Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2001

Daisy L i Woo Tse-ha MBE Mrs. Daisy L i Woo Tse-ha is a leading philanthropist in Hong Kong and an outstanding figure in voluntary social service. A native of Sanshui in Guangdong, Mrs. L i was bom into a family which placed great importance on charity work as well as on the education of the children. Mr. Woo Hei-tong, her father, was a man of unblemished virtue and broad vision, and insisted that his children should be given the best opportunities that education could offer. The young Daisy Woo attended St. Stephen's Girls' College, and then proceeded to the University of Hong Kong where she read sociology. There the foundation of her life-long commitment to service for the community was laid. While at university she met her future husband, Mr. L i Fook-shu, who was a couple of years her senior. The marriage joining the two illustrious families was a happy event that invited the attention and blessing of the whole town. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Li have gone through blessings and vicissitudes of life for many a happy year. It would be a fair comment to make that, with such remarkable family background, most ordinary women would easily have indulged in the life of a lady of leisure. Mrs. Li, however, proved an exception. Since her marriage she has devoted herself to giving her husband support i n his work and in bringing u p their four children. She was firm in instilling moral precepts in her children from an early age, and gave them the best education in both the East and the West. Thus they were all sent to England while still in their teens, and Mrs. L i went with them, leaving behind the busy social life of Hong Kong. While in England she not only took care of her children in their daily life but also ensured that their Chinese education was not neglected by employing the best private tutors. I n the event her eldest daughter became a consultant radiologist and her younger daughter became a teacher. One of the two L i boys grew up to be an elder statesman in high finance, while the other became a dependable leader in the medical profession and in higher education. That they serve the community well, contributing significantly to society in their respective roles, much is due to their mother's foresight and hard work. There can be little doubt that the achievements of her children ， and the worthy services they have rendered to the community, are, to Mrs. Li, her greatest pride and joy . 55th C o n g r e g a t i o n 49