Summer Issue, 2012

Ng Lui-nam 吳呂南 (BA 1976) Congratulations to Dr Ng (2nd right) who received an MBE award for his 20-year dedicated service in the Islington Chinese Association, London where he supported the Chinese seniors, children and the needy. He said, in an interview, that the award is a recognition of the Chinese Community there. Melody Li 黎韻孜 (MPhil,Year 3) Melody has been named a McDonnell International Scholar at Washington University in St Louis where she is pursuing a doctorate in comparative literature in Arts and Sciences. “She brings academic excellence to her studies as a PhD student and also shows every indication of becoming a global leader of the future, which is the aim of the Academy,” said McDonnell International Scholars Academy Director James V Wertsch. She was one of the three Chinese students of HKU to join the summer fellowship programme at Cornell University’s School of Criticism and Theory at which she was awarded of an appreciation of rambunctious classroom debate. Class of 1977 Core group Paul Mak 麥淦岐 Vivien Pau 鮑慧兒 Frederick Tong 唐建生 Carmine Siu 邵冠開 May Wong Li 李美英 Tony Wong 黃志光 Gary Chow 周啟華 (convenor 班長 ) Betty Chan 陳瑞芳 Catherine Cheung 張儀玲 Yvonne Chua 蔡映媚 Hyman Lam 林漢賢 C KYeung 楊志剛 Gathering with chef Stanley Wong at his private kitchen CulinArt: laughter, exchanges on the hottest topics in town! Friendship since the Silver Jubilee! It is the 10th year after our Silver Jubilee and since then, we have never stopped the bi-monthly gatherings! Photo: Islington Chinese Association ZhangYun 張贇 (PhD,Year 2) Zhang, a PhD student in Modern China Studies in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts, has been offered a Harvard-Yenching Institute (HYI) Visiting Fellowship for 2012-2013. During her stay at HYI, Zhang will conduct research for her thesis entitled, “NewWriting andWomen’s Press: The Making of Gendered National Identity in Modern China (1898-1919)” at Harvard University for three semesters. Class Notes 63