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The second Science-for-Lunch series was
also successfully held, thanks to the on-going
sponsorship of University Council member
Mr Maximilian Ma. The series contained eight
talks presented by nine HKUST professors on the
latest research innovations. The presentations
drew business and community leaders.
ALUMNI BONDING
2012-13 was a vibrant year for HKUST alumni.
The Alumni Endowment Fund received
an overwhelming response from over 800
enthusiastic alumni donors; and with the
generous efforts of alumni Dr Jack Lau and
Mr Kent Hau, who gave $2 million each, and
the matching funds from the Hong Kong
government, a total of almost $10 million was
raised. Investment return of around $322,000
was allocated to the enrichment of students’ lives.
The Standing Committee of the HKUST
Convocation was elected in March 2013 and
began its new term in April 2013. Under the
leadership of Mr Sean Lin, Convocation Chairman,
the Committee continued to strengthen bonds
between the University and alumni, as well as
the University and the community.
Mr Alvin Lam became President of the HKUST
Alumni Association in November 2012. Its
executive committee, also known as the A1
Team, created an interactive, three-pillar platform
focusing on alumni engagement, community
service and entrepreneurship to work toward its
vision that “Alumni Inspire Alumni”.
Alumni reunions took place in the US, Europe,
Asia and Mainland China, with President Prof
Tony F Chan and Vice-President for Institutional
Advancement Dr Eden Woon attending many of
them. Two more alumni groups were established:
Endeavour House V Alumni Association and
the Dual Degree Program in Technology and
Management Alumni Association. Alumni
chapters were set up in Beijing and Shenzhen to
keep up links with HKUST graduates.
During the year, many alumni received awards
in recognition of their contributions and
achievements. Among them were: Mr Warren
Lee, MBA (Ten Outstanding Young Persons
Awardee 2012), Mr Arthur Chow, MBA (Ernst &
Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 China), Mr
Sean Lin, MBA/MSC (ISM), BBA(MGMT)-MO (2012
Asia-Pacific Information Security Leadership
Achievements – Senior Information Security
Professional (ISC)²), Mr Alvin Lam, BBA (Finance)
(Hong Kong Computer Society Outstanding ICT
Achiever Award 2012 in the Sales/Marketing/
Business Development category), Mr Samuel Lee,
MSc (Biotechnology) (ranked No.3 in Chemicals
sector of
The Wall Street Journal
’s 2012 Asia’s
Best Analysts Survey), and Mr Kenneth Cheung,
BBA(Finance) (Hong Kong Association for
Customer Service Excellence 2012 Field & Special
Service Bronze Award)
.