Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1995

News in Br ief Council News Life Member • Sir Quo-wei Lee, CBE, JP, has been appointed a Life Member of the University Council from 30th November 1994 in recognition of his distinguished service to the University for over three decades. Sir Quo-wei's long association with the University began in the early 1960s when he became the founding treasurer of the University, a post he held for 19 years until 1982. He has since served as chairman of the University Council. An eminent banker, Sir Quo-wei is chairman of Hang Seng Bank and has a distinguished record of public service. His contributions are well recognized both in Hong Kong and overseas. He will continue to serve as chairman of the University Council after becoming a Life Member. New Council Members • Mr. Anthony Neoh, QC, JP, has been nominated by the Chancellor as a member of the University Council for three years from 27th November 1994, succeeding Dr. Victor K. Fung. Mr. Neoh is a member of the English (1976 Gray's Inn), Hong Kong (1976), and California (1984) Bar, and specializes in town planning, land and constitutional and administrative law matters. He is active in community service and is currently chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission and of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, and a member of the Council ofthe Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the HK/China Liaison Group. • Mr. Raymond Kwok has been elected by the University Council as a member of the Council from 30th November 1994. Mr. Kwok is vice-chairman and managing director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Group and a member of the board of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company and of USI Holdings Ltd. He currently serves on the Port Development Board and the Deposit-taking Companies Advisory Committee. • Dr. Daniel Law has been elected by the Assembly of Fellows of Chung Chi College as member of the University Council for a period of three years from 23rd April 1995, succeeding Dr. Fanny Cheung. University Members and Alumni Honoured • Prof. Charles K. Kao, vice-chancellor, was honoured for his contributions to optical fibre communications. A new building of Bell-Northern Research of Northern Telecom was named after Prof. Kao and his former colleague, Dr. George Hockham. The Kao & Hockham Laboratory is located in Harlow, Great Britain. • Prof. C.N. Yang, distinguished professor-at-large, was named winner ofthe 1994-95 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science by the Franklin Institute ofPhiladelphia. The prize is worth a quarter of a million US dollars and will be awarded to Prof. Yang in May 1995 in recognition ofhis contributions to gauge field theory. The Franklin Institute has, for nearly a century and a half, honoured eminent scientists and technologists worldwide for achievements that have made significant impacts on mankind. Prof. Yang will also receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Drexel University in Philadelphia this May. Drexel University recognizes Prof. Yang for his world stature as educator, his profound scientific contributions which make him a major scientific thinker of the twentieth century, and his towering influence in being the de facto cultural liaison between the United States and China. • Dr. Dennis S.C. Lam, lecturer in ophthalmology and visual sciences, was selected as one of the 'Ten Outstanding Young Persons of 1994' of Hong Kong on 23rd October, an honour reserved for persons under 40 for their outstanding achievements and contribution to Hong Kong society. News in Brief 39