Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1999

H o n o r a r y F e l l o w s h i p a nd D o c t o r a t e f o r P r o f , A r t h u r K . C. Li Prof. Arthur K.C. Li, vice-chancellor of the University, was awarded an honorary fellowship on 6th November 1998 by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, the highest honour the college can bestow and which is reserved ‘for those special and talented few who make significant contributions to the progress of medicine and the betterment of humanity'. Prof. L i was also made an honorary graduate of the University o f Hull, UK , in recognition of his multifarious capabilities and contributions to the world. He was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Science by Prof. David N. Dilks, vice-chancellor o f the University of Hull, at a ceremony held at the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel on 25th February 1999. H o n o r a r y D o c t o r a t e f o r P r o f . A m b r o s e K i ng Prof. Ambrose King, pro-vice-chancellor of the University, was conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters b y the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on 13th November 1998. P r o f . V i c t o r C h a n W a i - k w o n g S e l e c t e d as O u t s t a n d i n g Y o u ng P e r s o n 1 9 98 Prof. Victor Chan Wai-kwong, associate professor in the Department o f Music, was selected one of six recipients of the Outstanding Young Persons Award for 1998. P r o f . D e n n i s S . C . Lam N a m e d Y o u n g L e a d e r of t he Year Prof. Dennis S.C. Lam, chair of the Departmen t of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, was selected Young Leader of the Year by the panel of judges for the Sing Tao Daily/Hong Kong Standard 1998 Leader of the Year and Young Leader of the Year Awards. Mong Man Wai Building Formally Opens Mong Man Wai Building, named after Dr. William Mong Man-wai in appreciation of hi s contributions towards the promotion of research and development in science and engineering, was officially opened on 10th December 1998. The Honourable Tung Chee-hwa, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, officiated at the dedication ceremony. Located on central campus, the new b u i l d i n g houses the Depa r tment of Biochemistry, the Department o f Mechanical and Automation Engineering, and the Institute of Mathematical Sciences. There are also purpose-designed classrooms, lecture theatres, and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. Dr. Mong Man-wai is a distinguished entrepreneur and founder of the Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund, which over the years has donated more than HK$200 million Prof. Arthur K.C. Li (left) being conferred the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, by the University of Hull. From left: Dr. Lee Hon-chiu, Mr. Tung Chee-hwa, Dr. William Mong Man-wai. and Prof Arthur K.C. Li News in Brief S7