Building on a Century of Excellence

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3 Building on a Century of Excellence The Centenary Celebrations span two years from January 2011 to the end of 2012 when the Centennial Campus opens. The calendar of activities is still evolving. The project committees and working groups are also growing and developing. The full list will be published towards the end of Join in and make the Centenary Celebrations a milestone!

4 Anthem The 1912 University Anthem The University Anthem was first per formed at the Opening Ceremony of the University held on Monday, March 11, 1912, in front of the then newly completed Main Building. It was performed by the Choir of the St John s Cathedral, the Chorus of the Philharmonic Society, and the full Military Band of the 1st Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. The music was composed by Denman Fuller and the Latin verses by Cecil Clementi. The Anthem was used at formal University occasions until the 1930s, but after the war it was largely forgotten, preserved in the archives as an historical curiosity that could be seen but seldom heard. To celebrate the University's centenary, this 100-year-old anthem has been revived. The music has been reconstructed from the original parts, re-orchestrated and recorded, bringing an old tradition back to life for a new century. Hearing the Anthem will transport you back a hundred years to Edwardian Britain. This is music of the Empire, with the pomp and circumstance of both the army (provided in 1912 by the military band), and the church (courtesy of the Choir of the St John s Cathedral). The work is not an anthem in the sense of a national anthem that can be easily sung by all, but takes its bearings from the church anthem, with Latin verses that speak of the light of knowledge shining forth from the East. Bringing this work back to life was a complex task. First, a score had to be put together like a jigsaw from the original parts in order to get a picture of the original. From this sounding image, it was evident that this anthem, designed for an outdoor occasion, was not a masterpiece in orchestration but volume. There are two ways to revive the musical past: to reconstruct a historical sound-world or to re-interpret the original in the light of the present. Although the former would have been interesting, it was clear that the original arrangement would benefit from some refinement if it were not to remain a historical curiosity. After all, an open-air anthem with its necessarily blunt instrumentation would lack the expected nuances when reproduced as an indoor recording. Moreover, the military sounds and ecclesiastical tones seemed out of place for Hong Kong in the twenty-first century. So the Anthem was not only revived, but given new set of orchestral colours by Dr Chan Hingyan, Chairperson of the Department of Music. HK Sinfonietta Ltd. HK Sinfonietta Ltd. A recording also fixes for posterity what had always been an occasional work. So it was critical to find local musicians of the highest calibre to record the Anthem. One hundred and fifty musicians were needed. The chorus, directed by HKU alumnus, Ronnie Cheng, was made up of members of the Union Choir of the University and the DBS DGS Senior Mixed Choir. The Hong Kong Sinfonietta provided the orchestral accompaniment. The Anthem was performed and recorded in City Hall on May 18, 2011 under the baton of the University Artist Yip Wing-sie. To bring this forgotten work back to life requires more than a reconstruction of an original performance; it needs a dedicated team that can capture the spirit of HKU, animating the past with such skill, sensitivity and musical brilliance that the music brings the audience itself to life. I believe that this historic recording of the University Anthem captures this spirit. Professor Daniel K L Chua Head, School of Humanities

5 University Anthem Finis hic operum! Domus Stat potens Academia, Unde ab occiduis recens Ampliore flust plagis Mox doctrina meatu. Fons ubi est sapientia? Et, Scientia, qua lates? Pontus has negat in suis Subditas latebris, negat Has se Terra tenere. En! Dei reverentia Hac scientia! Qui malis Abstinet, sapit. Hoc diu Munere assidue valentem Exercete iuventam! Here end our labours! Strong stand the buildings of the University, whence modern learning soon will flow from western land in more ample course. Where is the fountain of wisdom? And how, O science, art thou hidden? The Sea denies that these are concealed in his hiding-place and the Earth denies that she contains them. Lo! The fear of God that is science! Whoso abstains from evil, he is wise. Long and earnestly may ye train youth s vigour in this duty! Strong stand the buildings of the University Where modern learning soon will flow University Anthem Pandite ostia! Iam Deo Gratias agimus. Dei Semper auxilio novum Splendeat sapientia Lumen ex Oriente! AMEN Fling open the gates! Now we give thanks to God. By God s grace may the new light of wisdom ever shine out from the East! AMEN Main Building Opened in 1912 Declared a monument in 1984 Hung Hing Ying Building Opened in 1919 Declared a monument in 1995 Lyrics by Sir Cecil Clementi Translator: Unknown (1912) Producer: Professor Daniel K L Chua Orchestration: Dr Chan Hing-Yan Conductor: Yip Wing-sie Choir Master: Ronnie Cheng Performers: Hong Kong Sinfonietta Hong Kong University Students' Union Choir DBS DGS Senior Mixed Choir Project Manager: Sharon Lu Recording Engineer: Clement Pong University Hall Built around 1860 Declared a monument in 1995 Tang Chi Ngong Building Opened in 1931 Declared a monument in 1995 Gala Dinner guests will receive a miniature of one of these buildings as a souvenir.

6 Sapientia SapientiA a short film An Alex Law. Mabel Cheung Production Produced by Alex Law and Mabel Cheung Directed by William Kwok Students in Academic Gowns/Green Gowns Mohammad Junaid Arshad Engineering Yr 1 Chan Sau Wing, Melody Business & Economics Yr 1 Willy Chan Business & Economics Yr 1 Fok Chi Man, Anson Science Yr 2 Thomas Gifford Social Sciences Master Yr 2 Ho Yim Kuen, Katherine Law Yr 2 Jacky Lai Medicine Yr 2 Evans Lam Arts Yr 3 Lee Kwun Kit, Jay Science Yr 4 Leung Tak Ming, Tim Arts Yr 2 Li Wang Sum, Will Education Yr 3 Liu Mengjie Business & Economics Yr 3 Line Lyngaas Business & Economics Yr 3 Ma Caoyuan Science Yr 2 Lorenzo Paglinawan Business & Economics Yr 3 Stan van der Burght Science Yr 2 Bouke Versteegh Business & Economics Yr 1 Wong Mei Mei, May Arts Yr 3 Brenda Hongbo Xie Engineering, MPhil Yr 2 Xu Jing Engineering, MPhil Yr 2 Hurdle Team Jason Chan Science Yr 1 Cheung Hok Wai Engineering Yr 3 Mak Ho Chun, Kelvin Science Yr 3 Wu Ka Chun, Kelvin Business & Economics Yr 2 Dancers Amanda Chan Science Yr 2 Cheung Pak Yan, Shita Arts Yr 2 Ko Chung Chak Business & Economics Yr 2 Kwong Sin Ting, Crystal Engineering Yr 2 AC Lok Engineering Yr 2 Tang Ho On, Joson Medicine Yr 3 Dodo-Martin To Engineering Yr 3 Astrid Wah Medicine Yr 2 Wong Sau Yee Arts Yr 2 Yuan Yu Engineering Yr 3 Chorus Chan Chung Lok, Raymond Business & Economics Yr 2 Chan Ho Lun Business & Economics Yr 2 Chan Yu Fan, Frankie Engineering Yr 2 Chen Shen, Steven Medicine PhD Yr 1 Chiang Ka Chun, Jimmy Business & Economics Yr 1 Chiu Man Hei Science Yr 1 Chow King Sang, Kingsley Business & Economics Yr 1 Chu Ching Yiu, Anthea Law Yr 1 Fung Sum Tung, Carmen Business & Economics Yr 1 Kwan Pak Hei, Keith Business & Economics Yr 1 Veronica Lam Architecture Yr 1 Law Tak Kar, Jasmine Dentistry Yr 2 Leung Chi Pang, Wilcox Arts Yr 2 Leung Sze Nga, Cena Business & Economics Yr 2 Li Yining, Erin Social Sciences Yr 1 Stephanie Liu Architecture Yr 2 Dora Tamari-Tutnjevic Social Sciences Yr 3 Tang Tsz Wai, David Engineering Yr 1 Wong Yuen Shan, Elaine Arts Yr 2 Lizzy Xue Engineering Yr 1 Frederica Yeung Law Yr 1 Yeung Wing Tung Engineering Yr 2 Voice Professor Michael Wilkinson Professor S P Chow The production of the short film Sapientia is supported by the Daniel Chan Fund

7 Brighten Me with Virtues This is an unprecedented collaboration of three masters of Canto-Pop, Sam Hui, Lin Xi and Adrian Chow, alumni of HKU from different generations. Since its inception, HKU has been one of the prime movers of Hong Kong culture. Not only culture in the sense of philosophy and high art, but also of popular longings and desires. Over time HKU has generated a host of alumni who, through their groundbreaking creative works, speak to common people s sentiments and help shape a local collective identity. Sam Hui, with his bold infusion of local vernacular into western Rock and Pop music genres in the 1970s, literally created a new language of pop music. His songs offered a progressive sound and a uniquely incisive take on the trials and tribulations of ordinary people. They have since become the collective soundtracks for a whole generation making their mark in a rapidly modernising Hong Kong. Lin Xi s lyrics have been a benchmark in the culture of Canto-Pop, thanks to his seemingly incessant stream of outstanding works since the 1980s. From the diverse notions of love and life, to the reflections on the younger generations attitudes to political issues, his blend of the mundane and the philosophical has inspired many lyricists, not only locally but throughout the Greater China and overseas Chinese community. Though Adrian only started his music career in the 21st century, his key outputs via Kay Tse have established him as an all-round composer-lyricist-arranger-producer. His hybrid music styles are unmistakably of the new age. Yet in his compassionate tunes of socio-cultural concerns, we can see echoes of Sam Hui, harking back to the people s voices of the 1970s. Over the years, we have debated and elaborated on the core values of HKU. We are thankful the three alumni from three generations, on this important day of reflection, contribute their thoughts on the topic. Brighten Me with Virtues, unadorned, uplifting and from the heart. This is a song to remind us that we must continue to hold on and spread the quintessential core values of our Alma Mater. Dr C H Ng Associate Professor, Department of Sociology Dr Wong Chi Chung Assistant Director, General Education Unit Production Team Composer: Sam Hui Lyricist: Lin Xi Music Arrangement: Adrian Chow Co-producer Sam Hui Executive Producers Raymond Ng Ngai Ping Long Vocalists Sam Hui Alfred Hui Dentistry Yr 5 MTV Director: Yankov Wong Adrian Chow Chu Pui Hing Dr Wong Chi Chung Kay Tse MTV Cast: HKU Family Members Student Chorus Carmen Bat Social Sciences Yr 3 Chan Ki Yeung, Katherine Arts Yr 2 Ronald Chan Social Sciences Yr 3 Cheung Kar Yan, Jacqueline Education Yr 4 Cheung Sze Man, Shaliman Business & Economics Yr 1 Chow Sen Yee Law Yr 4 Marvin Chung Medicine Yr 3 Ho Sze Wing Education Yr 3 Lam Ka Ho Science Yr 2 Lam Yuk Pui, Heidi Education Yr 3 Lau Cheuk Hin Architecture Yr 2 Lee Kwun Kit, Jay Science Yr 4 Li Siu Long Science Yr 1 Lok Yan Wa Arts Yr 2 Mak Ching Wan, Agnes Education Yr 1 Siu Wing See Law Yr 2 Yau Wing Lam Science Yr 1 Yeung Chi Yuen Engineering Yr 1 The production of the Song and MTV is supported by Ms Priscilla Wong

8 Brighten Me with Virtues Brighten Me with Virtues The Road, made by those who walked before us, kindles a flame with insight, Knowledge enlightening our souls, With a spirit of exploration we seek after wisdom. Seasons change, but our heritage remains. This journey of a hundred years has nurtured us, Sharpened our vision and broadened our horizon. Brighten us with virtues; Brighten us with the clarity and perseverance of courage. Let wisdom be our shield, Guard our intellect as we tread the path, Even through the darkest night our spirit remains ablaze, Abounding in truth - this is our motto. Standing fast against the wind and storm - this is our motto. We blaze a trail, following our hearts, pursuing truth; Seeking insight, we build the future. With wisdom, we embrace freedom and commitment, Discerning right from wrong, like the holy fire, burning ever brighter when challenged. The world advances, a heritage built by generations. From the last hundred years to the next, We learn from history, we create history. (A translation)

9 The Centenary Celebrations started in January 2011 and will continue till the end of 2012 with the opening of the Centennial Campus

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11 HKU alumni have fought to eradicate poverty, promote equality, ensure sustainability. Rest assured, HKU students are building a better world in their own unique ways. Net proceeds of the Gala Dinner will support student projects

12 Novum Splendeat Sapientia Lumen ex Oriente! May the new light of wisdom ever shine out from the East! HKU 80th Anniversary In 1993, The Bank of East Asia launched the HKU Graduate Credit Card, the first among tertiary institutions in Hong Kong, at the Finale of Expo 2001 to support the HKU Foundation for Educational Development & Research. Expo 2001, held at the HKCEC, demonstrated to more than 200,000 visitors the University s vision and confidence in Hong Kong s future beyond HKU 90th Anniversary In 2001, The Bank of East Asia was the Diamond Sponsor of the memorable Grand Reunion Dinner of December 18, held at the HKCEC, which was attended by 3,500 alumni, staff members, students and friends to celebrate the University s commitment to serving Hong Kong and the world. HKU 100th Anniversary Today, The Bank of East Asia is again proud to support the Centenary Gala Dinner, as 5,300 alumni, staff members, students and friends, with many more thousands beyond the halls and around the world via the internet, share the missions and pledge of the University and herald in its next one hundred years. Diamond Sponsor The Bank of East Asia