Autumn Issue, 2017

Autumn 2017 CONTENTS “I managed to jump over 1.84m but I thought I could jump higher!” — Cecilia Yeung 楊文蔚 “Failures are common and a ‘must’ for every world-class athlete.” — Chan Ming-tai 陳銘泰 “Despite the pressures of studying, HKU athletes always devote their sweat, tears and even blood …they are fighting not only for their own pride, but also for the glory of HKU.” — Yung Kam-wah 翁金驊 P.06 Giving in Focus • A Milestone of 95 : Endowed Professorships • A Lifetime of Passion for Education • Celebration of the Arts • Honouring the One You Love with a Meaningful Gift • Historic Donation for a New Holistic Cancer Care Paradigm P.26 Social Sciences 50 th Anniversary P.28 130 Years of Medicine in Hong Kong P.32 Honorary Graduates | Honorary University Fellows 2017 P.34 Seven Breakthroughs in Healthy Ageing | More Brain Mysteries Untangled | Souped Up P.38 DreamCatchers P.44 First Hong Kong surgeon to receive Top Global Paediatric Surgery Award Corrigendum (Spring 2017) P. 19 Inspiring Today, Impacting Tomorrow It should read: The D. H. Chen Foundation Scholarship 陳廷驊基金會獎學金 is an initiative that recognises deserving students who combine their intellect and the humanitarian ethos of social service to drive impact for a better society. P.46 Tears and Glory Cover photos: WOWSight by Alex Lee (Cecilia Yeung); HKU U-Vision (Moonie Chu)