New Asia College The Chinese University of Hong Kong eNewsletter

The Mentorship Programme of the College has come to its 21st year. With the great support from New Asia College Alumni Association (NACAA) and other alumni, 270 mentors and mentees participated in the programme this year, in which some mentors were new participants. The graduation years of mentors range between 1974 and 2016. Enthusiasm and support from trustees, teachers and alumni are always appreciated.

The Inauguration Ceremony of the programme was held on 23 October 2021 afternoon at Yun Chi Hsien. As a pandemic control measure, the number of participants was limited and two Ceremony sessions were arranged at 3pm and 4pm respectively. The mentors and mentees communicated with each other warmly as face-to-face gatherings were rare. A briefing session for mentors explaining programme details was also held half an hour before the ceremony.

Dean of Students Prof. Cheung Kam-siu and Chairman of NACAA Ms. Annie Wong gave their welcoming speeches in the ceremony. Not only expressing gratitude for the mentors’ support, Prof. Cheung and Ms. Wong also encouraged students to grasp the meaning of New Asians and New Asia spirit, to build friendships with mentors, and to inherit good practice of the College.

Long service awards were presented for mentors who have been serving the programme for more than 5, 10 and 15 years, while a specially prepared “Long Service Award for Senior Mentor” trophy was presented to Mr. Hui Kwok-sun Eric who served the programme for 20 years. Mr. Hui gave a short speech sharing his mentoring experience.

The College has scheduled a Career Talks Day for the programme on 15 January 2022. A number of workshops will be held, with mentors sharing their expertise with students. If alumni would like to serve the programme as mentors, please stay tuned to College recruitment email in July or August.

Enquiry: Mr. Kelvin Cheung

Tel.: 3943-9680

Email: kelvin@cuhk.edu.hk