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The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will confer Honorary Degrees upon seven outstanding individuals at the 209th Congregation to be held on April 3 (Monday) in Loke Yew Hall on the Main Campus. HKU Pro-Chancellor Dr the Honourable Sir David Li Kwok Po will officiate at the Ceremony.  

The Honorary Degree recipients to be conferred at the Congregation are:

Doctor of Science honoris causa
Steven CHU
Jack DANGERMOND
John L HENNESSY
YANG Chen Ning

Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa
Carol M BLACK
Colin LAM Ko Yin
Brigitte LIN Ching Hsia

The conferment of Professor YANG Chen Ning, Dr Colin LAM Ko Yin and Ms Brigitte LIN Ching Hsia has been postponed from a Congregation originally scheduled for November 2022. Professor YANG Chen Ning is unable to attend the ceremony and will be conferred in absentia.

Honorary Degrees are awarded to individuals in recognition of their distinguished service and commitment to the University, the community, and to academia. They are also conferred to those who have made valuable intellectual, social and cultural contributions to society and the world.

Details of the Ceremony are as follows:
Date: April 3, 2023 (Monday)
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Loke Yew Hall, Main Building, HKU

Note: Photographers are reminded to bring their long lenses and not to use flashlight inside the Hall.

For the biographies of the Honorary Graduands and more information on the 209th Congregation,  please visit: https://www4.hku.hk/hongrads/

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