Bulletin Number Four 1986

Thirty-first Congregation — Conferment o f Honorary Degrees and H igher Degrees The University held its Th irty -firs t Congregation on 30th October, 1986, at Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. Over 1,500 graduates and guests attended the cere mony, at which His Excellency the Chancellor Sir Edward Youde presided. This year the University conferred honorary degrees on fou r eminent persons. The Hon. Mr. Justice Simon Fook-sean L i was awarded the degree o f Doctor o f Law, hono ri s causa, Mr. Wu Qingyuan (Go Sei Gen) the degree o f Doctor o f Literature, hono ri s causa, Professor Sir Andrew Patrick McEwen Forrest the degree o f Doctor o f Science, honor i s causa, and Dr. the Hon. Daniel Chi Wai Tse the degree o f Doctor o f Social Science, honor i s causa. The Hon. Mr. Justice L i addressed the congregation on behalf o f the honorary graduates. The Public Orator was Dr. Fong-ching Chen, Director o f the Institute o f Chinese Studies, who also wrote the citations. This congregation was also fo r the conferment o f higher degrees to 207 graduates. Dr. Leung Wing Cheong, Joseph, o f the Department o f Medicine was the recipient o f the degree o f Doctor o f Medicine, which the University awarded fo r the first time. Ms. Lo Woon Chun o f the Division o f Chinese Language and Literature was awarded the degree o f Doctor o f Philosophy. Other graduates included seventy-five Masters o f Philosophy, sixteen Masters, o f Arts, nineteen Masters o f Arts (Education), three Masters o f D ivin ity , three Masters o f Social Work, and eighty-nine Masters o f Business Adm inistration. (From left) Professor Hsu Baysung, Dr. the Hon. Q.W. Lee, Dr. the Hon. Daniel Chi Wai Tse, Dr. the Hon. Mr. Justice Simon Fook-sean Li, Sir E dward Youde, Dr. Wu Qingyuan, Professor Sir A ndrew Patrick McEwen Forrest, Dr. Ma Lin, Professor G.H. Choa 2 NEWS