Bulletin Special Supplement Oct 1971

C y r il H e n r y PH ILIPS , PH.D . ，D .LITT. A n em inen t h is to ria n and leading a u th o rity on O rie n ta l S tudies, C y ril H en ry Ph ilips has been a mem be r o f the C o u n c il o f The Chinese U n iv e rs ity o f H ong K ong since 1964. H is valuable c o n trib u tio n s to the deve lopm en t o f the U n iv e rs ity are k n ow n to a ll and, in fa c t, to o m any to eulogize in d iv id u a lly here. A fte r a tte n d in g the R o c k F e rry H igh School, Professor Ph ilips firs t ob ta ined his degree o f Master o f A rts fro m the U n iv e rs ity o f L iv e rp o o l and la te r his degree o f D o c to r o f P h ilo soph y fro m the U n iv e rs ity o f L o n do n . Since th en D r. Ph ilips has had a ve ry d istingu ished career b o th in the fie ld o f u n iv e rs ity a dm in is tra tio n and academ ic advancement. He has been Professor o f O rie n ta l H is to ry at the U n iv e rs ity o f L o n d o n fo r the past qua rte r o f a cen tu r y and D ire c to r o f the Schoo l o f O rie n ta l and A fric a n Studies since 1957. In a d d itio n , he was in v ite d to be the M on tague B u rto n L e c tu re r a t the U n iv e rs ity o f Leeds in 1966 and to serve as D e p u ty V ice - C hance llo r o f the U n iv e rs ity o f L o n d o n from 1969 to 1970. H is o u ts tan d in g service in a dm in is tra tio n led to his a p p o in tm e n t as C ha irm an o f the U .G .C . C om m ittee on O rien ta l, A fric a n and Slavonic Studies in the U n ite d K in g d om in 1965 and subsequen tly o f th e U .G .C . C om m ittee on L a tin Am e rican Studies in 1966. In these capacities, D r. Ph ilips has made inva luab le c o n trib u tio n s to the advancement o f th e studies o f the deve loping w o rld . P rofessor P h ilip s ' academ ic achievements have been e qua lly d is tin ­ guished. He h a s been re c ip ie n t ， among o the rs, o f the G ladstone M em o ria l F e llow sh ip , the F rew en L o rd Prize o f the R o y a l Em p ire Socie ty, the A le xan de r Prize o f the R o ya l H is to ric a l Soc ie ty, and an h o n o ra ry degree fro m the U n iv e rs ity o f W a rw ick. D r. Ph ilips is the a u th o r o f m any im p o rta n t p ub lica tion s , especially in the fie ld o f O rie n ta l H is to ry . H is m a jo r w o rks in c lu de The Ea s t I n d i a C omp a n y , I n d i a , H i s t o r i a n s o f I n d i a , Pa k i s t a n a n d C e y l o n ， The E v o l u t i o n o f I n d i a a n d Pak is t an , and Po l i t i c s a n d So c i e t y i n I n d i a . The Chinese U n iv e rs ity o f H ong Kong owes a special g ra titu d e to Professor Ph ilips. As a mem be r o f o u r C ou n c il, he has over the years p layed no small p a rt in the p la nn ing and deve lopm en t o f the U n iv e rs ity . M r. C hance llo r, in re c o g n itio n o f his s ign ifican t c o n trib u tio n s to th is U n iv e rs ity and to the deve lopm ent o f O rie n ta l Studies in the w o rld o f lea rn ing , Professor C y ril H e n ry Ph ilips is being re s p e c tfu lly presented to Y o u r E xce llen cy fo r the co n fe rm e n t o f the degree o f D o c to r o f Laws ho n o r i s causa. 一 6 -