Dear Alumni,

This Board of Directors of Peking University Alumni Association of Southern

California (PUAASC) is about to complete its tenure. For the last two years,

we have gained tremendous support from all alumni in the greater Los Angeles

area in southern California and have made many progresses in many aspects. One

of such progresses was to establish a good communication channel with our Alma

Mater. For instance, we invited the new President of Peking University Prof. Xu

Zhihong to Los Angeles to co-host an important conference on the China-US

bilateral relation in February 2000. President Xu was then very impressive and

appreciative with our alumni's dedication to PKU by the following facts:

- Many alumni came to attend the conference and meetings with the President

from as far away as Arizona.

- Almost 50 alumni and their family members attended $100/seat conference

dinner banquet that demonstrated our unity and strength.

- Some alumni who were suffering critical diseases made long trips to come and

donated large amount of money for the courses of PKU.

Now President Xu and Vice President Min Weifang will lead a ten-person

delegation to visit Los Angeles again. This time, they will have another

important mission: To commemorate the founding of the new Peking University

Education Foundation (PKUED), USA. This foundation provides an opportunity

for PKU alumni in the US to make concrete contributions to our Alma Mater: to

maintain its top-ranking status in China, and to advance it to be a world-class

university in the near future. The continual success of PKU will have enormous

positive impact not only on ourselves, but also on our friends and even our

nation as a whole.

With the honor of hosting the PKU delegation as this Board's last mission, we

sincerely call upon all fellow alumni to join us, welcome the delegation and

contribute your time, ideas, and social skills to the good start of PKUED, USA.

President Xu Zhihong's travel itinerary in the USA is as follows:

- 4/14 (Sat) Los Angeles

- 4/15 (Sun) San Francisco

- 4/16 (Mon) Ceremony Banquet in San Francisco

- 4/17 (Tue) Philadelphia

- 4/19 (Thu) New York

- 4/20 (Fri) Ceremony Banquet in New York

- 4/21 (Sat) Washington D.C.

PUAASC President Xu Wenge had direct telephone contact with PKU and learned

that President Xu Zhihong and his associates would like to meet as many alumni

as possible this time to explain the mission of the foundation and seek their

support in the years ahead. He got the impression that the delegation will not

ask for alumni's immediate donation but any contribution will be highly

appreciated.

This board is actively working on the following tasks:

1. Organize a 30-person alumni delegation to attend the Foundation Ceremony

Banquet in San Francisco on 4/16.

This delegation is for those who have made contributions and actively

participated in the alumni events. Peking University will send individual

invitation letters to those who get the honor. PUAASC will start the initial

invitation process soon. Please respond promptly if you have received the

invitation by e-mail or by phone. Please also let us know if you are interested

by e-mailing to sikun@yahoo.com.

2. Arrange an alumni meeting with President Xu and Vice President Min on 4/14.

We will announce as early as possible when the time and location is determined.

Please kindly reserve the afternoon and evening of that Saturday for this

event.

3. Contact companies and individuals who are not PKU alumni and invite them to

make contributions to PKUED, USA. We are preparing the materials and

fund-raising teams. Please kindly air any relevant information and your

suggestions to BDboard@listbot.com.

Together, we can and are turning a new page in the history of Peking University

regarding its financial strength.

Best regards,

PUAASC, Board of Directors

2/27/2001