2002-2012 十周年紀念特刊

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理 數 考究 – “HK PolyU AA” Number Quiz

Quiz #3:

[Answers of the Number Quiz can be found on Page 7 of this booklet].

藝展覽 – “dupliCITY” Exhibition by Alex Ma (see Back Cover Inside Page and Page 36 for details)

P ÷ H × A 10

+ + +

O × L – Y 8

÷ × ÷

K + A × U 16

15 14 7

Quiz #1: Each of the unique characters in “HKPOLYUAA” – i.e. “H”, “K”, “P”, “O”, “L”, “Y”, “U” and “A” represents a number from 1 to 8. Find out how they are mapped by solving all the horizontal and vertical equations in the Number Quiz, and fill out the numbers in the shaded boxes below.

H K P O L Y U A

= 75

Quiz #2: Next complete the above equation by filling in the

appropriate mathematical operators (“+”, “– “,”×” and

“÷”) in the blank boxes above.

15 14 7 10 8 16 = 75

Lastly complete the equation on the left by filling in the appropriate mathematical operators in the blank boxes as provided.

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Alex Ma also helped design the front cover page of this Booklet and this 10th Anniversary Mug (see above) for the Association. The cobalt blue mugs were printed by RNJ Printing Specialty, a company founded by our committee member Ricky Leung. Thanks to them all.

PolyU 75th Anniversary Pin

Above photo: HKTC 1958 Naval Architecture graduate and member Law Wai-tim (羅煒甜)

with his wife Grace celebrated their 50th “Golden” Wedding Anniversary in Sydney (January 2012). Congratulations!

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香港理工大學澳洲員生會十周年紀念特刋

TABLE OF CONTENTS H – Hello 10th Anniversary 1

Congratulatory Message from the President of the PolyU 1 President’s Report 2 陳耀南教授賀聯 3

Certificate of Appreciation Alumni List 3

K – Knowing Our PolyU And Australia Association 4

Our PolyU 4 Our PolyU Australia Association 7 Current and Past Presidents of the Association 10

P – Past Activity Highlights 12

From 2002 To 2004 12 From 2005 To 2007 14 From 2008 To 2010 15 From 2011 To 2012 19 Colourful Highlights 21

O – “Over The Rainbow” – 75 Years Of Great Music 25

Dedicated to the One (HKPolyU2012) I Love 26 Songs with the Greatest Records 28 Pop Music Quizzes 29 Tribute to “DEAR BMW” Artists 30 The Ultimate HKPolyU Music Artists Challenger 32

L – Landscaping “dupliCITY” 36

dupliCITY (映双城) – Solo Exhibition by Alex Ma 36

Hong Kong vs Sydney 37

Y – Yarra River And Brisbane River 40

Victoria Connection 40

廖嬋娥「從政之路」 42

Queensland Connection 43

U – United We Stand 44

2011/2013 HKPolyUAA Executive Committee 44 Community Links 45

香港理工大學發展基金 46

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Australia) Association 10th Anniversary Dinner held at the Eight Modern Chinese

Restaurant, Haymarket, Sydney on Saturday 25th August 2012

The Association would like to thank the following guests and sponsors:

Honorable Guests from The HK PolyU 香港理大榮譽嘉賓

Professor Timothy W Tong (唐偉章教授) -

President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Ms. Maggie Wong (黃美琪女士) - Alumni Affairs Officer,

Alumni Affairs & Development Office, HK PolyU

Honorable Guests 榮譽嘉賓

Ms. Linda Law (羅荔丹女士) - Acting Director,

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Sydney

Ms. Doris Leung (梁德慧女士) - Liaison Officer,

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Sydney

Professor Chan Yiu-nam (陳耀南教授)

Mrs. Louisa Chin (錢張秋霞女士) - Vice Chairman of The Hong Kong

University Alumni Association, NSW Chapter Australia

Lifetime Achievement Award 終身成就獎

The first “Lifetime Achievement Award” is presented to member Mr. Chan Kit-man (陳潔民)

for his generous contribution of outstanding significance towards the establishment and development of our Association

Prize Sponsors 獎品贊助商

Virgin Atlantic Airways (維珍航空)

Lee Kum Kee Hong Kong (李錦記香港)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Sydney

Sing Tao Daily Australia (星島日報澳洲版)

Special Thanks to Other Supporters

Alex Ma (馬耀平)

Nancy Ma (馬張美松)

Cecilia Lau (劉潘德萍)

Masters of Ceremony 嘉賓司儀

Johnson Cheng (鄭幹生)

Adeline Lee (李宛穎)

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Hello 10th Anniversary

I have great pleasure in extending my congratulations to The Hong Kong Polytechnic

University (Australia) Association on the happy occasion of its 10th Anniversary.

Since its establishment in 2002, the Association has been one of the most active and

enthusiastic overseas chapters of our University. In addition to organizing many alumni

activities for its members, the Association has been actively supporting and participating in a

wide range of PolyU events. The enthusiasm and dedicated support of the Association are

heartily appreciated by all members of PolyU.

PolyU has always been committed to the development of a close relationship with our

alumni and former staff. We have encouraged our alumni to establish associations for

different disciplines and areas. As of this year, we have more than 40 local alumni

associations and 8 overseas chapters. PolyU is indeed very lucky to have such a large

number of dedicated alumni and former staff who have devoted their efforts to help develop

a strong network among themselves and with the University.

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all those who are involved in developing

the Association. With the support of the Association, I have every confidence that PolyU’s

network in Australia will expand and develop even further.

I look forward to seeing all members of the Association in the upcoming PolyU 75th

Anniversary celebration activities, and wish the Association every success in its future

endeavors.

Timothy W. Tong, Ph.D.

President

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

August 2012

Congratulatory Message

from the President of the

Hong Kong Polytechnic

University

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President’s Report

I am delighted to present the President’s report for the year 2011 to 2012. It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to this celebration of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Australia) Association’s 10th anniversary. The HKPOLYUAA was founded in 2002. This celebration marks a decade of important milestones achieved in the development of the Association. We will continue to play an important role in strengthening The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s (PolyU) network in Australia. We are proud to be PolyU’s third overseas society for graduates and past employees. During the past ten years we have grown from six founding members to over 100 alumni life members plus a number of ordinary members. While the majority of our members reside in Sydney, we also have a good number of members based in Melbourne, plus a few members in Brisbane and Perth. Our primary aim is to provide a platform for members to network and share experiences with other graduates who have graduated from different eras. Over the past 75 years The Hong Kong Polytechnic University was formerly known as the Government Trade School, the Hong Kong Technical College, and the Hong Kong Polytechnic. The HKPOLYUAA aims to achieve this by organising social and cultural activities for members, including health seminars, bushwalking and fund-raising for charities to list a few. We also provide a network for our members to maintain close links with the University through the Association. I would like to take this opportunity to thank PolyU, our committee, alumni and friends for their tremendous support and dedication to the Association over the past 10 years. I firmly believe that with all the combined efforts and support, the Association will continue to grow in numbers. I look forward to meeting you all at upcoming alumni activities.

Tony Tong, President of the HKPOLYUAA (2009-13).

The HKPolyUAA 10th Anniversary Celebration Planning Committee

Members of the HKPolyUAA 10th Anniversary Celebration Planning Committee took a group photo during one of their planning meetings. Front row from left: Hugh Lee, Joseph Yu, Tony Tong (Chair), Bosco Lau (also Chief Editor of the 10th anniversary booklet), Nancy and Alex Ma; back row from left: Peter Shun, Ricky Leung, Jeffery Tse and Johnson Cheng (guest Master of Ceremony for the dinner function).

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Australia) Association 10th Anniversary Dinner on Saturday 25th August 2012

“Certificates of Appreciation” are presented by Prof. Timothy W Tong to

alumni who have made significant contributions to our Association:

Certificate of Appreciation

Ms. Sarah Chow, Founding Member & Honorary President Mr. Tony Tong, President Mr. Bosco Lau, Honorary President Mr. Daniel Chau, Honorary President Mr. Chan Kit-man, Founding Member & Honorary Treasurer Prof. Chan Yiu-nam, Honorary Life Member Ms. Eliza Choi, Past Exco Member & Founding Member Mr. Albert Chow, Past Exco Member & Founding Member Dr. David T Lam, Exco Member Mr. Hugh Lee, Exco Member Mr. Ricky Leung, Exco Member Mr. Li Ping-on, Exco Member Mr. Paulus Ng, Exco Member Mr. Peter Shun, Exco Mamber Ms. Karen Tam, Exco Member Mr. Jeffery Tse, Exco Member Mr. Joseph Yu, Exco Member Mr. Henry Au, Honorary Auditor Mr. Alex Ma, Honorary Advisor Mr. Kenneth So, Honorary Advisor Mrs. Nancy Ma, Honorary Advisor Mr. Cyril Ng, Queensland Representative Mr. Philip Chui, Victoria Representative * Mr. Helena Lau, Victoria Representative * Mr. Paula Lau, Victoria Representative * Mr. Michael Tse, Honorary Advisor for Victoria *

(* - presentation will be held at the Melbourne alumni function on 26/08/2012)

香港理工大學 周年大慶謹嵌嘉名與校訓為聯以賀

(一) 理以愜心 北瞻庠序七五華禧 因開物成務而極天工人巧

大而能化 南渡朋儕十年會慶 用研精覃思以達勵學利民

(二) 理達道明 萬千秀傑出黌宮 開物盡心成大務

工通商惠 七五華年宏社會 興邦勵學利吾民

一九七三至七五 舊教師 陳耀南 敬撰

二零一二年七月廿八日 悉尼

建校七十五

澳洲員生會十

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Knowing Our PolyU And Australia Association

Our PolyU

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1937 - Founding of the Government Trade School in Wanchai, the first government funded, post-secondary technical school in Hong Kong. About 70 students enrolled for classes in marine wireless operating, mechanical engineering and building construction.

1957 – The Hong Kong Technical College moved to its new premises in Hung Hom. The then Governor sir Alexander Grantham officiated the opening ceremony.

1972 – The Hong Kong Polytechnic Ordinance was enacted. The Governor, the late Sir Murray MacLehose, became the first President of the Polytechnic. Sir S. Y. Chung was appointed Chairman of the Board of Governors.

1983 - The Institution launched its first five degree programmes in 1983, and introduced its first MPhil and PhD programmes in 1986 and 1989 respectively.

1994 - With approval from the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee for self-accreditation of degree programmes, the Institution assumed full university status on 25th November 1994, changing its name to “The Hong Kong Polytechnic University”.

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理大爭取航空學成獨立學科 (東方日報 12/06/2012)

【記者何昀諺報道】 本港機場擬興建第三條跑道、內地航空業發展蓬勃，中港對航空業人才需求

甚大。理工大學將向教資會力爭將航空學成為獨立學科，增加有關學額。該校機械工程學系為培

圳更多航空人才，今年亦準備與業界合作成立航空實驗室，讓學生親身了解各種飛機零件，並正

研究與其他大學共同成立航空研究所，研究飛機結構、動力、航空電子等範疇，期望完善校內航

空教育。

中港需求航空業人才增

理工大學機械工程學系主任成利表示，中國近年積極發展

航空市場，每年客運量上升約一成半，並計劃於未來二十

年購買五千架飛機，長遠希望設計出國產飛機，對航空業

人才需求極大。該校 04 年起於機械工程學系推出航空學專

題學科，讓系內學生選修，但基於學額有限，每年僅十多

名學生能修讀，現正積極完善系內航空學課程，期望未來

一年多後，可成功向教資會申請將航空學成為獨立學科，

提供更多學額培訓航空業人才。

學系今年正與國泰航空、香港飛機工程限公司磋商，合作成立航空實驗室，提供飛機引擎、嶄新

纖維物料、測量儀器等，讓學生親身了解飛機結構，亦會安排飛機師、維修工程師、設計師，航

空管理專業人才等業界人士到大學授課。另外，理大亦研究與其他大學合作，今年內成立航空研

究院，主要研究飛機結構、動力、航空電子三大方向，預計今年夏天開展首個研究項目。

科技園公司及香港理工大學科研創佳績於第 40 屆瑞士日內瓦國際發明展成績蜚然

(24/05/2012) 香港科技園公司(科技園公司)與香港理工大學(理大)今天公佈本地創新發明者於第 40 屆日內瓦國

際發明展所取得的卓越成就。是次記者會於九龍塘創新中心舉行，出席嘉賓包括瑞士駐港領事館

總領事 Rita Hämmerli-Weschke 女士、創新科技署署長王榮珍小姐、科技園公司主席蒲祿祺先生、

科技園公司行政總裁陳蔭楠先生及理大署理校長衛炳江教授。

今年，科技園公司的夥伴公司及培育公司首次參與日內瓦國際發明展。該展覽於 2012 年 4 月 18

至 22 日舉行，吸引了來自 46 個國家共 789 個參展 者，達一千項發明。五名科技園公司的參與成

員全部奪得金獎，其中復康機器人技術有限公司更憑著與理大合作研發的《希望之手》勇奪至高

榮譽大獎 (Grand Prix Du Salon International Des Invention De Genève)，成為該展覽舉辦四十年來，

首項獲此殊榮的香港發明。

提及夥伴公司的輝煌成績，科技園公司主席蒲祿祺先生深感自豪：「第 40 屆日內瓦國際發明展

展出的發明，充分顯示香港具備無限創意及創新精神。我相信若能充份發揮這創造力，將可取得

更大成功，為香港創建豐盛未來。」

理大署理校長衛炳江教授欣見理大與科技園公司的兩個合作項目《希望之手》和《太陽能汽車冷

氣系統》在日內瓦國際發明展取得了豐碩的成果，亦再次證明理大科研的實用性。他說：「這項

國際殊榮是理大雄厚的科研實力備受肯定的另一明證。」

I Believe I Can Fly

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理大秉承過去九年來參加日內瓦國際發明展的驕人往績，於本屆發明展中創下該校歷年獲獎的最

高紀錄，參展的七個發明項目獲得五個金獎、兩個銀獎和四個特別獎，當中涵蓋了醫療與健康研

究、工程科技和功能性布料等發明。

科技園公司及理大均透過激發年輕人對科學的興趣，致力推

動香港創新科技的發展。雙方一直合作無間，形成一個有效

的平台，協助學生發展及成長。具體而言，理大 提供一個進

行基本及應用研究的良好環境，並由世界級教授作出指導；

至於科技園公司，則提供先進的基建設施及服務，讓畢業生

繼續進行研發項目，以達到研究商 品化的最終目標。理大是

應用科研的搖籃，孕育出無數的創新科技，夥伴公司可借助

科技園公司先進的設備及專業服務，更快地把大學的創新發

明、意念轉化為有價值的商品。此外，科技園公司的創業培

育計劃能針對新成立公司早期發展遇到的困難，提供租金優

惠、顧問服務、人才配對及其他支援服務。

獲獎科研人員及公司的最新成就，可加倍激勵新晉發明家，啟發年輕人，同時使本地社會更關注

創新科技的璀璨前景。持續創新與科技發展是一項長期投資，對建設香港成為多元化經濟體系，

十分關鍵。〔原文及詳細獎項請參閱理大網站 www.polyu.edu.hk - 媒體：新聞稿。〕

Hotel ICON 唯港薈

研發「希望之手」的理大生物醫學

工程副教授湯啟宇(左)及來自科技園

培育公司的復康機器人技術有限公

司行政總裁徐錦輝先生於簡報會上

Pao Yue-kong Library 包玉剛圖書館

Innovation Tower 創新樓

Memorable Moment (17/10/2009): Group photo with Prof. Poon Chung-kwong taken after he had received his Hon. Degree of Doctor of Humanities at the 15th Congregation of The HK PolyU.

From left: Deputy President Alexander Tzang Hing-chung, Cecilia & Bosco Lau, Prof. Poon, President Prof. Timothy Tong, Vice President (Partnership Development) Dr. Lui Sun-wing and Mrs. Amy Soo.

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Our PolyU Australia Association

(09/07/2012) Alumni visiting the PolyU’s Alumni Affairs & Development Office (AADO) and having lunch at the Above & Beyond Restaurant (天外天中餐廳), Hotel ICON – front row from

left : Alex & Nancy Ma, Elaine Wong, Mrs. and Mr. Geoffrey Leung – President of PolyU (Western Canada) Association, Dr. Ng Wing-hong, Mrs. Elizabeth (Libby) Wong. Cecilia & Bosco Lau; back row from left: Daisy Ng and Maggie Wong, both staff from AADO.

Answers to the Number Quiz

Quizzes #1 and #2:

Quiz #3:

A Souvenir Plague with this Poem as created by Bosco Lau was presented to Prof. Poon at the HK PolyU on 4th December 2002.

H K P O L Y U A

4 + 1 x 8 x 7 + 2 + 6 x 3 - 5 = 75

15 + 14 + 7 x 10 - 8 - 16 = 75

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理大澳洲員生會之誕生 (二○○二年六月) 陳潔民

在二零零零年的十一月，畢業了四十年的機械和生產工程系的同學，自美、加、澳返港，回母校

共同慶祝畢業四十週年，被邀請出席十二月八日舉行的校友離校銀禧紀念晚宴。席間校長潘宗光

教授鑑於旅居澳洲員生數目不斷增長，建議籌備成立理大澳洲員生會，目的是讓居於澳洲的校友

和前教職員，能與母校繼續保持聯繫和加強兩地溝通。

在二零零一年的三月，五位校友在前理工會計系教職員周秀霞女士引導下，初次在悉尼一酒樓會

面，組成了一個六人籌備工作小組。小組成員包括有前教職員周秀霞、(61 年)生產工程系陳潔

民、(73 年)紡織系張國華、(81 年)電腦資訊系蔡慧薇和電子工程系周伯漢，及(97 年)土木工程系

施培坤等人。在同年八月，通過成立 [香港理工大學澳洲員生會籌備委員會]，邀得其他前理大師

生加盟。參與工作小組成員，亦增添至十五人，包括有前理工應用物理系主任 Dr. Charles

Martens 及理大中文及雙語學系講師張繼沛，並推選了周秀霞和吳步雲為籌委會正副主席。

整整的一年裡，籌備工作小組不斷努力，聯絡己分散澳洲各地之員生，起草會章，收集和整理員

生的資料，建立互聯網頁等事務。在二零零二年一月廿三日，終於成功在澳洲新南威爾斯省註冊

為一非牟利社團組織。繼加拿大(東西)兩岸之後，成為理大海外之第三個員生會。適逢今年是香

港理工大學建校六十五週年的大日子，澳洲員生會的誕生，剛好是這羣旅居澳洲之員生，對母校

一個特別的賀禮。

在二零零二年裡，理大舉辦了一連串之紀念活動，籌委會委託留港的員生，代表出席三月十五日

之理大建校六十五週年紀念活動開幕，及三月十七日在香港舉行之理大校友嘉年華會。代表亦同

時參與該日理大海外員生會主辦之攤位，介紹本會之成立及為理大澳洲員生會招收會員，更協助

加拿大(東岸)員生會為母校義賣籌款。三月十九日，理大校長在李嘉誠樓設宴招待，並介紹其辦

公室內之設施及一同與海外員生會代表拍照留念。在本會代表留港期間，理大校友事務及拓展處

處長及該處仝人，曾給與本會多方面之協助，更為澳洲員生會設計及訂製了一面美麗而兼有代表

性的旗幟，員生會仝人專此致以衷心感謝。

五月五日，是剛誕生了的理大澳洲員生會一個重要的日子，為了應付[第一次週年大會]這個日子

的來臨，籌備委員會工作小組早在年初即開始分配工作，包括尋找適當聚會地點、佈置場所、派

發開會宣傳、準備茶點、編印出席會員名牌及員生登記表格、徵收會費等事項。全體義務工作小

組，不畏疲勞，日以繼夜協助處理會務，深表欽佩。籌備委員會主席更親手造了個非常美麗的意

見箱，收集出席員生的意見。

週年大會當天，籌備委員會工作小組，很早便到會場佈置，更有籌委會員攜眷出席，幫助佈置場

地、煲茶燒水、分配座椅、招待嘉賓、及為大會拍攝等。值得陳述的是當日出席大會之員生與家

屬，非常踴躍，比預先估計人數還多，員生皆來自悉尼各區，而且全數即時申請成為會員，其中

五份之一員生，更申請為永久會員。目前會員有來自其他省份，包括有西澳、維多利亞及昆士蘭

省。

當天，推選了第一屆會長周秀霞、副會長吳步雲、秘書盧紀維、財務陳潔民、會籍幹事周伯漢、

資訊事務幹事蔡慧薇、編輯及公關幹事劉若山、特別事務幹事李曉民、康樂幹事邱玉蓮等及顧問

Dr. Charles Martens 等人。

會長簡報了理大澳洲員生會成立之經過，亦致詞歡迎出席之嘉賓及當選之幹事。同時宣報已恭請

了理大校長和校友事務及拓展處處長，於二零零二年十月十二日，到悉尼主持理大澳洲員生會成

立典禮及邀請了加拿大(東西)兩岸會長，出席這次慶典。典禮之安排及詳細情形，將會另行通

知，歡迎各地員生，踴躍參加，出席這次盛會。

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今次員生會之能夠在短短的十個月內順利誕生，除了有賴各籌委會會員通力合作外，更獲母校仝

人在精神及財政上鼎力支持和鼓勵，終於趕得及在母校建校六十五週年裡，成功在澳洲註冊，成

為全球香港理工大學第三所海外員生會。值得一提者會長周秀霞女士，在籌備成立員生會期間，

處處表現出其卓越之領導才能。之前，周會長已曾在澳洲曾當過其他香港大學校友會之籌備工

作，經驗豐富。今次當選為會長，實屬眾望所歸。員生會亦獲校友羅堅律師加盟，擔當榮譽法律

顧問。亦獲遠在維省投身於會計及公司秘書之劉淑嫻女士相助，兩位在員生會草擬會章過程中，

曾提供過不少之專業知識和法律程序。張繼沛亦為員生會贊寫過不少中文宣傳稿件，中文網頁

版，及處理所有中文文書。Dr. Martens 學識廣博，具豐富的工作組織經驗，在參與籌備工作過程

中，亦提供過不少寶貴意見，解答會章內之難題，並協助書寫英文稿件及來往書信。其餘籌委會

內之校友，均各展所長，分工合作，不畏勞苦與艱辛，收集和整理員生資料，建立互聯網頁及員

生資料庫等事項。他們一顆熱誠參與之精神，為理大澳洲員生會奠下日後發展的基礎。

第一屆幹事接着亦開了數次會議，籌備各項員生會活動及會訊等。他們認同最重要的就是加強宣

傳，讓更多居於澳洲的前香港理工大學及其前身 (包括香港理工學院、香港工業專門學院和香港

官立高級工業學院) 員生知悉本會的成立，繼而參予及支持本會。有興趣參加或欲查詢的校友，

歡迎你們查閱本會網站 www.hkpolyuaa.org.au，或來信往 HKPolyUAA - P.O. Box 3671, Marsfield,

NSW 2122 同本會聯絡亦可。

The 2003/2004 ExCo members were elected in the 2003 AGM with the presence of Prof. Poon, from left: Annie Suen, Sarah Chow, Imanuel Choyce, Li Ping-on, George Lai, Bosco Lau (new President), Kelvin Lo, Eliza Choi, Hugh Lee and Chan Kit-man (October 2003). Sarah Chow became a Honorary President of the Association. Dr. Ng Wing-hong (伍永康) was a honorary guest at our 2003 AGM.

The First Association Gathering in Melbourne, Victoria

Bosco Lau with some Melbourne members of the Association and their friends at a local Chinese restaurant (December 2002).

From left: Cheung Mei-li, Dr. John Cheung, Tony Yang, Prof. Philomena Leung, Helena Lau, Jackie Law, Bosco and Philip Chui.

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Current and Past Presidents of the Association

TONG Tak-wing, Tony (唐德榮) - President 2009/2013

Tony Tong graduated in electronic engineering at the Hong

Kong Polytechnic in 1981. His work experience has been related

to manufacturing, production and instrumentation servicing

which includes a wide range of engineering, operations and

quality management in Hong Kong and Sydney. Tony currently

manages a cal laboratory which provides accredited calibration

and repair services on electronic and physical Test &

Measurement equipment. Tony joined the association as a life

member in 2002.

Tony and his wife Irene have 1 daughter and 2 sons.

CHAU Chung-wo, Daniel (周振和) - President 2007/2009 and Honorary President since 2009

Daniel Chau completed his Higher Diploma in Mathematics, Statistics & Computing at the Hong Kong

Polytechnic in 1978. He has been working in the computing industry ever since. Since joining the

HKPolyUAA in 2004 Daniel has been active in promoting the Association and organizing activities for

its members. His aims are to provide better connections amongst Poly friends in Australia, and to help

the Polytechnic University. Daniel is also an active learner, besides holding two Master Degrees in

cognitive science and business administration; he has also attained a Diploma in Law. Daniel and his

wife Selina, also a Polytechnic graduate, are both life members of the Association. They have a daughter.

LAU Yeuk-shan, Bosco (劉若山) - President 2003/2007 and Honorary President since 2007

Higher Diploma in Electronic Engineering with Distinction, HK Polytechnic (1973)

Master Degree in Computer Science with 2 academic prizes, University of Birmingham, U.K. (1977)

MBA with Award for Academic Excellence, University of South Australia (1999)

After graduation from the HK Polytechnic, Bosco got his first job as a computer engineer with Burroughs

Machines in Hong Kong, he did further study at the U.K. in 2006/7. Since then Bosco had worked in the

U.K. and Hong Kong with several computer suppliers and services firms as consultant and project

manager, before moving into IT management positions with Jardine Matheson Holdings and the Wharf

Holdings group companies. He had also served as a part-time evening lecturer for the HK Polytechnic

for 7 years. Bosco and his family, wife Cecilia and 2 sons – Albert & David, migrated to Australia in

1992. By invitation of his former employer, Bosco returned to work in Hong Kong from 1996 through to

2001. His main job during that period was the IT Manager for the Head Office of Wharf Holdings.

Bosco joined the first Executive Committee of HKPolyUAA as a Publication and Public Relations

Officer in 2002, and had been the President of HKPolyUAA from 2003 to 2007.

Bosco retired from full-time IT job in 2009. Since then he

focused on helping Cecilia in building their Amway network

marketing business in Australia and internationally. The couple

has also been active in various community work besides

supporting HKPolyUAA. They helped the establishment of the

International Guolin Qigong Cultural Research (Australia)

Association in 2009, which promotes the practice of Guolin

Qigong among people with cancer, chronic diseases and other

illnesses as a complementary therapy, and people interested in

health building within Australia.

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CHOW Sau-har, Sarah (周秀霞) - President 2002/2003, Founding President and Honorary President

Position: Honorary President & Founding President, and also Treasurer in the 2003/05

Committee

PolyU Associate: Lecturer, HK Polytechnic, Department of Accountancy (1976 – 1981)

Current Work: Assistant Professor, United International College, Zhuhai, China

I had been one of the first founders of HKPolyUAA since 2001.

The success of forming an Association Overseas with the aim

of uniting the PolyU alumni and previous employees is such a marvelous business. With all the effort of the ExCo and the

support of members, I am sure HKPolyUAA will continue to

serve the community and make life more abundant for its

members.

Other Distinguished Members CHAN Kit-man (陳潔民) -

Founding Member and Executive Committee Member 2002 to now

香港工業專門學院 1961 年生產工程系首屆畢業，1963 年在英國倫

敦之 Elliott Machine Tool Co. Ltd. 完成實習訓練，成為英國特許生

產學會及電機學會會員。回港後，先後於美資崇佳實業有限公司

及英資太古(遠東)有限公司任職十三年。1977 年加入香港政府，

於勞工署、工業教育及訓練署、香港職業訓練局學徒事務處等，

任職至 1996 年退休。

2001 年三月，在榮譽主席周秀霞領導下，與其他五位員生加入香港理工大學(澳洲)員生會籌備委

員會之工作小組，為香港理大(澳洲)員生會之誕生作出序幕。2001 年一月，成功在澳洲新南威爾

斯省註冊為一非牟利社團組織。繼加拿大(東西)兩岸之後，成為理大海外第三個員生會。曾任首

屆財政幹事之職。

Hugh LEE, JP (李曉民) - Executive Committee Member from 2002 to now

六十年代後期，曾於香港工業專門學院修讀會計，但因家庭環境改變未能完成學業，自覺一生遺

憾。其後半工讀英國會計專業之函授課程，惜未能考取英國會計師公會資格，另一憾事也。後來

七至八十年代在職修讀了很多理工的短期課程，一生受用不盡。

雖未有專業資格，但由羅兵咸會計師行之低層審計學徒做起，不斷

在香港大機構跳槽並歷任要職：包括香港政府、煤氣公司、美國粟

米公司等。其後更在美國思能藥廠任職 CEO 二十多年，也曾旅居加

州三藩市。最後因小女兒出生才定居澳洲悉尼。

在悉尼時經營出入口貿易多年，閒時也參與一些社區活動，作為回

饋社會。今年小女兒也進入大學了，孫兒也增加至五名，別無所

求，所以全面投入社區。目前參與之義務工作有十多個：包括紐省

部長華人諮詢委員會、醫療改革委員會、商會、高齡友誼會、多元

文化聯會、管絃樂團等等。比有正職工作時更忙，但更有滿足感。

編者註：Hugh 的小女兒 Adeline 李宛穎是 2011 年澳洲紐省高考狀元

之一 [Top student in the 2011 HSC Examination – Society & Culture]。

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Past Activity Highlights

Above left: Professor Poon Chung-kwong with a group of alumni visiting the Nan Tien Temple (南天寺)

at Wollongong (October 2002). A warm reception was held by the Temple In-Charge (南天寺主持滿謙

法師).

Above right: Some of the HKPolyUAA members touring the campus of the University of Wollongong with Professor Poon (October 2002). Alumnus Prof. Choi Au-chung was the Vice Chancellor, Information and Communication Technology of the University at that time.

Right: Photo taken after the first Executive Committee Meeting held at Carlingford, Sydney (March 2002) - from left: Dr. Charles Martens, Albert Chow, Hugh Lee, Bosco Lau, Sarah Chow (Founding President), Elaine Yau, Eliza Choi, Ngai Mou-shiang and Chan Kit-man.

From 2002 To 2004

Prof. Poon with alumni visitors from Australia and Canada at PolyU’s 聚賢樓 (December, 2002) -

Front row from left: Mrs. Amy Soo, Pauline Tsang (Eastern Canada Association), Prof. Poon, Mrs. Ngau, Mrs. Chan.

Back row from left: Cora Sit (AADO, HKPolyU), George Ko, Cheung Kai-pui, Foo Tak-nam (Eastern Canada Association), Ngau Mou-shiang, Albert Lau (son of Bosco Lau), Chan Kit-man, Bosco Lau and Prof. Wong Kit-po (PolyU and also member of HKPolyUAA.)

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Bosco Lau (1st right), Imanuel Choyce (1st left) and Annie Suen (centre) attended the 10th Anniversary dinner function of the Federation of PolyU Alumni Associations (July 2004)

香港中文大學校友鄭耀成為本會 2004 周年大會送贈潘

校長紀念品特別題對聯兩則；前理工電腦糸高級講師

劉奕棠太太劉黃麗珍女士書寫以其一對聯，並在周年

大會晚上以員生會名義送贈潘校長伉儷—「宗教之願

在化人，理義精何妨婉轉；光明之途在興學，工師善

自有芬芳」。

對聯内嵌有校長伉儷的名字：潘宗光、潘李婉芬及

「理工」，難得地工整。

Members from Sydney united with our Melbourne members during an organized Sydney to Melbourne tour (October 2003)

宗匠光正，學貫中西，三顧南洲弘玄理宣

教化；婉君芬馥，德披內外，共遊天下行

善工顯賢能

劉若山 (Bosco Lau) 撰

Left: Alumni members went on a one-day tour to the Central Coast, the group photo was taken after lunch at a Gosford Restaurant (February 2004).

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Over 100 members and their families and friends attended the one-day tour visiting the Southern Highlands of NSW (April 2006)

From 2005 To 2007

Above left: At a follow-up lunch to our 2005 AGM Dinner, Prof. Tsoi Ah-chung (蔡亞松教授, 1st

left) was a honorary guest. Prof. Tsoi was a Vice Chancellor of the University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia at the time, he is currently the Dean, Faculty of Information Technology of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST). Right: Sarah Chow presented Prof. Poon a special souvenir at our 2007 AGM Dinner.

At the 2005 AGM Dinner. front row from left: Dr. Anthony Cheung, guests Prof. Chan Yiu-nam, Elizabeth Wong and Sarah Chow.

Over two dozen members and friends attended a concert performed by celebrity singer Frances Yip (葉麗儀) and took a group photo with her after the

concert (January 2006)

Over 70 members, their families and friends attended the Chinese New Year Celebration Dinner at a Chatswood restaurant (February 2007)

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Representatives from three HK University alumni associations – HKU, CUHK and PolyU pictured here with Ken and Jenny Wallis (3rd & 4th left, front row) at a joint association function to farewell Jenny who was retiring from her job as Director of the HK Economic & Trade Office, Sydney (August 2007).

Our Association welcomed 63 PolyU Applied Social Science students, staff and alumni on their Australia Study Tour 2007 to visit social and elderly care institutions, and universities in Brisbane and Sydney (August 2007)

From 2008 To 2010

Four PolyU exchange students studying in Sydney met some of our Association members at a home gathering hosted by Bosco Lau (April 2007). The Association had organized other gatherings with different groups of PolyU exchange students.

Over two dozen members and their families from Australia participated in the PolyU 70th Anniversary Dinner function. A painting was donated to the PolyU as a souvenir to mark the occasion (October 2007).

Some of our members participated at the first ever Joint-University Table Tennis Challenge – HKU, CUHK, PolyU and HK Baptist University all sent their teams to compete (October 2008).

In the team competition, our team came second; we also won first in Women Single, Women Doubles and Mixed Doubles.

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在 2008 年 10 月，潘宗光校長第五度訪澳並在悉尼出席員生會周年大會及往墨爾本會晤當地校

友，並假悉尼科技大學演講廳以「為學與做人，智慧與修養」講題主持公開講座。潘校長於 2008

年尾退休，結束十八年理工及理大校長之職，員生會當時謹祝潘校長退休後生活愉快及仍可在佛

學修養和其他領域上作出貢獻。

A special dinner was held at Fook Yuen Restaurant, Chatswood to farewell our Founding President Sarah Chow as she would be leaving Australia to take up a teaching position with the United International College, Zhuhai, China (June 2008)

Dr. Kalina Wu (胡卡博士) of the PolyU gave

us a very informative talk on cancer cure and prevention at a Chinatown Restaurant (April 2009).

Left: Prof. Chan Yiu-nam (陳耀南教授) devised a special 對聯:

「宗佛理 擅科研 數十載為學做人 百法交融通內外；

光教工 輝校譽 萬千般修持智慧 一心精妙貫西中」

as souvenir to Prof. Poon. The calligraphic wordings were done by artist Virginia Wong (黃麗珍女士).

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Our Honorary Advisor and renowned designer Alex Ma presented a Sydney Harbour photo-shot by him to Prof. Poon. From left: Bosco Lau, Prof. Poon, Nancy & Alex Ma,

Bosco won one of the auctioned items - a special souvenir contributed by Prof. Poon. All money raised on the evening was passed towards the PolyU Development Fund.

Right: Polytechnic graduate and celebrity singer Edward Lee (李振

華) performed

some of his songs during dinner.

Above: Member Alex Ma helped design the new logo and banner for the Association.

Prof. Timothy Tong invited some of the ExCo members, their spouses and other guests for a lunch gathering prior to our 2009 AGM Dinner (November 2009).

Left photo – front row from left: Mrs. &

Mr. Tse Wing-keung (謝永強夫婦), alumni

guests from Hong Kong, Dr. Daniel Sze, Prof. Chan Yiu-nam, Prof. Chetwyn Chan, Emma Cheung; back row from left: Bosco & Cecilia Lau and Dr. Anthony Cheung.

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Our 45th Synergy Group Dinner Gathering

Above left: Ng Wing-hong (centre) was honoured at the First Outstanding BRE Alumni Award 2010 (首

屆傑出理大建築及房地產學系校友); 1st left was Professor Kenneth Pang (彭贊榮教授), President of

the Federation of PolyU Alumni Associations. 2nd right was Chan Kit-man.

Above right: Chan Kit-man with Melbourne visitors Philip Chui (2nd right, back row) and Dennis Yek (2nd left, back row), and Prof. Angie Yuen (阮曾媛琪教授) at a PolyU alumni gathering (November 2010).

Synergy Mission: To bring out the talent and expertise of our professional members.

擴濶視野，豐富生命，交流經驗，改善生活質素。

Synergy Group gatherings were held about once a month at a Chinese restaurant in the city (Sydney). A special topic was presented by a member or guest during dinner. Starting from July 2012, a Southern Synergy Group has been formed to hold monthly meetings at Chinese restaurants around Hurstville instead. Member Albert Chow (周伯漢) is currently the co-

ordinator of these meetings. Members who are interested to join such gathering should contact Albert Chow at apchow@bigpond.com.au for information.

Our Synergy Group has successfully completed its 45th gathering at the Celestial Chinese Restaurant. Sydney on 4th May 2010. This dinner gathering had attracted 21 alumni members including guests and special visitor Michael Lai (pictured below) from Washington DC, USA. Michael was a HK Polytechnic Accountancy graduate and is the Honorary Treasurer of HK PolyU (Eastern USA) Association.

Alumni Visiting the PolyU

Bosco & Cecilia Lau, and Gabriel & Annie Suen visited the PolyU. They were welcomed by the PolyU AADO staff with a delicious lunch (July 2010).

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Bosco & Cecilia led a Hong Kong/Macau/Zhuhai/ Xinhui Tour in May 2011. They met Melbourne member Philip Chui (2nd right) while visiting the Wynn Macau Hotel. 1st left is Cyril Ng, an alumni member who joined the tour from Brisbane.

A group of alumni led by Peter Shun went to visit the Warragamba Dam as part of the one-day Western Sydney Outing Activity (February 2011).

From 2011 To 2012

Left: Alumni members met Dr. Ng Wing-hong at a buffet lunch gathering held at The Market Restaurant of PolyU’s Hotel ICON (May 2011).

Sitting from left: Chan Kit-man, Ng Wing-hong, Mrs. Chan; standing from left: Raymond Yuen, Paul Lee (Committee Member of PolyU North California Association), Cyril Ng, Cora Sit of PolyU AADO, Cecilia & Bosco Lau and Dr. Daniel Sze.

Prof. Angie Yuen and Dr. Daniel Sze of the PolyU were guests of honour at our 2010 AGM Dinner event (October 2010).

Right: Members enjoyed the 2010 AGM Dinner held at Kam Fook Restaurant, Chatswood (September 2010). From left: Hugh Lee, Joseph Yu, Chan Kit-man, Kelvin Lo, Dr. David Lam, Tony Tong (President 2009–2013), Bosco Lau, Karen Tam, Paulus Ng, Ricky Leung, Peter Shun and Seline Ho.

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Member Nancy Ma (馬張美松) (2nd right front

row) talked about her clay art exhibition “Women Can Speak” during an alumni dinner (March 2012).

Alumni met during a lunch gathering at the PolyU, from left: Mrs. Chan, Paula Lau, Daisy Ng and Cora Sit of AADO, and Chan Kit-man (May 2012).

Synergy Group members in Sydney welcomed special guest – member Gladys Liu (廖嬋娥) from

Melbourne with a dinner gathering on 21st July 2011. Gladys is the Special Advisor to the Premier of Victoria. Front row from left: Bosco Lau, Gladys Liu, Daniel Chau and Marco Chan; back row from left: Rigel Tang, Tony Tong, Paulus Ng, Peter Shun, Stewart So and Albert Chow.

Below: Philip Chui JP, a representative for Victoria, was special guest at a dinner function held in Sydney (November, 2011). Philip owns the successful media and advertising company Asian Multimedia Pty Ltd ( 澳 洲 訊 報 ) in

Melbourne.

Right: We welcomed the visit of old friends George and Bessie Ko (高德賢伉儷)

(3rd back row/3rd front row) from Hong Kong at a dinner gathering in Epping, Sydney (November 2011).

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Past Activities – Colourful Highlights

Prof. Poon Chung-kwong (潘宗光教授)

and Exec. Committee members at the HKPolyUAA Inauguration Ceremony and Dinner Function held at the Marigold Restaurant, Haymarket, Sydney on 13th October 2002 - Front row from left: Alfred Law, Chan Kit-man, Sarah Chow, Prof. Poon, Paulus Ng, Elaine Yau and Eliza Choi Back row from left: Hugh Lee, Albert Chow, Kelvin Lo, Irene Au, Dr. Charles Martens, Bosco Lau and Li Ping-on.

During his last trip to Australia as President of the PolyU, Professor Poon kindly invited ExCo members of the Association, their spouses and other guests to attend a lunch gathering at the Golden Century Restaurant, China-town, Sydney (October 2008).

Front row from left: Amy Soo - Aide of Prof. Poon, Pauline Tsang - President of HK PolyU Eastern Canada Assoc., Prof. Poon, Daniel & Selina Chau and Tony Tong.

Bosco Lau joined Professor Poon and Ng Wing-hong in attending the inauguration ceremony of the HK PolyU (Singapore) Association (January 2005).

Daniel and Selina Chau attended the inauguration ceremony of the HK PolyU (Northern California) Association (October 2006). Daniel Chau was Vice President of the Association at the time.

Lee Kum Kee Hong Kong has been a proud sponsor and supporter of our Association since 2003.

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Our Association with its members has been actively supporting PolyU appeals and functions.

Our Association has not only sponsored a Tree, it has also sponsored Chair and Bricks (Gold and Silver Bricks). Can you spot where they are located at the PolyU Campus?

Our Association has been actively supporting PolyU functions, including the participation and support for several PolyU Alumni Homecoming Carnivals and Greening Hong Kong by PolyU Alumni events. Examples – above left: our booth at the 2004 Alumni Homecoming Carnival (March 2004); centre: Bosco Lau and Stella Lau participated in the 2006 Greening Hong Kong by PolyU Alumni (November 2006), in the centre was Miss Hong Kong 2005 and PolyU graduate Tracy Ip (葉翠翠); right: member

David Ha (front left) participated in the PolyU’s「和諧團結創『旗』蹟」活動 (March 2007).

Below: The Golden-leaves Fig Tree (黃金

榕) was named after our Association. [A

Tree Sponsor has to make contribution to the PolyU with an amount of HK$200,000 or more].

Above: Alumni visitors from Australia with「大師兄」

Dr. Ng Wing-hong (伍永康) sitting in front of the Tree

sponsored by the our Association – from left: Imanuel Choyce, George Lai, Gabriel & Annie Suen, Dr. Ng, Bosco Lau and George Ko (January 2004).

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Bosco represented the Association to present a donation cheque to Hudson Chan (陳克勳先生),

Chairman of the Australian Chinese Charity Fund (澳華公益金) for the purpose of helping

the tsunami victims (March 2005)

Left: During our 2009 CNY Dinner we helped raise funds toward the Victoria Bush Fire Appeal.

Right: For the Sichuan Earthquake Appeal we helped raised funds through a karaoke dinner in Sydney and two charity cooking demonstrations hosted by Cecilia Lau in Melbourne and Sydney.

Left: Our Association has supported the Chinese Parents’ Association - Children with Disabilities Inc. (澳洲弱能兒童協康會) on several occasions.

Right: In the 2010 CNY Dinner we raised funds towards the Haiti Earthquake Appeal. Elizabeth Wong kindly donated two of her new books to help raising the fund.

Three swimmers from our Association – Eddy Ma, Miranda Mak and Thomas Tse took part in the Royal Institute of Deaf and Blind swimming event and helped raised over $2,000 to support RIDCB (March 2008).

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Honorary Guests from The HK PolyU

Apart from Prof. Poon Chun-kwong who had visited Australia five times in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008, we also had the honour to have other representatives from the PolyU visiting us and acting as special guests at our Annual General Meeting functions.

Above left: Mr. Alexander Tzang 曾慶忠副校長 (centre front row), Deputy President of the PolyU,

pictured here with the ExCo members at our 2005 AGM Dinner. On that evening, we had raised over $7,000 as contribution to the PolyU development fund through raffle ticket sale and special auctions.

Above right: Prof. Albert Chan 陳新滋教授 (2nd left), Vice President (Research and Development) of the

PolyU with some of our ExCo Members and Elizabeth Wong at our 2007 AGM Dinner; Prof. Albert Chan is now the President of the Hong Kong Baptist University.

Left: New President of the PolyU, Prof. Timothy Tong 唐偉章教授,

with six honorary guests from the PolyU attended our 2009 AGM Dinner.

Prof. Angie Yuen 阮曾媛琪教授 (centre), Vice President

(Institutional Advancement and Partnership) attended our 2010 AGM. .

Below: Dr. Daniel Sze 施文遠博士,

(centre), an Associate Professor of the Department of Health Technology and Informatics, PolyU, has come to Sydney on several occasions to give talk on his research work on Chinese medicine against cancer.

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“Over The Rainbow” – 75 Years Of Great Music

"Over the Rainbow" is a classic Academy Award-winning ballad song with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It was written for the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz, and was sung by actress Judy Garland in her starring role as Dorothy Gale. Over time it would become Garland's signature song.

On 4th January 1936, the U.S. Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade. The first Music Popularity Chart was calculated in July 1940. Since then the music scene has been flooded with talented artists and their popular songs. Great artists emerged from the 1950s include The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, The Rolling Stones and many more. Then from the 1980s MTV (Music Television) and music videos came along, and new artists such as Michael Jackson and Madonna have become even more popular. Apple Inc.’s iTune Store (from 2001), Facebook (from 2004) and YouTube (from 2005) have all contributed to revolutionize the music industry. The Billboard Hot 100 Chart now combines single CD sales, radio airplay and digital downloads.

The author of this article has listened actively to popular music since his high school days from the 1960s, and would like to contribute the following sections on 75 years of great music to coincide with the 75 years history of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University:

1. Dedicated to the One (HKPolyU2012) I Love

The author uses 8 international artists with 8 of their main songs as dedication to the 8 faculties and schools of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

2. Songs with the Greatest Records

The author gives his latest research results on the best selling songs and albums of all times, songs with the greatest digital downloads, songs with the highest number of YouTube hits, and other records.

3. Pop Music Quizzes

12 quizzes related to pop music are provided here. Try them out for fun!

4. Tributes to “DEAR BMW” Artists

Special tributes are paid to 7 great artists who have recently passed away. These artists include Donna Summer, Etta James, Amy Winehouse, Robert Montrose, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, Davy Jones of the Monkees and Whitney Houston. Their music will always be “Stayin’ Alive”, “I Will Always Love You”, “Body and Soul”, “Last Train To Clarksville” and “Last Dance” “At Last”.

5. The Ultimate HKPolyU Music Artists Challenger

Over 220 names of popular music artists are hidden in a fun crossword of 667 characters. Please challenge yourself to find at least 75 of these artists within 2 hours. If you are still not satisfied with the suggested solution provided on pages 34-35, you may email a request to the author for a comprehensive solution containing over 930 possible artist names.

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Dedicated to the One (HKPolyU2012) I Love Song Description PolyU Related

Hollies- He Ain’t Heavy,

He’s My Brother (1969)

This song was a popular ballad

originally sung by the British

pop group The Hollies. It was

reported through the media at

the time that the idea of the

song came from a little boy

carrying the dead body of his

younger brother away from the

burning village in Vietnam

during the Vietnam War.

This song is dedicated to the PolyU’s

Faculty of Humanities (人文學院) for

meaning behind the song.

1969 - A Polytechnic Planning

Committee was set up at the Hong

Kong Technical College in May 1969

under the chairmanship of the late Dr

Tang Ping-yuen, paving the way to

establishment of the Hong Kong

Polytechnic.

Kylie Minogue –

Celebration (1992)

This song was originally sung

by Kool & The Gang in 1981,

but Australia’s Pop Queen

Kylie Minogue’s version of the

song in 1992 was also very

popular in the U.K. and

Australia. Minogue was

diagnosed with breast cancer at

age 36 in May 2005, she was

later acknowledged for the

impact she had made by

publicly discussing her cancer

diagnosis and treatment.

This song is dedicated to the PolyU’s

Faculty of Health and Social Science

(醫療及社會科學院).

1992 – PolyU’s Materials Research

Centre was established in November

1992 in recognition to growing

importance of the materials science and

technology area, identified both by the

Government and tertiary institutions as

one of the major technology areas for

development and growth.

Paul McCartney –

English Tea (2005)

The song was composed and

sung by Sir Paul McCartney,

one of the greatest musicians of

all time. The song was played

live as a "wake-up" call to the

crew of the International Space

Station nearing the end of his

“The Space Within US”

Concert Tour at Anaheim,

California on 12th November

2005.

The song is best suited to the PolyU’s

Faculty of Engineering (工程學院).

2005 - The Multimedia Innovation

Centre (MIC), established in 1999, was

integrated into the School of Design in

2005. MIC’s uniqueness is the inter-

disciplinary nature of its staff and their

approach to applying technology and

design in digital media products and

services including games, animation,

media production and human machine

interaction.

Olivia Newton-John –

Let Me Be There (1973)

This song by Olivia Newton-

John raised her popularity in

the US and won her a Grammy

Award for Best Female Country

Vocalist. Her personal triumph

over breast cancer led her to

announce her partnership with

Austin Health and creation of

the Olivia Newton-John Cancer

and Wellness Centre in her

hometown of Melbourne,

Australia (opened in July 2012).

Besides Newton-John’s work in

construction of a health centre, she has

also served as the Goodwill Ambassador

to the United Nations Environment

Programme, so this song is best suited to

PolyU’s Faculty of Construction and

Environment (建設及環境工程學院).

1973 – The first graduates of the Hong

Kong Polytechnic came out in 1973.

Bosco Lau was awarded a Higher

Diploma in Electronic Engineering with

Distinction in that year.

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Song Description PolyU Related

Lo Man (羅文/Roman

Tam) -獅子山下 (Below

the Lion Rock, 1979)

This song sung by 羅文, the

Godfather of Cantopop, was

composed by Joseph Koo (顧家

輝) with lyrics written by Jim

Wong (黃霑) for the popular TV

Series of the same name. The

show depicted the life stories of

different social strata set against

backgrounds that are today part

of Hong Kong history.

The late 羅文 is regarded a music and

fashion icon of his time. So this song

should be dedicated to the PolyU’s

School of Design (設計學院).

1979 - The PolyU’s School of Hotel

and Tourism Management was

established in 1979. Alumni are

welcomed to visit The Bistro 1979, a

student-run food and beverage unit at

Hotel ICON, a hotel associated with the

School.

Yip Lai-yee (葉麗儀/

Frances Yip) – 上海灘 (Shanghai Bund, 1980)

Like “獅子山下”, this song was

composed by 顧家輝 with lyrics

written by 黃霑. 葉麗儀 sang

this song for the popular TVB

Series of the same name. She

has since sung this song in every

concert she performed in Hong

Kong, China and around the

world.

葉麗儀 and her “上海灘” song have

been used to promote Hong Kong and

China tourism in numerous occasions.

So this song is best suited to the PolyU’s

School of Hotel and Tourism Manage-

ment (酒店及旅遊業管理學院).

1980 – Wong Kar-wai (王家衛), a

successful Hong Kong second-wave

filmmaker, graduated from the Hong

Kong Polytechnic in Graphic Design.

U2 – Beautiful Day

(2000)

The song is one of U2’s biggest

hits to date. U2, an Irish rock

band from Dublin, is one of the

most successful rock bands.

Forbes Magazine named U2 the

highest paid band in the world

in 2011 with annual income

US$195M.

Bono, the leader of U2, and his

band are also highly praised for

their charity and humanitarian

work.

With U2’s huge commercial success,

this song should be dedicated to the

PolyU’s Faulty of Business (工商管理

學院).

2000 - Hong Kong CyberU was

launched in August 2000, with the aim

of helping working adults to pursue high

quality and professional education with

maximum flexibility, practicality and

convenience, to fit around their busy

lives. It offers MBA, MSc and DBA

courses.

012 Girls Band (女子

十二樂坊) – Miracle (奇跡, 2004)

The Twelve Girls Band is an

all female musical group from

China. The Band uses traditional

Chinese musical instruments to

play both Chinese and Western

music.

“Miracle” was a song recorded

in their 2004 Eastern Energy

(東方 魅力) CD/DVD,

The Twelve Girls Band is known to

demonstrate fresh fashion and youthful

passion to the world with their music.

The song is best suited to the PolyU’s

Faulty of Applied Science and Textiles

(應用科學及紡織學院).

2004 – PolyU runs the highly successful

and award-winning “Greening Hong

Kong by PolyU Alumni” (理大校友綠

化香港種植活動) greening and fund-

raising event annually. The debut of this

event was launched in November 2004.

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Songs with the Greatest Records

These records with the stated figures were in accordance to research up to 15/07/2012,

Best-selling Singles

1. White Christmas (1942) by Bing Crosby - estimated sales of over 50 million copies 2. Candle In The Wind (1997) by Elton John in tribute to the late Diana, Princess of Wales - 33 million

copies 3. Silent Night, Holy Night (first released in 1935) by Bing Crosby – estimated 30 million copies

Best-selling Digital Singles

1. I Gotta Feeling (2009) by The Black Eye Peas – estimated sales of 14.6 million copies 2. Tik Tok (2009) by Ke$ha – 12.8 million copies 3. Just The Way You Are (2010) by Bruno Mars – estimated sales of 12.5 million copies

Songs with the Highest YouTube Hits

1. Baby (2010) by Justin Bieber - 756,207,676 views 2. On The Floor (2011) by Jennifer Lopez - 562,768,353 views 3. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (2010) by Shakira, the official song for 2010 FIFA World Cup held

in South Africa - 480,535,958 views

Best-selling Albums

1. Thriller (1982) by Michael Jackson - estimated 65 million copies 2. Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) by Pink Floyd – 50 million copies 3. Back In Black (1980) by AC/DC – 49 million copies

Album with the Most Grammy Awards

Supernatural by Santana won 9 Grammy Awards in 1999. It won Record of the Year, Album of the Year,

Song of the Year (Smooth from the album), Best Pop Performance by a duo or Group With Vocals, Best

Pop Collaboration With Vocals, Best Pop Instrumental Performance, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or

Group with Vocals, Best Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Rock Album.

Song with the Most Number of Weeks at No. 1 of Billboard Hot 100 Chart

One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men – occupied top spot of Billboard Hot 100 for 16 weeks between 1995 to 1996.

Album with the Most Number of Weeks at No. 1 of Billboard 200 Album Chart

The West Side Story Movie Soundtrack Album occupied the top spot on Billboard 200 for a combined 79 weeks from 1962 to 1963.

Song with the Most Airplay

You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (1964) by the Righteous Brothers is believed to be the most airplayed song (i.e. played on American radio and television) in accordance to Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) with over 8 million airplays by 1999. However, in accordance with the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Chart (starting from October 1984), We Belong Together (2005) by Mariah Carey is said to have attained top records in airplay.

Song Most Sung by People

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Happy Birthday to You (or Happy Birthday) is by far the most recognized song in English language. The most popular song is also sung in many other languages.

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2) In the pop music industry, Elvis Presley is regarded as the “King of Rock and Roll” and Michael

Jackson as the “King of Pop”. Who is often regarded as the “King of Romance”?

a) Frank Sinatra b) Harry Belafonte c) Engelburt Humperdinck Ans: ____

3) In the pop music industry, Tina Turner is often regarded as the “Queen of Rock and Roll” and

Madonna as the “Queen of Pop”. Then who is regarded as the “Queen of Soul”?

a) Aretha Franklin b) Diana Ross c) Dionne Warwick Ans: ____

4) Who wrote the song “I Will Always Love You” which later became one of Whitney Houston’s

greatest hits?

a) Carole King b) Dolly Parton c) Mariah Carey Ans: ____

5) All of the 3 singers below died from plane crash. Who is the singer that at the time of his death was

the pilot of the crashed plane?

a) Jim Croce b) John Denver c) Otis Redding Ans: ____

6) John Lennon of The Beatles was murdered in ____________ by Mark David Chapman on 8th

December 1980. Chapman remains imprisoned having been denied parole 6 times.

a) London b) Los Angeles c) New York Ans: ____

7) “Rivers of Babylon”, recorded by Boney M in 1978, was one of the group’s greatest hits. The song

was first recorded by __________________ in 1970.

a) Bob Marley b) The Melodians c) Huey Lewis & The News Ans: ____

8) Sir Paul McCartney closed this year’s London Olympics opening ceremony with the song _______.

a) “Hey June” b) “Let It Be” c) “All You Need Is Love” Ans: ____

9) Michael Jackson was the youngest member of The Jackson 5. Who was the oldest in the group?

a) Jackie Jackson b) Marlon Jackson c) Tito Jackson Ans: ____

10) In Mama Mia! The Movie, Pierce Brosnan plays the role of Sam Carmichael, a/an ______________.

a) English banker b) Swedish sailor c) Irish-American architect Ans: ____

11) Which country won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest held in Baku, Azebaijan?

a) Russia b) Sweden c) United Kingdom Ans: ____

12) “Quando Quando Quando” is an Italian pop song having been recorded by many artists. What does

“Quando” mean in English?

a) Amour b) My love c) When Ans: ____

Pop Music Quizzes

[For answers to the Quizzes please see Page 33]

1) Who is the first deceased member of The Bee Gees?

a) Andy Gibb b) Maurice Gibb c) Robin Gibb Ans.: ____

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Tributes to “DEAR BMW” Artists

Artist Description Greatest Hits & Cause of Death

D – Donna Summer

(31/12/1948 – 17/05/2012) Original name LaDonna Adrian

Gaines with stage name Donna Summer, was an American

singer-songwriter who gained fame during the disco era of the

late 1970s. She was a 5-time Grammy Award winner. Summer

was the first artist to have 3 consecutive double albums reach

number one on the U.S. Billboard Chart, and she also charted

4 No. 1 singles in the United States within a 13-month period.

Summer had a string of successful disco hits from 1976, which

won her the title ―Queen of Disco‖.

Greatest Hits: Last Dance (1978),

MacArthur Park (1978), Bad Girls (1979),

Hot Stuff (1979)

Cause of Death: Summer died of lung cancer

at age 63. She believed she contracted the

illness by inhaling toxic particles following

the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.

E – Etta James

(25/01/1938 – 20/01/2012) Etta James (born Jamesetta

Hawkins) was an American singer. Her style spanned a variety

of music genres including blues, rhythm and blues, rock and

roll, soul, gospel and jazz. Starting her career in the mid-

1950s, she gained fame with hits such as The Wallflower

(Dance With Me, Henry, At Last, Tell Mama, and I’d Rather

Go Blind for which she wrote the lyrics.

Greatest Hits: The Wallflower (Dance With

Me, Henry) (1955), All I Could Do Is Cry

(1960), At Last (1961)

Cause of Death: James was diagnosed with

leukemia in early 2011. The illness became

terminal and she died on 20th

January 2012 -

just 5 days before her 74th

birthday.

A – Amy Whitehouse

(14/09/1983 – 23/07/2011) Born Amy Jade Winehouse was

an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep

contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres

including R&B, soul and jazz. Her 2003 debut album, Frank,

was critically successful in the UK. Her 2006 follow-up

album, Back to Black, led to 6 Grammy Award nominations

and 5 wins, tying the then record for the most wins by a female

artist in a single night, and made Winehouse the first British

female to win 5 Grammys, including 3 of the "Big Four": Best

New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

Greatest Hits:

Rehab (2006),

You Know I’m No Good (2007),

Back To Black (2007),

Body And Soul (2011)

Cause of Death: Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning at age

27. .

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Artist Description Greatest Hits & Cause of Death

R – Ronnie Montrose

(29/11/1947 – 03/03/2012) Ronald Douglas "Ronnie"

Montrose was an American rock guitarist who led a number

of his own bands as well as performed and did session work

with a variety of musicians, including Sammy Hagar, Herbie

Hancock, Van Morrison, The Beau Brummels, Marc Bonilla,

Beaver & Krause, Gary Wright, Tony Williams, The Neville

Brothers, Dan Hartman, Edgar Winter and Johnny Winter.

Greatest Albums: Tupelo Honey (1970 with

Van Morrison), The Dream Weaver (1975

with Edgar Winter), Marching To Mars (1997

with Sammy Hagar)

Cause of Death: Montrose died at age 64, the

coroner's report released ruled his death a

suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound.

B – The Bee Gees’ Robin

Gibb

(22/12/1949 - 20/05/2012) Born Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE was

a British singer and songwriter. He was best known as a

member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his fraternal twin

brother Maurice and older brother Barry. The trio was

successful for most of their decades of recording music, but

they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop

act in the late 1960s/early 1970s, and as prominent performers

of the disco music era in the late 1970s. The Bee Gees’ Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track is the

soundtrack album from the 1977 film Saturday Night

Fever starring John Travolta. In the US alone the album has been

sold for over 15 million copies. The album stayed at top of the

album charts for 24 straight weeks from January to July 1978, and

stayed on Billboard's album charts for 120 weeks until March 1980.

Greatest Hits with the Bee Gees:

Massachusetts (1967).

Stayin’ Alive (1977),

I’ve Got To Get A Message To You (1968),

Night Fever (1978), Tragedy (1979)

Greatest Hits as a Solo Artist: Save By The Bell (1969),

Juliet (1983)

Cause of Death:

Robin Gibb died of colorectal cancer at age

62.

M – The Monkees’ Davy

Jones

(30/12/1945 – 29/02/2012) David Thomas "Davy" Jones was

an English recording artist and actor, best known as a member

of The Monkees. Although Jones is English, The Monkees was

an American pop group with a number of international hits

from 1966 to 1971. At the height of their popularity, in 1967,

the year known as Monkeemania, The Monkees sold more

albums than The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined.

Their albums and singles have sold over 65 million copies

worldwide.

Greatest Hits with the Monkees:

Last Train to Clarksville (1966),

I'm a Believer (1966)

A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You (1967),

Daydream Believer (1967)

Cause of Death:

Jones died of a severe heart attack due to

atherosclerosis at age 66.

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Artist Description Greatest Hits & Cause of Death

W – Whitney Houston

(09/08/1963 - 11/02/2012) Whitney Elizabeth Houston was

an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In

2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-

awarded female act of all-time. Houston was one of the

world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million

albums, singles and videos worldwide. She released 7 studio

albums and 3 movie soundtrack albums, Houston is the only

artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits.

Houston's first acting role was as the star of the feature film

The Bodyguard (1992). The film's original sound-track won

the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Its lead

single I Will Always Love You became the best-selling single

by a female artist in music history. The Bodyguard: Original

Movie Sound-track Album is currently the best selling movie

soundtrack album of all time, surpassing soundtrack albums

for Dirty Dancing (1987) and Saturday Night Fever (1977).

Greatest Hits:

Saving All My Love For You (1985),

Greatest Love For All (1986),

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (1986),

I Will Always Love You (1992),

My Love Is Your Love (1999)

Cause of Death: On 11

th February 2012, Houston was found

dead at a suite of the Beverly Hilton Hotel,

submerged in the bathtub. The cause of death

was not immediately known. It was later ruled

by the coroner to have been "accidental

drowning". She died at the age of 49.

The Ultimate HK PolyU Music Artists Challenger

This Ultimate HK PolyU Music Artists Challenger contains the names of over 220 of the most chart successful singing artists in the past 75

years (from 1937 to now). The 23 x 29 square quiz contains 667 characters, each character or part of a word may repeat itself in multiple words

e.g.: the last 2 characters - ―EL‖ in ―MICHAEL‖ also constitute the first 2 chars. of ―ELTON‖; ―JOHNNY‖ denotes ―JOHNNY‖ as well as

―JOHN‖; these can be used in multiple artist names.

An artist name can be made of a single word or multiple words; and individual words can be from left to right or from right to left in a row, or

can be from up to down or vice versa in a column. Words can be separated by a space or symbol ―,‖, ―.‖, ―-‖, ―’‖, ―/‖, ―&‖, or ended with ―.‖ in

artist names (exception with full stop: Artist e.g. R.E.M. must have a match of ―REM‖ in this quiz).

The artists as listed are those with the most chart successes mainly in the U.S., British, Australian and/or Asian charts, most of them have sale of

over a million singles and albums. Note: there are no redundant characters in this quiz. You will be qualified an excellent music lover if

you can partly solve the challenger by naming at least 75 artists within 2 hours.

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Answers to the Music Quizzes on Page 29: Quiz No. Ans.

1 b

2 c

3 a

4 b

5 b

6 c

7 b

8 a

9 a

10 c

11 b

12 c

The Ultimate

HK PolyU Music Artists

Challenger

[A suggested

solution can be

found on Pages

34-35]

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The Ultimate HK PolyU Music Artists Challenger - Suggested Solution 222 popular music artists are included here as solution of the Challenger:-

1 to 40 41 to 80 81 to 120

10 cc (The) Blue Diamonds Elton John

1D (One Direction) Bob Dylan Elvis Presley

2 PM Bon Jovi Enya

ABBA Boney M Eric Clapton

ABC Boy Goerge Fleetwood Mac

AC/DC Boyz II Men Frank Sinatra

Ace Bruce Springteen Frank Michael (Franco Gabelli)

Adam Ant Bryan Adams F4

Adele B'z Fun

a-ha Carly Simon George Jones

AKB 48 (The) Carpenters George Michael

Al Stewart Cee-lo (Cee Lo Green) George Young

Alabama Celine Dion Glen Campbell

Alan Jackson Cher (The) Go-Go's

Alan Tam (譚詠麟) Chic GTR

America Chicago Hale

Andy Lau (劉德華) Cliff Richard HIM

Andy Williams (The) Cure Hole

(The) Angels David & David Huey Lewis & The News

Aretha Franklin David Bowie Il Divo

Art Garfunkel David Campbell J. J. Lionel

Ash (The) Diamonds J. Lo (Jennifer Lopez)

Asia Diana Ross Jack Jones

B Boys (Beastie Boys) Dio (The) Jackson 5

B.o.B Dion James Brown

Bama Boyz DJ Bobo Janet Jackson

Band Aid (1984 group) Dolly Parton Jerry Lee Lewis

Band-Aid II (1989 group) Don McLean Joan Baez

(The) Band Perry Don Williams Joe (Joseph Lewis Thomas)

Barbra Streisand Donna Lewis Joe Brown

Barry Blue Donna Summer Joe Cocker

Barry Manilow Dr. Dre Joe Jackson

(The) Beach Boys Dr. John Joe Simon

(The) Beatles Duran Duran John Denver

(The) Bee Gees E-40 John Lennon

Bing Crosby (The) Eagles John Paul Young

Billy Joel Ed Ames John Rich

Billy Ocean EELS Johnny Ace

Billy Paul Eli Young Band Johnny Cash

Blue ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) Johnny Lee

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Can’t find your favourite artist in the list?

Don’t worry. Just email to Bosco Lau at boscolau@optusnet.com.au with subject “HKPolyU Challenger”. A comprehensive solution list showing 930+ artists with their descriptions will be returned to the sender. Examples of these artists include:-

Kenny Bee (鍾鎮濤) of Hong Kong, Jerry Yan (言承旭) of Taiwan, A-Do (阿杜/杜成義) of Singapore,

BOA of South Korea, Maria (Itō Ayaka/伊藤彩華) of Japan, American music duo Camp Lo, Swedish

artist Stor, British singer Mel B and group Amen, Australia group Do-Re-Me and New Zealand group La De Das, and many more.

121 to 155 156-190 191-222

Jon B. New Boyz (The) Seekers

Jon Bon Jovi (The) New Seekers Simon & Garfunkel

Ké (The) New Supremes SJ (Super Junior)

Kenny B NEWS Stevie B

Kenny Rogers Ne-Yo Stevie Wonder

Kiss Nivrana Styx

Lady Gaga Noa (The) Supremes

Lady T (Teena Marie) Ocean T.I.

Lana Del Rey Olivia Newton-John Take That

Led Zeppelin Papa Doo Run Run T-Bone

Leo Sayer Pat Boone Teen Angels

Les Paul Paul & Paula (The) Temptations

Linda Ronstadt Paul Anka The Band

Li-Lo (Lindsay Lohan) Paul Kelly Tina Turner

Lio Paul Simon TLC

Lionel Richie Paul Young Tom Jones

Lit Perry Como Tone Lōc

Lo Man (羅文) Peter, Paul & Mary U2

Lobo Phil Collins UB 40

Mac Dre Pink U-KISS

Madonna Pink Floyd Van Halen

(The) Mamas & (The) Papas Pink Lady War

Mariah Carey Prince Wet Wet Wet

Marvin Gaye Queen Whitney Houston

Mary Mary R. Kelly (The) Who

MC 5 R.E.M. Will Young

Mel C (Melanie Chisholm) Ram Jam Will.i.am

Men At Work Richard Carpenter Wings

Michael Jackson Robbie Williams XTC

(The) Moody Blues Rod Stewart Y&T

N.W.A. (The) Rolling Stones Young MC

Nas Roy C (The) Zombies

Neil Diamond Roy Orbinson

Neil Sedaka Sade

Neil Young Santana

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Landcaping ”dupliCITY”

dupliCITY (映双城) – Solo Exhibition by Alex Ma

Exhibition dupliCITY

Date Official opening Friday 24th August 2012 As part of the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the HK PolyU Australia Association, the Association is co-organizing with the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office – Government of the HKSAR to host a multimedia image and art exhibition titled “dupliCITY”, with all the images and artwork provided by renowned designer and HK Polytechnic graduate Alex Ma. Details about the Exhibition are as follows: Open to public - Saturday 25th August to Saturday 8th September 2012 (10am

to 4pm)

Venue Hong Kong House, Sydney CBD

Co-organizers Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office – Government of the Hong Kong SAR - as one of the celebration events of 15th anniversary of Hong Kong return to China

Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Australia) Association - one of the celebration events of 10th Anniversary of the Association

Major sponsor Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office

Guests of Honour at The Hon. Philip Ruddock, MP and Official Opening Prof. Timothy W Tong, President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Curator Mrs. Nancy Ma

About Alex Ma (馬耀平)

Alex Ma was born in Hong Kong and graduated from the HK Polytechnic in both Graphic and 3-D Designs. He then went on to obtain a Postgraduate Degree in Design from The University of Technology, Sydney and a Master Degree in Multimedia from The University of Sydney. Forever keen in the pursuit of knowledge, Alex is now doing a PhD in Film and Digital Art at The University of Sydney.

[摘自 30/05/2010 年星島日報澳洲版文章]

馬耀平說：「我紮根於傳統專業技巧訓練，見證環球變動和新科技持續急劇發展的歷史及這些趨

勢所帶來的創作震撼。 轉變無時無刻，只有不斷追求才能擴闊個人領域。我享受多元化技巧、

創新物料及軟件帶出無窮變化的效果，嘗試成功的滿足和更添趣味的創作。能將藝術新科技認知

與傳統繪畫技巧磨合，倍令作品更富充實與內涵，擴闊藝術疆界」。

馬耀平的父親是香港名畫家馬千里，馬千里以繪畫老虎及牡丹著名。馬耀平在耳濡目染下 3 歲

便開始習畫，6 歲便獲獎項。

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映双城

譽滿澳洲多元文化的多面才華設計師馬耀平(Alex Ma)透過多媒體圖像及裝置藝術創作，分別以嚴

正、諷刺及輕鬆的手法，在香港和悉尼這均能稱之爲家的兩地中西文化差異中尋找和諧與兼容。

展覽作品披露身為澳洲香港人與双城息息相連的情懷，反映了香港紮的根伸延至悉尼，吸取了兩

地生活與文化精髓後，釋出放眼世界的能量。

作品帶出的訊息： 在全球一體化下人與人關係及生活模式拉近的今天，我們的視野及胸襟應變得

更廣闊，只有透過彼此包容、互通、適應、尊重、接受、欣賞與信任，才能從民族異同中調配成

共同，大家都活得更出色愜意。

Hong Kong vs Sydney Hong Kong Sydney Remarks

Established (modern history)

The Treaty of Nanjing signed on 29/08/1842 between Great Britain and the Qing Dynasty of China saw Hong Kong became a British colony until 30/06/ 1997. As from 01/07/1997, Hong Kong becomes a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People Republic of China.

Australian was established as a British colony on 26/01/1788 with Sydney becoming the colonial capital. With the inauguration of the Common- wealth of Australia on 01/01/ 1901, Sydney ceased to be a colonial capital and became the capital of the Australian state of New South Wales.

Both Hong Kong and Australia had been a British colony from over 200 years ago. Hong Kong is now part of China and Australia remains to be a dominion of Britain.

Area 1,104 Km2 12,145 Km2

Sydney is 11 times the size of Hong Kong

Population About 7.1 million About 4.7 million

GDP (2011) About US$ 244 billion GDP per capita = US$49,300.

About US$ 1,370 billion for whole of Australia, Sydney has 16.6% or $227.4 billion GDP. GDP per capita = US$69,000.

GDP per capita is higher for Australian.

Financial Year starts

From 1st April each year From 1

st July each year

Minimum hourly wage

HK$28 per hour As of 01/07/2012, the national minimum wage is A$15.96 per hour, equivalent to HK$128.

Sydney’s hourly wage (adult) is 4.57 times that of Hong Kong.

Salary for Chief

Annual salary for Chief Executive (C.Y. Leung) – around US$621,000

Current annual salary for Prime Minister (Julia Gillard) – around US$474,200, The annual salary for NSW State Premier is US$137,580.

Excluding allowances; additional allowance for Officials in Australia can be as high as annual salary.

Individual Income Tax (2011/12)

Tax rate from 2% to 17%; Person with HK$900,000 annual income pays about HK$141,000 tax (excluding any waivers and allowances).

A$6,000 threshold, above that 15% to 45% tax rate; person with HK$900,000 equivalent a year income pays about HK$260,000 tax.

Australians pay more tax in general. The poor, aged and disabled enjoy more benefits.

Company Income Tax (2011/12)

16.5% tax rate 30% tax rate

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Disclaimer: The following are taken from published articles. The views expressed in these

articles are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the HK PolyU Australia Association and

its members.

香港不宜居住 文：陶傑

(綜合報道) (星島日報報道) 女大學生不幸輕生，留下遺書，指香港太擁擠，「不宜居住」，字字

辛酸。

《紐約時報》介紹美國攝影師 Michael Wolf 在香港拍的照片，但見密密麻麻、層層疊疊，貌如外

星，美國人看了嚇得大叫，認為住在這樣的房子裏，人一定會發神經。

香港開埠之初，都說英國人看中維多利亞港水深港闊、背山環海，天然是一個商業要衝之地，但

是，英國人也很懂得鑑賞，此地氣候溫暖宜人，火山、地震、海嘯的威脅一無；山林、海灘、漁

港無所不包，全世界也難數得出幾個這樣的福地。英國人來殖民，都住在香港島上，依山修路，

環境優美，連赤柱的英軍墳場，也清雅地令人流連，今天成為新人拍照的景點。

英國雜誌《Monocle》每年都評選「最適合生活」城市，條件包括市容潔淨、建築漂亮、環境優

美、文藝蓬勃等，上榜的結果以北歐最多。世上的城市因人不同，有的適宜生活，有的只可用來

賺錢。

因為生活，英文 Life，不止是搵兩餐，還有滿足感官與心靈的需求，正如家居絕不止是「單

位」，居住的環境也不應該只求有瓦遮頭，還要追求窗外的樹影，街頭的清風，在草地上曬太

陽，樹下看野鴨戲水的一片和諧心境。

香港人的家居，四面都是牆，推不開窗，狹小幽閉，到處是噪音、光害，無一刻安寧，怎麼可能

適宜居住？只是一個適合賺錢的地方，為了錢，只好犧牲其他，包括美和靈魂。

Monocle Most Liveable Cities 2011 Since 2007, the lifestyle magazine Monocle has published an annual list of liveable cities. The list in

2009 was named "The Most Liveable Cities Index" and presented 25 top locations for quality of life. The

winning city in 2009 was Zurich, Switzerland and the 2010 winner was Munich, Germany.

Important criteria in this survey are safety/crime, international connectivity, climate/sunshine, quality of

architecture, public transportation, tolerance, environmental issues and access to nature, urban design,

business conditions, pro-active policy developments and medical care.

The Top 10 Liveable Cities in 2011 rankings are:

(1) Heisinki - Finland, (2) Zurich - Switzerland, (3) Copenhagen - Denmark, (4) Munich - Germany,

(5) Melbourne - Australia, (6) Vienna - Austria, (7) Sydney - Australia, (8) Berlin - Germany,

(9) Tokyo - Japan and (10) Madrid - Spain

In the same list, Singapore was ranked at No. 15 and Hong Kong at No. 17 ahead of Vancouver (20).

Note:

According to the 2011 Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Report, the Top 10 Cities are:

(1) Melbourne, (2) Vienna, (3) Vancouver, (4) Toronto, (5) Calgary, (6) Sydney, (7) Helsinki,

(8) Perth, (9) Adelaide and (10) Auckland. Hong Kong was at No. 31 in this Report

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Believe It Or Not? - Hong Kong is the ranked the world’s most livable city

according to a new survey in 2012:

[From http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/weird-wide-web/hong-kong-

worlds-best-city-economist-amsterdam-osaka-paris - July 2012]

Hong Kong is the world's most-livable city, according to the Economist's Annual Livability Index,

followed by Amsterdam, Osaka and Paris.

The highest ranked US city on the list — which looks at green space, urban sprawl, pollution, isolation,

cultural assets, proximity to other cities and other "spacial" aspects — was Washington, DC, at 14.

Sydney was the only Australian city to make the top 10, despite Melbourne — in the country's southeast

— having been chosen only a year ago as the most-livable among 140 cities surveyed.

Vancouver, which had featured regularly on the list, didn't make the cut in 2012.

The reason previously highly placed cities dropped off the list was owing to a

drastic overhaul of its judging criteria.

The Economist’s "Gulliver" blog explains: "The EIU held a competition in

conjunction with BuzzData, a data-sharing company, to devise a new manner

of ranking cities. The winner was Filippo Lovato, an architect who came up

with the 'Spatially Adjusted Livable City Index,' assessing factors such as a

city’s 'green space, sprawl, natural assets, cultural assets, connectivity,

isolation and pollution on a scale of 1 to 5, and then gave the resultant

combined score 25 percent of the weight of his new index.'"

Under the new system, Hong Kong scored poorly for pollution and cultural

assets, but scored well on natural assets and low on urban sprawl.

The Australian Associated Press quoted Jon Copestake, an editor for the EIU,

as saying in a statement that: "Sydney scores well for having low pollution

levels and lots of green space in the additional indicators.

"Although it was hampered slightly because of the isolation of Australian

cities and the urban sprawl of the city."

Cost of Living Comparison between Hong Kong and Sydney (as at 15/07/2012)

Indexes Difference

Consumer Prices in Hong Kong are 33.91% lower than in Sydney

Consumer Prices Including Rent in Hong Kong are 10.75% lower than in Sydney

Rent Prices in Hong Kong are 53.98% higher than in Sydney

Restaurant Prices in Hong Kong are 26.89% lower than in Sydney

Groceries Prices in Hong Kong are 24.49% lower than in Sydney

Local Purchasing Power in Hong Kong is 10.50% lower than in Sydney

The Index ranked 140 cities against one another.

The top 10 are: 1. Hong Kong 2. Amsterdam 3. Osaka 4. Paris 5. Sydney 6. Stockholm 7. Berlin 8. Toronto 9. Munich 10. Tokyo

Top 12 cities with the highest retail rental for Q1 2012 (published in July 2012):

1. Hong Kong 2. New York 3. Sydney 4. Tokyo 5. London 6. Zurich 7. Melbourne 8. Paris 9. Moscow 10. Beijing 11. Brisbane 12. Guangzhou

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Yarra River And Brisbane River

Like Sydney Harbour in Sydney, there are also main rivers running across the two other major cities of Australia – the Yarra River which runs through Melbourne city and the Brisbane River in Brisbane city. We are highlighting here some past activities which the Association has held with the aim to connect alumni across different States of Australia.

Yarra River, Melbourne Brisbane River, Brisbane

Victoria Connection

The above photos showed some of the Melbourne alumni activities involving PolyU students on their Internship Programme – activities such as dinners and outings.

Bosco & Cecilia Lau attended one of the many alumni lunch gatherings organized for Melbourne members and their friends.

Melbourne alumni welcomed the visit of Dr. Ng Tak-lun (伍達倫博士)–President,

Federation of the PolyU Alumni Assoc. (May 2006).

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Prof. Timothy Tong’s Visit to Melbourne (November 2009)

More than 50 alumni and friends attended the Melbourne gathering at the Golden Leaf Chinese Restaurant, Burwood East on 8th November 2009. Prof. Tong and Cora Sit were the two representatives of The HK PolyU attending this function. Thanks to our 3 Victoria representatives, Philip Chui, Helena Lau and Paula Lau for their great efforts in organizing this event – this was certainly the most successful alumni event in Melbourne so far since establishment of our Association.

Prof. Poon Chung-kwong’s First Visit to Melbourne (October 2004) Prof. Poon’s first visit to Melbourne was very much welcomed by our Melbourne members. Mrs. Amy Soo (Aide to the President), Bosco Lau from Sydney were accompanying Prof. Poon in this trip. Photo showed Prof. Poon and Mrs. Poon (middle row), Amy Soo (1st right, back row), Bosco Lau, Victoria representatives – Philip Chui (centre, back row), Helena Lau and Paula Lau (1st & 2nd right, front row) and other alumni.

Above: Prof. Angie Yuen (5th left, front row) joined Bosco & Cecilia Lau and Melbourne alumni at a dinner function held at a Doncaster restaurant on (October 2010).

Below: Member and community leader Michael Tse (謝國良, 2nd

right) presented a souvenir to Mr. Alexander Tzang, Deputy President of the PolyU (November 2005).

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廖嬋娥「從政之路」

奇怪，我現在竟然當上了維州州長的特別顧問 (Special Adviser to the Premier of Victoria)。

26 年前，我在香港理工學院攻讀的是職業治療。一個學期後，因有幸獲得香港政府的獎學金，便

到了澳洲攻讀言語治療。按道理，這兩科都是為人民改善生活質素的專業，與政治完全扯不上關

係。

家族裡亦從沒有長輩或親友有任何政治關係或淵源。在上世紀 60 年代，父母親從潮州的一個農村

來到香港，靠著勤勞的本性和一雙手，培育我們六兄弟姐妹，現在他們分別在商界、法律界和教

育界工作。在政界工作的就只我一人。

記得當年我帶著兩件行李，隻身來澳時，舉目無親。在機場高舉 “廖嬋娥” 三個字的牌子來接載

我的人，是我在香港的朋友的朋友，搭上搭，六重關係以外的“好心人”。

四年寒窗後，我便走上了一條大多數大學畢業生都會走上的公式化人生道路 – 就業、結婚、生

子–與世無爭地生活了十四年，一直沒有跟政治沾上邊。還記得往時每逢選舉投票時，總覺得是

事不關己，更嫌麻煩，完全沒有政治意識或參與的意圖。

世事是很奇妙的。在 2002 年，由於家庭生活上的改變，我無意中開始接觸社區，參加了維州的香

港會和澳維省華人專業商會, 亦自告奮勇地當起商會的講座主任。當時懷著邊做邊學的心態，第一

炮的專題講座題目，竟然是“從政之路”，目的是希望引起華人對澳洲政治的關注和參與。當時

的聯邦反對黨外交事務影子部長陸克文(Kevin Rudd)，亦是講座嘉賓之一呢！

會後，一位黨員朋友鼓勵我加入自由黨。在好奇心的驅駛下，我便加入了政黨。自此之後，我就

像一件乾旱的海綿，不斷吸收政治知識。同時，我亦在黨內積極參與、參選、成立自由黨華人

會、接受前維州反對黨領袖(即現任州長)的邀請，加盟核心團隊等，這些事情經過都在報章、電

台及電視的專訪中，詳細報導過了。

從 26 年前的一名留學生到今天的州長助理，從一名不熱衷於政治的普通市民到身處維州政治權力

最高的辦公室，這些情節，絕對不是我在小時候中文作文“我的志願”裡，所能幻想得到的。但

是，在澳洲這個民主社會裡，我做到了。

政治參與，是自由的，是民主的。它不需要關係，亦不需要背景。只要你願意參與，你就有權參

與。政治是富挑戰性的，特別是對於移民和對政治認識不深的人，它有著永遠學習不完的學問。

政治是必須的。無論你喜歡與否，每個國家，每個社會，都需要有政府來管理。民主國家賦予每

個市民平等的權利去作為代表或選出心中的代表。不參與就是平白浪費了你的權利。

政治參與是 Rewarding 的，是富滿足感的。現在我有機會接

觸到以前從沒機會碰到的人與事，因此亦經常帶給我發揮的

機會。當我的工作被肯定和得到讚賞和感謝時，我內心的滿

足感，實在是難以言喻的。

今天，偶爾在夜欄人靜之時，我仍然會回想我是怎樣踏上這

條 “從政之路” 的呢！

Gladys Liu 廖嬋娥 (2011 年 8 月)

廖嬋娥(右一) 與劉若山夫婦在

墨爾本共進晚餐 (Oct. 2011)

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Cecilia Lau was invited by Amway Australia to perform two cooking demonstration sessions at the Amway Melbourne Business Centre in Coburg, Melbourne. Many alumni and their family members joined Cecilia’s first cooking session – including Helena Lau (1st left), Teresa Tse (wife of Michael Tse, 6th left), Lisa Chui (wife of Philip Chui, 7th left), Gladys Liu (9th right), Maria Yick (wife of Dennis Yick, 8th

right), Helena Lau (6th right) and Jackie Law (husband of Helena, 1st right) (July 2011).

Tony & Irene Tong and Bosco & Cecilia Lau visited Melbourne and joined with Melbourne alumni at a dinner function co-organized by the 澳大利亞廣東總商會 and our Association (October 2011)

Queensland Connection

Left: In May 2009 Bosco & Cecilia Lau visited Brisbane and had dinner with Leonard Cheung (2nd left) and Cyril Ng (2nd right) at a local restaurant. Right: Few weeks later Cyril Ng paid a visit to Sydney and had dinner with some of our ExCo members. Cyril has since been appointed a Queensland representative of our Association.

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United We Stand

Our Association requires an enthusiastic team of individuals acting as Executive Committee members and coordinators for various activities, as well as providing support for all members.

2011/2013 HKPolyUAA Executive Committee (執行幹事)

President (會長) Tony Tong (唐德榮)

Vice-President (副會長) Elaine Wong (黃邱玉蓮)

Honorary Secretary (榮譽秘書長) Kelvin Lo (盧紀維 )

Secretary (秘書) / Publication Officer (出版幹事)

Past President & Hon. President (前任/榮譽會長) Bosco Lau (劉若山)

Honorary Treasurer (榮譽財政長) Karen Tam (譚玉蘭)

Assistant Treasurer (助理財政) Chan Kit-man (陳潔民)

Social Convener (康樂幹事) Peter Shun (沈中源)

Membership Officer (會藉幹事) Joseph Yu (余伯威)

IT Officer (資訊事務幹事) Bill Chan (陳惠彪)

Public Relations Officer (公關幹事) Imanuel Choyce (蔡青容, JP)

Special Projects Officer (專責事項幹事) Hugh Lee (李曉民, JP)

Committee Member (幹事) Paulus Ng (吳步雲)

Committee Member (幹事) Dr. David Lam (林泰運)

Committee Member (幹事) Ricky Leung (梁明恩)

Committee Member (幹事) Jeffery Tse (謝志輝)

Committee Member (幹事) Li Ping-on (李炳安)

Honorary Advisor Group (榮譽顧問團)

Honorary Advisors (榮譽顧問)

Kenneth So (蘇蘭邦, JP)

Alex Ma (馬耀平)

Nancy Ma (馬張美松)

Honorary Advisor for Victoria (維省榮譽顧問) Michael Tse (謝國良)

Legal Advisers (法律顧問) Alfred Law (羅堅)

Keith Chow (周傑輝)

Honorary Auditor (核數主任) Henry Au (區兆彬, JP)

Founding & Honorary President (創會會長兼榮譽會長)

Sarah Chow (周秀霞)

Past President & Hon. President (前任/榮譽會長) Daniel Chau (周振和)

Other State Representatives (紐省以外其他省份代表)

Victoria Representatives (維省代表)

Helena Lau (劉淑嫻)

Paula Lau (劉彥汝)

Philip Chui (徐啟成, JP)

Queensland Representative (昆省代表) Cyril Ng (吳楚乾)

Western Australia Representative (西澳代表) Prof. K. P. Wong (黃杰波)

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Community Links

Elderly Australian Chinese Homes NSW (EACH)

Our member and Honorary Auditor Henry Au (區兆彬) is

the President & Honorary Treasurer of EACH ( 新州華人安

老之家). Established in May 1987, EACH cares for the

financially disadvantaged and non English-speaking back-ground groups and provides a culturally appropriate environment for people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds in a home like environment. [Website: www.each.org.au]

The Lions Club of Sydney Chinese

Our member Dr. Anthony Cheung (張俊明博士) was the

President of this Lions Club (雪梨華人獅子會) from 2003

to 2009, and is currently the Public Officer of the Club. [Website: www.sydchineselions.org.au]

International Guolin Qigong Cultural Research (Australia) Association

Member Leung Tak–chuen (梁德全) is the Founding

President of this Qigong Association [國際郭林氣功

文化研究會(澳洲分會)], formed in March 2009.

Bosco Lau is a founding member and Honorary Secretary of this Association. [Website: www.guolinqigong.org.au]

Eastwood Chinese Senior Citizens Club

Our long-time ccommittee member Hugh Lee (李曉民) is

the President of the Eastwood Chinese Senior Citizens Club (依士活高齡華人友誼會). Recently celebrated its 20th

anniversary, the Club is well known amongst business and Chinese communities in the City of Ryde, Sydney. [Website: www.ecscc.blogspot.com.au] ]

Australian Tai Chi & Cultural Association

Our member Cheung Kai-pui (張繼沛), a renowned Tai Chi Master, is

the founder and now a Honorary President of this Tai Chi Association (澳洲太極藝文協會), established in May 2003. The Association

promotes the practicing of Tai Chi as well as many other activities related to Chinese arts and culture. [Website: www.atcca.org.au]

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PolyU 75th Anniversary Celebration Dinner

In celebration of its achievements in nurturing talents and innovating since 1937, PolyU is going to hold a celebration dinner for its 75th Anniversary. The Dinner will bring together distinguished guests, loyal members of the PolyU community, faithful friends and supporters with performances and fun. All proceeds from the dinner will be contributed to the future development of the University.

Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Date: 13th November 2012 (Tuesday)

Organizer: Alumni Affairs and Development Office (AADO) of the PolyU

Tony Tong, Bosco Lau, Chan Kit-man, Franky Choi and Stella Lau are among some of our members who will travel to Hong Kong in this November to attend the PolyU 75th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and other functions. If you would like to join the celebration please contact Tony, Bosco or the PolyU AADO immediately.

從過去走到現在，香港理工大學(理大)已由一所科技學院發展成

一所每年擁有超過 29,000 名學生的綜合性應用型大學。理大致

力為社會培育專業人才，惠澤社群。理大與數以百計的頂尖大

學及國際機構作研究及教學上的合作，為學生提供富有競爭性

的課程。理大亦與內地不同的大學合作，於內地建立不同的教

育及訓練中心。同時，透過大學優良的師資及學習環境，理大

的畢業生推陳出新，為社會作出不斷的貢獻，成就顯著。從近

年的獨立調查中指出，理大的畢業生被公認為擁有最高實用價

值，得到被訪僱主們譽為最理想的畢業生招聘選擇。

為延續將應用知識融入課程的理念，理大為社會提供了各式各

樣以實際應用為中心的課程，同時亦與不同類型的工商機構保

持長期的合作關係。這些持續不斷的發展，令理大因其高質素

的教學及優良的實用研究而享負盛名。

為了籌募足夠的經費資源，以維持與促進理大的持續發展，香

港理工大學發展基金因而成立：

• 透過設備及相關資源的提升，從而優化教學質素

• 持續應用科技的研究，以支持不同專業及公營的工商機構

• 堅持為理大的學生提供全人發展空間，藉以改善其競爭能力

如有興趣支持這個基金或想知道更多資料請查閱：

http://www.polyu.edu.hk/aado/do/way.php?aid=24

� e Hong Kong Economic and Trade O� ce – Government of the Hong Kong SAR in association with � e Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Australia) Association proudly present dupliCITY exhibition by Alex Ma to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR and the 10th Anniversary of � e Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Australia) Association.

� rough multimedia imaging, Alex articulates his work with humour and irony on the similarities and di� erences between two cultures. He conveys the message that with globalization, human beings are drawn closer to each other, their relationships enhanced by mutual respect, and by appreciating and learning from each other’s di� erences. His work exempli� es the constant that as we open our minds, we become more willing to accept diversity with ease. Only through experience of the best that each culture has to o� er, can we lead a richer and more harmonious life.

Curated by Nancy Ma

Sponsored by Hong Kong Economic and Trade O� ce

25 Aug to 8 Sept 2012 10am to 4pm Monday to SaturdayAt Hong Kong House 80 Druitt Street Sydney (opposite Sydney Town Hall)

www.alexma.com.auwww.hketosydney.gov.hk

Solo Exhibition by Alex Ma

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