WeChat WeChat }Singapore Alumni Chapter Prof. Yang Wang, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement, attended the Annual Presidents’ Meeting of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities in July. He also hosted an exclusive dinner for our alumni in Singapore. The Joint-University Alumni Mid-Autumn Festival Dinner brought 200 alumni from five Hong Kong universities together. HKUST Alumni | 19 18 | HKUST Alumni We are back! uHKUST Alumni Association The A1 Annual Dinner in December was tons of fun! Meaningful 3rd Anniversary Exhibition of Caritas Jockey Club Artkids Studio. Learning at a Recycling Class for Soap Cycling. Mid-Autumn Festival Happy Hour offered a joyous occasion for getting together. vAlumni Dragon Boat Club Around 40 people including teammates and their families gathered for a charity race in Milton Keynes, UK in September. Some of them flew thousands of miles to the UK from Canada, Taiwan and Hong Kong for this memorable reunion. wRowing Alumni Association We are enormously proud of our rowing team alumni John Chiu, Hong Lee, Isaac Man, Joyce Fong and Andy Chow who won a medal in Open coxed quad in the 2022 Around The Island Race (ATIR) in November. We completed a 43-km course around Hong Kong Island in 4 hours and 27 seconds. |Beijing Alumni Chapter A day spent hiking in Huanghualiang （黄花梁 ）in July invigorated our group! The Beijing Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Development Forum was co-organized with Hong Kong alumni associations in Beijing. A dance performance “The Free Man From The South” was coorganized with around 20 alumni associations in Beijing. ~Alumni in Japan Japan-based alumni organized a autumn hiking event to discover the spectacular scenery of Mount Takao, 50 km from the center of Tokyo. Great times for all at a BBQ Lunch in Tokyo in July. Alumni in New York Cherished moments at the Fall Dinner Gathering, held at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council New York Office. Ontario Alumni Chapter The Summer Lakeside Fun Day at Darlington Provincial Park was organized with other Hong Kong alumni associations. The Niagara Falls Day Trip brought us together with a wonder of the world. A wonderful moon cake making workshop and Mid-Autumn Festival lantern evening brought our alumni together. We had a perfect picnic at Richmond Green Park. A Fall Foliage Walk at the beautiful Kortright Conservation Area lifted spirits. The special Joint U Annual Dinner was a highlight of the year. Alumni in Vancouver With Prof. Yang Wang in town, a drinks gathering was held for a lovely Sunday afternoon in December. xAlumni Wine Association The Alumni Wine Association co-organized a wine tasting event “Test your palate” with Cathay Hong Kong International Wine and Spirit Competition (HKIWSC). Participants learned how to taste wine like a professional and discovered 100s of wines from across the globe. Alumni in the UK Time for delicious Yum Cha in China Town, London. There were also lovely times at the September boat trip along Regent Canal, and a strong showing of alumni at the October Happy Hour at Canary Wharf. Northern California Alumni Chapter About 30 alumni and friends participated in this HKUST and HKU Joint U hiking in July. They hiked to the Montalvo Arts Center located in the Saratoga hills. In August, nine HKUST alumni and friends hiked the Rancho San Antonio trail in Cupertino and then had lunch at a Chinese restaurant in Sunnyvale, California. zMBA Alumni Toastmasters Club The Club moved to a new venue, theDesk at United Centre in Admiralty. They have organized several events, including two Distinguished Members Workshops with insights into mastering public speaking. Meetings are held every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month. Mainland Alumni Association A healthy day with Chung Yeung Festival hiking at Dragon's Back （龍脊）. The Alumni Organic Farm Experience Day was a stunning day to connect with nature. Happenings yMBA Alumni Association It was an incredible Webinar! “What the Future Holds” from super forecaster, Dr. Warren Hatch, CEO of Good Judgment, was compelling! The Webinar: “Debunking Parenting Myths” by Renée Boey, offered incredible insights. Another raucous Happy hour, held in November 2022! More and more face-to-face events are happening nowadays, see what is happening and we look forward to your participation in the near future!
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