More than 100 alumni joined the annual CityU Banquet organised by the Students’ Union on 27 October. Alumni participants signing up through the coordination of Alumni Relations Office and the Convocation had a fun-filled evening with more than 2,000 members of the University community. Some alumni captured this occasion to come home and reunite with fellow alumni. The event also featured an array of performances and sharing by University and alumni representatives. Check out the University report and photo album.

Mr. Francis NGAI
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Social Ventures Hong Kong
魏華星《香港社會創投基金》創辦人及行政總裁

Mr. Francis Ngai is the founder and CEO of Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk, www.sv-hk.org). With experience in marketing, advertising and strategy profession, Francis was Assistant Vice President/ Head of Strategy of a listed technology conglomerate in HK, and responsible for the corporate development and strategy in China. He was a part-time member of the Central Policy Unit, HKSAR Government in 2009/2010 and now serving in a number of government advisory bodies, e.g. Advisory Committee of Enhancing Self-Reliance Fund of Home Affairs Bureau and Sustainable Development Council. He is also a part-time visiting lecturer in universities, e.g. The University of Hong Kong and Chinese University of Hong Kong, focusing in social innovation and entrepreneurship.

He hopes to promote young professionals’ participation in social entrepreneurship and social innovation through the SVhk platform, which is a non-profit venture philanthropic organization, supporting social enterprises in Hong Kong by providing financial, intellectual and network resources. Projects involved include Diamond Cab, Dialogue in the Dark and Concert in the Dark etc.

Mr. Ngai has served in various role of marketing and strategy in well-recognized corporate like PCCW Group, Hutchison Whampoa and Ogilvy and Mather etc. He obtained B.A. (Hon) Quantitative Analysis in City University of Hong Kong and has taken executive program on Social Entrepreneurship and non-profit management in INSEAD Business School (2009) and Harvard Business School (2011) with scholarship.

魏華星先生為《香港社會創投基金》(Social Ventures Hong Kong, SVhk)之創辦人及行政總裁。從事市場與策略工作超過十五年，魏先生於2007年離任科技企業之策略拓展助理副總裁之後，全力創辦基金。

《香港社會創投基金》是香港首家非牟利之慈善創投基金，以投資與商業的手法，為香港的社會企業提供資金、專業知識及網絡資源的支持。曾參與創辦的項目包括《鑽的無障礙的士服務》、《黑暗中對話》及《暗中作樂聲演會》等。SVhk亦動員超過150多位香港的年青專業人士參與社會企業、社會創新的發展。

同時，他亦出任多項公職，如香港特區政府中央政策組非全職顧問（09/10）、夥伴倡自強社區協作計劃及可持續發展委員會等。魏先生近年亦擔任大學兼任客席講師，在香港大學、中文大學、理工大學及嶺南大學教授社會企業與創新的知識。他希望把社會企業發展為香港的重要產業及把社會創新的文化廣泛傳揚。

魏先生畢業於香港城市大學，取得工商數量分析學士學位，後獲獎學金前往哈佛商業學院(2011)及INSEAD歐洲工商管理學院(2009)，進修有關社會企業及非營利管理之行政管理課程。魏先生曾服務於電訊盈科、和記黃埔及奧美廣告等企業集團。

現職安永會計師事務所的合夥人的周雪鳳(Dilys)，可謂能者多勞。她歷任公職，熱心服務，又心繫母校，是現任的城大諮議會成員及城賢匯榮譽司庫。套用她自己的話說，這份成功「是上帝給我的，同時祂也給了我才幹、時間和其他一切所需用來配合的這些任務」。

儘管業務繁忙，Dilys也不忘抽空回訪母校並作出貢獻。除每年代表公司到城大做招聘演講，又在舍堂的「高桌晚宴」與宿生分享自身的職場經驗，成為後輩的明燈。談到在城大的難忘經歷，Dilys如數家珍，好像又回到了二十多年前在城大的青春歲月：「我是城大早年畢業生，那時的城大(前身為城市理工)校舍設於旺角中心，大概只有四百個學生，像個小社區，即使不同學系的同學也會認識的，又一起到酒樓飲茶。那時有位男生在校刊做編輯的，他知道我在中學讀過英國文學，在校刊中寫了一首詩給我，還專誠叫我留意閱讀。」至於在城大的學習，她說：「唸會計系的同學在畢業前都要考專業試，當年我不是一個很用功的學生，但當我羨慕一些同學在公開專業試中名列前茅時，居然自己也在英國特許秘書及行政人員公會（ICSA）的『公司秘書實務』一科考獲全球第一，實在令我喜出望外。」這足以證明城大的教育能為學生奠下堅實基礎，又造就了各門專科的菁英，在業界中綻放光芒。

大學畢業後，Dilys申請了六份工作，並獲得六份聘書，成功率可謂是百分之百。問到她的求職秘訣，她認真地說：「城大的學生其實一點都不差。最重要的是對自己有信心，要看到自己的價值。」她最終選擇了世界四大會計師事務所之一的安永會計師事務所，從審計主任晉升至公司的合夥人，一做就是二十多年。Dilys有自己的一套工作哲學，她認為人總不能每事都親力親為，所謂「疑人莫用，用人莫疑」，建立互信是很重要的。「首先要信任下屬，讓他們先跟著我學習，再給予適當的授權，鼓勵他們自己去找客戶，這樣就可以栽培出一班能幫助到自己的下屬。其次要讓工餘時間過得充實豐富而多姿多彩，這樣的話就會設法讓自己的工作更高效，就能同時兼顧工作及生活品質。」

Dilys不但是事業女性，也是名賢妻良母，同時積極參與社會及母校發展。Dilys坦言以往任職城大校董會成員以及特許公認會計師公會會長使自己信心大幅提升，而這一切都歸功於上帝。她是一名虔誠的信徒，認為「機會不是自己抓回來的，而是神給予的。神要我做的事，我甘心樂意去做，祂會將才幹和恩典賜予我，使我得以成功，所以我做得格外輕鬆。」祝願Dilys的人生繼續豐盛燦爛，並以她的生命見證鼓勵及影響身邊的人。

AGM 2011 and nomination invited for Third Standing Committee of Convocation

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Convocation will be held on 1 December 2011 (Thursday) at 7:30pm at Wei Hing Theatre. Alumni are cordially invited to join the meeting. Nomination is also called for the third Standing Committee until 10 November. Check out the details about AGM cum Election HERE.

Convocation Standing Committee members reminisce campus life with fellow alumni and University friends at CityU Banquet 2011

The Standing Committee of the Convocation would like to thank fellow alumni for joining the CityU Banquet 2011. The festive occasion exemplified the CityU community’s sense of belonging to the University. It was also an occasion for alumni to renew friendships and make new friends while reminiscing their collective memories of campus life. Convocation Chairman Karmen Chan shared with diners anecdotes of previous CityU banquets on stage. To retrieve those joyful moments, please view the photo gallery HERE.

Since the launch of the Alumni Ambassador Scheme (AAS) in 2003, over 1,400 alumni have joined up and exemplified the “Caring by Serving” spirit by providing voluntary services to their Alma Mater.

In this issue we continue to recognise these dedicated volunteers through our Alumni Ambassadors’ Stories Collection. Tune in to the personal videos of Ambassadors Jason Jiang, Carl Miao and Oliver Lu to learn of their impressive voluntary service experiences.

Three outstanding alumni – Dilys Chau Suet-fung, David Hui Yip-wing and Dr Raymond Leung Siu-hong – have been honoured with the Distinguished Alumni Award, presented at the 2^nd biennial award ceremony on 13 October.  The Award is designed to recognise and publicly honour outstanding alumni for their remarkable achievements and contributions to their professions, CityU and the community.  Learn more about the Award recipients and the ceremony HERE.