New Asia College The Chinese University of Hong Kong eNewsletter

In celebration of its significant 70th anniversary, the College held in 2019 a series of activities, including the 70th Anniversary Lecture titled "Changes of China's Culture of Learning since Late 19th Century" held on 16 May with Professor Ambrose King cordially invited to be the speaker.

The New Asia Concert with various classics presented by the New Asia Chorus, which was reorganised in 2015, at the New Asia Middle School on 1 June; the 70th Anniversary Art Exhibition organised by the New Asia College Alumni Association (NACAA) with the full support of the College at the H Queen's HART Hall in Central in mid-June, with works contributed by alumni from different eras; and the third New Asia College Homecoming Camp held during 27 to 28 July.

On 27 September, the College held the Founder's Day and Scholarship Presentation Ceremony and presented scholarships to students with outstanding performance in the preceding academic year. The Thousand-people Banquet held that evening hosted dozens of table of guests, with magic shows and singing and dancing performances in a joyous atmosphere. New Asia students also set up booths and performed at the Fun Fair on 10 October, and participating teachers, students and alumni all enjoyed themselves.

To enable old and new friends of the New Asia College to understand more about the history of the College since its establishment, the New Asia 70 years – An Exhibition was held at the New Asia Middle School from 20 September, the day of the opening ceremony, to early December; the College also released two books, namely Cherish, Inherit and Create – Selection of academic articles published in NA Life (《珍重‧傳承‧開創》) and Cheng Ming and Fen Jin – Selection of New Asia Spirit for the College General Education (《誠明‧奮進》) during the Book Fair this year. The books, which featured collections extracted from the New Asia College Journal and NA Life, shared with alumni and readers the historical moments of the College and the wisdom of our scholars.