Summer Issue, 2012

Barrie Ho 何周禮 (BA(ArchStud) 1993; MArch 1996) Barrie (front row, centre) won over 10 design and personal awards last year, which included “The Order of the Medal of Honour” by the HKSAR government in recognition of his service to the community and his contributions to the local architectural profession. He is also appointed as a member of the Hong Kong Housing Authority for a period of two years from April 2012. Poon Chi-sang 潘志生 (BSc(Eng) 1975) Dr Poon, a principal research scientist with the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, is the senior author of a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science about a computer chip that mimics the human brain. Sun Jue 孫珏 (MJ 2006; PhD 2012) Jue co-founded and serves as the executive director of Half The Sky Public Education 半邊天公益 (www.half-the-sky.org ), an NGO committed to empowering underprivileged women in China. Its recent campaign against domestic violence includes the release of two public service advertisements through national TV, the internet and public transport mobile media, and an event to raise the awareness among the public through talks, a photo exhibition and a forum theatre at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. LindaTsui 崔綺雲 (BA 1975; CertEd 1977) Share the joy of Linda who received an outstanding award 個人傑出貢獻獎 from the China International Public Relations Association. Linda flew to Beijing to receive this award at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Of the ten awardees, she was the only one from Hong Kong. Charles Chau 周致聰 (LLB 1997; PCLL 1998) Charles was admitted as an equity partner of the international law firm Morrison & Foerster. His work focuses on mergers and acquisitions, listings and public offerings, capital markets transactions, securities regulatory compliance, joint ventures, and other commercial transactions across Hong Kong, mainland China and the Asian region. Charles is also active in public and community service. He is Chairman of the Young Solicitors’ Group of the Law Society of Hong Kong, President of Wah Yan College Past Students’ Association, and Vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board of Zhong Hua Construction Foundation 中華建設基金會 . Class Notes 69