History of Hong Kong Texas Exes

Pre-Hong Kong Texas Exes

• Pre-2000
  • A group of alumni led by Andrew Lee called "Horns of Hong Kong" was in existence
• 2000
  • Two alumni, Ken Soh and Richard So, created a virtual group for Texas Exes in Hong Kong in eCircle in May/June

Early Years

• 2001
  • International Alumni Relations Director Ms Nancy Kocurek visited Hong Kong in January with Flying Longhorns and discussed the possibility to organize the alumni in Hong Kong
  • A happy hour gathering was organized by Richard So in March
  • eCircle was closed in April; Victor Nip moved all data in eCircle to Intranets.com, and gave the name "Hong Kong Texas Exes" to the group
  • Benjamin Chang volunteered to organize the April Happy Hour
  • Intranets.com was no longer a free service in June; Victor Nip created the Hong Kong Texas Exes web site in GeoCities: the site is one of the few web sites of international networks
  • Benjamin Chang and Victor Nip volunteered to co-chair the group
• 2002
  • Nancy Kocurek began locating Texas Exes in Hong Kong in January
  • Benjamin spearheaded the first "Book Prize" to current Hong Kong students at UT
  • First Texas Independence Day Dinner was held in March
  • Victor Nip was formally recognized as Local Contact by Texas Exes
  • Hong Kong Texas Exes was formally recognized as the local network in Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Texas Exes adopted the "Horns of Hong Kong" logo

Recent Years

• 2003
  • The HKTX.org web site was launched, replacing the old web site at GeoCities
• 2005
  • First formal AGM was held right before Texas Independence Day Dinner
  • Members may pay voluntary membership fee starting from May to support the organization financially
• 2006
  • First formal committee was formed
  • AGM/Texas Independence Day/5-Year Anniversary Dinner is held to commemorate the 5-year anniversary