The Friends of Cambridge University in Hong Kong

Dear Friends of Cambridge,

Home page: http://www.cambridge.org.hk Face book page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19550295264

UPCOMING:
Prince Philip Scholarship Presentation Ceremony 8 Sept 2010 5:30pm Dragon Rooms, The Hong Kong Bankers Club.
Cambridge University Chinese Society Hong Kong Annual Dinner 7 Sept 2010 7pm The Hong Kong Club

Cambridge University Chinese Society Annual Dinner 7th September 2010 at Harcourt Suite, Hong Kong Club

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT regarding the Mentoring Program on 28 Aug and 4 Sept (please read below)

Cambridge Executive Education program (for details http://www.cambridge.org.hk/blog/blogs/index.php?blog=9&title=cambridge_executive_education&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 )

Look forward to seeing you!
Best regards,
Dominic
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Prince Philip Scholarship Presentation Ceremony
Invitation card: http://www.cambridge.org.hk/pic/20100908%20Prince%20Philip%20Scholarship%20Presentation.jpg

Dr. the Honourable Sir David KP Li Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Friends of Cambridge University in Hong Kong, requests the pleasure of your company at the 2010 Prince Philip Scholarship Presentation Ceremony on Wednesday 8th September, 2010 at 5:30pm in the Dragon Rooms, The Hong Kong Bankers Club, 43/F Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, Central, Hong Kong

Guest of Honour: Dr. Louis Cheung Chi Yan, Executive Director and Group President Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd. (Prince Philip Scholarship Inaugural Year Scholar)

Special Guests from Cambridge: Dr. James Hickson (Pembroke College), Dr. Stuart Martin, (Magdalene College)

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT regarding the Mentoring Program on 28 Aug and 4 Sept
We will NOT hold the sessions on 28 Aug and 4 Sept. While we had a good session for the Management Consulting program, the no-shows remain high. We will change the format and not holding sessions like seminar style. Instead, we'll have the participants to make their own arrangement to meet with the mentors instead.

Cambridge Executive Education program (for details http://www.cambridge.org.hk/blog/blogs/index.php?blog=9&title=cambridge_executive_education&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 )
Cambridge Executive Education located at the heart of the University of Cambridge and closely aligned with Cambridge Judge Business School, has been going from strength to strength in the past few years. We are delighted to update Cambridge alumni with information on two flagship programmes:
The Cambridge General Management Programme (GMP)
The Cambridge Advanced Leadership Programme (ALP)

Dear Friends of Cambridge,

For details, please visit http://www.cambridge.org.hk/

Upcoming events please see below for details:
- 31 July: Mentoring Program 2010, Part 2: 31 July Banking and Finance (stay tuned for part 3-5)
- 20 Aug: Cambridge University Hong Kong and China Affairs Society's 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner
- 7 Sep: Cambridge University Chinese Society Annual Dinner in Hong Kong

Follow The Friends of Cambridge University on facebook http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=19550295264 and subscribe to our newsletter on http://www.cambridge.org.hk

Please excuse me for posting a personal note here, my new book "My Cambridge Days" is out official site is http://MyCambridgeDays.com , hope you would like my sharing on our beloved University.

Look forward to seeing you in the various functions.

Best regards,
Dominic
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Mentoring Program 2010
To enroll
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en_GB&formkey=dFY5NHV6RUpyRW5uUFZLTTdGRUt5b1E6MQ#gid=0

Time: Sat 4pm-6:30pm
Venue: 23/F (via 22/F), The Bank of East Asia Building, 10 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong
Optional: Dinner with mentors after talk

Date:
PAST
17 July: CV and interview workshop

NEXT
31 July: Banking and Finance

UPCOMING
14 Aug: Management Consulting
28 Aug: Science R&D, Entrepreneurship,
4 Sep: Government and Public Services
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Cambridge University Hong Kong and China Affairs Society's 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner
We cordially invite you to attend our society's 20th Anniversary Celebration Dinner. To commemorate this milestone, we will be holding a formal dinner with the many members of our society who have made it what it is today, and in the company of honorary patron Sir David Kwok Po Li.

Time: 19:00 -22:00
Date: Friday, 20th of August, 2010
Venue: Lockhart Room, Hong Kong Football Club
Fee: $380
Dress code: Formal

All members of CUHKCAS, past or present, are welcome to join us!

Online registration form:
www.cuhkcas.org/forms/booking.php

We hope to see you there!
CUHKCAS Executive Committee 2010-2011
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Cambridge University Chinese Society Annual Dinner
7th September 2010 at Harcourt Suite, Hong Kong Club
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Dear Friends of Cambridge,

For details please visit http://www.cambridge.org.hk or follow us on facebook
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=19550295264

Hope this email finds your well. We are organizing a number of events this summer and will start announcing them very soon. First program is our popular mentoring program. We are appealing to both potential mentors and participants. There will be a Cambridge University Chinese Society Hong Kong Annual dinner, Hong Kong and China Affairs Society 20th Anniversary dinner and more.

Event photos: Hope you have enjoyed meeting Prof Richard in April
The reception in Hong Kong for Vice Chancellor Prof Alison Richard - 7 April 2010

http://www.cambridge.org.hk/photos.html

Announcement for mentoring program 2010 and appealing to potential mentors.
Details are provided below.

Hope to see you soon!
Best regards,
Dominic

For details please visit http://www.cambridge.org.hk or follow us on facebook
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=19550295264 ---
Mentoring Program 2010
To enroll
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en_GB&formkey=dFY5NHV6RUpyRW5uUFZLTTdGRUt5b1E6MQ#gid=0 Time: Sat 4pm-6:30pm
Venue: 23/F (via 22/F), The Bank of East Asia Building, 10 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong

Date:
17 July: CV and interview workshop
31 July: Banking and Finance
14 Aug: Management Consulting
28 Aug: Science R&D, Entrepreneurship,
4 Sep: Government and Public Services
Optional: Dinner with mentors after talk.

Potential mentors please contact Dominic by replying to this email. Participants please visit http://www.cambridge.org.hk and follow the instruction to sign up.
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Inter-university drinks
Date & Time: 8 July 2010 (Thur) 6:30-9:00pm (onwards)
Venue: RED SoHo, 2/F Kinwick Centre, 32 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong
Charge: HKD60 including 1 drink and canap?s, HKD100 including 2 drink and canap?s
Dressing Code: Smart Casual/Business
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For details: http://www.cambridge.org.hk/newsletter.html

Dear Friends of Cambridge,

Happy New Year, trust everyone has a good holiday break and is settling well into the new year!

This is our first newsletter of the year, we would like to give you a review of events in 2009 and preview of what's coming up in 2010!

First the upcoming events: http://www.cambridge.org.hk/events.html Fun casual gathering on 23 January, 2010 (Sat)
Time: 19:30 - 22:30
Venue: Small Potato - 4/F, 4 Sun Wui Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (新會道本店: 銅鑼灣新會道4號4字樓)
How to get there: http://www.smallpotato.com.hk/contact.php Cost: HKD 198 per person

Bauhinia Summit on “Creating a World Class PRD Metropolis” 26 January 2010
The programme and registration form can be found on the Centre’s website at www.bauhinia.org. For registration, please contact Joseph Lau via josephlau@bauhinia.org or (852) 3182-1108.

Independent Professional Association training course on "How to launch your independent career and business" 23 Jan, 7 Feb, 27 Feb 2010
Cambridge alumni have a 10% discount on all courses http://www.ip-a.org, http://www.ip-a.org/events.html

Other upcoming events:
Seminar on Micro-financing: End of Feb
Alumni interviews
Charity functions
Pearl River Delta companies visit
Mentorship seminars: July, Aug
Bi-Annual dinner: Nov
Other seminars or events: Health, Green life, Travel, hiking, parties

Highlight of events in 2009: http://www.cambridge.org.hk/blog/blogs/index.php?blog=13 Vice chancellor's visit
Cambridge University / Polytechnic University of Hong Kong joint seminar on Intelligent Airport
Cambridge conference at HKU - Organized by HKCAS
Cambridge Freshers dinner - Organized by HKCAS
Cambridge Hong Kong dinner - Organized by CUCS
Prince Philip Scholarship award ceremony

Wish everyone and their family a healthy and happy 2010!
Hope to see you all in our alumni events.
Best regards,
Dominic

For details: http://www.cambridge.org.hk/newsletter.html

Dear Friends of Cambridge,

It has been a very busy summer indeed. After the 4 mentorship seminars, there were the "Reflection" conference at HKU and the Freshers' dinner organized by the Cambridge University Hong Kong and China Affairs, the Prince Philip Scholarship Presentation and the Cambridge University Chinese Society annual dinner. Please see below for the photos and the link to the photo albums.

Help needed:
(1) We are always looking for alumni to help out and lead events like social functions, charity, mentorship programs, bi-annual dinner and more.
If you are interested, we are going to call for a helpers' dinner meeting to discuss our programs this year, please kindly fill in the form for preference on date and location and the helper recruitment form to indicate your interests and how to get involved.

Preference on date and location for dinner
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFp1MFhiVk9CamZzRmwxa0YxeG9KZXc6MA..

Helper recruitment form
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGtjakhZUm13X0FtOEtxbnZGZTl5SXc6MA..

(2) Oxford, Cambridge, LSE and Imperial College London are running a Careers fair in Hong Kong in September. The event is being held at the British Council, runs between 4pm and 7pm on Monday, 14th September. After the fair, at 7pm, We are looking for alumni to talk to the students about working in Hong Kong, advice such as this would be invaluable and a much appreciated gesture. The address is as follows: *Domani*, Level 4, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong.

(3) Cambridge University Eco Racing (solar-powered race car). The project is looking for a sponsorship of GBP 16,500, sponsorship options are available for those who may be interested. Please contact Lucy Fielding (lucy.fielding@cantab.net)

Cheers,
Dominic
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Photos of past events

CUCS dinner 5 Sept 2009 at the Football Club

Click to view full album

Prince Philip Scholarship Presentation on 4 Sept 2009 at the Bankers' Club

Click on photo to view the photo album

The CUHKCAS Freshers Dinner 29 Aug 2009 - The Hong Kong Club

Click to view the photo album