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The Honourable Chief Justice Andrew Li will receive the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa in recognition of his invaluable contributions to the law and the community of Hong Kong. Before his appointment as Chief Justice Mr Justice Andrew Li practised at the Hong Kong Bar, to which he was called in 1973. In 1988 he was appointed Queen's Counsel. He has a long record of public service in Hong Kong, serving as a member of the Law Reform Commission, the Securities Commission, and the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform, the Banking Advisory Committee and Judicial Services Commission. He is a former member of the Executive Council and Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. His contributions to education in Hong Kong and mainland China are many, he is former chairman of the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee, Vice Chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a member of the Board of Governors of Lingnan College, and Vice Chairman of the Council of St. Paul's Co-Educational College. He is trustee of the Friends of Tsinghua University Law School Charitable Trust and also Guest Professor at that University.
Professor G William Skinner will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa in recognition of his tremendous contributions to the field of anthropology and to higher education. Professor William Skinner is a leading authority on demographic anthropology and comparative family systems of Asian peoples. He has been Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis since 1990. His field research includes studies of overseas Chinese communities throughout South East Asia, a study of Chinese social services and community leadership in Bangkok, and a study of assimilation, acculturation and national integration of the overseas Chinese in Indonesia. Professor Skinner's most recent research has been research in Japan on the historical ethnography, historical geography, and local history of Ogaki and its rural hinterland. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (US) since 1980 and was President of the Association for Asian Studies from 1983 to 84.
Professor Wu Jieping will receive the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa for his invaluable contributions to his field of research and to academia in China. Professor Wu Jieping is vice-chairman of the 9th NPC Standing Committee. A leading academic in the field of urological surgery Professor Wu is known for his research on kidney tuberculosis. Since 1968 he has been group head specializing in the medical treatment of a number of Chinese state leaders. Professor Wu began his studies at Yenching University and Peking Union Medical College where he acquired a doctorate in medicine. He then worked as a practitioner and resident doctor-in-charge before becoming a lecturer at the Medical Institute of Peking University in 1946. In 1947, he pursued further studies in urological surgery at Chicago University, returning to China in 1948. He was professor at Beijing Medical Institute and head of the Medical Therapy Group for Premier Zhou Enlai. From 1970-1993 he served as vice-president, president and honorary president of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. In 1981 he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); in 1986 and 1991 he was elected vice-chairman of the third and fourth boards of the China Association for Science and Technology.
Cheng Yen will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa for her valuable contributions to mankind. Cheng Yen, a Buddhist nun working out of Taiwan, has inspired countless people to help others in need. She became a nun in her mid-twenties and, in 1966, founded the Tzu-Chi (Compassionate Giving) Foundation with her five disciples and thirty followers. Since that time, the Foundation has developed into the largest and most-trusted charity in Taiwan. Its members devote themselves to charity, healthcare, education and social and cultural programmes. Cheng's devotion to her religion and to the goals of the foundation has inspired a following of over four million people around the world. The foundation has raised a great deal of funding for people in need. In addition to providing clothing, food and shelter for the poor and the homeless, the foundation sponsors several major community projects. These include a nursing home, the Tzu-Chi Hospital dedicated to treating the poor of Taiwan, the Buddhist Tzu-Chi Free Clinic in the United States, the Tzu-Chi College of Medicine, a Buddhist cultural centre, and a nursing school for young women from poor families.
Professor Leung Ping Chung will receive the degree of Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa in recognition of his enormous contributions to higher education and the community of Hong Kong. Professor Leung is a HKU graduate and founding chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His commitments to the Hong Kong community, however, extend far beyond the medical field. He has served on various Labour Department committees dealing with different aspects of industrial safety. He was a member of the Urban Council for five years and was appointed by the Chief Executive to the Arts Development Council on which he chaired the Literary Arts Committee responsible for giving financial support to literary writers and projects in Hong Kong. He has played a significant role in the campaign Operation Concern which has won nationwide acclaim in China. The campaign organises volunteer surgeons, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and orthoptic technicians to visit remote areas of China to treat the disabled. Professor Leung is also noted as a writer of children's stories.
HKU 161st Congregation for the conferment of Honorary Degrees
21 Feb 2001
Dr. the Honourable T. L. Yang, Pro-Chancellor of the University, will confer honorary degrees upon five outstanding individuals at the 161st Congregation of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) at 5:30pm on March 29, 2001, at the Loke Yew Hall of HKU.
The Honourable Chief Justice Andrew Li will receive the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa in recognition of his invaluable contributions to the law and the community of Hong Kong. Before his appointment as Chief Justice Mr Justice Andrew Li practised at the Hong Kong Bar, to which he was called in 1973. In 1988 he was appointed Queen's Counsel. He has a long record of public service in Hong Kong, serving as a member of the Law Reform Commission, the Securities Commission, and the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform, the Banking Advisory Committee and Judicial Services Commission. He is a former member of the Executive Council and Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. His contributions to education in Hong Kong and mainland China are many, he is former chairman of the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee, Vice Chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a member of the Board of Governors of Lingnan College, and Vice Chairman of the Council of St. Paul's Co-Educational College. He is trustee of the Friends of Tsinghua University Law School Charitable Trust and also Guest Professor at that University.
Professor G William Skinner will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa in recognition of his tremendous contributions to the field of anthropology and to higher education. Professor William Skinner is a leading authority on demographic anthropology and comparative family systems of Asian peoples. He has been Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis since 1990. His field research includes studies of overseas Chinese communities throughout South East Asia, a study of Chinese social services and community leadership in Bangkok, and a study of assimilation, acculturation and national integration of the overseas Chinese in Indonesia. Professor Skinner's most recent research has been research in Japan on the historical ethnography, historical geography, and local history of Ogaki and its rural hinterland. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (US) since 1980 and was President of the Association for Asian Studies from 1983 to 84.
Professor Wu Jieping will receive the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa for his invaluable contributions to his field of research and to academia in China. Professor Wu Jieping is vice-chairman of the 9th NPC Standing Committee. A leading academic in the field of urological surgery Professor Wu is known for his research on kidney tuberculosis. Since 1968 he has been group head specializing in the medical treatment of a number of Chinese state leaders. Professor Wu began his studies at Yenching University and Peking Union Medical College where he acquired a doctorate in medicine. He then worked as a practitioner and resident doctor-in-charge before becoming a lecturer at the Medical Institute of Peking University in 1946. In 1947, he pursued further studies in urological surgery at Chicago University, returning to China in 1948. He was professor at Beijing Medical Institute and head of the Medical Therapy Group for Premier Zhou Enlai. From 1970-1993 he served as vice-president, president and honorary president of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. In 1981 he was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); in 1986 and 1991 he was elected vice-chairman of the third and fourth boards of the China Association for Science and Technology.
Cheng Yen will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa for her valuable contributions to mankind. Cheng Yen, a Buddhist nun working out of Taiwan, has inspired countless people to help others in need. She became a nun in her mid-twenties and, in 1966, founded the Tzu-Chi (Compassionate Giving) Foundation with her five disciples and thirty followers. Since that time, the Foundation has developed into the largest and most-trusted charity in Taiwan. Its members devote themselves to charity, healthcare, education and social and cultural programmes. Cheng's devotion to her religion and to the goals of the foundation has inspired a following of over four million people around the world. The foundation has raised a great deal of funding for people in need. In addition to providing clothing, food and shelter for the poor and the homeless, the foundation sponsors several major community projects. These include a nursing home, the Tzu-Chi Hospital dedicated to treating the poor of Taiwan, the Buddhist Tzu-Chi Free Clinic in the United States, the Tzu-Chi College of Medicine, a Buddhist cultural centre, and a nursing school for young women from poor families.
Professor Leung Ping Chung will receive the degree of Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa in recognition of his enormous contributions to higher education and the community of Hong Kong. Professor Leung is a HKU graduate and founding chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His commitments to the Hong Kong community, however, extend far beyond the medical field. He has served on various Labour Department committees dealing with different aspects of industrial safety. He was a member of the Urban Council for five years and was appointed by the Chief Executive to the Arts Development Council on which he chaired the Literary Arts Committee responsible for giving financial support to literary writers and projects in Hong Kong. He has played a significant role in the campaign Operation Concern which has won nationwide acclaim in China. The campaign organises volunteer surgeons, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and orthoptic technicians to visit remote areas of China to treat the disabled. Professor Leung is also noted as a writer of children's stories.
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