Newsletter of HKU MPA Alumni Association 2006
Dear members,
Since the inauguration last year, in pursuance of our pledge, the HKU Master
of Public Administration Alumni Association (the Association) has done a variety
of activities for the purpose of fulfilling our objectives. Now, I think it
is the right time for me to give you an update about the Association.
Through the concerted efforts of our members, the Association has successfully
organized a technical visit to the Fire Services Communication Centre on 26
February 2006, an academic luncheon on 1 April 2006 and a visit to the Court
of Final Appeal of Macau on 21 April 2006. These events have brought together
alumni members, academics, experts to discuss the latest issues and challenges
in the disciplines of public administration. This is to assure you that the
objectives of the Association are not only enshrined in words but have been
persistently pursued.
We are not satisfied with what we have achieved. We will continue to foster
communication between different sectors of the society and the Association through
diverse channels and informal contacts. As such, we will also enhance our activities
in the coming months.
We will have a Lamma Island hiking followed by a seafood dinner on 12 November
2006. Our 2006 Annual General Meeting (AGM) cum academic luncheon will be held
on 16 December 2006.
For these, may I request you to mark down in your diary and wish to meet you
all in the upcoming events. For the hiking, we have already settled down all
the things. For details, please browse our website http://www.alumni.hku.hk/mpaaa/index.html.
At the same time, our committee members are now embarking on the preparation
work for the AGM cum academic luncheon. On this occasion, it is our greatest
honour to have Mr. Kwong Ki-Chi, G.B.S, promised to be our guest speaker at
the luncheon talk and the title is "The Ten Commandments." I think
all of you are very eager to know how to enroll in the luncheon and I will let
you know as soon as possible.
Regarding the recruitment exercise, thanks to the dedication of our members,
we have recruited 14 members recently. As at today, we have 34 life members
and 40 ordinary members. Undoubtedly, both you and the committee would share
the view that the result is far from satisfactory. We need more members to fortify
the foundation of the Association. Here, may I appeal to you to introduce your
classmates to join this family, building a concrete base to further our objectives.
Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my warmest thanks to
all of you for your continued support and encouragement to the Association.
Dr. Chan Yiu Wing
Chairman of MPA Alumni Association
Executive Committee