Bulletin Winter 1977

The Next Vice-Chancellor The Council o f the University has announced the appointment of Professor Ma Lin, B.Sc., Ph.D., cur rently Professor o f Biochemistry at the University, to succeed Dr. Choh-Ming Li as Vice-Chancellor from 1st October, 1978 upon Dr. Li's retirement. Professor Ma Lin comes from a family o f dis tinguished scholars. Educated at King's College, Hong Kong, he went on to study Chemistry at the West China Union University and graduated with a Bachelor o f Science degree in 1947. He then went to England to pursue post-graduate studies at the University of Leeds and was awarded the Ph.D. degree in Protein Chemistry in 1955. A career in research and teaching followed. After spending a year in England as post doctoral fellow at University College Hospital (London) and St. James' Hospital (Leeds), he returned to Hong Kong in 1957 and was appointed to the lecturing staff of the University of Hong Kong. Pro fessor Ma joined the Chinese University in 1965 as Senior Lecturer and was instrumental in establishing the Biochemistry Programme. During his sabbatical year in 1969, he worked at the Hormone Research Laboratory o f the University of California. He was promoted to Reader in 1972 and Professor o f Bio­ chemistry in 1973. Professor Ma, who has taken a leadership role in university administration, has been a member of the University Council, Chairman of the Senate Commit­ tee on Staff-Student Relations and Dean o f the Faculty o f Science. Professor Ma has many publications to his credit. The results of his scholarly research on clinical biochemistry and hydatidiform mole have appeared in many academic journals o f international repute. Professor Ma's abiding interest in local com­ munity work is well-known. He is a member of the Committee for Scientific Coordination and the Medical Development Advisory Committee o f the Hong Kong Government. Professor Ma is 52 years old and married, with three children. His wife, Dr. Chan Meng-hua, is a medical practitioner. 1