Dear Social Work Alumni,

I am honored to have served the HKU Social Work Alumni Association for over a decade and is also very grateful for the Executive Committee Members’ trust in appointing me to be the President of the Association for the 2016-2017 term.

The objective of the Alumni Association is to promote cohesiveness among graduates such that they can contribute their experience and expertise for the development of social work profession and social work education. Throughout the past decade, our Association has been striving to achieve the goal. Owing to the enthusiasm and creativity of the fellow alumni, various activities ranging from educational to social & recreational in nature are organized for both social work graduates as well as social work students. In addition to the mentorship program, the expertise resource list and study tour, in recent years, alumni have actively contributed to the Career Development Scheme organized by the Department. The Scheme aims to help social work students to better equip themselves for job interview. The exercise can also provide exposure in different service types for social work students. We hope that our programs can serve the needs and interest of alumni from different generations.

Having served the Alumni Association for over a decade, the major attraction for me is the fellowship developed among Members of the Executive Committee. Regardless of the difference in “generation” and work experience, our Members can always pull wisdom and effort to pursue our goals. I must confess that the gains from my affiliation with the Alumni Association outweighed what I gave. Alumni are most welcome to join us and experience this fraternity.

Since the Alumni Association belongs to all fellow graduates, your input and participation is significant to enable the Association to render services which can serve your needs. You can readily provide or update your contact via the Alumni website so that you can obtain information on the latest activities and programs launched by the Association. We look forward to meeting you in our upcoming events in the very near future.

Yours sincerely,
Luk Yim Ling, Lisa
President
Hong Kong University Social Work Alumni Association

March 2016