2019/06/22Every year, UT sends a class of Supply Chain Management students to Hong Kong for classes and field trips to China. This is the ninth time in a row that we had the chance to meet the students in a social activity. The event started with a visit to the Hong Kong Heritage Museum to […]
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Dragon Boat Race Watching and Lunch with UT BBA Students
2018/06/18The class of the Summer Faculty-led Program was in Hong Kong in June again. And like the last few years we had the chance to meet the students in a cultural event. And because they were here during the Tuen Ng Festival, it makes sense to watch the timely festive event of dragon boat racing […]
Museum Visit and Lunch with Visiting Students
The McComb’s BBA Short-Term International Program will once again send a class of Supply Chain Management (SCM) students to take a course in Hong Kong and experience the Chinese culture and business environment in Hong Kong and China during the summer. This is the chance for the students and alumni here to meet. We will […]
Museum Visit and Lunch with Students of McComb’s BBA Short-Term International Program
The McComb’s BBA Short-Term International Program will once again send a class of Supply Chain Management (SCM) students to take a course in Hong Kong and experience the Chinese culture and business environment in Hong Kong and China during the summer.
Dragon Boat Race Watching and Lunch with Students of McComb’s BBA Short-Term International Program
On June 20, 2015, together with our fellow members, we were delighted to show our visiting UT students a piece of a very old Chinese culture, the yearly Tuen Ng Festival dragon boat race. Known to very few people, and according to author Worcester George, the use of dragon boats for racing are believed to have originated in southern central China […]
Museum Visit and Lunch with Students of McComb’s BBA Short-Term International Program
This year, the McCombs BBA Short-Term International Program had once again picked Hong Kong as the visiting city for their some 30 Supply Chain Management students. Led by Shery Chanis, a staffer of the program who originally came from Hong Kong, the group had spent their summer both on and off the campus of The […]
The University of Texas Wind Ensemble 2014 Around the World Tour
The UT Wind Ensemble visited Hong Kong as part of their tour around the world and had a concert held at the Tsuen Wan Concert Hall on May 29. About a dozen alumni took this opportunity to enjoy the music played by our students. The band is conducted by Professor Jerry Junkin and features Professor […]
Seminar on Jyutping by Caesar Lun / Dim Sum Lunch
On August 26 we held a seminar on Jyutping at the City University of Hong Kong. Jyutping is a Cantonese Romanization scheme proposed by our alumnus Caesar Lun (BA 1981, MA 1985) ‘s team in Linguistic Society of Hong Kong. It is a scheme that is functionally similar to pinyin used in Mainland and the […]
Dragon Boat Race Watching and Lunch with Current Business and Communications Students
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 […]
Museum Visit and Lunch with Students of CIBER International Summer Programs
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 […]
Dragon Boat Race Watching and Lunch with Current UT Business Students
A group of students of the McCombs School of Business are coming to Hong Kong. Each summer the Center for International BusinessEducation 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. […]
Horse Race Watching Party
The long-awaited Horse Race Watching Party is here! Date: June 1 (Wednesday) Time: 7pm Place: Home Straight (Members Box E307), Happy Valley Racecourse (http://member.hkjc.com/en/rcs/fp_e307.asp) Activities: Dinner, horse race watching, horse-betting (optional) Cost: $200 minimum per person, total cost depends on what food you order (2-course starting at $288 and 3-course starting at $310, drinks extra), […]
Spring Dinner @ City University of Hong Kong
Chinese New Year is just around the corner and we have scheduled to have our Spring Dinner as planned. Here are the details: Date: February 12, 2006 (Sunday) Time: 4pm Rose Bowl rerun and board games, 630-930pm dinner Venue: City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong Damage: $168 (USD23) per adult ($150/USD20 for paid members), […]
Happy Hour/Karaoke Gathering @ California Red, Century HK Hotel
Title: Hong Kong Texas Exes Happy Hour/Karaoke Gathering Date: May 6, 2005 (Friday) Time: 7-11pm (or ends later if we have 14 people or more) Location: California Red, Century HK Hotel, 238 Jaffe Road, Wan Chai (Tel. 2827 9229) Damage: $180 per person (2 non-alcoholic drinks and buffet dinner included) As planned, we are going […]
King of Mahjong Tournament and Hangzhou/Shanghaiese Cuisine Dinner @ Lac Printemps
Title: King of Mahjong Tournament and Hangzhou/Shanghaiese Cuisine Dinner Date: October 30 (Saturday) Time: Tournament starting 4pm, dinner starting about 7:30pm Location: Lac Printemps Restaurant, 11/F, Chuang’s London Plaza, 219 Nathan Road, Kowloon (Near Jordan MTR) This is the final reminder that the King of Mahjong Tournament and Hangzhou/Shanghaiese Cuisine Dinner will be held this […]