Bulletin Special Supplement Bidding Farewell to Prof. and Mrs. Charles K. Kao

_ Can you tell us your plans after retirement from the University? □ T echno logy is one o f m y speciality areas and I shall re tu rn to the techno logy fie ld after m y retirement. I'll travel quite a lo t in the com ing few months bu t w ill eventually set up m y ow n com pan y to p ro v id e services re la ted to va lue-added techno log y- transfe r in the em e rg ing m arkets in southeast Asia. I'll re tu rn to H o n g K ong in September to take p a rt in the p re p a ra tio n o f a te ch n o lo g y w eek, w h ic h is to be organized b y the Ind u s try D epa rtm ent in the firs t w e e k o f January 1997. I am the chairman o f the organizing comm ittee o f this function . This fun ction is im po rtan t in demonstrating H ong Kong's techno log ica l capab ility. I expect to rem ain busy b u t after retirement, I w ill manage m y time on m y o w n term s and h o p e fu lly be able to strike a better balance between w o rk and leisu re . So fa r it has been tilte d too m uch towards w o rk . What would you like to say to your colleagues and students on the eve of your departure? □ Everyone has a responsibility to oneself and to others. D o y o u r utm ost to fu lfil that responsib ility. □ 高校長頒獎予校長盃教 職員運動錦標赛總冠軍 (九零年度）文學院隊。 Prof. Kao presenting the Vice-Chancellor's Cup to the w innin g team o f the VC's Cup staff tournament in A p ril 1991 高校長於一九九四至九五年度新生入學典禮後與學生合照。 Prof. Kao poses shoulder to shoulder w ith students on the first day o f the 1994-95 academic year An Interview with Prof. Charles K. Kao 17