05 Sep 2006, Issue 2

   
 

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Concerts Featuring Children's Choir, Karen Mok, Andy Hui, Eason Chan, Miriam Yeung and More
September Alumni Activity Guide
Discounts on Newspaper Subscription, SCS Courses & Programmes and HP Notebook Computers
Happy Together Join the CU Chorus
Vote for the Best Chinese Name for "Alumni Matters" / A Building Inspired by the Periodic Table
Why the Bird 'Feng' in the Emblem of CUHK?
Warm Reception from Overseas Alumni Community to Exchange Students

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Overseas alumni warmly welcome the exchange students to join their activities
Warm Reception from Overseas Alumni Community to Exchange Students
Over 300 CU students joined the student exchange programmes abroad this year. The Alumni Affairs Office (AAO) has invited our overseas alumni associations (AAs) as well as alumni from areas without AAs to render help to outgoing students in July. We have since received many enthusiastic responses from alumni and heartfelt appreciation from the students for the very warm reception of our overseas alumni community. Emails arrive at the AAO every day. Below are some of the many warm touching messages received.

From overseas alumni associations

 "First of all, let me extend to you a warm welcome.  I give you the answers …… to the best of my ability and knowledge …… and as soon as I possibly can." (Paul Lee, Northern California AA)

"Now, as you are about to arrive in Southern California, you should be aware that we have the same great weather every day. …… the only excitement, from the perspective of a CUHK alumni perspective, is our annual banquet on Sept 23. It is a place to meet people." (Poon Yat Sun, Southern California AA)
 
"We are happy to welcome and offer our hospitalities to the incoming students to New York." (Raymond Yeung, New York AA)

"We, as well as other alumni are ready to provide any help that will make your stay in DC a very pleasant and rewardful one." (Chan Wai Yee, Washington AA)

"We'll try to give the students the psychological support and any direct or indirect material assistance that we can manage." ( Sam Lee, Hawaii AA)

"We are so happy for them to come to study and experience the living in the US Midwest. Please be rest assure that we will include them in our gatherings. Please relay our sincere welcome to them. ……we'll do our best to help them." (Allan Liu, US Midwest AA)

"Please feel free to release my email to the exchange students for information and support ……I have arranged my daughter, who also goes to York, to get in touch with the student and they have talked already." (Franklin Cheung, Ontario AA)

"We look forward to working with you closely as we have always been over the past years. …… We shall give them the hospitality expected from us." (Albert Wong, Sydney AA)

"We love to receive the student. We have be-friended the 5 students here in Melbourne on Overseas Internship Program." (Doris Leung, Victoria AA)

"Again, please assure all exchange students coming to France that we're at their disposal should they feel any need." (Man Fai Leung, France AA)

"I've already contacted them by email and helped some of them to settle their problem in SG, everything is running smooth." (Ryan Wong, Singapore AA)

"The alumni in Taipei would like to meet all exchange students from CU. Please ask them to contact you in case they want some consultation from us." (Chak Kin Fu, Taiwan AA)

From other overseas alumni

"My wife Claire and I would be more than happy to meet the CUHK exchange students coming to North Carolina. …… We will coordinate with Professor Leung Yu-Fai couple to have a welcome gathering with the exchange students just like the past couple years." (William Lam, North Carolina)

"John and I are happy to lend a hand to the incoming PA 06/07 exchange students …… encourage them to get in touch with us if we can be of any assistance." (Richard Lo, Pennsylvania)

"Glad to hear from you. I am happy for having this good opportunity to do something for CUHK. …… I am glad to give them assistance." (Haitao Hiu, Florida)

"I am very excited to hear about the exchange program and would love to provide any assistance I can make their stay comfortable." (Crystal Poon, Miami)

"As a CUHK alumnus I am indeed excited to know a CUHK student will come to Virginia to study. …… Please tell that student: 'Welcome to Virginia!' " (Glenn Yue, Virginia)

"I would be glad to provide help to the upcoming exchange students. …… I am sure they will enjoy their stay here in Michigan." (Bill Ho, Michigan)

"Yes, please be free to forward my email address to those students coming Switzerland. ……It'd be my pleasure. ……I am glad to join the circle and to offer some assistance to the exchange students." (Eric Lau、Esther Lam、Leonard Tang, Switzerland)

"I'm happy to know that you have chosen to this remote country for exchange. I hope you will enjoy your time in this friendly country. Do let me know if you haven't had an apartment or any other problem, we can solve it easily." (Louisa Cheung, Sweden)

"I am very pleased to get your invitation for helping CU students …….I have talked to the nephew of my wife about this, and he is also willing to give them assistance …… It is my honor and pleasure to help my Alma Mater in any way."  (Peter Wong, Spain)

"Welcome to Holland, the nice small country who always thinks big ……. I have drafted a little something about living in Holland. Hope that this will help you settle down faster ……Although it is still 1.5 month to go for the mid-autumn festival, I am trying to investigate if there is a possibility that we can meet and celebrate. …… You are of course welcome to come to my house in Veldhoven ……and you can arrange some programs." (YK Leung, The Netherlands)

"I've just started my maternity leave this month and we are expecting another baby by the end of this month. …… I am very happy to do so. I was an exchange student at Georgetown University in Washington DC during my 3rd year, and I can feel your excitement of studying and living abroad. You can reach me by my personal e-mail." (Linda Chan, The Netherlands)

"I'd like to help those students who are coming as well as to keep in touch with other alumni living in Germany." (Cecilia Man, Germany)

From exchange students

"I am very pleased and lucky to attend the sharing today. Thanks so much for kindly help us to get prepared to live in Hawaii. The information you provided is really useful. Thank you." (Katrina Tang, Yr 2/ SC/GPA, University of Hawaii, Hawaii)

"Thank you very much for your help …… thank you again for your kindness.  See you soon in Toronto. Best Wishes."  (Nicole Shen, Yr 2/NA/BBA, Schulich School of Business York University, Toronto)

"Thank you for your information, which is very important to me." (Xu Huixuan, Yr 2/GS/EDU, Karlstads Universitet, Sweden)

"Originally we have thought of visiting you in the forth-coming Sunday …… but we think that it may be a little hurry …… It's really nice to hear the mid-autumn gathering on 7 Oct, as we are thinking of how we can celebrate during the festival here." (Ricky Lam, Yr 3/UC/QFN, Tilburg University, The Netherlands)

"Thank you very much for your will of help! …… It would really be great if we can meet at this meaningful festival!" (Peter Leung, Yr 2/NA/GPA, University of Groningen, The Netherlands)

"It's great to have opportunity to meet you in Switzerland." (Rain Wang, Yr 5/GS/MBA, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland)

"I want to take this opportunity to thank Mr. KY Leung in the Netherlands. He had given me many useful and practial tips before I started my journey. I feel that I am not alone. Not to mention the mid-autumn festival gathering with all CU exchange students - delicious food, good wine and lots of laughter. Special thanks to YK's wife for the great Chinese dishes! Thanks for the Alumni Association to make it happen." (Eddy Woo, Yr 3/GS/MBA, Rotterdam School of Management, The Netherlands)

"Your family surely prepared the party for us for a long time. Thanks for giving us such a warm welcoming in the mid-autumn festival, when we were missing our family in HK. Really appreciate for your hospitality and inviting so many of us, so that we can meet students from HK as well as from Taiwan, it gives me a feeling of going back to my place!" (Lee I San, Yr 1/CC/BBA, Universiteit Maastricht Faculty of Economics & Business Administration, The Netherlands)

"Thank you for your support!" (Chan Yuen Yan, Yr 1/UC/JAS, Ritsumeikan University, Japan)

"Thanks for inviting us to hiking and share us with information about Toronto!" (Leung Cheuk Yui, Yr 2/CC/PHY, University of Toronto, Ontario)

"Thank you very much for your kindly help. You are always so nice! I received a lot of useful information and suggestion from you. Nice to have met you here in DC." (Meng Wei, Yr 2/SC/PAC, Georgetown University, Washington DC)

"Thanks Mr Leung and his wife preparing us a great meal and warm home for gathering. They are very nice and friendly. That was the first time I met so many HK people after coming to holland!" (Lee Man Wai, Yr 2/SC/PSY, University College Maastricht, The Netherlands)

"I'm surprised to see so many alumni in DC. I'm surprised to gain so much support from alumni. Your hospitality, your support, your wisdom and your inspiration are valuable for us. I am proud to be a student of CUHK because of you!" (Cheung Hung Pan, Yr2/SC/IFA, American University, Washington DC)

"Thanks a lot for your information and enthusiastic invitation about having dinner together. Although our timetable crashed and can't meet each other until now, I sincerely appreciate you! Your reply to my questions before going to Sweden was really helpful and made me warm! Thanks again! Look forward to meeting you in future." (Ng Hiu Ming, Yr2/SC/ACE, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)

"Thanks for organizing different activities for us." (Chan Soen Zing, Yr 2/NA/BBA, Asia University, Japan)

"Thanks very much for taking care of me in the days in Miami! Keep in touch~" (Cheng Sui In, Yr2/CC/PAC, University of Miami, Florida)
 
"He was always ready to help. I want to say a thousand thanks to him." (Does not provide Name/Email)

"Thank you very much for helping us settle a new life in DC." (Sun Yueyi, Yr 2/CC/SOC, Georgetown University, Washington DC)

"Thank you very much for the gathering! It means a lot to us to receive such a warm welcome far away from home. We had a really great time! Thank you again!" (Chan Chip Yue, Yr2/NA/ENG, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina)

"Your assistance is like fire in cold. Thank you and let's share the fire with all the exchange students!" (Ng Siu Chung, Yr 2/UC/QFN, Tilburg University, The Netherlands)

"Thank you very much for arranging the interview for me ^^." (Cheng Man Chuen, Yr 2/UC/SOC, National University of Singapore, Singapore)

"Thank you for your hard work on the gathering of exchange students on the mid-autumn festival! You and your family has prepared a lot to let us have a warm feeling in this particular time, and especially recalling our memory to the delicious Chinese food! I would also like to express my gratitude for your willingness to help with our settlement." (Leung Chi Yan, Yr 2/NA/GPA, University of Groningen, The Netherlands)

"Thank you Mr Leung and Ms Chan for all your help and support!" (Lou Pak Kin, Yr 2/CC/MBT, University of Groningen, The Netherlands)

"Thank you to Japan Alumni Association." (Wong Men Ki Grace, Yr1/CC/JAS, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan)

The Alumni Affairs Office expresses our appreciation to our overseas AAs and alumni for your overwhelming support in the appeal. You have made a difference in enriching our students' overseas experience. We are very proud and appreciative of your contribution and support to your alma mater (>>More touching stories).

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