名譽大學院士

周肇平教授為著名骨科及創傷學教授，成就卓越，亦是香港高等教育界的傑出領袖，深受敬重。

周教授畢業於香港大學，獲授內外全科醫學士及外科碩士學位，於1972至1977年間分別在香港、加拿大、英國及美國繼續其專科進修。周教授服務港大逾40載，於1973年加入港大骨科及創傷學系任職講師，其後晉升為高級講師、教授，1990年起出任講座教授，2015年退休後獲授榮休教授榮銜。

作為世界知名的骨科專家，周教授在上肢外科和顯微外科領域成就卓著，於國際期刊發表超過150篇醫學學術文章。1977年，他在香港首次成功進行顯微外科斷指再植手術，而他所進行的縫接0.15毫米血管實驗性手術，至今仍是一項世界紀錄。

周教授於1995至1998年出任港大醫學院院長，期間推行了對大學教育有著深遠影響的課程改革。2000至2001年，周教授擔任港大副校長，專責職員事務。2008至2014年，周教授再次出任港大副校長，專責大學關係。

周教授為香港骨科醫學院以及香港醫學專科學院院士。他熱心公益，長期積極參與義工服務和慈善團體的工作，曾在香港以及世界各地擔任義務外科醫生。他是香港傷健協會的榮譽會長，亦在紅十字會、救世軍和特殊教育的非政府組織擔當顧問，並在多家法定和非法定機構擔任公職，對社會貢獻良多。

周教授於1995年獲委任為太平紳士，並於2012年獲授銀紫荊星章。

Citation delivered by Professor Paul TAM, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Every now and then, I would see some elegant people
walking down along the University path, looking like the high gods of Olympus,
and I said to myself: “One day, I am going to become one of them.”

These poignant thoughts of a secondary school student were to become the self-evident truth of the man we honour today.

For more than half a century, Professor Chow Shew-ping has been a treasured member of the University of Hong Kong, but first and foremost he is a world renowned orthopaedic surgeon in the areas of upper limb surgery and microsurgery.

He graduated from this University with an MBBS in 1968 – and just celebrated the milestone Golden Jubilee with his beloved classmates last week.

His pursuit of specialty training in orthopaedic surgery took him to the UK and the US; however, Professor Chow’s heart brought him home, to HKU where he joined the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in 1973.

Professor Chow’s star rose quickly and just four years later, he performed the first successful microsurgical replantation of a severed thumb in Hong Kong.

Few doctors can claim to hold a world record but Professor Chow’s experimental repair of blood vessels of 0.15 mm diameter – that’s barely the width of a human hair – was considered pioneering at the time and remains a world record.

He continued serving as an orthopaedic surgeon at Queen Mary Hospital for decades.

This Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has held esteemed positions in international professional bodies, and has served as an advisor to the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, and non-governmental organisations in special education.

Closer to home, he is Honorary President of the Hong Kong Physical Handicapped and Able-Bodied Association. In 2012, he was rightfully awarded a Silver Bauhinia Star.

But beyond the passionate, dedicated, accomplished medical professional, there is another side to this selfless-hearted man.

There is the steadfast champion of this University.

Professor Chow’s tenure spans a remarkable 50 years of noble service to HKU, and he has answered his alma mater’s call to leadership time and again, always bringing his invaluable insights, resourcefulness, and passion for education to the table then, and as emeritus ever since.

He was Chair Professor of the Department in 1990, and took up the mantle of Dean of Medicine from 1995 to 1998. As Dean, he shaped and reformed the curriculum, as well as planned and secured funding for the new medical complex on Sassoon Road.

His administrative acumen and mastery of taking action did not go unnoticed, and in 2008, he took up the portfolio of Pro-Vice-Chancellor for University Relations.

This appointment was set against the challenging background of expansion and change at HKU.

During his appointment, the new 4-year tertiary education system was introduced together with the brand new concept of college education; the much-needed Centennial Campus, home to the Faculties of Law, Arts and Social Sciences, was hewn from rock; and the curtain was raised on the Centenary Celebrations.

He seized every opportunity to rally support from all stakeholders of the University family. He spearheaded innovative fundraising initiatives, such as the Centenary Wine, to support students’ service learning, later known as the “Service 100” project.

In a consummate balancing act, Professor Chow still gave unswerving commitment of time and guidance to many voluntary and charity organisations.

And when unspeakable calamities hit ordinary lives, Professor Chow showed no hesitation to lend his expertise as a volunteer surgeon wherever he could. From the Chinese Mainland, Bangladesh, Africa, Indonesia, his footprints in this world are aplenty.

Professor Chow is a man of great character and of great heart. He is good and he is kind. And above all, he gets things done.

He embodies all the values that this University holds dear and all that is good about it.

Just as I opened with the words of Professor Chow himself, I close with his favourite lines from his favourite song:

“And one day when I get old,
a wonderful morning in May.
I shall tell you, HKU,
I loved you,
one day when I was young.”

Mr Pro-Chancellor, I am proud to present Professor Chow Shew-ping for the Honorary University Fellowship, in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of medicine and academia, and for a life lived in the service of humanity.