Bulletin Special Supplement Oct 1971

CITATIONS S in -H a n g H o , m . b . e . Sin-Hang H o , the gentleman being h on ou re d on this occasion ， is a renow ned banker and a p rom in e n t c om m u n ity leader w h o has made m any s ign ifican t c o n trib u tio n s to H on g Kong 's e conom y and education. This last decade has w itnessed great comm e rc ia l and in d u s tria l g row th as w e ll as considerable econom ic progress in H ong Kong . The achievement o f Hang Seng Bank w h ic h M r. H o fo u n d e d is a p e rfe c t re fle c tio n o f th is p ro spe rity . I t is p a rtic u la rly n o te w o rth y th a t the rem arkab le service rendered b y th is Bank is n o t co n fin e d to its ow n fie ld , b u t also in the fie lds o f educa tion and cu ltu re . The sponsoring o f ban k in g courses fo r adu lts and the o ffe rs o f counselling service to y o u th s w h o are prepared to s tu d y abroad are tw o specific examples. A h ig h ly capable man w ith e xcep tio n a l business acumen and in te g rity , M r. H o has achieved no ta b le success in his p ro fession and occup ied a leading p o s itio n in fin a n c ia l circles. He is n o w Cha irm an o f Hang Seng Bank L td ., Dah Chong H ong L td ., Hang Chong In ve s tm en t Co. L td ., M iram a r H o te l & In ve s tm en t Co. L td . and numerous o th e r enterprises, in c lu d in g sh ipping and insurance companies. M r. H o's o the r p ro fessiona l c o n trib u tio n s inc lu de the tra in in g o f new-comers to the ban k in g p ro fession. In 1 9 6 8 ， M r. H o was a ppo in ted a M em be r o f the M os t E xce lle n t O rde r o f the B ritis h Em p ire b y H e r M ajesty the Queen. Despite his heavy business comm itm e n ts , M r. H o s till fin d s tim e to serve as Chairman o f the G o ld & S ilver Exchange Soc ie ty and is n ow the Supervisor o f the Society's School. He is at th e same tim e the F ou nd e r and D ire c to r o f several m idd le and p rim a ry schools. T o the students o f b o th loca l universities, M r. H o is a bene fa c to r, being a generous scholarship dono r. Towa rds The Chinese U n iv e rs ity o f H ong Kong , M r. H o has m an ifested b o th his deep concern and good w ill b y h e lp in g t o fo rm u la te in the early years its fin a n c ia l p o lic y , b y a ccomm oda ting the o ffices o f its C en tra l U n its be fo re its own b u ild ing s were available, and b y opening a B ranch O ffic e o f the Hang Seng Bank at the U n iv e rs ity Headquarters. This U n iv e rs ity , in re c o g n itio n o f his o u ts tan d in g c o n trib u tio n s towards H ong Kong 's econom y and social deve lopm en t, and as a to k e n o f apprecia tio n o f his inva luable services to th is U n iv e rs ity , recommends Sin-Hang Ho to Y o u r E xce llen cy fo r the c o n fe rm e n t o f the degree o f D o c to r o f Social Science, h o n o r i s causa. - 5 -