Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1998

nephrectomy compensatory renal growth. During the last half century he has published 21 books and 150 articles on a wide range of medical subjects, and the influence of his work is indeed truly remarkable. Prof. Wu's achievement in urological research is highly regarded not only in China, but also in the international medical community. Academic honours bestowed on Prof. Wu are legion: he is an Honorary Member of the American Urological Association and the International Society of Surgery, a Foreign Member of the Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine, an Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong College of Surgeons, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, an Honorary Member of the Japanese Urological Association, and an Honorary Member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. He is the recipient of a number of highly regarded international prizes, including the Grand Medal of Paris (the Echelon Vermeil) and the Suzuki Uro- Medicine Award of Japan, awards which are a measure of his exalted status and enormous reputation in the world community of medicine. A physician of profound learning and international fame, Prof. Wu has attended leaders of the Chinese government as well as heads of foreign countries, and he is justly named 'Physician Extraordinary to Heads of States'. Yet Prof. Wu, whose fame now extends to the four corners of the earth, has a generous heart and impresses all who know him w i th his great wisdom and benevolence. To him there is no patient u nwo r t hy of his utmost attention, whether he be a k i ng or president, or just a man in the street. As his name in Chinese implies, Jie, or rank, is linked to Ping, or equality, giving the idea that people of all ranks should be treated equally. Prof. Wu has lived up to his name. He is a perfect example, too, of the physician in loco parentis. In order that he may further offer his immense w i s d om, knowledge and experience to society, Prof. Wu entered national politics in the late eighties, having had a most distinguished career in research and education. He has been elected a vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China. While Chinese history records numerous philosopher-soldiers who are equally- adept in letters and in arms, Prof. Wu is known for his mild manners and urbane bearing, and for the admirable way in which he conducts himself as he pursues a dual career in medicine and politics. This w o u ld make h i m a philosopher-physician, and one that stands unique in the annals of our country. N o w i n his eighties, Prof. Wu enjoys excellent health and is currently devoting much of his time and energy to international efforts at p r omo t i ng planned parenthood and anti- smoking campaigns. He holds key positions in organizations dedicated to these causes, and is keen on educating the populace. In 1995 the Wu Jie-ping Medical Fund for Urological Research was instituted as China proclaimed Prof. Wu's beliefs and celebrated his achievements. The objectives of this fund are to encourage medical research and to assist younger generations of medical practitioners, and its establishment marked another new height in Prof. Wu's career. Madam Chancellor, Prof. Wu Jie-ping is a distinguished member of the medical profession, a doctor and a scholar of immense stature. A l l through his life he has embraced benevolence and service as his guiding principles, and has made illustrious contributions in his chosen field. Prof. Wu is a staunch friend of The Chinese University of Hong Kong: the surgery and urology units have frequently profited from his sage advice, and his views on medical research and development of medical studies at the University have always been cherished and valued. In consideration of his outstanding achievements and contributions to Chinese and world medicine, Madam Chancellor, I present Prof. Wu Jie-ping for admission to the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa. ( W r i t t en in Chinese by SerenaJin, translated by the Bulletin) The 53rd Congregation 9