Convocation Newsletter, Summer 2019

Sein and Isaac Souede Professorship in Economic History Incumbent: James K S Kung 龔啟聖 “We hope this Endowed Professorship will bring the power of fact-based thought leadership to bear. Sharing new knowledge freely will inspire discussions and give fresh insights into our understanding of society.” Sein and Isaac Souede 蘇威趙善敏基金教授席 (經濟史) Norman and Cecilia Yip Professorship in Bioinorganic Chemistry Incumbent: Sun Hongzhe 孫紅哲 “We established this Endowed Professorship in celebration of the Faculty of Science’s 80th anniversary. Chemistry changed our lives and studying it, in particular, taught me the keys to thinking and action.We hope this Professorship will be the catalyst for even greater outcomes in the study of bioinorganic chemistry.” Norman and Cecilia Yip 葉志成范港喜基金教授席 (生物無機化學) Ian Davies Professorship in Ethics Incumbent: Simon S K Lam 林誠光 “This Professorship will expound all the qualities that our former Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Davies epitomised: integrity, the spirit and principles of ethics, and the sharing of knowledge gained for the betterment of society. A man of great honour, his legacy will rightfully be perpetuated through this Professorship.” Executors of the Estate of Professor Ian Davies 戴義安基金教授席 (倫理) 16 Summer 2019