The Review 2006

The Review 2006 Performance Indicators • More top-performing local students were admitted to this University than any other local tertiary institution, including 92% of applicants with 5As and 6As in HKAL examinations • The highest number of exchange students passed through the University of all local tertiary institutions, 525 incoming and 752 outgoing. We also admitted 1,338 students from overseas and outside the local mainstream school system at all levels of study • The highest share of funding from the Research Grants Council’s Competitive Earmarked Research Grants Awards was awarded to this University – $145.7 million for 215 research proposals • Our academic staff were awarded 24 of 59 Croucher Foundation Senior Research Fellowships, the most of any local tertiary institution Honours • Honorary degrees were conferred on six outstanding individuals (see above, right to left): The Honourable Dr Vivienne Poy, Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, Professor William Ian Rees Davies, Dr the Honourable Leong Che Hung, Mr Simon K.Y. Lee and Professor Wu Jing Lian • University Fellowships were bestowed on seven distinguished persons: Professor Hou Jiancun, Professor Felice Lieh-Mak, Dr Ambrose So Shu Fai, Dr Tam Wah Ching, Mr Raymond To Kwok Wai, Ms Serena Yang Hsueh-chi and Dr Yeoh Eng Kiong • The Fellowship of the Royal Society in London was bestowed upon Professor Malik Peiris for his research into bird ’flu • First-class honours in the prestigious State Scientific Technological Progress Award were given to Hong Kong scientists for the first time, to a pioneering team of liver transplant surgeons in our Department of Surgery T he U niversity 2006 C ontents The University 2006 1 A Message from the Vice-Chancellor 2 Growing with the Times 6 Preparing for Change 12 Breaking New Ground 20 Endowing the Community 28 The University Profile 34 Further detailed information about this Review or the University can be obtained from the Registrar [fax: (852) 2559 9459] An extract from the University’s Annual Accounts 2005-06 Edited by The Registrar Researched and compiled by Kathy Griffin Designed by trinity & co. Photography by sinopix photo agency Printed in Hong Kong by HeterMedia Services Limited on recycled paper for text. Published by The University of Hong Kong ©2006