Bulletin Number Five 1983

Twenty-Fifth Congregation in Commemorati on o f the Twent iet h Anniversary o f the University and f o r the Conf erment o f Honorar y Degrees The Twenty-Fifth Congregation in Commemoration o f the Twentieth Anniversary o f the University and for the Conferment o f Honorary Degrees was held on 17th October at the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. His Excellency the Chancellor, Sir Edward Youde presided at the ceremony, which was attended by over one thousand guests, and the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ma Lin addressed the Congregation. Five eminent persons were awarded honorary doctorates at this Congregation. Two were awarded the degree o f Doctor o f Laws, honoris causa: Dr. the Hon. Sir Sze-yuen Chung, an outstanding engineer and industrialist, and the Hon. Sir Philip Haddon-Cave, an economist and the Chief Secretary o f the Hong Kong Government. Two were awarded the degree o f Doctor o f Science, honoris causa: Sir William Melville A rnott, Emeritus Professor o f Medicine, University o f Birmingham, and a member o f the University's Medical Academic Advisory Committee; and Dr. Joseph Needham, a world-renowned scholar and authority in the study o f the history o f Science. Dr. the Hon. Francis Y.H. Tien, a leading figure in the industrial sector, was awarded the degree o f Doctor o f Social Science, honoris causa. Sir Philip Haddon- Cave addressed the Congregation on behalf o f the honorary graduates. The Public Orator was Mr. Yu Kwang-chung, Reader in Chinese, who also wrote the Citations.