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Please join the Stanford Club of HK for a very special lunchtime discussion with beloved Professor Ming K. Chan on the Greater Bay Area regional integration scheme amid current US and PRC discord.

DETAILS

Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Time: 12:30pm to 2:00pm

Location: Shanghai Fraternity Association, 1/F, South China Building, 1 Wyndham Street, Hong Kong

Cost: HK$250 for Stanford Alums; HK$350 for Guest

To RSVP, please email: achang38@gmail.com

Prof. Ming K. Chan is Distinguished Practitioner, Center for East Asian Studies, Stanford University, where he was a Hoover Institution Research Fellow, 1976-80/1999-2009 & ran its Hong Kong Documentary Archives project. Also Visiting Professor of Chinese History at Stanford’s History Department, where he got his PhD in 1975 at age 25. Born and K-12 schooled in HK, he obtained his three degrees in the USA.                                                                  

He taught 1980-97 at University of Hong Kong where he was twice elected “Best Teacher” by the HKU Students Union. Holder of endowed chairs at Swarthmore College and Grinnell College, he taught at UCLA, Duke University, Mount Holyoke College, and El Colegio de Mexico-Mexico City. He was twice visiting fellow at St Antony’s College, Oxford University. He is Adviser to University of Toronto Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library, and International Advisory Board member of Instituto do Oriente, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.

Dean Widom has been a pioneering computer scientist in databases and big data before the term big data was coined. Her research group’s contribution to software in the public domain has had a large impact on industry in both data management and analysis tools.

In an age where not just engineering disciplines but practically all disciplines are being transformed by AI and big data, Dean Widom will share with us the latest happenings and strategic direction of Stanford’s School of Engineering.

This event should be interesting not just to folks working in technology and engineering, but also to folks from business or any field interested in AI, big data and the future of technology.

Date: November 9th, 2018

Time: 6pm to 8pm

Venue: Member’s Bar, The Hong Kong Club

Address: 1 Jackson Road, Central

Contact: Diane Ibarra or Kendrick Kwok

Please note that The Hong Kong Club has a strict dress code policy. Please refer here for details

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 9 Justice Drive, Admiralty 

Registration 18:45; Dialogue 19:00; Close 20:00

Free admission; RSVP sandy.wan@simandian.com (limited capacity)

Parenting is more than just ensuring children’s health,safety and well-being. Parents are their children’s first teachers, serving as their learning models. Values imparted by parents and the examples they set will have a significant impact on the development of children, and becoming who they are. Their attitudes to education can inspire their offspring to take charge of their own education journey. With so many different parenting styles and methods, which one is the best? Besides being a renowned singer and author, Dr. Agnes Chan is also a parent of three boys who went to Stanford. With a doctorate in education, she will discuss parenting and its impact on children’s education. She will also explore the role of women today and how to successfully juggle home, children and career.

Dr. Agnes Chan is a renowned singer in Asia and author of more than 90 books. Her book, “50 Education Methods: from the mother who puts three sons into Stanford” became the bestselling book in Hong Kong in 2016. She received her Ph.D. from the School of Education at Stanford University, and has taught at universities in Japan and Hong Kong for more than 30 years. She has received numerous awards both for her music and writing. She was decorated by the Emperor of Japan with the Order of the Rising Sun. 

Sandy Wan works at Macquarie Group Ltd., focusing on cash equities distribution to institutional clients. Ms. Wan is active in the education sector in Hong Kong. She is a committee member of the Stanford Club of Hong Kong, one of the co-chairs and founders of Stanford OVAL in Hong Kong, and one of the co-chairs of Choate Rosemary Hall Alumni Club of Hong Kong. Ms. Wan attended her freshmen year at Stanford University and received her B.A. in Economics from Harvard University. (Moderator)

The Stanford Cardinal opened its 2018 football campaign with a 31-10 come-from-behind win over San Diego State this weekend! Come watch the Cardinal take on USC this coming Sunday in a rematch of last season’s Pac-12 Championship game.

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Game: Stanford vs. USC
Date: Sunday, September. 9th
Time: 8:30am-
Venue: The American Club, Forty Niner Sports Bar, 49/F, Exchange Square 2, Central
Cost: Per-consumption only / no minimum spend – full breakfast menu and bar will be available; however will be CASH ONLY so please come prepared and with plenty of small bills.
RSVPs: Not required, and all are welcome – more the merrier!
Contact Person: David Fan
See you then, GO CARD!!

Serving up good food and conversations, our annual send-off party is a great opportunity for alumni and current students to mingle and catch up and to also meet the newly admitted Class of 2022 students and give them our warm welcome and whatever assistance we can as a community before they head out to the Farm.

This event is organized by the Stanford Club of Hong Kong and exclusive to Stanford alumni, current students, newly admitted students and their parents. This is a popular event so do sign up early!

Date: Thursday, August 30, 2018

Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Venue: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Happy Valley Clubhouse on Shan Kwong Road, Pool Side (entrance on the 4/F – past the food court)

Price: $400 per person if you sign up AND PAY by Aug 29 | HK$500 for walk-ins

Sign up here!

What? 

Come out to connect with your fellow alumni and to meet new friends from Harvard, MIT, Oxford and Cambridge!

We would love to see more new faces, so join in to unwind on thirsty Friday! 

Where?

VOLAR

Basement, Ho Lee Commercial Building,

No. 38-44 D’Aguilar Street,

Lan Kwai Fong, Central

When? 

Friday July 20th, 2018

6:00-9:00 p.m. 

How? 

Cash bar (HH menu)

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Questions? CheungWK@stanfordalumni.org
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The 30th Ivy Ball – “Party Like it’s 1998” – will be held on Saturday, June 16, 2018. It should be an evening of fun and a great opportunity to mix with alumni of peer universities.

We are proposing a Stanford table for the Ivy Ball. Please find the details below:

Date: Saturday, June 16, 2018

Venue: The Convention Hall at HK Convention & Exhibition Centre, Wanchai

Cocktail: 6:30 pm

Dinner: 7:30pm

Attire: Black Tie or Themed

Price: $1,600 per person

If you are interested in joining this proposed Stanford table at Ivy Ball, please contact Simon Mui at simonbwmui@gmail.com before Tuesday, June 5, 2018.