Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2007

Prof. Dale W. Jorgenson, Samuel W. Morris University Professor at Harvard University, and a director of The Chinese University of Hong Kong Foundation, Inc. (USA); The Most Reverend Dr. Peter Kwong Kong-kit, the Archbishop Emeritus of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui; and Mr. Alex K. Yasumoto, an eminent entrepreneur and philanthropist, were each awarded the degree of Doctor of Social Science, honoris causa . Dr. the Honourable Tung Chee-hwa, GBM, the Vice- Chairman of the Political Consultative Conference of the People's Republic of China, and the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, was conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa . Their citations were written and delivered by Prof. David Parker, Prof. Samuel H. Cheung, and Prof. Laurence Wong Kwok-pun. In his address, Dr. the Honourable Tung Chee-hwa observed that now is a time of great development and Chinese University graduates who have the 'good fortune to live in this great age' should seize the moment and rise to the call of the country. (For Dr. Tung's full speech, please go to www.cuhk. edu.hk/cpr/pressrelease/071206speech_e.pdf ) 24 Chinese University Bulletin