Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2006

12 Chinese University Bulletin Spring • Summer 2006 Mr. Fok Chun Wan, Ian A luminous business leader in Hong Kong, Mr. Ian Chun Wan Fok is the managing director of Henry Y.T. Fok Group and Yau Wing Co. Ltd., the chairman of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the chairman of the Standing Committee of Hong Kong Pei Hua Education Foundation and a member of Standing Committee of the 9th Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Mr. Fok obtained his Bachelor of Science and MBA from the University of British Columbia in Canada. He has been in the forefront of welfare promotion for the business sector. Besides serving as the chairman of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, he is also the vice-chairman of China Overseas Friendship Association, a member of the Standing Committee of All China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and the vice-chairman of Guangdong Overseas Friendship Association. Mr. Fok is highly supportive of business and trade development in Hong Kong and the region. He has served as a council member of the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council, a member of the Council and Executive Committee of The Hong Kong Management Association, and a member of the Board of Directors of Boao Forum for Asia. Mr. Fok is dedicated to service for the c o mm u n i t y a n d p a r t i c i p a t e s i n many impo r t an t committees of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He is a member of the Commission on Poverty, a member of the Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged, a member of the Elite Sports Committee, a member of the Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council, and a member of the Award Council of the Hong Kong Award for Young People. He has also been an ardent supporter of educational enterprises in Hong Kong, having served as a member of the Council and Court of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and a member of the Council of The Open University of Hong Kong. Besides Mr. Fok is an active promoter of Chinese martial arts to the world; he has served as the president of the Hong Kong Wushu Union, the vice-chairman of Wushu Federation of Asia, and a member of the Executive Committee and the chairman of the Marketing and Development Committee of the International Wushu Federation. As director of Fok Ying Tung Foundation Ltd., Mr. Fokhasmademagnanimous donations through the Foundation to support the development of science, culture, education, medicine, sports, tourism, transport, infrastructure, in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and the world over. In 2005, the Foundation made a munificent donation of $40 million to CUHK to support the construction of an academic and research building for the Satellite Remote Sensing Receiving Station. This act of generosity has contributed significantly to the furtherance of scientific research at the University. From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Fok also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University’s United College. In recognitionofMr. Fok’s illustrious contributions to the community, the HKSAR Government made him an unofficial Justice of the Peace in 2003, and awarded him the Silver Bauhinia Star in 2005. Mr. Fok is also an honorary university fellow of The Open University of Hong Kong, and an honorary citizen of Panyu and Guangzhou.