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A full house of 2,000 alumni and friends of the University attended the CUHK-Children's Choir Fundraising Concert at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. The event raised approximately HK$1.3 million for the University.

In addition to the Diamond Sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Yeung Ming-biu and other generous patrons, CUHK saw the birth of the two youngest sponsors in her history at the time - eighteen-month-old Ella Yasumoto and three-month-old Hugo Yasumoto.

The concert was jointly presented by the Standing Committee of CUHK Convocation and the University's Office of Institutional Advancement. About 170 guest performers took to the stage, including The Hong Kong Children's Choir (HKCC), The Gay Singers, and the Chinese Music Ensemble of CUHK Department of Music. Funds raised will mainly be used to support student scholarships and activities of the CUHK School of Law, the CUHK Convocation Outstanding Services and Creativity Awards Foundation, the CUHK Physical Education Unit, as well as The Community Chest of Hong Kong.

2006 Alumni Homecoming was successfully held on campus. It provided precious opportunity for alumni reunion as well as strengthening the ties of more than 1000 alumni and their members with the University. Special invitations were extended to specified classes of 2001, 1996, 91……66……etc.

The day started with self-guided campus tours and followed by luncheons hosted by College Heads and Dean of Graduate School. In the Afternoon, a Welcoming Ceremony and Reception was officiated by the Vice-Chancellor.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong jointly established a community college to cater to the needs of a knowledge-based economy. On 21 Mar 2006, the topping-out ceremony of the Ma Kam Chan Memorial Building, the main building of the Community College, was held. Officiating at the ceremony were the Hon. Professor Arthur K. C. Li, Secretary for Education and Manpower of the HKSAR, Mr. Eddie Wang, TWGHs Chairman, Prof. Kenneth Young, acting vice-chancellor of CUHK and Professor Richard M. W. Ho, President of the CUHK-TWGHs Community College.

As one of the leading tertiary institution in Hong Kong and the major player in local education system, both CUHK and TWGHs have always advanced with society and contributed to education development.