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Over 1,500 graduating students gathered to sign up for the "2008 Graduating Class Pledge Scheme" and made a pledge to donate HK$500 or $800 to the University within two years after graduation. Their overwhelming response has increased donations to the University by nearly 1 million HK dollars.

Since its launch in 2004, nearly 8000 graduates have joined the "Graduating Class Pledge Scheme" which aims to encourage new graduates to foster the tradition of giving back to their Alma Mater. It is really encouraging to see so many new graduates joining the Scheme every year. This year more than 1,500 graduates have already signed up. Mr. Ricky Cheng, Director of the Office of Institutional Advancement, remarked that not only does the Scheme help to raise funds for the University every year, it also sows the "Seed of Giving" in the new graduates thus strengthening their bond with their Alma Mater. He was grateful to all the graduates who have shown their commitment to the Scheme.

Graduating students who pledge to donate HK$500 or HK$800 within two years after graduation will receive souvenir pins, with the University's emblem and year of graduation engraved on them as tokens of their commitment.

The 4th CUHK Golf Day was held on 31st October 2008 in Shenzhen Mission Hills Golf Club. Over 100 alumni, college trustees and friends of CUHK participated in this meaningful event which helped to raise over 1 million HK dollars in support of CUHK's long term development.

Professor Ching Pak-chung, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor Chu Ka-ho, the Acting Head of New Asia College joined the alumni in supporting the event. After a series of exciting competitions, Chung Chi College finally won the CU Cup while the Senior Alumni Golf Team was the winner of the CUHK Team Open - Best Net. Mr. Tony Lau and Ms. Carol Chan were the Gross Champions of the Men and Women Open respectively.

CUHK Golf Day is one of the annual events organized by the Office of Institutional Advancement (OIA). All donations received are used to set up scholarships for CUHK students in order to foster better quality education. "We sincerely thank our alumni and friends of CUHK for their continuous support. Let's join together to cultivate a philanthropic culture in the University," said Mr. Ricky Cheng, Director of OIA.

Jointly organized by Nanjing University's Hong Kong Representative Office, the CUHK Convocation and the Office of Institutional Advancement of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Charity Concert was made possible at the Auditorium of Sha Tin Town Hall by the generous sponsorship of the Si Yuan Foundation on May 12.

The Concert raised close to HK$1 million donation which will go to the University's Faculty of Medicine to support the work of its Sleep Assessment Unit and the Yao Chung Kit Diabetes Assessment Centre. Principal performers are drawn from Nanjing University's Traditional Instrument Orchestra and the Music Ensemble in the CUHK Department of Music. The full house event was also enthusiastically supported by many alumni and friends of the University.