Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2001

DR . LeeShau Kee Founder, chairman and managing director of Henderson Land DvelopmentCo. Ltd., Dr. Lee is a most successful entrepreneur. His contirbution to the economic developmen t of Hong Kong is well-known, so is his close involvement i n charity and education project s locally, on the mainland, and overseas. A member of th e Board of Trustees of United College, Dr . Lee has been a keen supporte r of the University's development and research projects. PROF. Hu Shiu Ying An eminent botanist, Prof. Hu is Honorary Professor of Chinese Medicine at the University, Senior College Tutor of Chung Chi College, and Emeritus Senior Research Fellow of A r no ld Arboretum, Harvard University. Having spent half a centur y on plant research at Harvard, she is a world authority on several areas i n taxonomy. She has helped the CUHK Department of Biology set up a herbarium and contributed to the creation of the former Chinese Medicinal Material Research Centre and the new School of Chinese Medicine at the University. MR. Richard Liu Sheng Chien A most capable businessman, Mr. Liu is chairman of Superior Holdings Ltd. , and a member of the Board of Trustees of New Asia College. He has give n generously of his time and resources to the promotion of cultural and educational activities, human resources development , and academic exchange. A gentleman given to artistic and literary pursuits , he is widely k nown as a keen supporter of the arts and the humanities, and a champion of Chinese literature and culture . Mr. Liu has on several occasions helped The Chinese University raise multi-million- dollar donations for the nurturing of talent and the promotion of academic exchange. DR. TheHonounable Simon Li Fook Sean A famous philanthropist and a much respected veteran of the legal profession. Dr. Li played a significant role in ensuring the smooth reversion of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty by helping to frame the Basic law and to establish the Hong Kong SAR. Over the years Dr. Li and his family have mad e very generous donations in support of research and academic development in the University and student welfare. 25