第十屆評議會主席之新年賀詞Chinese New Year Greeting 2018

各位親愛的老師和同學： 狗年快樂！今天是大年初一，是大家歡渡春節的大日子。春節在傳統上是個家庭團聚的節日，無論身在何處，很多人都會趁這個節日回到老家，享受家庭之樂。相信大家或多或少都留意到我們校園內有「公大賀新春」的活動，校長向同學們派發利是、寫揮春並與同學合照。希望大家都能在公開大學這個大家庭內感受到春節的節日氣氛。

剛過去的一年，在校方和學生會的各個屬會都舉辦了各色各樣的活動讓同學們參加，豐富了我們的大學生活，使校園裡充滿了活力和歡樂。然而，在這些活動當中學生會都扮演了一個不可或缺角色，需要一代又一代的公大人把「公誠毅樸，開明進取」的精神代代相傳，共建公大。近年來的社會環境變化萬千，學生運動的挑戰不斷增加，同學或許未必對社會前景感到希望，部分院校學生會無人參選幹事會，本會亦不例外。我明白同學們似乎對參選學生會有不同的考慮，但我相信同學們對公大校政和香港社會仍然是抱有熱誠和希望的。縱然一些意見會認為目前的社會環境非常嚴峻，但我相信作為大學的一分子，仍有好些事宜是我們全體師生都共同關注和力所能及的。

香港公開大學學生會第十一屆幹事會和第四屆編輯委員會目前因為沒有候選內閣參選而將會懸空。本會之選舉委員會早前重開了提名期，我謹此呼籲各位關心社會和熱愛公大的同學和教職員們為此事默默紀念和關心，甚或鼓勵自己與有志者組織候選內閣參選。

最後，我謹代表香港公開大學學生會評議會仝人，再次恭祝各位公大師生和職員，家庭幸福、學業進步、萬事如意！恭喜！恭喜！

敬祝

鈞祺

香港公開大學學生會第十屆評議會主席

何詮義謹上

戊戌年正月初一日

Dear President, teachers, staffs and fellow students,

I would like to send my best wishes to everyone in the Open University of Hong Kong who celebrating Chinese New Year.

Today is New Year's Day, it is the great day for all of us to celebrate the Chinese New Year. This is the day for us to have a family reunion within whole Chinese Year. No matter where you are, people would try their best to travel back to their hometown in order to enjoy their family time. At the same time, I believe all of you have noticed that the Student Affair Office had organised some celebration activities in our campus namely “Happy Chinese New Year 2018”. Our president, Professor Yuk-Shan Wong, had distributed some pocket money, wrote some lucky messages on the red banners and took photos with some of our schoolmates. I hope all of us could feel this warmly festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year within this big family of Open University.

In the past year alone, various activities were taken places in our campus organised by the Students’ Union and its affiliated societies. These kinds of activities for students to participate in, enriched our university life and filled the campus with vigour and joy. However, the student union has played an indispensable role among these activities. It is important for us to pass on the spirit and meaning behind our school motto “公誠毅樸，開明進取” from generation to generation to build our university.

In recent years, the social environment has changed rapidly. The challenges of student movement have been constantly increasing. Students may not feel faithful and confidence for the future of society. Some of the students will no longer run for the Executive Committee of the Students’ Union in their institution, the Open University has no exception. I understand that students seem to have different considerations for whether running for the Students’ Union. However, I believe they still show their enthusiasm and hope for the university policy and the Social problems in the Hong Kong society. Although some opinions may consider the current social environment very grim and forbidding, I believe there are still many things that we, as members of the university, care about and can do best to all our teachers and students.

The Eleventh Executive Committee and the Fourth Editorial Board of the Open University of Hong Kong Students’ Union are currently vacant due to the absence of a proposed cabinet. Earlier, the Election Board of the Union Council had released the nomination period again. I hereby call on all students and academic or administrative staff who are concerned about our campus and our society to pray for this challenging and atypical situation. I would even encourage you and the prospective candidates to run for the upcoming election.

Finally, on behalf of the whole Union Council, I once again blessed all of you and your family, wherever you are, a very happy and healthy New Year.

Yours faithfully,

Martin Ho

Chairman of the Union Council, OUHKSU