Dr Chiang Chen is the Chairman and Founder of Chen Hsong Holdings Limited, and Chiang Chen Industrial Charity Foundation.
Dr Chiang is a native of Shandong province, China. He started his own modest machine shop in 1958. In 1966, he invented the first locally designed and manufactured ten-ounce in-line screw-type plastic injection moulding machine, which was awarded the New Product Award by the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong. Since then, the Chen Hsong Group has grown to be one of the largest manufacturers of plastic injection machines in the world.
To advance industrialisation in China, Dr Chiang donated all his shares in the Chen Hsong Group in 1990 to found the Chiang Chen Industrial Charity Foundation. Over the years, the Foundation has supported the training and research development of manufacturing industries in China. Dr Chiang was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1997 and the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 2005. He is also a Founding Honorary Director of the HKU Foundation.
In recognition of his contributions to building the industrial sector in Hong Kong and on the Mainland, and thus enriching the livelihood of people throughout the nation, the University has resolved to confer upon him the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa.
