Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1998

Prof. C.K. Yeung Elected Most Outstanding Young Person The first doctor to prove that the Helicobacter pylori bacteria can lead to stomach ulcers in children and a pioneer in treating children w i th urethral ailments, Prof. C.K. Yeung has close to two decades of experience in paediatric surgery. He participated in the first live- related orthotopic liver transplant for children in southeast Asia, has conducted many endoscopic and urological operations using the latest techniques, and established services for children w i t h spina bifida, urological and gastrointestinal disorders. Prof. Yeung's many achievements have brought him, a man still shy of 40, both name and honour. In November 1997, he was selected as one of Hong Kong's Ten Most Outstanding Young Persons in an annual election, now in its 25th year, organized by the Hong Kong Junior Chamber of Commerce. Prof. Yeung's daily schedule is a colourful collage of clinical and surgical sessions, activities to promote surgical development locally and abroad, international conferences, classes, lectures, academic exchange w i t h overseas scholars, research, and publishing. What ideal or motivation underlies Prof. Yeung's dedication to his work, a dedication which necessarily entails the sacrifice of leisure and family time? Besides his love of children, Prof. Yeung said he would feel ashamed if he did not work hard to contribute his share to society, given the sound educatio n he received in Hong Kong, the advanced facilities in hi s workplace that allow him to conduct world-class medical research, and the support of family and colleagues. To him, it is only by using knowledge to lessen the pain of others that life can be meaningful. 'When a child's life is saved by an operation, I feel a happiness beyond description,' he said. Chinese University Bulletin Spring • Summer 1998 38