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The Main Building was built with donations by Sir Hormusjee Naorojee Mody and construction began in 1910. The buillding was inaugurated on 11 March 1912, and the foundation stone was laid on 16 March of the same year by the then Governor of Hong Kong Sir Frederick Lugard (later as Lord Frederick Lugard).
No. Portrait President Took office Left office Note 1 Sir Charles Eliot: 1912 1918 2 G. P. Jordan: 1918 1921 Acting 3 Sir William Brunyate: 1921 1924 4 Sir William Hornell: 1924
The university lends its name to HKU MTR station, the main public transport access to the campus which had opened on 28 December 2014. The Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine is situated 4.5 km southwest of the main campus, in the Southern District near Sandy Bay and Pokfulam . [ 50 ]
The university lends its name to HKU station, the main public transport access to the campus (and the Lung Fu Shan and Shek Tong Tsui neighbourhoods), opened on 28 December 2014. The Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine is situated 4.5 km [ clarification needed ] southwest of the main campus, in the Southern District near Sandy Bay and Pok Fu Lam .
The Douglas Castle. The castle itself was established by Douglas Lapraik, a Scottish trader who made his wealth with shipbuilding and dock renting. [3] Douglas talent for business opportunities soon made him one of the richest people in Hong Kong at his time and inspired him to improve his living conditions in line with the standards of a Tai Pan in Hong Kong.
The University of Hong Kong Museum Society (HKUMS) was established in 1988 by Mrs. Margaret Wang, whose husband Dr. Wang Gungwu was Vice-Chancellor of the HKU from 1986 to 1996. Since then, HKUMS, a non-profit organization whose role has been to provide support to the UMAG, has become a vital force in the promotion of art and culture in the ...
In the Rare Book Room of the Main Library, readers can find his books bearing stamps of the old City Hall or some with his signatures. In 1948 after the Second World War, the Hall underwent restoration, but was finally closed in 1968. In 1997, a plan to build a new hostel bearing the name Morrison Hall was initiated by old Morrisonians.
Name Known for Degree(s) & year Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee: Former Secretary for Security of Hong Kong (1998–2003) and Hong Kong Legislator (since 2008) B.A. (Eng Lit.) Elizabeth Wong: Former Director of Social Welfare and Hong Kong Legislator; now writer: B.A. (Eng Lit.) 1962 Anson Chan Fang On-sang: Former Chief Secretary for Administration of ...