Bulletin No. 1, 2012

Remembering Prof. Chen Chih-fan   33  During Professor Chen’s chairmanship, the Department of Electronics launched one of CUHK’s first PhD programmes, and he was the advisor of CUHK’s first PhD student. In 2002, Professor Chen returned to Hong Kong to serve as an honorary professor of the Department of Electronic Engineering, the successor of the former Department of Electronics. After moving his home from mainland China to Taiwan, and then the US and England, Professor Chen settled in Hong Kong in the twilight of his life. In his heart, Hong Kong, a city that he described as a place ‘where you don’t want to go before you actually visit it, and where you don’t want to leave after you have been there’, became his most endearing home. On 14 January, despite ailing health, Professor Chen graced with his presence the opening ceremony of the Documentary Exhibition of Prof. Chen Chih-fan, organized by United College and the Faculty of Engineering of CUHK in collaboration with Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University to acknowledge his contributions to the University and his literary achievements. That was his last appearance on the campus.