The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will confer Honorary University Fellowships on six distinguished individuals at the presentation ceremony to be held on September 22, 2022 (Thursday) at Loke Yew Hall, Main Building, HKU.
Dr the Honourable Sir David Li, Pro-Chancellor of HKU, will officiate at the ceremony to confer the honour on them in recognition of their contributions to the University and society.
The six individuals are:
Dr Adrian CHENG Chi Kong
Chief Executive Officer
New World Development Company Limited
Professor CHENG Kai Ming
Emeritus Professor
Faculty of Education, HKU
Ms Karen CHEUNG Tih Loh
Trustee and Chief Strategist
The D. H. Chen Foundation
Mrs Jill GALLIE
Honorary Director
HKU Mentorship
Professor Philip WONG Hon Sum
The Willard R. and Inez Kerr Bell Professor
School of Engineering, Stanford University
Mr David WONG Ying Kit
Councillor
Philip K H Wong Foundation
The Fellowships are a means for the University community to thank and salute those who have made important contributions in their own unique ways to the University, to academia, and to Hong Kong.
The Honorary University Fellowships was established in 1995 to reaffirm the University's link between town and gown. To date, the University has honoured 167 Fellows.
Biographies of this year’s recipients can be found on the Honorary University Fellowships website: http://www4.hku.hk/honfellows/
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