Autumn Issue, 2017

“ While the three of us (Dr Bow and Dr Li) arrived here today through very different paths, we share a common goal - equip the next generation with skills they need to succeed so they can contribute to the society. ” Professor Anna Lok Honorary Graduates Doctor of Science honoris causa Professor Anna Lok 駱淑芳 (MBBS 1977; MD 1991) (2 nd right in the photo) is internationally renowned for her research in liver diseases and her contributions to the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology. She currently conducts her research at the University of Michigan in the USA, where she is the Alice Lohrman Andrews Research Professor in Hepatology, Professor of Internal Medicine, Director of Clinical Hepatology and Assistant Dean for Clinical Research. She has published more than 450 papers on viral hepatitis and liver diseases and was one of the top 1% most cited researchers in the world for the period 2002-2012. Professor Lok received many awards throughout her career including the Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from the American Liver Foundation in 2015, and the William Beaumont Prize in Gastroenterology from the AGA in 2016. Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa Bow Sui-may 鮑瑞美 (3 rd right) has been instrumental in the development of special education, and in particular, the education of children with hearing impairments - initially in Hong Kong, and subsequently in Mainland China. She petitioned for the recognition of nursery school teacher qualifications and a salary scale, and established standard Chinese and English courses in deaf schools. She led HKU to launch Hong Kong's first professional training programme for speech therapists in 1988 and for audiologists in 1996. She is a Founding Member of the Hong Kong Society for the Deaf. Doctor of Social Sciences honoris causa Dr the Hon Li Dak-sum 李達三 (2 nd left) is the Chairman of Roxy Property Investment Co Ltd and Chairman of the Carlton Group of Hotels in Singapore. He donated to HKU to set up the Dr Li Dak-Sum Research and Development Fund in Orthopaedic Surgery about 20 years ago, and in 2015, he established the Dr Li Dak-Sum Research Centre in regenerative medicine, which is a unique partnership between HKU and the Karolinska Institutet, being the first time the institute established a physical presence outside Sweden. He continued to develop the culture of institutional advancement in Hong Kong by setting up a scholarship fund to benefit HKU, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. In 1996, an asteroid was named the "Li Dak Sum Star" by the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Science. Citations: www4.hku.hk/hongrads 32