Mr FUNG Ho Keung, Andrew 馮可強 (BA 1969, DipEd 1972)

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Graduated from HKU with a BA degree in 1969 and attained the Post-Graduate Diploma of Education in 1972. Taught in secondary schools for some years before joining the business sector. In 2001-04, worked for HKU and the Hong Kong Baptist University respectively in the general education and continuing education sections. One of the Founding Members of Hong Kong University Graduates Association Education Foundation (“The Foundation”) and now its Executive Director. With the objective of promoting quality education, the Foundation has sponsored two schools – HKUGA Primary School and HKUGA College, and will endeavor to make further contribution to the local education development.

Mr Andrew KUET Shun Cheong 闕順昌 (BSocSc 1987)

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Mr Kuet graduated in 1987 from The University of Hong Kong with Bachelor of Social Sciences. He is Director and Fund Manager at Axix Capital Limited, an investment management firm he co-founded in 2005, after working 11 years in investment research with investment banks including UBS, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, SG Securities, ING and Macquarie. Before that he was an auditor with Price Waterhouse Hong Kong for 5 years. Mr Kuet is charter holder of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Over the years Mr Kuet has achieved top rankings for his investment research work. He was rated the best small cap analyst in Asia by Asiamoney in 2000, 2003 and 2004, respectively. Institutional Investor annual survey ranked Mr Kuet as No. 2 small cap analyst in 1999, No. 2 in 2001, No.2 in 2002, Runner Up in 2003, and No. 1 in 2004. He is rated the best small cap analyst by The Asset in 2001 as well as rated No. 1 food and beverages analyst in Hong Kong/China by the Reuters Survey in 1999.

Ms LEONG Sin Ling, Betty 梁羨靈 (BA 1987)

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Ms Betty Leong
Chief Retail Development Manager
MTR Corporation Limited

Ms Leong has been in the property and retail marketing and development business for over 17 years. She is a veteran in the retail property development and management business and has extensive experience in the international travel retail and tourism trades. She has served the Airport Authority Hong Kong since airport inception and is a founding member of the Hong Kong SkyMart.

Ms Leong currently leads and overlooks the retail development and management of MTR Corporation Limited's new investment properties and is the founder of Elements, the new retail luxury lifestyle icon in the region. Elements at Union Square was opened on 1 st October 2007 with widespread acclaim from the industry and the market and has immediately won the 2007 MIPIM award in the shopping centre sector. Union Square is the largest mixed use development in Hong Kong and the region.

Mr LO Chi Ming, Jimmy 盧志明 (BSc 1969, CertEd 1978)

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Jimmy Lo, Director, is one of the founders of Lighthouse Technologies Ltd, which has been specializing in the design and production of large LED video screens since 1997. He oversees the company's sales & marketing function, including formulation of the overall strategic marketing plan, sales and distribution management as well as business development around the world.

Jimmy's interest and credential in LED display technology dated back to 1989, when he founded Roctec Electronics, an electronics factory that produced Pay TV systems and LED display products. Before that, he accumulated a wealth of experience in setting up distribution channels for personal computing and network communication products in Hong Kong and China.

He is a member of the Court as well as a member of the Standing Committee of the Convocation of the University of Hong Kong. He is a board member of the Cognitio College Education Foundation.

Jimmy holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Hong Kong in 1969 and a Master of Science Degree from the University of Wales in the United Kingdom in 1979.

Mr MAN Cheuk Fei 文灼非 (BA 1987)

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MAN Cheuk Fei graduated from the Department of Chinese, University of Hong Kong in 1987. During his study the re , he actively participated in different student bodies. In 1986, he was elected the Internal Vice-President of the Students' Union. From 1988 to 1991, he was Tutor of Old Halls.

From 1990 he started his journalistic career. He first joined Next Magazine as political r eporter. Later he became the founding Editor-in-Chief of Teacher Plus , a new monthly magazine for Hong Kong educators. In 1992 he joined Hong Kong Economic Journal as Editor/Writer of the Commentary section. H e is now Assistant Chief Editor of the newspaper, and also Chief Editor of Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly .

In 1999 he obtained his MPhil degree in Government & Public Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 2000, he was granted both a Knight Fellowship from Stanford University, a nd a Nieman Fellowship from Harvard University. He finally decided upon spending the year at Stanford.

Mr. MAN serves as HKU's Convocation Standing C ommittee M ember and Court M ember since 2003 , and Council M ember since 2007. He was Hong Kong University Graduates Association ' s Current Affairs Secretary from 2003 to 2006, and is President s in ce 2006.

Mr SIT Hoi Wah, Kenneth 薛海華 ( LLB 1980, PCLL 1981)

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Kenneth SIT graduated from HKU with a LLB in 1980 and he obtained his PCLL in 1981. He was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1983. He is the Principal of Kenneth Sit, Solicitors, a boutique firm providing legal services on mainly litigation, commercial and regulatory matters. Also, he has been a notary public since 1995, is admitted to practice law in the UK, Singapore and Australia and holds qualifications in arbitration.

While in HKU, he lived in University Hall and was very active in sports and students activities. Since graduation, he has maintained keen interest in alumni activities. He was the Chairman of University Hall Alumni Ltd. during 2002 – 2004 and has been serving as the Clerk of Convocation since September 2006.

Mr TONG Chun Wan 唐振寰 (BA[AS] 1975, BArch 1977)

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FHKIA RIBA AP (List 1 – Architect)
FHIREA
Registered Architect (A.R.B., HK)
B.A. (A.S.) Hons B.Arch (HKU)

TONG Chun Wan is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administration. He practiced in Hong Kong for over 30 years in architecture and in real estate development and project management. He is currently a member of the Building Sub-Committee of the Land & Building Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong. On the academic side, he has been a member of the Court, HKU, from 1996 to now, and has been the Deputy Chairman of HKU Convocation, from 2002-2005.

He is at present an Assistant Director of Great Eagle Holdings Limited, and the Managing Director of The Great Eagle Development & Project Management Limited. His job experience covered a wide variety of prestigious projects developed in Hong Kong, UK, USA, and Mainland China.

Mr WAN Chung On, John 溫頌安 (BSc 1970, MBuddhStud 2007)

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Wan Chung On, John graduated in 1970 and promptly joined the Hong Kong Government until his retirement in April 2003. His last job was an Associate Director of Invest Hong Kong. He became a member of the Convocation's Standing Committee in 2005.

He has been active in voluntary and community service, having been a Council Member of Wah Yan (HK) Past Students Association since 1990, served as the Association's Secretary, Chairman and e ventually President. He has been a Director of the Tuen Mun Yuk Chi Resource Centre for Mentally Handicapped Children since 1990 and an Honorary Vice President of Hong Kong Girl Guides Association since 2000.

Mr. Wan has been active with Rotary. He joined Rotary in March 1987 and became a club president in 1988. He was elected Governor of RI District 3450 for 2000-01, District 3450 comprising Hong Kong, Macau and Mongolia. He has since been appointed to a number of committees and task forces at regional and international level and has represented the RI President to a district conference in Taipei in 2004. He has organized a number of immunization projects against Hepatitis B for children in China.

He enjoys trailwalking, reading and contract bridge.