Event Information

President Prof. Roland Chin, joined by Director of Alumni Affairs Dr. Melanie Lee, visited Sydney and attended the 60th Anniversary dinner organized by HKBU Alumni Association of Australia (HKBUAAA) in celebration of HKBU’s diamond jubilee in mid-August.

The celebration dinner was held on 19 August and graced by the presence of the Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Sydney) Mr. Arthur Au, who extended a warm welcome to President Chin. Other honorable guests include Hon President & Founder of Way In Network Hon. Dr. Helen Sham Ho. President of Alumni Association of other sister institutions in Australia were also invited to the dinner. They include Ms Linda Tang, President of Hong Kong University Alumni Association NSW Chapter Australia, also co-organiser of this event, as well as representatives from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

In addition to President of HKBUAAA Alumnus Sidney Cheng, over 80 alumni and friends participated. During the dinner, President Chin shared his vision and plan to bring HKBU to the next level of success and led the cake-cutting ceremony in honour of HKBU’s 60th birthday.

As part of the itinerary, President Chin also visited two of HKBU’s long-standing partners in Australia, University of Western Sydney and University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). The visits and meetings are useful and there were good exchange of ideas and information on extending collaborative partnership relationship. A tour was also arranged at UTS where President Chin was introduced to the latest development and campus facilities of the university.

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