List of alumni of the University of Hong Kong explained
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
| 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.) |
| 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 | | BA (English) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Chan Mei To | Writer, Miss Grand Hong Kong 2022 | BA 2017, MPhil 2020, PhD 2023 |
| Patrick Yu | Lawyer | BA |
| Wong Chi Hang Sara | Artist | MA (Landscape Architechure) | |
Faculty of Engineering
| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & year |
|---|
| Member of the Legislative Council | BSc (Eng) 1978 |
| Nationalist and Chinese politician | |
| Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE) | |
| | BSc (Eng) 2006 | |
Faculty of Law
| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & year |
|---|
| Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal; 4th Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong (2011-2018) | LLB 1984, PCLL 1985 |
| | LLM |
| | LLB |
| | 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) |
| | LLB |
| | LLB 1974[2] |
| Former Member of the Legislative Council (New Territories West) | LLB 1975 |
| Member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee of the National People's Congress Standing Committee | LLB 1980 |
| First Honorary Senior Counsel in Hong Kong; former dean of the Faculty of Law | LLB |
| Former Member of Legislative Council; Barrister | PCLL 1988 |
| Former Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel | LLB |
| Former Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel | LLB |
| Former Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel | LLB |
| Member of Legislative Council | LLB |
| Senior Counsel | LLB |
| | BSS(GL) & LLB | |
Faculty of Medicine (Renamed as Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine in 2006)
Faculty of Science
| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & year |
|---|
| | BSc (Mathematics and Physics) |
| | BSc (Chemistry and Physics) |
| | BSc, MSocSc, DSocSc honoris causa |
| Ambrose Lee | Secretary for Security of Hong Kong (2003–2012) | BSc |
| Former Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works of HKSAR | BSc 1973, MPhil |
| William Elwood Byerly Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University | BA 1963, DSc honoris causa 1990 |
| Singer, actress, hostess | BSc (Biology) 2007 |
| | PhD[4] |
| 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
| Name | Known for | Degree(s) & year |
|---|
| Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor | Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong | BSocSc 1980 |
| Journalist and professor | |
| Hong Kong and Macau Tycoon, "Gambling King" | DSocSc honoris causa, 1987 |
| Singer, lyricist, actor | BSocSc 1972 |
| | BSocSc |
| | |
| Member of the Legislative Council (Hong Kong Island) | BA |
| Head of the Government's thinktank, the Central Policy Unit | BSocSc |
| Founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order | DSocSc honoris causa, 2010 | |
Notes and References
- http://medicalrobotics.engr.uga.edu/wp/ Medical Robotics Lab at the University of Georgia
- Web site: Judicial Appointment. High Court. Hong Kong. 2002-05-03. 2013-06-07.
- Web site: http://isshcon2015.com/ho-pak-cheong-details . 2015-10-19 .
- Web site: Cambridge University asks Facebook for evidence about role of academic. . 20 March 2018.
