Summer Issue, 2012

Honorary University Fellowships Biographies and photos: www.hku.hk/honfellows/ Dr Robin Chan 陳有慶博士 (front, 1st right) has supported HKU’s educational development and research for over 16 years. Through the HKU First-in- the-Family Education Fund, he urges students to make the most of their time at the University and to broaden their horizons. Paul Cheung 張國榮 (back, 1st right) is a supporter of the development of human capital through education. He established the Kingboard Scholarship in Engineering in 2008, and the Kingboard Endowed Professorship in Materials Engineering. Stanley Chu 朱裕倫 (BSc 1973; DipEd 1974) (back, 2nd right) is the Founding Chairman of the HKU Graduates Association and the HKU Science Alumni Association, and has supported the University’s research endeavours through the HKU Foundation. Dr Laurence Hou 侯勵存醫生 (MBBS 1956) (back, 3rd right) was the first Chinese to be appointed the Regius Permanent Lecturer at Aberdeen University. He launched the Hou Pao-Chang Medical Memorial Fund in 2007 and the Professor Hou Pao-Chang Fund for Integrative Medicine in 2010 to support teaching and research, and the collaboration of Chinese and Western Medicines. Ir Mak Chai-kwong 麥齊光 (BSc(Eng) 1973; MSc(UrbanPlanning) 1985) (back, 4th right) has served the community for 37 years. He has taught at HKU since the 1980s, and was appointed Adjunct Professor in 1999 and Honorary Professor in the Civil Engineering Department in 2007. Patrick Poon 潘燊昌 (BSc 1970) (back, 4th left) was the first Hong Kong citizen to obtain actuarial professional qualifications of the Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in the UK. He set up the Patrick Poon Lecture Series in Actuarial Science in 2003, the Patrick S C Poon Professorship in Statistics and Actuarial Science in 2011 and the Patrick S C Poon Scholarship scheme in 2011- 2012 to support the development of actuarial science. Dr SinWai-kin 冼為堅博士 (back, 3rd left) is a business leader with a wide range of expertise and experience. Dr Sin believes that “the humanities can enrich and illuminate our lives”. The SinWai Kin Fund was established in HKU to support the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, as was the SinWai-Kin Distinguished Visiting Professorship in the Humanities. Professor Siu Man-keung 蕭文強教授 (BSc 1966; BSc(Sp) 1967) (back, 2nd left) spent a lifetime teaching and conducting research at HKU until his retirement in 2005. He has extended his studies to the role of mathematics in other areas of human endeavour and has collaborated with colleagues in physics to conduct workshops for undergraduates. The Hon Ms AnnaWu 胡紅玉 (LLB 1974; PCLL 1975) (back, 1st left) is a member of the Executive Council of the Government. Ms Wu supports HKU's public law programme, particularly in the areas of human rights and anti-discrimination. Dr Ronald Leslie Zimmern (front, 1st left) is known as a founder of the field of public health genomics. He established the Sir Robert Kotewall Professorship in Public Health in 2007 and, through the Doris Zimmern Charitable Foundation, set up the Doris Zimmern Professorship in Community Child Health in 2009. On Campus 12