Annual Report of the HKUEAA Ltd. Session 2007-2008
I. President’s Message
Dear HKUEAA Members, It is the AGM time again. This year, we have had a wonderful year with alumni and students. Let me just mention a few key things here: First of all, we have revamped our HKUEAA website. It is quite cool and we have incorporated a more energetic and "green" look to go with the times! If you have not had a chance to check this out, I do recommend it. You can see the latest events and photos of our activities. During the New Year Fantasy Ball, I mentioned a closer tie with the Engineering Faculty and University. I don't know if you are aware, our Association has donated HK$1 million to the University to set up a loan fund for needy engineering students. Over the last two years, this fund has benefited 30 plus students. Our two vice-presidents, Ir Carmen Au and Mr Clement Tse, have been nominated as representatives in the HKUEAA loan fund selection committee. We also decided to establish a scholarship to encourage our students to become future leaders in our community. With your support, I hope we can do more for the University, the students and our Association. Graduate Mentor Scheme is an important activity in HKUEAA. In addition to three career talks, we had a very successful GMS inauguration in March 2008 and had the pleasure of Vice Chancellor, Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, and Dean of Engineering, Prof W.C. Chew, attending. I really would encourage more alumni to become mentors. This is a great personal experience. On sustainability activities, we organized a trip to Mainland China in May 2008 and visited Conghua Pumped Storage Power Plant, Dayawan Petrochemical Industrial Park and Dapeng LNG Terminal. This was a great success in learning how different disciplines of engineering work together in major projects and execute them in a sustainable manner. Lastly, I look forward to seeing you all at the AGM and your continued support of HKUEAA
Dr Francis Lung President H.K.U. Engineering Alumni Association Session 2007-2008.
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II. General Affairs Report
a. Report of the 33rd Annual General Meeting Session 2006-2007 Date: Time: Venue: Chairman: Attendance: 24th August 2007 (Friday) 7:30 pm The HKUAA Clubhouse, Room 101, Yip Fung Building, 2 D’Aguilar Street, Central, Hong Kong. Ir W L TANG 34 Members
b. Report of Executive Committee Meetings Session 2007-2008 Number of Executive Committee Meetings: 5 Dates: 24th August 2007, 7th September 2007, 7th December 2007, 3rd April 2008, 20th June 2008 Chairman: Dr Francis LUNG
III. Activities Report
a. CEO Forum Date: 13th October 2007 (Saturday) Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Venue: HKU SPACE Learning Centre- AIA Tower Number of Participants: 80 Description: The CEO Forum 2007 was organized on 13 October 2008 by four IT and engineering alumni associations including the Engineering Alumni Association of HKU, the Information Engineering Alumni Association of CUHK, the Computer Science Alumni Association of HKUST and the Electronic Engineering Alumni Association of CUHK. The theme this year was 「掌握科技思維，打造企業盛世」. The forum aimed at sharing the visions of the CEOs about doing business in the future with the next wave of Internet. Honorable guest speakers Dr. Samson Tam, J.P. (Chairman, Group Sense (International) Limited), Mr. Alfred Tsoi (Managing Director, Yahoo! Hong Kong), Mr. William Kwan (Director and General Manager, Wharf T&T eBusiness Limited), Mr. Greg Sung (Founder, aNobii Inc.) and Mr. Wang Sze Zit (Famous columnist, Apple Daily) shared with us their valuable views and experiences on the subject. The forum was well received with more than 80 participants and among them were HKU young graduates and undergraduates.
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b. BBQ Social Gathering Date: 10th November 2007 (Saturday) Time: 2:30 pm Venue: Whitehead Club at Wu Kai Sha Number of Participants: 18 Description: To promote the HKUEAA family and attain the aim of membership drive, we organized a BBQ social gathering. The participants included executive committee members, Graduate Mentor Scheme mentors, Annual Ball helpers and students. All of them had an enjoyable sharing. c. The Annual Ball 2008 – New Year Fantasy 1st January, 2008 (Tuesday) 6:30 pm Grand Ball Room, Hotel Nikko 72 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon Number of Participants: 200 persons Date: Time: Venue: Description: The 32nd Annual Ball was held on 1st January 2008 in the Grand Ballroom of Hotel Nikko. The theme of the Ball was “New Year Fantasy”. All participants were asked to bring along a mask of their own choice or DIY one for their own to create an atmosphere of mystery and romantics. The President of HKIE, who was also the Past President of HKUEAA, Ir Dr W K Lo, was invited to be the Guestof-Honor. . The event attracted 200 participants and formed 20 tables. Participants included alumni, professors and undergraduates, mentors and mentees of HKUEAA GMS, and colleagues of engineering companies. There were wonderful performances by a cappella group “A# Singers”, a live band “Emmanuel Hart ” , and engineering students as singer and magician. The champion of “Mask of the Night” competition went to Prof W C Chew, the Dean of Faculty of Engineering, and his wife, who hand-made their masks using recycled paper. Overwhelming supports from alumni were received from raffle tickets selling and sponsored singing performances, which raised a considerable amount of funds for the association. d. CPD Seminar: Findings from a Sustainable Development Project – Sustainable Development and SMEs in Hong Kong – Awareness and Relevance Date: Time: Venue: 29th January 2008 (Thursday) 6:30 pm HKIE Headquarters
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Number of Participants: 50 Description: The seminar was jointly organized by HKUEAA and the Young Members Committee (YMC) of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) on 29th January 2008. Our President, Dr Francis Lung, was the speaker to share with young engineers the findings of the Sustainable Development (SD) Project organized by HKUEAA. We received overwhelming responses in the seminar. The SD Project was organized by HKUEAA in the session 2006 - 2007, which explored how the use of SD concepts can improve the sustainability and competitiveness of local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by conducting surveys in Hong Kong. In addition to the Hong Kong survey findings, a best practice study was conducted in Bangkok to collect ideas on how Hong Kong SMEs could improve their competitiveness through SD practices. In the seminar, Dr Lung introduced the findings of the Project which included recommendations on SD initiative, both from government level and from SME/enterprise level. e. Graduate Mentor Scheme (GMS) Mentor Night Date: 22nd February 2008 (Friday) Time: 7:30 pm Venue: St. Joseph Restaurant, HKU Graduate House, HKU. Number of Participants: 23 Description: Graduate Mentor Scheme (GMS), HKUEAA’s mentorship scheme, aimed at bridging students and alumni of the Engineering Faculty. Started from 2006 we invited mentors from both engineering and non-engineering professionals. It was proved to be a good practice which broadens the knowledge and network of mentees. Since last year, we have put together a gathering for mentors to share their expectation on GMS. It was named Mentor Night. It was so well received that, Mentor Night is kept as one of our major functions. This year, Mentor Night was held on 22nd February 2008. It was an enjoyable dinner for all the mentors and HKUEAA executive committee members with GMS’s messages well communicated. GMS Inauguration Ceremony Date: 15th March 2008 (Saturday)
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Time: 3:00 pm Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU. Number of Participants: approximately 50 Description: Mentee recruitment was held in mid-February 2008. Through group discussions and presentations 36 students were selected to be the mentees this year. After performing a comprehensive mentor and mentee matching, the mentors and mentees were introduced to each other in our inauguration on 15th March 2008. We were delighted to have invited Vice Chancellor, Prof. Tsui Lap Chee; Faculty Dean, Prof. Chew Weng Cho and representatives from departments and Development & Alumni Office to join us. It was a great gathering and we received positive comments from participants. Career Talks 1st Career Talk Date: 6th November 2007 (Tuesday) Time: 7:15 pm Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU. Number of Participants: approximately 50 students Target Disciplines: Civil + Environmental + Structural + Geotechnical Engineering 2nd Career Talk Date: 25th January 2008 (Friday) Time: 7:15 pm Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU. Number of Participants: approximately 30 students Target Disciplines: IETM + LESCM + ME + InfoE + EEE 3rd Career Talk Date: 9th April 2008 (Wednesday) Time: 7:15 pm Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU. Number of Participants: approximately 30 students Target Disciplines: All Engineering disciplines Description: The three career talks were jointly organized with Engineering Society, HKUSU. The objective of these career talks was to share speakers’ views and ours with engineering students. These also helped students to look more on personal interest,
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strengths and long-term inspirations, instead of just seeking the most hit and thought-to-be good jobs. In a harmonious atmosphere, students enthusiastically asked questions, especially on the future advancement of their interested careers. The speakers conveyed an important mindset to students that a basic issue of long-term career goal should be emphasized more, rather than what the organizations they could enter. All the three Career Talks were well received by the students who actively asked questions about the future development of the industries in which they were interested, and details of interview skills. It was appreciated that the speakers’ sharing was very useful to the students, especially they would soon face a very keen and tough competition as well as personal career determination. The theme and visions of the Career Talks were successfully brought out. f. Sustainable Development Field Trip “Exploring SD in Mainland China” 25th - 27th May 2008 (Sunday – Tuesday) Conghua Pumped Storage Power Plant (廣州從化蓄能水電廠) Dayawan Petrochemical Industrial Park (惠州大亞灣石化工業區) Dapeng LNG Terminal (廣東大鵬液化天然氣有限公司) Number of Participants: 22 Date: Venue: Description: A 3-day Sustainable Development (SD) field trip entitled “Exploring SD in Mainland China” was organized on 25-27 May 2008 to match this year’s theme of enhancing the knowledge of “Sustainable Development” to students and graduates. A total of 22 participants, comprising 17 students and 5 graduates, joined the trip. We visited Conghua Pumped Storage Power Plant (廣州從化蓄能水電廠) on the 2nd day to understand how electricity is produced using hydraulic energy which is in a environmental friendly manner. On the 3rd day, we visited Dayawan Petrochemical Industrial Park (惠州大亞灣石化工業區) which is one of the largest Sino-foreign joint ventures in the Mainland China. The company operates a word-scale petrochemicals complex with advanced technologies and management systems. The strategy of SD is taken into account and implemented during design, construction and operation. Finally, we visited Dapeng LNG Terminal (廣東大鵬液化天然氣有限公司) where it receives Liquified Natural Gas which is a much cleaner fuel. During the trip, all participants understood more about the importance of SD in the engineering industry. g. Website Revamp
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Description: HKUEAA redesigned the official website which was launched in January 2008. With a new look, it is better suited for bringing students, alumni and the university together. The new website has a comfortable greenish background to promote the HKUEAA’s study of “Sustainable Development”. We have introduced several new features. Firstly, contents are reorganized such that desired information can be obtained with fewer clicks. For instance, you can download our HKUEAA song and view the information of current ExCo members in the “About Us” catalog with two clicks only. Secondly, featured photos are shown in the first page to make the website more attractive. Thirdly, we have added a hit counter to keep track of the number of visitors. With the new design, HKUEAA ranks the highest in popular search engines such as Google and Yahoo!
IV. Publications
a. Newsletter Issue Date: Number of Copies: 26th April 2008 (Monday) 550
A newsletter reporting the activities held during this year session was published and mailed to all members. We will distribute the newsletter to all members by email in the future to save papers.
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