Summer Issue, 2013

28 Giving in Focus “The donation by my wife and myself is a gesture of support of many worthy programmes at HKU. This great university is poised to contributing and eventually leading in nding a new pathway for sustainable development for the fast developing countries in Asia and the rest of theWorld.” Former Philip K HWongWilson K LWong Professor in Electrical Engineering, and founding director of the Friends of HKU Ltd in the US, Felix Wu, decided to donate HK$2 million from his Staff Provident Fund bene ts to establish an annual Distinguished Lecture in Power Systems and a Postgraduate Scholarship in Clean Energy and Environment. Professor Wu hopes that the Distinguished Lecture series will bring leading authorities in the eld and their research ideas to HKU, and also provide opportunities for the University’s researchers to demonstrate their outstanding innovative work to international experts. He would also like to see the impact of HKU’s technological innovations expand by giving scholarship recipients from developing countries the capacity to use those innovations for the sustainable development of their home countries. Professor FelixWu 吳復立 Pro-Vice-Chancellor (1997-2000) Focal point for ethics, medicine and the law Established in 2012, the Centre for Medical Ethics and Law is jointly hosted by the Faculties of Law and Medicine. It aims to become a focal point for international research excellence in the areas of medical ethics and law, and will co-ordinate and provide teaching to and training for university students and professionals. As the ethics of medical practice and research have become increasingly exposed to public and legal scrutiny, the Centre will also provide a forum for the discussion of issues of public interest and concern to the Hong Kong community. The Centre was made possible by a generous donation from the WYNG Foundation. Dr Ron Zimmern, Chairman of the Foundation for Genomics and Population Health (Cambridge) and Honorary Professor, School of Public Health at HKU, delivered the Centre’s Inaugural Lecture on “Law, Ethics and Public Policy: Some Lessons from Genomic Medicine” in April 2013. Professor Sir Roy Calne, formerly Professor of Surgery at the University of Cambridge, Honorary Fellow ofTrinity Hall, a world-renowned surgeon and a pioneer in organ transplantation, delivered the Distinguished Lecture on “Ethical Concerns in OrganTransplantation” in May 2013. www.cmel.hku.hk “The government matching makes small donors like us able to do something that becomes somewhat meaningful.”