City University of Hong Kong (CityU) conferred the title of Honorary Fellow on four distinguished persons in recognition of their distinctive contributions to the development of, and service to, the University. The Honorary Fellowship Conferment Ceremony was held on 20 September. The distinguished persons are:

§ Mrs Stella Lau Kun Lai-kuen, Headmistress of Diocesan Girls’ School;

§ Dr Raymond Leung Siu-hong, Chairman of SAE Magnetics (HK) Ltd and Chairman and CEO of TDK China Co Ltd;

§ Dr Leung Wing-tai, General Secretary of Breakthrough; and

§ Dr Dennis T L Sun, Chairman of China-Hongkong Photo Products Holdings Ltd.

(Short biographies of the Honorary Fellows are attached.)

Dr Norman Leung Nai-pang, Pro-Chancellor, The Hon Leung Chun-ying, Council Chairman, and Professor Way Kuo, University President, officiated at the ceremony.

In his welcoming address, Mr Leung said it was a great pleasure to see that the four recipients’ generous service had been recognised, noting that their relentless support had helped make CityU one of the strongest institutions in Hong Kong and Asia.

On behalf of the Honorary Fellows, Dr Sun said CityU had matured after 25 years of vigorous growth and was on a path of steady development. He thanked the CityU community, its alumni, friends and many others for helping to establish a more caring image of the University. “Some listed companies in Hong Kong prefer to hire CityU graduates, a trend that shows how CityU is growing steadily in terms of its international academic status and research excellence, as seen in our rise up the world university league tables,” he said. On behalf of his fellow honorees, he emphasised that they would continue to contribute to the growth of CityU.

Media enquiries: Scarlett Leung, Communications and Public Relations Office, CityU (Tel: 3442 6807 or 9460 3099)