang, President of the UC Student Union and I. Attending the ceremony were trustees of the College, officers of the University, alumni and friends of the College as well as guests of the donor. The Si Yuan Amphitheatre is an open-air, 350-seat arena purpose-built to stage concerts, plays, debates and other such public and cultural activities. Situated in the centre of the United College campus, on a sylvan slope next to the Chan Chun Ha Hostel, Si Yuan Amphitheatre helps to cultivate art and cultural interests of students.

* The Assembly of Fellows has approved establishment of the Campus Planning Committee to assist the Assembly of Fellows and Board of Trustees with the physical planning of United College. The objective of this Committee is to guide long-term plan and short- term initiatives in the planning and development of the College. The Committee is chaired by Professor Woo Pui Leng, with Dean of Students, Dean of General Education, College Secretary, Chairman of Environment Committee, Chairman of Information Technology Development Committee, student representatives as well as other teachers as its members. * United College has been a pioneer in the use of renewable energy. While CUHK is the first university in Hong Kong to have a solar hot water system, the first set was installed at our Cheung Chuk Shan Amenities Building in 2004. It has been well received by the University as well as the public, and helped the University win a gold medal in the first Hong Kong Energy Efficiency Awards. Indeed it is a testimony to the College's efforts and achievements in environmental protection. 172 secondary school students visited the College and the Solar Hot Water System on 14 October 2006. Professor Jimmy Yu, Chairman of the College Environment Committee, delivered a talk on "Photocatlytic Practices on Environment" to the visitors.

* With support received from the University Grants Committee, solar-powered water heaters were installed in the showers of three of the College student hostels during the summer of 2007.

* Two of the College's student hostels, Adam Schall Residence and Hang Seng Hall, underwent major renovations of their facilities during the summer of 2007 in order to optimize the use of space. These consisted of upgrading of lavatories, pantries, building service provisions in bedrooms and communal areas; enhancement of the fire fighting and protection system and fire escape in compliance with the latest regulations; and spatial reorganization. The last item includes an increase of 59 hostel places as well as an open plan design for the entrance lobby which will turn it into a friendly and elegant space opening to the courtyard. This fosters interaction among students and creates a soothing atmosphere.

Student Development * The United College Shum Choi Sang Mentorship Programme, jointly launched since 2000 12 jointly by the College and the United College Alumni Association, aims to create close and supportive mentoring relationships between alumni of United College and its undergraduates over a period of one year. This programme provides an opportunity for alumni and undergraduates of the College to interchange through sharing of life and learning experiences. It helps students improve their interpersonal and communication skills, develop their social awareness and broaden their knowledge base. The Programme also recruited overseas mentors to provide support to students who will take up exchange programmes during the year.

* The College also continued to conduct workshops to promote innovation potential and entrepreneurial skills among students who competed for the Group Sense Innovation and Entrepreneurial Award with the generous support of Dr Samson Tam, College Trustee.

* With support from Dr Choi Koon Shum, Trustee of United College, the "United College Choi Koon Shum China Employment Award Scheme" has been set up since 2004 to provide financial support to the College students participating in the "China Career Development Award Programme" organized by the Office of Student Affairs of the University. There were 19 award recipients in this year.

* To help students gain useful work and research experience, the College has set up the Student Campus Training and Service Award Scheme so that students can serve as helpers at various academic and administrative departments of the University.

Academic Achievements and Scholarly Exchanges * Students of United College continued to make outstanding achievements in various areas of academic as well as extra-curricular pursuits. Students awarded scholarships from overseas universities included Mr Lee Man Chun, a second-year Business Administration student of United College was awarded full scholarship from Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley, while Mr Chan Kin Hang, 2004 United College graduate from Department of Mathematics and PhD student in CUHK, was awarded full scholarship from University of Illinois at Chicago.

* Mr Wong Pak Wai, Year-1 Statistics student, won the "Scout of the Year 2006" Award, and there were only four scouts being honored in the year within the Hong Kong region. Mr Wong is currently a venture scout in the Kowloon District Troop No 11.

* Mr Lau Yan Chi, Year-3 Social Work student and Ms Tse Wing Hung, Year-1 Journalism and Communication student of United College, won the CUHK's Yeung Ming Biu & Au Po Kee Superior Athlete Scholarships. Mr Lau and Ms Tse have excellent performances in a series of competitions in Boccia and Beach Volleyball respectively. Furthermore, Mr Lau Yan Chi, has also won the first runner up in Individual BC4 competition and Champion in Pairs BC4 competition in 9th FESPIC Games held in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur during 22 November - 2 December 2006.

* Ours students are also equally outstanding in literary writing. Mr Wong Ling Sze, a Year-5 Translation student and Mr Wong Koon Hay, a Year-4 student of the Language Education Programme, won the Champion and Outstanding Award for the 1st Hong Kong - University Students Chinese Poem Writing Competition.

* Ms Tam Ho Pui Lydia, a Year-1 Medical student, won this year's Hong Kong Outstanding Tertiary Student Award. Administered by the Hong Kong Student Service Association and the Hong Kong Outstanding Tertiary Students' Services Association, the Outstanding Service Awards have been established since 1991-92 with the aim to encourage student to develop leadership skill and serve the community.

* 15 students attended the Summer Language and Culture Programme at the Shaanxi Normal University from 2 to 16 August 2007 in Xian. The students had the opportunity 13 to learn Putonghua and appreciate the Chinese culture under the close tutorship of Shaanxi Normal University students.

* Two other groups of 20 students departed on 30 June and 21 July 2007 respectively to attend the Summer Language and Culture Programme at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. They attended English classes at the University of Edinburgh and stayed with local host families. The programme is designed to provide students with the opportunity to improve their English and also appreciate the culture of the host country.

* Altogether 41 students participated in the two English Immersion Camps held on 20- 22 May 2007 and 27-29 May 2007.

* The College has also been exploring opportunities for study tours. 20 United College Students went to Washington DC, USA in July-August 2007. The Travel Study Programme was jointly organized by the College and Hong Kong America Center. This 2-week study programme provided the participants a general introduction to the legal system and social cultures of America and was led by a Visiting Professor of the School of Law. Participants learned through group discussions, visits to the Senate, courts, museums, and various government and non-government organizations as well as meetings with senators, government officials, academics and students. The students were also required to conduct academic research on the topic of "Law and Society in America".

* In celebration of the College's 50th Anniversary, United College, University of Missouri- St Louis and jointly organized a Hong Kong-PRC-USA Budding Scholars Exchange Programme. The College Budding Scholars delegation, accompanied by the academic advisers Professor Chu Lee Man (Department of Biology) and Professor Lin Hui (Department of Geography & Resource Management) visited the University of Missouri - St Louis (UMSL) from 27 May - 5 June 2006 for ten days. The delegation from the Zhejiang University, PRC also visited UMSL during this period to form the first part of the Hong Kong-PRC-USA Budding Scholars Exchange Programme. The United College students conducted a seminar at UMSL on the topic of "Sustainable development and pollution control in the Region". Budding Scholar delegations from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Zhejiang University then visited United College from 3 January to 11 January 2007. Budding Scholars of University of Missouri-St Louis spoke on "Advancing Renewable Energy: An Investigation for a Lifetime" while Budding Scholars of Zhejiang University presented the topic "Endangered Animals and Plants and Environmental Protection". Eight budding scholars of United College, accompanied by the Academic advisers, Professor Lin Hui and Professor Chu Lee Man, later visited the Zhejiang University from 15 to 24 June 2007. During their stay at the Zhejiang University, the budding scholars of United College conducted an open seminar on the topic "From Land Use to Sustainable Development".

* With the generous support from the Endowment Fund Committee, the Resident Fellow Scheme provides financial support for staff members to invite scholars from outside Hong Kong as resident fellows to conduct joint research projects or carry out academic exchange activities on the College campus. The following Resident Fellows visited the College in 2006-07:

Resident Fellow Institution CUHK Department Visited 1 Professor Chen Shisong Sichuan Academy of Social Department of History Sciences 2 Dr Zhang Yong Sun Yat-Sen University Department of Biochemistry 3 Professor Xu Ling The Second Affiliate Hospital Stanley Ho Centre for Zhongshan University Emerging Infectious Diseases 4 Professor Zhuang Sun Yat-Sen University Department of Chinese 14 Chusheng Language & Literature 5 Professor Lin Jun Renmin University of China Department of Chemistry 6 Dr Gu Xinghua Qi Lu Hospital of Shandong Department of Physiology University 7 Professor Zhang Zemei Xi'an Jiaotong University Department of English 8 Dr Lu Jing Qian Third Community and Family Hospital Medicine 9 Professor Cai Jianfei Nanyang Technological Department of Electronic University, Singapore Engineering 10 Professor Pang Jixian Zhejiang University Department of English 11 Professor Miao Junying Shandong Univeristy Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases

* The College continued to expand and strengthen its association with renowned institutions in China and around the world. Delegations from the following universities visited the College during the year: -Shenzhen University 8.8.2006 -Saitama University, Japan 2.11.2006 -Shandong University 14.12.2006 -Fudan College, Fudan University 18.1.2007 -National Tsing Hua University 7.2.2007 -Nankai Universit 29.3.2007 - Foreign Studies University 31.7.2007 - 5.7.2007 Fund Raising * Generous donations and contributions kept coming in from trustees, alumni and friends of the College. To show the support to the Alma Mater, the Alumni Association had also set up the United College Ming De Xin Min alumni Fund as well as the United College Ming De Xin Min Alumni Prize which is named after the graduation year of the alumni. A fund-raising target has been set up by the Board of Trustees to raise funds for the construction of a new student hostel on the basis of no expected increase in the total stuent numbers of the College, so as to accommodate more students in hostels and to support students on overseas exchange programmes and visits. The College has also launched a Golden Jubilee Sponsorship Scheme to attract more donations. Besides, the members of Assembly of Fellows and College Staff have made donations for setting up a "United College Staff Prize". The College Student Union has decided to raise fund for setting up a College Service Award.

* We are also grateful to our alumnus Mr Lee Kui Nang for his generous donation of 5 million dollars to establish the "Fook Yee Prize" for outstanding students of the Faculty of Business Administration.

* The College has also received large donations from the Hop Wei Art & Cultural Fund to promote art and cultural activities at the College.

* 280 graduating students thronged to sign up the "2007 Graduating Class Pledge Scheme" in response to the College Heads' appeal during the College Photo Days. Many of them were proud to wear their class pin expressing their heartfelt gratitude to the University.

We wish to express our gratitude to our generous donors. 15

Scholarships and Financial Assistance to Students * The College continued to award scholarships and academic prizes to deserving students in the year. New scholarships and academic prizes had been set up to award students with outstanding achievements in academic as well as other extra-curricular activities. Students were also supported on taking non-local studies in renowned institutions both in China and overseas. The annual allocation for the Student Campus Training and Service Award Scheme had also been raised to provide more financial support to the students. To encourage students to organize new or creative activities, the College has established the Creative Student Activity Award Programme to promote students' participation in College life. * The amount of scholarships, awards and financial schemes had exceeded 7 million dollars in 2006-07.

* During the year, the College has set up subsidy and loan schemes for needy students to pursue overseas study tours. The College also initiated a new United College Hostel Residence Grant Scheme with an aim to provide financial assistance to United College students who have financial difficulties in paying hostel fees so as to encourage them to actively participate in college life and non-formal education programmes, as well as to grasp more learning time and get better academic results

* To express gratitude to donors, tea-gathering with donors and recipients of scholarships for students from the Mainland was held on 17 April 2007, while tea-gathering with overseas and postgraduate scholarship donors and recipients was held on 21 June 2007. Staff Resources and Development The College has introduced various staff grants and subsidy schemes to encourage research and publication. These schemes include International Conference Grant Scheme, Resident Fellow Scheme, Lee Hysan Foundation Research Grant Scheme, Endowment Fund Research Grant Scheme, Conference Sponsorship Scheme, Staff Publication Scheme, Student Campus Training Service Award Scheme as well as Speaker's Fund. With the generous support from the Endowment Fund Committee, the College has also increased funding of the Research Grant Scheme as well as the International Conference Grant Scheme. The Publication Scheme was newly launched in 2006-07

Our faculty members have demonstrated exemplary performance during the year:

* Professor Chan Ngai Hang from Department of Statistics was elected as the Fellow of the American Statistical Association for his path-breaking research on unstable time series and time series applications to economics, finance, and oceanography; for leadership in statistical education programmes in computational finance and risk management; and for editorial service to the profession. Sixty fellows were elected worldwide by the ASA. He was also one of two recipients from the Asia-Pacific; the other recipient comes from Japan.

* Professor Kwan Hoi Shan, Dean of Faculty of Science, was appointed as the Chairman of the Expert Committee on Food Safety by the HKSAR Government for 2 years.

* Professor Robert Li from Department of Information Engineering, had been named IEEE Fellow, in recognition of his extraordinary accomplishments in engineering fields, especially in network coding and switching theories.

16 * Ms Hon Suet from Physical Education Unit participated in the 2007 Racketlon Finnish Open and won the eighth place in the woman's open category.

* Out of the six CUHK teachers who have been conferred the CUHK Young Researcher Awards 2006, four of them come from United College. They are: Faculty of Arts Professor Xue Yu Faculty of Education Professor Chang Lei Faculty of Engineering Professor Helen Mei Ling Meng Faculty of Social Science Professor Helene Hoi Lam Fung

To strengthen the health condition and relations among students, staff and alumni, the College organized the Fung Kwok Pui Cup on 24 March 2007. Around 100 United College alumni, staff and students competed in a series of badminton, table tennis and basket ball competitions and cheered up for the players.

Thanks to the College Life Committee and the Staff Association of the College. A variety of cultural, social, recreational and sports events had been organized throughout the year for staff members and their families. These activities not only provided opportunities for staff members to enjoy, but also greatly improved the relationship among staff members of different departments and units.

Interaction between Teachers and Students * To facilitate more interactions between United College staff and students outside class, the College organized a new scheme titled the "College Dinner" starting from 2006-07. The College Dinner is a part of the College non-formal education. College staff and students of the Faculties concerned were invited to join the dinner gathering specially arranged for their faculties at the College student canteen. The dinners were held on: 27 September 2006 Faculties of Medicine and of Social Science 21 November 2006 Faculties of Arts and Engineering 21 January 2007 Faculties of Education and Science 12 March 2007 School of Law and Faculty of Business Administration

* With an objective of strengthening contact and interaction between teachers and students outside the classroom, United College has set up a Social Fund to support a United College teaching or administrative staff's expenses when he or she takes United College students out for meals/refreshment for consultation and advice starting from the academic year 2006-07.

College Members awarded HKSAR Honours In the Honour list announced on 1 July 2007, members of the College were awarded honours by the HKSAR Government:

- Dr Lee Shau Kee, College Trustee, and Dr the Honourable Li Kwok Po David, UC Donor, were awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medals - Mr Ho Sai Chu, UC Donor, was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Medal -Dr Choi Koon Shum, College Trustee, and UC alumni, Rev Lau Wai Ling (74/SWK), and Mr Ko Tam Kan (65/CHI), were awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Stars - Mr Lee Yuet Man (88/SWK), UC alumnus, was awarded the Medal of Honour - Mr Tang Hau Sing (77/GPA), UC alumnus, was awarded the Hong Kong Police Medal for Distinguished Service - Mr Lee See Yuen (67/ENG), UC alumnus, was awarded the Chief Executive's Commendation for Community Service - Professor Kwan Hoi Shan, College staff, and three UC alumni, Professor Cheng Kwok Hon Leonard (75/ECO), Professor Cheung Yan Leung Stephen (82/MAT) and Mr Leung 17 Cheuk Fai Jimmy (76/GEO) were appointed as the Justices of the Peace.

Onward from Golden Jubilee It has been a very special and meaningful year for United College in 2006-07. This year represented a splendid harvest of the College after 50 years’ hard work. United College in fact witnessed the great leadership of the Board of Trustees, Endowment Fund Committee, former College Heads, as well as unceasing support of the Alumni Association and selfless contributions from staff and students. Our stakeholders enjoyed the immense variety of the 50th Anniversary activities, including Golden Jubilee Anniversary Concert, Banquet, Drama, Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lectures, International Conferences, Seminars, Historical Exhibitions, Alumni Day, Sports Competitions, etc. Such galaxy of events reflected both movement and tranquility of campus life. Our activities also demonstrated our care and concern to the health of our staff members and students.

On behalf of the College, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all trustees, members of Endowment Fund Committee, alumni, staff, students and all who have contributed their passion, efforts, support and participation to the success of the Golden Jubilee activities.

While the College celebrated its 50th Anniversary, it is time for reflection and planning for the direction of the College to face new challenges. I hope to formulate the following plans to scale further heights of excellence when the College moves onward from Golden Jubilee: (1) Broader informal education activities will be launched, such as art and cultural activities, language enhancement programmes, health series, etc. Artist-in- Residence and On-Campus Writers will be invited to cultivate art and cultural interests of students. (2) To echo the University’s emphasis on communal dining, we will continue to organize College dinners to facilitate interaction between teachers and students, as well as to foster a stronger sense of belonging of College members from different faculties.

(3) Tutorial groups will be organized to provide an intimate and congenial learning environment and pastoral care to our students, as well as helping our young talent, especially the freshmen, in their campus life adjustment.

(4) More efforts will be made in publicity and promotion of the College through publications and different activities, so as to convey the College spirit to the College stakeholders and the public.

(5) To enhance communication in the administrative hierarchy of the College and for better coordination in implementation of policy formulated, meetings will be held regularly to hear the voice of the administrators, representatives of student hostels and non-residential halls as well as student union. Moreover, the College will be automated with an aim of minimizing paper consumption, not only for environmental friendly purpose, but also for improved efficiency.

(6) The College will strive to develop more opportunities for exchanges and overseas studies, so that our students will be exposed to foreign culture. It helps sharpen their language skills and broaden their global view. With more two-way cultural exchange, United College adopts a strategic approach to internationalization.

(7) Strengthening alumni network through alumni bodies such as alumni association, class societies, as well as friends of student hostels will be one of the major task of the College. We will also continue to organize alumni reunion activities so as to 18 foster the devotion of our graduates.

(8) We will thrive our efforts to attract more donations to the College to raise funds for the construction of a new hostel and to support students on overseas exchange programmes and visits, so that students will gain both experience and exposure.

(9) As an environmental-friendly college and a pioneer of using renewable energy at the University, the College will continue its efforts to promote environmental awareness, as well as to conserve a sustainable and picturesque campus for meditation and contemplation.

(10) We will also launch moral education in collaboration with the Student Union, so as to nurture the young with virtue and talents.

Let us keep up the College motto “Ming De Xin Min” and spirit of “Together We Innovate, United We Advance”, and strive to bring the College to another 50 years of excellence.