Five Distinguished Persons Conferred Honorary Fellowships: Ms. Chow Pei-fong Therese
June 2016
Ms. Chow studied law in the UK and founded Therese P.F. Chow & Co., Solicitors and Notaries in 1971 after returning to Hong Kong. She is also a notary public and a China-appointed attesting officer. Ms. Chow has extended the philanthropic efforts of her father, Mr. Chow Yuk-ho, and made a generous donation in support of the establishment of the Chow Yuk Ho Technology Centre for Innovative Medicine at CUHK in 2014, in memory of her father. The centre focuses on three research areas in robotics, imaging and biosensing, so as to enable more effective treatment for patients in need. Ms. Chow has also supported CUHK to establish the Therese Pei Fong Chow Research Centre for Prevention of Dementia.