Join the Cornell Club of Hong Kong to celebrate Zinck’s Night 2026. This is a great opportunity to connect / re-connect with your Cornell Alumni community in Hong Kong over drinks, light snacks, and evening of fun!

DATE: Thursday, October 15, 2026
TIME: 6:00 – 8:00 PM local time in HK
LOCATION: Bar De Luxe, 7/F, H Code, 45 Pottinger St, Central, Hong Kong
COST: HKD 360, please make payment via Payme or FPS to Mike Xu at 5573-3737
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, October 14
QUESTIONS? Contact Michael Xu at xumichaelj@gmail.com

THE HISTORY BEHIND THE INTERNATIONAL SPIRIT OF ZINCK’S NIGHT. HOW IT ALL BEGAN. 

“We’ll all have drinks at Theodore Zinck’s, when I get back next fall!†goes “Give My Regards to Davy,†the timeless Cornell fighting song. But just who exactly is Theodore Zinck? 

Theodore Zinck was an Ithaca saloon owner whose pub, the Hotel Brunswick, was a popular haunt for Cornellians in the 1890s. When he died in 1903, a series of bars on and around Collegetown adopted his name over the years. The last one closed in the 1960s, and Cornellians started commemorating the spirit of Zinck’s Night by gathering at an establishment on a Thursday night, once a year. This tradition of undergraduates coming together to enjoy camaraderie and refreshments has grown into a gathering for Cornellians of all stripes everywhere.