This is a brief list of notable graduates of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). For a detailed version, please refer to the Chinese version of this article.
Faculty of Arts
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| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & year |
|---|---|---|
| Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee | Former Secretary for Security of Hong Kong (1998–2003) and Hong Kong Legislator (since 2008) | B.A. (Eng Lit.) |
| Elizabeth Wong | Former Director of Social Welfare and Hong Kong Legislator; now writer | B.A. (Eng Lit.) 1962 |
| Anson Chan Fang On-sang | Former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong | B.A. (Eng Lit.) |
| Eileen Chang | Writer | Did not complete (English literature) |
| Mabel Cheung | Film director | BA 1973 |
| Ching Cheong | Journalist | B.Econ 1975 |
| Selina Chow Selina Chow Leung Suk-yee | Non ex-officio Member of the Executive Council | BA (English) |
| Chan Hing-yan | Composer and music educator | chair of the Department of Music |
| Ann Hui | Director | BA 1969, MA 1973 |
| Rafael Hui Si Yan | Former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong | BA '70, DSocSc honoris causa, 2007 |
| Clara Law | Film director | |
| Martin Lee Chu-ming | Former Legislative Councillor (Hong Kong Island) | BA |
| Margaret Ng | Member of the Legislative Council (Legal constituency) | BA 1969, MA 1975 |
| Catherine Joyce Symons | Headmistress of DGS, Legco & Execo member | BA 1939, LL.D honoris causa 1978 |
| Tsang Yok-sing | President of the Legislative Council | BA (Mathematics) 1968, CertEd 1981, AdvDipEd 1982, MEd 1983 |
| Kay Tse On-kei | Singer | BA (American Studies) 2004 |
| James Wong Jim | Lyricist | BA 1963, MPhil 1983, PhD 2003 |
| Lin Xi | Lyricist | BA (Translation) 1984 |
| Patrick Yu | Lawyer | BA |
| Wong Chi Hang Sara | Artist | MA (Landscape Architechure) |
Faculty of Business and Economics
edit| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & year |
|---|---|---|
| Edan Lui | Singer and actor; member of Hong Kong Cantopop group MIRROR | BBA (IS) 2019 |
Faculty of Engineering
edit| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & year |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Cheuk-yan | Member of the Legislative Council | BSc (Eng) 1978 |
| Fu Bingchang | Nationalist and Chinese politician | |
| Chung Sze-yuen | Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE) | |
| Zion Tse | Tenured Associate Professor of Medical Robotics[1] at the University of Georgia | BSc (Eng) 2006 |
Faculty of Law
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Rimsky Yuen, former Secretary for Justice
Ronny Tong SC
Audrey Eu SC
Alan Leong SC
Johannes Chan SC (Hon)
| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & year |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cheung Kui-nung | Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal; 4th Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong (2011-2018) | LLB 1984, PCLL 1985 |
| Elsie Leung | Former Secretary for Justice | LLM |
| Rimsky Yuen | Former Secretary for Justice (2012-2018); Senior Counsel | LLB |
| Patrick Chan Siu-oi | Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal; Former Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal; 1st Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong | LLB 1974 |
| Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor | 5th Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong (subject to the Legislative Council's endorsement) | LLB (1985), PCLL (1986) |
| Johnson Lam Man-hon | Vice-President of the Court of Appeal | LLB |
| Wally Yeung | Vice-President of the Court of Appeal | LLB 1974[2] |
| Albert Ho Chun-yan | Former Member of the Legislative Council (New Territories West) | LLB 1975 |
| Albert H. Y. Chen | Member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee of the National People's Congress Standing Committee | LLB 1980 |
| Johannes Chan | First Honorary Senior Counsel in Hong Kong; former dean of the Faculty of Law | LLB |
| Margaret Ng | Former Member of Legislative Council; Barrister | PCLL 1988 |
| Alan Leong | Former Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel | LLB |
| Audrey Eu | Former Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel | LLB |
| Ronny Tong | Former Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel | LLB |
| Tanya Chan | Member of Legislative Council | LLB |
| Benjamin Yu | Senior Counsel | LLB |
| Sinnie Ng | Singer; member of Hong Kong Cantopop group Lolly Talk | BSS(GL) & LLB |
Faculty of Medicine (Renamed as Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine in 2006)
edit| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & year |
|---|---|---|
| Pak-Cheong Ho | Founder of Hong Kong Harmonica Association, Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award, medical researcher | MBBS 1987[3] |
| Yuet Wai Kan | Winner of Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research, Shaw Prize in Life Science | MBBS |
| Vivian Li | Discovering a new way that Wnt is activated in bowel cancer | PhD in Pathology (2008) |
| Yuen Kwok-yung | Head of HKU Department of Microbiology | MBBS in 1981 |
Faculty of Science
edit| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & year |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Suen | Secretary for Education | BSc (Mathematics and Physics) |
| Stephen Lam | Chief Secretary for Administration | BSc (Chemistry and Physics) |
| Rita Fan | Former President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | BSc, MSocSc, DSocSc honoris causa |
| Ambrose Lee | Secretary for Security of Hong Kong (2003–2012) | BSc |
| Sarah Liao | Former Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works of HKSAR | BSc 1973, MPhil |
| Yum Tong Siu | William Elwood Byerly Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University | BA 1963, DSc honoris causa 1990 |
| Ava Yu | Singer, actress, hostess | BSc (Biology) 2007 |
| Aleksandr Kogan | Assistant Professor at University of Cambridge, academic at St Petersburg University, researcher at Cambridge Analytica | PhD[4] |
| William Ka Ming Lau | Senior Scientist at University of Maryland, Deputy Director for Science, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Science Division | BSc (Mathematics and Physics) 1972, BSc Honors (Applied Mathematics) 1973 |
Faculty of Social Sciences
edit| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & year |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor | Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong | BSocSc 1980 |
| Yuen-Ying Chan | Journalist and professor | |
| Stanley Ho | Hong Kong and Macau Tycoon, "Gambling King" | DSocSc honoris causa, 1987 |
| Samuel Hui | Singer, lyricist, actor | BSocSc 1972 |
| Antony Leung Kam-chung | Former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong | BSocSc |
| Joseph Yam Chi-kwong | Former CEO of Hong Kong Monetary Authority | |
| Yeung Sum | Member of the Legislative Council (Hong Kong Island) | BA |
| Lau Siu Kai | Head of the Government's thinktank, the Central Policy Unit | BSocSc |
| Hsing Yun | Founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order | DSocSc honoris causa, 2010 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ Medical Robotics Lab at the University of Georgia
- ^ "Judicial Appointment". Hong Kong: High Court. 2002-05-03. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ^ http://isshcon2015.com/ho-pak-cheong-details. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Cambridge University asks Facebook for evidence about role of academic". TheGuardian.com. 20 March 2018.
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