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Recent Gathering of HKBU Alumni Association of Australia On 22 January 2021, HKBU Alumni Association of Australia held a year-end reunion gathering at Yue Kong Chinese Restaurant in Eastwood, Sydney. The gathering was attended by President of the Association alumnus Sidney Cheng and his spouse, Vice-President alumnus Lawrence Chan and his spouse, alumni Clara Cheng, Augustus Ho and his spouse, Richard Lam and his spouse Mabel Lam, Prof. Edward Fung and his spouse, Peggy Siu and her spouse Andrew Chan, Bosco Lau and his spouse, and Alice Lai, as well as their family members. The Association has scheduled a Chinese New Year gathering on 25 February 2021 at 7 pm at Golden Times Seafood Restaurant in Ashfield, Sydney. Alumni and retired/former academic and administrative staff of the University who are now residing in Australia are cordially invited to participate in this gathering and all future gatherings of the Association by contacting alumnus Sidney Cheng at (61) 415 561 321 or alumnus Lawrence Chan at (61) 410 628 062. Members of HKBUAA of Australia gather together for a year-end reunion after a long break.

yat1sai3m4bat1yip6: Chow Yiu Fai Lyrics Writing Course Alumni Association Presented the TranSonger Project Chow Yiu Fai Lyrics Writing Course Alumni Association presented three new songs under the TranSonger Project (the Project). The TranSonger Project was organised by Chow Yiu Fai Lyrics Writing Course Alumni Association (the Association), with sponsorship from the Equal Opportunities (Sexual Orientation) Funding Scheme 2020-21 of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau. Besides, the project is blessed with wise counsel from the Transgender Resource Center as well as that from its founder Ms. Joanne Leung. The Project is also supported by the social enterprise Every Life Is A Song. The Association aims to promote, via the Project, the rights and interests of the transgender community through the production of popular music. The Project first started in August 2020, with 3 groups of singer-songwriters and video creators recruited. Together, they created 3 songs, each with a video portraying the protagonist of a musical play. The music videos were released at the finale of the Project through an online sharing session on 10 January 2021.This Project aims to enhance public understanding of the transgender identity and raise the degree of recognition of transgender in society through popular music. It also serves to empower society to serve the transgender community and help the community consolidate its base. This Project signifies the beginning of more projects by the Association in the fulfilment of its social responsibilities in the future. Please view the videos below to learn more about the TranSonger Project. Drifting Awakening Woman without a history    The Association and the creators of songs gather at the online sharing session of the Project’s finale, sharing the creation process and story of songs.     An online briefing session of the Project held in September 2020.

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