CNews Issue 3, 2009

49 Chasing Dreams Alina Chan Yee-kei 陳苡棋 (BBA(IBGM) 2008) Alina recently decided to work at a gospel ministry after working with ACNielsen for about a year. She is now helping Nick Vujicic, an inspirational global speaker who was born without arms or legs and who has touched millions of people’s hearts over the past five years. Alina is also a gospel singer. She hopes that through her singing she can reach out and spread the message of love and faith to more people. Jimmy Tang Chi-him 鄧智謙 (BBA(Acc&Fin) 2005) Jimmy joined Cathay Pacific as a Management Trainee after his graduation and has worked in several departments including Marketing, Corporate Communications and an overseas posting in the Philippines office. His current role is to handle overseas-based pilots’ personnel issues in the Flight Operations Department. Leung Jark-cheung 梁澤昌 (BBA 2001) JC is a very active equestrian rider who has won Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year Show from 2006 to 2008, and was also the champion at the World Challenge Jumping Events in Hong Kong in 2009. He spent two very memorable years helping to organise the 2008 Olympic Equestrian Event in Hong Kong. “ It was really a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It was particularly meaningful for me as I could combine my hobby with my work .” He has since returned to the life insurance field as a marketing executive. Fine Arts students and HKU Museum friends In July, eleven graduating Fine Arts students participated as helpers at the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial 越後妻有大 地藝術祭 , the largest international site-specific art festival held in Japan. For three weeks, the students worked with the elderly communities and artists in an area that is over half the size of Hong Kong. This trip was made possible for the students with the generous donations from The University of Hong Kong Museum Society and the Faculty of Arts. Students took a break with the villagers.