Autumn Issue, 2017

Dr Too Chee-cheong passed away in August 2017 at the age of 93. Trained as a physician, Dr Too was talented in various art forms, including poetry, music and architecture, although he received no formal training in any of them. His translations of Tang and Sung poems into English earned him a medal and citation for “Excellence in Poetry” at the 15 th World Congress of the Poets of the United Poets Laureate International in 1997. He also built and designed his dream house, “The Retreat” ( 心遠居 ), with assistance from architects including his best friend Andrew Lee 李景勳 (BArch 1956). In 2008, Dr Too composed a song dedicated to Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in which he expressed his pride and joy for his ancestral homeland. Dr Li, Psychology graduate and a retired lecturer, passed away on August 18, 2017. Anita was born in Hong Kong, the daughter of Admiral Sir Andrew Chan Chak, KBE, and his wife Leung Sui-chee. In 1957, Dr Li was appointed Lecturer (Child Development) at HKU at the age of 26, one of the first women to secure this post. Later, she worked as a Part-time Lecturer (Education), and an Honorary Senior Lecturer (Psychology) between 1979 and 1980. She was also the first person to obtain a PhD in the Faculty of Social Sciences. As a researcher, she was passionate about the importance of play to child development. And, as the first Chinese-speaking child psychologist, Dr Li contributed to a ten-country, cross-cultural research project on systems of meaning. Her many publications focused on the socio-emotional needs of children, including studies of gifted children which earned her a Mensa award for research excellence. One of her final publications is a much-cited early contribution to the study of bullying. Dr Too Chee-cheong 杜志昌 1924 - 2017 (MBBS 1953) Dr Anita Li 李陳瓊芬 1930 - 2017 (PhD 1971) 當時香港只有一所香港大學。一九四六年戰後復辦時只有文科， 理科，工科和醫科。文科以英文為主，我沒有多大興趣。理科和工 科也不是我喜歡的科目。醫科比較吸引我，因為醫生是受人尊敬 的救人職業，同時小時聽過祖父和父親說過：「不為良相，當為良 醫」這一句話，於是選修醫科。 不久之後我發現了一個可怕的現實：醫科是一個最需要「背死 書」的科目。……但是我是一個倔強的人。我決心下死功夫來背 書，要在六年之內在不留班的情形下完成醫科課程。」 自傳《杜宇聲》 91 In Memoriam