Bulletin No. 1, 2016

34 Chinese University Bulletin No. 1, 2016 An announcement on new office-bearers for the University Student Union (1972–73) was made in the April 1972 issue of University Bulletin Conferred Honorary Fellowship by the University (6 May 2002) Attending the opening ceremony of the CUHK 40th Anniversary Fair (20 September 2003) Y ou took up chairmanship of the University Council af ter you had stepped down at HSBC. You said your leaving HSBC was hardly a retirement at all. Are you finally retired now? I still don’t have a retirement, as my friends won’t let me. A few of them invited me to be independent directors of their listed companies, which keeps me quite busy. I also participate in the preparation of the CUHK Medical Centre. The rest of my time is for my family, especially my three- year-old granddaughter, whom I spoil and my wife look after, respectively. My friends no longer complain they had to get in a long line to have dinner with me. I swim for 45 minutes daily. This is my routine, come rain or shine. I am occupied but not overwhelmed. D id you encounter any difficulties while you were at the helm of the University Council? Nothing special, I’d say. First, CUHK has a very good team. I enjoyed my collaboration with Prof. Lawrence J. Lau and Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung , the past and current Vice-Chancellors respectively, and Prof. Fok Tai-fai , Pro -Vice Chancellor. Second, during my tenure there were a number of major projects underway, and of course their implementation wasn’t smooth-sailing all the time. At the Council meetings, members put forward views which were as diverse as they were valuable, and in the end we always managed to come to a consensus. The support from all parties redoubled our resolve to succeed, bringing all these projects