CUHK held its 77th Congregation for the Conferment of Degrees on 4 December. Dr. Vincent H.C. Cheng, Chairman of the University Council, presided at the congregation. Seven distinguished people were conferred honorary degrees in recognition of their outstanding contributions in their respective areas of academic and cultural progress, the promotion of community welfare, and the development of CUHK. They were: Ms. Chen Wai-wai Vivien, Dr. Joseph Koo, Prof. Lawrence Juen-yee Lau, Prof. Robert C. Merton, Mr. Mo Yan, Prof. Wang Shu, and Prof. Zhou Ji. A total of 372 doctoral degrees were also conferred. These included 4 Doctors of Medicine, 352 Doctors of Philosophy, 9 Doctors of Education, 2 Doctors of Music, 3 Doctors of Nursing, and 2 Doctors of Psychology.

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