The Review 2005

Dr the Honourable Donald Tsang receives his honorary degree at the 171st Honorary Degrees Congregation. In June 2005 he became Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Chancellor of the University. The University also honoured three other persons at the same congregation: Sir Anthony Mason of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, Professor Chen Zhu of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dr Charles Lee Yeh Kwong of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. T HE R E V I EW 2 0 0 5 Five outstanding individuals received Honorary Fellowships in recognition of their contribution to the University and the wider community. Professor Lo Hong Lit, an expert in classical Chinese Literature (pictured left). Professor Daniel Chan Kwong On, zoologist. Warren Chan Chee Hoi, distinguished counsel. Christina Lee Look Ngan Kwan, philanthropist. Shelley Lee Lai Kuen, distinguished alumna. 2 8 The University hosted Shaw Prize Lectures by Sir Richard Doll (pictured right) who established the link between smoking and lung cancer, Herbert Boyer, a co-discoverer of DNA cloning and Yuet-wai Kan, who traced disease-causing genes in families, J. Craig Venter, a leading scientist in genome research, also spoke to students and staff, and Jane Goodall gave an impassioned speech about Africa’s great apes and encouraged young people to become involved in their local communities.