Winter Issue, 2010

68 Ken Leung 梁錦榮 1952 – 2010 (BSc(Eng) 1977) Ken and his two daughters, Doris Leung Chung-see and Jessie Leung Song-yi, passed away during the tragic incident in Manila during their travels to the Philippines. At the time of his passing, Ken was Managing Director of Stadium Asia, a UK-based electronic manufacturing services company. He had worked as industrial engineer and professional manager in Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada and China, and attained a leadership role in the field of his specialty. He was an ardent supporter of industrial education and training at The University of Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong, respectively. 「 Ken ，你遽然離世；我相信是天父旨意；兩個女兒就像小 天使跟隨著你。我相信這一切，都是天父賜給你的福氣。 我和頌學都感受到，你和兩個女兒雖然不在身邊，但卻時時 刻刻都陪伴著我們 —— 天父會眷顧我們。」 梁錦榮太太 ( 梁吳幼媛 ) 「我以沉痛的心情訃念我的十年同窗，梁錦榮 Ken 。我跟 他七年中學，同班，伍華中學；三年香港大學，同科，工業工程 系，同宿舍，香港大學利瑪竇堂。他的性格率直，實幹，英文 來形容： he is a doer, not a talker 。我們同學叫他花名「牛榮」 叫了四十年。今日，有另一個舊同學，叫我不要再稱呼他作 「牛榮」了，因為 Ken 已變得久經歷練，有涵養及有見地，英文叫 seasoned 。無論如何，我雖然失去一個好友，但我因有這個朋友 而覺得驕傲。 Ken 熱心助人。特別是年輕人。在百忙中，也為母校香港大 學學生做 mentor （導師）。他一直積極支持工業工程及製造業的 教育及培訓，例如於香港大學參與諮詢工作及提供專業意見。 Ken 的好人好事和成就，有些是在他離世後，我們才知道。 他見義勇為，支持公益，不浮誇的修養。是一個公民的典範。 今天，阿 Ken 父女同行，但是他的精神會與我們永存。」 Paul Mak 麥淦岐 (BSc(Eng) 1977) ( 摘自悼詞 ) Chan Kai-yung 陳繼勇 1961 - 2010 (BA 1984; PCEd 1988) A pioneer in the business of second- hand English bookstores in Hong Kong, Kai-yung established “Collectables”, a marketplace for exchanging and recycling cultural collections in Central, in 1992. His keenness towards the bookstore can be best summarised by his remarks made during an interview in 2009: “Money is important, but a meaningful life is my most valuable asset. Hong Kong needs a shop like mine that serves human culture.” Farida Lai 黎德輝 1958 - 2010 (BA 1981; PCEd 1987) Farida had been a secondary school teacher for 15 years and worked for the Education Bureau from 1996 to 2006. With her enthusiasm and professionalism, she was very well regarded by her students and colleagues. “Farida had achieved so much because she was a lady of character. She was a righteous person of high principle. When she believed in something, be it anti-smoking or environmental protection, she would never compromise. I sometimes joked with her that she would make a perfect police woman. She had full confidence in herself and always liked to try new things. Her motto is “if the thing can be done by someone, it is humanly possible, why not give it a try”. This was the momentum behind her endeavours in sports, music, fashion, and painting.” Peter Pang 彭醒棠 (BSocSc 1979), Farida’s husband Betty Ho 何美歡 1948 – 2010 Professor Betty Ho, a former member of the Faculty of Law from 1988 to 2002, was most respected by students and colleagues. She was a prolific scholar who published widely in the areas of contract, corporate and securities law. “Demanding as she is, Betty is also a passionate and considerate teacher. We all prepare case abstracts for students to read. Betty prepared her case abstract in such a way that she left a wide margin where she expected her students to think and to write down their thoughts as they read. Behind her stern and demanding appearance is a warm and kind heart. She knows her students well, and is always generous with her time with students, but mind you, if you want to ask her any question, you had better prepared thoroughly for her piercing cross-examination. One of her students once wrote, ‘I am very glad I made the intelligent choice to study this course. It is as if my eyes were opened; now I know what university studies and legal studies mean.’ This sentiment is shared by many generations of her students.” Professor Johannes Chan 陳文敏 (LLB 1981; PCLL 1982) Dean, Faculty of Law (an excerpt from the eulogy) Edward Mendelssohn Woo 胡凱偉 1978 - 2010 (BA(AS) 2002; MArch 2004) Edward, who worked for an architectural firm in London, passed away during a hiking trip to the High Tatras 2,665- metre Gerlach Peak in Slovakia. A travel blog, written by him, recorded that he had previously hiked in Switzerland and other European countries. In Memoriam