Ms Mok Sau-King 莫秀琼 (BA 1956; DipEd 1957) started her career as an Assistant Education Officer, rising to Principal Lecturer at Colleges of Education across Hong Kong. She devoted her entire life to bettering the education system and her enthusiasm for education continued to burn brightly through her legacy gift to the University.
January 2021 Born in 1902, Dr Robert Tam 譚益芳 (BA 1930, Hon University Fellow 1996, Hon DSocSc 1998) grew up in turbulent times, with little hope of being able to afford university education. Yet, he was fortunate to receive a government scholarship to study Arts at HKU, where he spent some of his happiest years and forged …
April 2019 Colleagues and alumni who remembered HKU in its struggling post-war days revered the lateProfessor S Y King 金新宇, former Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Engineering, as the ”King” who revived and developed the Engineering Faculty. Dean of Engineering Professor Christopher Chao 趙汝恒 (BSc(Eng)-Mech 1988) lauded Professor King’s ”confidence in the power of engineering. Nothing …
August 2018 Four years after he passed away, the executors of Professor Ian Davies’ bequest announced the establishment of a Professorship of Ethics in his name. Dr Gordon Chiu 趙啟聰 (BDS 1987; MDS 1989), speaking on behalf of Professor Davies’ executor Ms Maggie Crosswaite, said that “Ian was adamant regarding his wishes on the establishment …
June 2018 In loving memory of Mrs Tessy Cheng Grove (莊真莊, 1962-2013), her friends, as executors of her will, fulfilled her wish in making a gift in support of cancer research.Tessy moved to Hong Kong at the age of 19 to start her life in the city she would make her home. She worked for …
Sept 2017 In loving memory of Mr Choi Kim-Kwong (1951 – 2012), who passed away at the age of 61 from lung cancer, his daughter Ms Athena Choi Hoi-Shuen and older brother Mr Choi Kim-Lui (BSocSc 1972) made a gift to the University in 2015 to establish the Choi Kim Kwong Service Learning Fund (蔡劍光志願服務基金). Mr …
Oct 2015 Every year on October 12, the local Zoroastrian community commemorates the birthday of Sir Hormusjee Mody and his generosity to the University by having a priest place a garland of flowers around the bust of Mody located inside the Main Building. The bust was presented by the Incorporated Trustees of the Zoroastrian Charity …
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Sept 2015 Father Alvaro Ribeiro 羅百龍神父 (BA 1969), former warden of Ricci Hall and loving person who touched many people’s hearts, passed away two years ago. In memory of this big-hearted man, Daniel Souza (BA 1969) and John Tan (BDS 1988, PGDE 1991, MEd1993, PhD 2000), Riccians who knew Father Ribeiro for many decades, initiated …
July 2015 “Knowledge can change one’s life.” That was the belief of the late Mr Yang Tuck-Ming and Mrs Yang Wong Fung-Ying. Despite being blue-collar workers who did not receive much schooling, they had a strong faith in the importance of education. They worked very hard to support their family, giving their children the liberty …
Aug 2014 HKU pharmacy graduate Freddie Ng (伍庭發) (BPharm 2013) passed away in December 2013, but his bravery in the face of a terminal illness won everybody’s heart. The University is exceedingly proud of Freddie, and his determination to stand up to insurmountable challenges makes him a role model to youngsters in Hong Kong. Shortly …
