Convocation Newsletter, Summer 2018

Professor Xiang Zhang received a box of HKU ties from Dr Larry Ng 吳銘來 (MBBS 1965) in March 2018. 1. Centenary tie 2. Retro tie of the 1970s 3. “HKU Tartan” tie 4. Bow tie O ver conversation at an alumni dinner in San Francisco in March, Professor Zhang realised he had a decades-old tie with HKU through the late Professor Andrew Ching Tam 譚正 , who was his mentor in the United States in the 1990s. Professor Tam was an outstanding Riccian who graduated from HKU with First Class Honours, loved the Beatles, and was a contemporary of Hong Kong figures such as Canto-pop star Sam Hui 許冠傑 (BA 1971), Dr Jack So 蘇澤光 (BA 1969; Hon DSocSc 2011) and Michael Sze 施祖祥 (BA 1969). He later became an expert in the field of laser-induced photoacoustic and photothermal phenomena. Meeting with three young Riccians in the Hall’s archive, Professor Zhang recalled how his own mentor encouraged him at the beginning of his career. The Riccians included Gurpreet Singh 成柏瑞 (BSc(Sp&HearSc) Year 2), currently Ricci's Sports Captain and previously the Students’ Union Sports Association President. He is studying Speech & Hearing, and has been helping ethnic minority groups in various social innovation and education programmes. Jacob Chiu 趙晉輝 (BEcon&Fin Year 2) is Social Convenor and a prominent softball player. Hugo Law 羅俊彥 (BEng(EE) 2017; MSc(Eng)(BSE) Year 1) plays lacrosse and basketball, and is active in athletics and drama. Professor Zhang noted that the students had different majors, and jokingly gave them some entrepreneurial advice, “You can start a company!” HKU TIES 1 2 3 4