Bulletin Autumn 1989

Thirty-eighth Congregation —Conferment of Honorary and Higher Degrees The University held its thirty-eighth congregation for the conferment of honorary and higher degrees on 12th October, 1989 at the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. Over 1,000 graduates, parents and guests attended the ceremony, at which His Excellency the Governor and Chancellor of the University, Sir David Wilson, officiated. Four eminent persons were awarded honorary doctorates by the University. The degree of Doctor of Laws, hono r i s causa , was conferred on the Rt. Hon. Lord Butterfield of Stechford, Dr. Harry Fang Sin-yang and the Hon. Maria Tam Wai-chu; and the degree of Doctor of Science, hono r i s causa , on Professor Lee Yuan-Tseh. Citations for the honorary graduates were written and delivered by Dr. Byron Weng, reader in government and public administration of the University. Professor Lee Yuan-Tseh addressed the assembly on behalf of the honorary graduates. The congregation also saw the award of higher degrees to 238 graduates, including nine Doctors of Philosophy, 87 Masters of Philosophy, 14 Masters of Arts, 26 Masters of Arts (Education), two Masters of Science, and 100Masters of Business Administration. 2