 The vice-chancellor presiding over the congregation |
 (From left) Dr. the Honourable Anson Chan, Dr. Gao Xingjian, Dr. George Hung Hon-Cheung, and Dr. Eleanor Wong |
This year, five distinguished persons were awarded honorary doctorates. Dr. the Honourable Anson Chan, former Chief Secretary for Administration of the HKSAR was conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa. Dr. Gao Xingjian, renowned Chinese writer and Nobel laureate in literature 2000 was awarded the degree of Doctor of Literature, honoris causa. Prof. Yuan Longping, an eminent agricultural scientist and director general of the China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Centre, was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa. The degree of Doctor of Social Science, honoris causa, went to two persons: Dr. George Hung Hon-Cheung, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Chung Chi College and an alumnus of the University who has rendered long and outstanding service to the University and the College; and Dr. Eleanor Wong, a well-known textile industrialist and philanthropist. Their citations were written and delivered by Prof. Serena Jin and Prof. David Parker, the public orators, and Dr. Anson Chan addressed the congregation on behalf of the honorary graduates. Dr. Yuan Longping was unduly delayed by an official trip to South America and could not arrive in Hong Kong in time to attend the congregation. He was subsequently presented the relevant certificates by the vice-chancellor on his visit to the campus on 7th December. Apart from the five honorary doctorates, a total of 4,137 degrees were conferred on the occasion. These included seven Doctor of Medicine degrees, 114 Doctor of Philosophy degrees, and the first batch of four Doctor of Education degrees conferred by the University. A total of 1,362 postgraduate students received their Master's degrees, while 2,650 students were awarded Bachelor's degrees, among whom were the first batch of graduates of the Quantitative Finance Programme, the Materials Science Programme, and the Molecular Biotechnology Programme. On the same day, the four colleges, the Part-time Degree Programmes,
and the Graduate School also held graduation ceremonies for their
students.
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