Alumni News = 香港科技大學校友通訊, No. 4

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[evdate 1998-11-04] Alumni Internet Services All alumni are now being offered a computer account to facilitate Internet communication. The service provider, called Alumni Internet Services Group (AISG), is a sub-group of the HKUST Alumni Association established in 1997 by a voluntary group of engineering and information-systems alumni. The following are some details of the service.

The Services Package Each UST graduate is assigned a computer account by AISG in the format 'xxxxxxx@alumni.ust.hk', where 'xxxxxxx' represent the graduate's department ID, name initials, and year of graduation. For example, the alumni account for a 1998 ELEC graduate called Li Fung is 'eelfx98@alumni.ust.hk'.

Alumni can then use a computer which is connected to the Internet to register their account on-line at AISG's homepage. Once registered, alumni can use their account to send and receive e-mails using any common email tool such as Netscape Messenger, Outlook, or Pine, etc.

Another Internet service which is supported by this alumni account is Mail Alias, which serves as an alternative and easier-to-remember email address. Using this, alumnus Li Fung can enter his mail alias as 'Li.Fung@alumni.ust.hk', in addition to his standard account name (eelfx98@alumni.ust.hk).

For those who have been using their own Internet account (as provided by their company or any Internet Services Provider) after graduation, this alumni account can also serve as a mail and webpage forwarding address. In other words, account users can always be contacted through the addresses acctname@alumni.ust.hk, or http home.alumni.ust.hk/~acctname. By setting the email forwarding function, users can receive information on University news and activities which are related to alumni, as such news and activities are often broadcast through the all-alumni mailing list.

The alumni account also allows a user to dial up directly to UST's campus network through a dedicated dial-up pool for connection to the Internet.

Service Usage As of October 1998, over 1,600 of a total alumni population of 8,000, have already registered for an alumni account. They include more than half of the alumni who are graduating this year. AISG hopes to promote the service to all alumni, so that when Internet communication becomes even more popular in the future, all UST alumni can communicate through their alumni accounts.

About AISG Name : Alumni Internet Services Group Established : August 1997 Affiliation : HKUST Alumni Association Objective : To promote communication between the University and her alumni on the Internet by providing Internet services to all HKUST alumni

Members :Chiu Wai Pun ('97 CPEG) (Head) Au-Yeung Siu Hang ('97 CPEG) Chan Kin Pong Chris ('97 COMP) Cheng Ka Ho Geoffrey ('96 COMP) Kung Yin Ming Charles ('97 CPEG) Lam Wai Kit Kenneth ('97 ISMT-IS) Lee Chun Man Fermat ('97 CPEG) Homepage : http ww.u/umni.ust.h E-mail : comment@alumniust.hk, help@olumni.ust.hk Technical Details Remote Dial-up Service A SLIP/PPP dial-up account Line number: 2358 0197 (8 channels) Session limit: 20 minutes Protocol support: PPP/SLIP Primary DNS: 143.89.14.7 Secondary DNS: 143.89.14.8 Proxy server: http www.ust.hk/ccst/ proxy.url/proxy.pac (Netscape) or wwwproxy1.ust.hk:8080 (IE 3.0 or above) (check http www.usthk/ccst/ internet/proxy_setting/faq for more information) Internet Electronic Services IMAP4/POP3 email services Mail alias Mail forwarding Webpage forwarding IMAP serveK imap.alumni.ust.hk POP3 server: pop.alumni.ust.hk SMTP server: sundial.alumni.ust.hk Mail quota: 2Mb

No-charge Service The services are provided to all alumni free of charge. AISGS services are supported by the Center of Computing Services and Telecommunications (CCST) which provides them with a server and dia l-up and computing equipment. In September 1998, AISG received an Ultra Sparc workstation generously donated by Automated Systems Holdings Ltd (ASL). This workstation further expands AISG's computing and storage capacity. AISG will seek further support from private companies so as to further enhance its services to users (e.g. diskspace to house alumni homepages), and to run more dial-up lines.

Automatic Application Alumni (graduates of 1998 or of previous years) who have not yet registered for an alumni account need NOT apply, because AISG will send you a letter through the mail in October/November 1998 providing you with an account name and password, and instructions for registering and using the account. In the meantime, if you wish to learn more about AISG and its services, please check their homepage at http www.alumni.ust.hk.

Alumni News, 4 November, 1998

Class of '93 Homecoming dinner

Class of '93 alumni were invited back to their alma mater for a homecoming dinner on Friday, October 23. Over 40 alumni, faculty, staff, and guests enjoyed a wonderful evening together.

This very first class of alumni is comprised of the 66 postgraduates who joined UST on opening day on October 2,199l. They had shared accommodation together in PG Hall I during their two years at UST, earning their master's degrees five years ago, almost to the day.

The sound of laughter filled the restaurant as participants at each table spoke in turn about their memories of UST life. Wilson Tang ('93 MSc (COMP)) related the story of his Computer Science sports jacket, which he claimed to be the first article of student attire to be imprinted with a department's name. He was still wearing it that evening! Rick Chan ('93 MPhil, BICH) revealed that for the last five years, he and his classmates have been coming back to play football every weekend. Their greatest attachment to their alma mater is found in the football field. Rick also recalled the moment he first met his 'Miss UST' on the day of his graduation. Special guest Jacky Cheng Ho-lam ('00 ISMT), current chairman of the UST Business Students' Union, also spoke. Overcoming nervousness in the presence of this group of "first born", he expressed the hope that the Class of '00 will have as close a tie as the Class of '93 after they graduate. This won a warm round of applause.

Guest of honor of the function, President Chia-Wei Woo, described to the gathering some of the accomplishments of the University, and outlined his vision for the future. Many faculty members who taught this first small class came to share their memories with their former students. "We hope this function will be the beginning of an enduring tradition and that each graduation class will organize their own five-year homecoming reunion in the future," says Loretta Pang, director of the University Development Office, which organized this reunion dinner. "I'm already looking forward to next year," said Amy Wong ('94 PHYS),founding president of the HKUST Alumni Association, who was also at the gathering.

The high point of the evening came as a very special surprise. Jackson Wong Hau-ming ('93 Chinese Studies), with a mike in one hand, and a bunch of beautiful red roses in the other, went down on his knees, and proposed marriage to Winnie Chik ('93 MBA). This moment of touching romanticism, carefully planned by Jackson, but totally unknown to Winnie, was witnessed by all who participated in the function, and wrote yet another unique page in the history of the Class of '93.

From the Computer Science Department (from left), Fung Chi Leung ('93 MSc); Wilson Tang Wai-shing, ('93 MSc Andrew Wat Yiu-wing ('94 MSc); Roland Chin, head of the Department; Vincent Lee Yu-shing ('93 MSc); Daniel Au Man-kit ('93.MSc); and Loretta Pang, director of the University Development Office.

Philip Chan (left), head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, with Roy Li Che-chung ('93 MPhil ELEC), one of his very first postgraduate students in UST.

The Class of '93 with Prof Woo, faculty and staff. Alumni News, 4 November 1998

Three new departmental alumni groups which were established during the past three months and have joined the HKUST Alumni Association family are introduced here.

Civil Engineering Alumni Association was established this September, With more than 360 alumni coming from four different graduation classes, the Association's first and most important job is to reunite former classmates, most of whom are now working in the profession. Their first function will be Alumni the annual dinner, to be held in December, during which the founding Exco will be inaugurated. All civil engineering alumni should watch out for details which will be sent to them soon.

Members of the founding Exco of the Civil Engineering Alumni Association are working in the following companies in industry: President Jenny Yeung ('9.5) in the Government Geotechnical Engineering Office; Vice-President Matthew Book ('96 BEng, '98 MSc) at Maunsell Consultants; Secretary Becky Lui ('96) in the Government Geotechnical Engineering Office; Treasurer Johnny Wong ('97) at Atkins (China) Ltd.; Lai Tai Chi ('95 BEng, '98 MSc) at MMPBIL: Roman Chen P: ('96) at Atkins (China) Ltd.; Jimmy Wu ('97) at Maunsell Consultants; and Simon Lee ('97) at Mouchel Asia Ltd.

Physics Graduates of the Physics Department have also established their alumni association, with the founding Exco inaugurated during the Class of 1998 graduation dinner on August 22.

Graduates are now working in very diverse sectors, such as industry, commerce, education, and academic research. The Association is established with the main objective of maintaining close communication among alumni, and between alumni and the Department. In just two short months, the Association has set up its homepage at http home.ust.hk/~al_phys, where alumni can join the Association by filling out the membership form on-line, and hyperlink to the homepages of other former classmates.

The founding Exco of the Physics Alumni Association are all from the '98 class. From upper left: Coordinators Kenny Chan Siu Keung and Alexander Lok Shu Kin; Technical Officers Graham Tse Sui Lun and Andrew Chung Chi Yan; Recreational Officer Andy Wong Kin Man. From lower left: Technical Officer Isaac Chau Tat Chung; Internal Secretary Beana Mok Yuk Kan; President Josiah Chan Chun Wai; External Secretary Cheung Ngai; and Treasurer Jackson Lee Chi Yung.

Investment Management The first UST alumni group to be composed entirely of part-time postgraduate students, the first class of 20 alumni who graduated from the Master of Science in Investment Management founded their alumni association during their graduation dinner on September 19.

This part-time Investment Management program is run by the Finance Department. Graduates are mostly from the banking and finance sectors. Through two years of studying and carrying out projects on Saturdays and Sundays, the students of this small class have all become good friends, and have established the Association to keep the group close together. In addition to organizing gatherings and social functions, the Association will also serve "as a means of developing a net-work in the finance industry and a forum for exchange," according to founding President David Wong.

The Investment Management Alumni Association's founding Exco in the picture are (from left): Internal Secretary Elizabeth Choi from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority; External Secretary Wong Kui Yuen from National Australia Bank; President David Wong from ABN-AMRO Bank; Vice President Ernest Wong from Guangdong Investment; and Vice-President Damien Ko from Societe Generale. Not in the picture are Treasurer Gary Yang now at UBS-AG; General Secretary Ricky Siao at Citibank; and Social Secretary Shek Man Fai at Merrill Lynch.

Attention! Engineering Graduates-Uncollected Certificates, Logsheets and logbooks for industrial Training

Over the years, uncollected industrial training certificates, logsheets, and logbooks have been accumulating in the Engineering departments' offices, awaiting collection from engineering graduates. Since these documents are very useful proof of the practical training you have completed during your studies at HKUST, those of you who have not yet collected them are urged to do so as soon as possible. For collection, please approach the general office of your department.

The Industrial Training Center of the School of Engineering advises all engineering graduates that, due to its limited storage facilities, any certificates, logsheets, and logbooks which are not collected by Saturday, 30 January 1999 will be disposed of. Requests for certificates which have been disposed of after this deadline will not normally be entertained.

New Job Folders for Recent Graduates The Career Center announces that a new ENB (Electronic Notice Board) folder called "IMMEDJOBS" has been created to help recent graduates find immediate jobs.

This "IMIMEDJOBS" folder contains graduate employment notices on job vacancies required to be filled immediately, and are posted on the ENB from September to March. For the period from April to August, please refer to the "GRADJOBS" ENB folder.

Alumni News, 4 November I998

校友通訊 同創

聚餐「卓賢匯」談笑皆鴻儒

多位校友於10月初回母校參加一項 由本學年開始，為所有入住宿舍的本科 生舉辦的聚餐活動，跟百多名師弟師妹邊 吃邊談，分享生活、工作及就業經驗。 本學期開始逢星期二晚在校園餐廳舉 行一項名為「卓賢匯」的舍生餐聚。為配合 時代轉變，它跟傳統上以「高桌」形式舉行 的宿堂餐聚不同，不拘形式，氣氛輕鬆自 然。活動以中餐形式舉行，每次由一位舍 監主持，約 200位宿生與 本校教師、社 會各界人士及 校友共聚。餐 聚沒有預設的 討論題目、參 加者可以天南 地北，無所不 談。而宿生則 在不知不覺間 汲取到各方面 的知識和經 驗，鍛煉待人 接物的技巧。 不少參加 「卓賢匯」的校 友都曾經入住 宿舍，其中更 不乏當年學生 活動活躍份子，由於他們和現在的同學有 相似的經歷、在餐聚中很容易便有似曾相 識的感覺，和源源不絕的話題。 在10月13日的一次餐聚中，參加的校 友包括數位前學生會幹事：第一屆會長林 景{????}94管理)，副會長李珮汶('94經濟)， 和秘書姚詠如('95組織管理)；第二{????}潀{????}副會長張宗傑('96電工,'98社會科學碩士)和林永健('96化工)；以及第四屆會長陳佩 瑤('97市場)。他們娓娓述說著校園的發 展，怎樣看著大學由僅有一座宿舍(有500 多個宿，當時能夠讓所有第一{????}P學入 住)，到現在共有八座宿舍(共住 3,000多個本科生和研究生)。由於 應屆學生會幹事會缺莊，他們亦講 述當年學生會的發展歷史。同學們 則向校友介紹大學的新設施，新課 程，以及跟一批新來科大的海外交 換生在宿舍舉行活動的趣事。 宿生在餐聚中亦不忘向社會人 士們討教一些學習和就業問題。加 入科大只有個多月、工業工程及工程管理 學系的二年級生朱江文同學未雨綢膠，開 始瞭解畢業後尋找工作的問題。在同桌 中、經營玩具生產的公司董事譚祖德，向 同學們介紹工科畢業生在各行業的就業機 會，還大談高科技工業對香港未來發展的 重要性；而跟朱同學一樣就讀工學院，現 職賽馬會的張宗傑校友('96電工，'98社會 科學碩士)，則跟大家分享自己的工作情 況，由於大家對賽馬會的運作都甚感興 趣，張校友即時成為焦點人物。 在毗鄰的一桌中，則有完全不同的參 加者組合。同桌的宿生來自其中一座宿舍 的同一層樓，而嘉賓則是'95年畢業生化系 校友周子豐，這桌成了周校友的「獨腳 戲」。只見周校友施展渾身解數，把自己所 有的學習、校園生活和工作經驗和心得同 宿生們分享，整桌的「聽眾」聽得聚精會 神，他們肯定都渡過了一個很充實的夜 晚，這一桌亦是當晚整個中餐廳中笑聲最 響亮的一桌。

在這個「桌賢匯」餐桌上，校友、教授及社會人士與宿生分享 生活、工作及就業經驗。

一班昔日學生活動的搞手和舍監及學生事務處職員合照。左起學生事務處處長黃兆光， 周子豐('95生化)，林景{????}94管理)，學生宿舍四座舍監李波博士，姚詠如('95組織管 理)，李珮汶('94經濟)，林永健('96化工)，張宗傑('96電工，'98社會科學碩士)，陳 佩瑤 97市場)，梁錦忠('95電工)，學生事務組組長蕭觀明。

誠邀校友參加 卓費匯誠邀各位校友參加，讓同學 們能分享你寶貴的學習生活和就業 經驗。有興趣的校友，請填妥及交 回附上的回條。查詢詳細資料，請 聯絡學生事務處蕭觀明先生(Donny Siu)，電話2358 6659，傳眞2358 0842，電郵sakmdsiu@ust.hk。

卓賢匯舉行日期： 1998年11月10，17，24日 12月1日 1999年2月23，25日 3月2，9，16，23，30日 4月13，20，27日 5月4日