Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2006

Fifth Honorary Fellowship Conferment Ceremony 11 Mr. Cheng Ming Fun, Paul A n eminent business leader in Hong Kong, Mr. Cheng Ming Fun, Paul is chairman of the board of directors of The Link Management Limited, and non-executive director of several listed companies in Hong Kong. Mr. Cheng obtained his MBA from the Wharton Graduate Business School, University of Pennsylvania, and his Bachelor of Arts from Lake Forest College in Illinois. Mr. Cheng’s extensive business and political experience include chairmanship of Inchcape Pacific and N.M. Rothschild & Sons (Hong Kong) Ltd., as well as membership of the Legislative Council and the Provisional Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Government. Mr. Cheng is dedicated to community service and has served in numerous statutory bodies. He is the only businessman who has chaired both the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. He has been steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, member of the Preparatory Committee, Preliminary Working Committee for the Preparatory Committee, and Selection Committee for the First Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; and a Hong Kong Affairs Advisor. He is a founding member of the Court of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and an adjunct professor of its School of Business and Management. Over the years, Mr. Cheng has contributed significantly to the development of The Chinese University. He has been a member of the University Council since 1992; he has also served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Council, a member of the Task Force on the Development and Financing of the University in the Next Decade and Beyond, chairman of the Career Development Board, and a member of the Search Committee for the Appointment of the New Vice-Chancellor in 2002. In 2003, Mr. Cheng chaired the 40th Anniversary Celebration Organizing Committee and the 40th Anniversary Fund Raising Committee of The Chinese University. Under his capable leadership, the University’s achievements over the past 40 years were put on full display for the benefit of the community. In recognition of his valuable contribution, Mr. Cheng was knighted by the King of Belgium in 1991, appointed an honorary citizen of Nanjing in 1994, made an non-official Justice of the Peace in 1997, and conferred an honorary fellowship by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2004.