Bulletin Special Supplement Professor Arthur K C Li: A Six-Year Term as Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University (1996–2002)

李國章校長（左）接受赫爾大學的榮譽理 學博士學位（一九九九年） Prof. A r t h u r K.C . L i (lef t ) bein g c o n f e r r ed th e h o n o r a r y d o c t o r a t e of scienc e b y Th e U n i v e r s i t y o f H u l l (1999 ) 李國章校長（左）親領美國外科醫學院 榮譽院士銜（二零零零年） Prof. A r t h u r K . C . L i (left ) bein g presented th e H o n o r a r y F e l l o w s h ip o f th e Am e r i c a n College o f Surgeon s (2000 ) and his primary and secondary schooling was completed at St. Paul's Co-educationa l Colleg e i n Hon g Kong . Nurtured i n the spirit of servic e to others, Prof. L i chose at a young age to pursue a medical career and undertoo k the broader Natural Science s Tripos pat h to medicin e a t Cambridge University . H e pursued studie s in surger y as he relished th e challenge and satisfactio n o f being abl e to do somethin g skilfu l an d positiv e fo r the sick . He underwen t postgraduat e trainin g i n Englan d unti l a scholarship brough t hi m to Harvar d Medical Schoo l and Massachusetts Genera l Hospital , Boston , USA , wher e he furthered his specialist training. He chose to specialize in hepatobiliar y an d uppe r gastrointestina l surger y because o f th e hig h incidenc e o f relate d disease s an d the nee d fo r surgica l expertis e i n suc h area s i n Hon g Kong. H e extende d hi s clinica l experienc e b y takin g up appointmen t i n 198 0 a s a consultant a t th e Roya l Free Hospital , London , whic h wa s wel l know n fo r its hepatobiliar y work . I n th e followin g year , h e wa s awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine by Cambridge University. Academic Achievements In the years that followed Prof . L i continued t o strive fo r excellence, an d wo n fo r himsel f numerou s accolades , which includ e th e awar d o f th e Europea n Societ y fo r Surgical Researc h Priz e i n 1980 , an d th e Moyniha n Medal o f th e Association o f Surgeon s o f Grea t Britai n and Irelan d i n 1982 . Bot h thes e award s wer e an d ar e competed fo r b y man y well-establishe d surgeon s fro m many countries, and Prof . L i was particularly prou d tha t he managed to achieve these honours early in his career. He wa s subsequentl y grante d honorar y fellowship s o f other surgica l college s an d renowne d surgica l associations, an d honorar y professorship s a t man y academic institutions , includin g thos e i n mainlan d China. In 1995 , h e was appointe d Edwar d Toot h Professo r a t Royal Brisban e Hospital , The Universit y of Queensland , Australia; Honorar y Fello w o f th e Roya l Colleg e o f Physicians an d Surgeon s o f Glasgow ; an d th e 14t h Edward Hallara n Bennet t Lecture r a t Trinity College , University o f Dublin , Ireland . 中文大學校刊•特刊 Chines e Universit y Bulleti n • Specia l Supplemen t 4