The University is saddened by the loss of four colleagues.

• Ms. Chan Ching-man, who passed away on 27 June 2012, joined the University on 20 November 2006 and had served as general clerk in the Department of Surgery.
• Mr. Charles Alexander Muirhead, who passed away on 9 July 2012, joined the University on 16 August 1999 and had served as instructor in the English Language Teaching Unit.
• Prof. Michael Edward McClellan, who passed away on 28 July 2012, joined the University on 15 August 1996. His latest position was associate professor in the Department of Music, of which he served concurrently as chairman.
• Prof. Yeung Hok-keung John, who passed away on 29 July 2012, joined the University on 21 April 1986. His latest position was professor in the School of Biomedical Sciences since 2009.