We had another great event with our visiting UT students at Prive on July 5th. We had over 40 students and a few new alumni joining as well. It was a nice representation of UT spirit in Hong Kong. We took advantage of the opportunity to snap some nice pictures of the fun as well, […]
On June 12 we delighted some of our members and many of our visiting UT students with a new experience. It was the first time for most of the visiting UT students and some of our members to see a dragon boat race. In great UT glory our large group managed to occupy a decent […]
In the afternoon of May 26th a bunch of us paid a trip to Park Island for bowling, exploration, and some great food. We gathered at the ferry pier in Central. A handful of us enjoyed our time chatting and catching up at the ferry pier, and was joined by those who were already on […]
On April 11, we had a happy hour gathering event. This time, we cohosted the event with the UCLA Alumni Association. Since 2007, we have been co-organizing social events with them, and every time we have a good turnout from the alumni of both schools. This time is no exception. We returned to our favorite […]
Our Annual General Meeting was held on March 9. Last year we had the AGM in Modern China Restaurant in Times Square. We found the place matched our requirement so much that we decided to have the AGM in this place again. The meeting started at 6:30pm. Victor Nip as the outgoing President gave a […]
Our beloved team (#23, 8-4 (5-4), 3rd Big 12 before the game) was scheduled to face Oregon State (#13, 9-3 (6-3), 3rd Pac-12 – North Division before the game) in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on December 29 evening EST (December 30 morning HKT). The game was not shown on any TV channel available […]
Our beloved team is going to play the highest ranked team it has to face this season, #6 Kansas State. Last week Kansas State lost to Baylor and lost its chance to contend for the National Championship title, but a win in this game will put it in one of the lucrative BCS Bowl Games. […]
Our Thanksgiving dinner took place at the Muse Cafe at Tsim Sha Tsui on November 24. We had about a dozen of attendees including some new faces and our co-founder Benjamin Chang who moved back to Hong Kong recently. The venue was a buffet restaurant. While the food was not best in its class, the […]
The hiking event is back after two years. It happened on October 28, and this time the route is from Siu Sai Wan to Shek O. The journey started at the McDonald’s in Island Resort where our ten participants gathered and mingled. The first part of the trail was all uphill. After about 30 minutes […]
Our casual dinner took place at Hong Kong University Alumni Association in Central on October 20. We had 10 adults and 1 baby participated. The venue was famous for its traditional Cantonese dishes such as stuffed duck with eight treasures, pork lung with Chinese almond soup, shrimp toast, lotus leaf steamed rice, whole chicken cooked […]
On October 13 we had our first football watching party of the season. It was for the game between our beloved team and Oklahoma, which is believed to suck at any given time by most of the fans from our school. Alumni from Oklahoma co-organized the event with us. The party started at 11:30pm. About […]
On August 17, we had another Happy Hour Gathering at Prive. We had more than a dozen of alumni and friends joining the party. To our surprises, a number of new faces had shown up. The participants all had a good time at the venue.
Each summer the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) sends about 200 graduate and undergraduate business students abroad to take classes, go on company visits, become exposed to international business practices, etc., in Hong Kong, Paris, Prague, and Edinburgh. CIBER sends about 60 Accounting and Supply Chain Management majors to Hong Kong. In […]
Each summer the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) sends about 200 graduate and undergraduate business students abroad to take classes, go on company visits, become exposed to international business practices, etc., in Hong Kong, Paris, Prague, and Edinburgh. CIBER sends about 60 Accounting and Supply Chain Management majors to Hong Kong. In […]
On April 20 we had our first happy hour gathering of the fiscal year at our new venue W52 on Wyndham Street. Although it was raining extremely hard that day, more than a dozen of members and friends gathered at the venue for drinks and relaxing conversations. We always see some new faces every time […]
The AGM 2012 was held on March 3, 2012, just one day after the Texas Independence Day, at Modern China Restaurant in Times Square. 17 people including members and their spouses attended the meeting. Victor Nip as the President of 2011-12 presented a report of the activities of HKTX in 2011-12, and Carl Sung as […]
Happy New Year (be it Gregorian or Chinese Lunar)! We are co-hosting our next happy hour gathering with our long-time partner UCLA Alumni Association again. This time, we will go back to Lan Kwai Fong area for a drink or two. Date: January 19, 2012 Time: 7-10pm Venue: LUX Bistro & Bar, D’Aguilar Street Damage: […]
Our football team is going to face Berkeley in the Holiday Bowl on December 28 8pm EST (9am HKT the next day). Once again, HKTX is bringing you the annual Longhorn Bowl Game Live Viewing Party which let our alumni in Hong Kong to witness the team’s victory together. Details are as follows: Date: December […]
This year, because of positive feedback, our Thanksgiving Dinner will be held again in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Happy Valley Clubhouse (http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=31942): Date: November 26 (Saturday) Time: 6:30pm (Drink Party follows at around 9:30pm, see another invitation) Venue: 4/F, Jockey Club House Food Plaza (48 Shan Kwong Road, Happy Valley) Damage: $200 per adult, […]
Date: Saturday, November 5 Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm Venue: La Parole (3/F, The Pembertion, 22-26 Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong (Close to Sheung Wan MTR Station) The next casual dinner is coming! There will be no agenda. Just nice chats and good food. This time, we will have the dinner at La Parole, a […]