EdUHK to Present Honorary Fellowships to Four Distinguished Individuals
EdUHK to Present Honorary Fellowships to Four Distinguished Individuals
The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) will confer Honorary Fellowships on four distinguished individuals this year in recognition of their remarkable contributions to the University, education and the community in both Hong Kong and beyond.
The recipients (in alphabetical order of surnames) are:
- Mr Chan Hung
- Dr Anissa Chan Wong Lai-kuen, BBS, MH, JP
- Mr Fung Sun-kwan
- Dr Lam Tai-fai, SBS, JP
The EdUHK’s Council Chairman Dr Pang Yiu-kai will preside over the Honorary Fellowship Presentation Ceremony at the Tai Po campus on 31 March 2017.
With their vision, expertise and extraordinary commitment, these Honorary Fellows are major figures who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of education and community services, and have played significant roles in inspiring the younger generation. Their biographies are as follows:
Mr Chan Hung
Widely known as the founder of Principal Chan Free Tutorial World, Mr Chan Hung is an exemplary educator who has devoted himself to volunteer education. He graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in China Studies from the Hong Kong Baptist College in 1992 and obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the Hong Kong Baptist University in 1996. Seeing underprivileged students’ need for a fair chance at learning opportunities, Mr Chan decided to quit his job as principal at a secondary school and established Principal Chan Free Tutorial World in 2009, providing free tutorial services and educational support for children in need. Currently, more than 8,000 underprivileged children receive free one-to-one tutorial services and about 2,000 students from pre-school playgroup courses and talent classes are enrolled at Tutorial World.
Dr Anissa Chan Wong Lai-kuen, BBS, MH, JP
Currently Principal of St. Paul’s Co-educational College and Supervisor of St. Paul’s Co-educational College Primary School, Dr Chan is highly regarded for the passion she displays in pursuit of excellence in education. Under her leadership, the College has nurtured cohorts of professional and community leaders who have shone in various sectors through diverse and stimulating education at St. Paul's. She also led the College in becoming an authorised International Baccalaureate World School in 2011, testimony to its high standards of teaching and pedagogical leadership. Despite her heavy commitments, Dr Chan has been active in public services, devoting herself to the advancement of professionalism in the sector. Among many others, she is Founding Chairman of the Hong Kong Principals’ Institute, a member of Presidential Advisory Group and Scholar-Practitioner Fellow at the Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change (APCLC) at EdUHK.
Mr Fung Sun-kwan
Mr Fung, Chairman of the Fung Sun Kwan Chinese Arts Foundation, is renowned for his tireless efforts in promoting Chinese classical learning and traditional Chinese values and virtues. Mr Fung has made donations to support the development of United International College in Zhuhai and the Centre for Chinese Classical Learning at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. To help prospective teachers strengthen their foundations in traditional Chinese culture, he made a donation to EdUHK in 2016 for a five-year project. In recognition of his contributions to the education field and community, Mr Fung was appointed Honorary Fellow by the Hong Kong Baptist University in 2006, recognised as a Star of Charity by the China Children and Teenagers’ Fund in 2005, named a China Children Philanthropist by the China Children and Teenagers’ Fund in 2002, and received an Honorary Medal in the 1992 Queen’s Birthday Honours List and the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery in 1976.
Dr Lam Tai-fai, SBS, JP
Dr Lam is currently the Supervisor of Lam Tai Fai College. Having graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1981, Dr Lam received the Young Industrialist Awards of Hong Kong in 2000 and was elected Member of the 4th and the 5th Legislative Council. Currently a member of the National Committee of the CPPCP and Standing Committee Member of the CPPCP’s Henan Provincial Committee, Dr Lam was Chairman of Clothing Industry Training Authority and will be Chairman of the Hong Kong Sports Institute from 1 April 2017. He is Deputy Chairman of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) Council and a member of the Presidential Advisory Group at EdUHK. In recognition of his contributions, Dr Lam has been awarded the University Fellowship and the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration by PolyU. He has been appointed the Justice of the Peace and awarded the Bronze and Silver Bauhinia Stars by HKSARG.
