List of alumni of the University of Hong Kong

This is a brief list of notable graduates of the University of Hong Kong (HKU). For a detailed version, please refer to the Chinese version of this article. __NOTOC__ Faculty of Arts

Name Known for Degree(s) & yearSir Yuet-keung KanFormer Senior Unofficial Member, Executive Council (1974-1980) and Legislative Council (1968-1972)BA 1934Eric Peter HoFormer Secretary for Trade and Industry (1983-1987)BA (Economics) 1950Timothy Ha Wing-hoLegCo member (1991-1995), former Principal, St. Paul's CollegeBA (History) 1960Hui Yin-fatFormer Director, Hong Kong Council of Social Service (1973-2001)BA 1960 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.) 1962John Chan Cho-chakFormer senior civil servant (Administrative Officer): Secretary for Education and Manpower, Deputy Chief SecretaryB.A. (Eng Lit.) 1964 Anson Chan Fang On-sang Former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong B.A. (Eng Lit.) Eileen Chang Writer Did not complete (English literature)Matthew Cheung Kin-chungFormer Chief Secretary for Administration (2017-2021)BA 1972 Mabel Cheung Film director BA 1973 Ching Cheong Journalist B.Econ 1975 Selina Chow Selina Chow Leung Suk-yee Non ex-officio Member of the Executive Council BA (English) Chan Hing-yan Composer and music educator chair of the Department of Music Ann Hui Director BA 1969, MA 1973Ip Kin-yuenFormer LegCo member (Education Functional Constituency): 2012-2020; Former Deputy President, Hong Kong Professional Teachers' UnionBA (Chin. Lit., Chin. Hist.) 1984 Rafael Hui Si Yan Former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong BA 1970, DSocSc honoris causa, 2007 Clara Law Film director Martin Lee Chu-ming Former Legislative Councillor (Hong Kong Island) BA Margaret Ng Member of the Legislative Council (Legal constituency) BA 1969, MA 1975 Catherine Joyce Symons Headmistress of DGS, Legco & Execo member BA 1939, LL.D honoris causa 1978Stephen Chan Chi-wanFormer Administrative Officer of the Hong Kong Government; former CEO of Commercial Radio Hong Kong; former General Manager of TVB; YouTuber Now: Chief Advisor of Commercial Radio Hong KongBA (1st Hon) (Linguistics, Comparative Literature) 1981 Tsang Yok-sing President of the Legislative Council BA (Mathematics) 1968, CertEd 1981, AdvDipEd 1982, MEd 1983 Kay Tse On-kei Singer BA (American Studies) 2004 James Wong Jim Lyricist BA 1963, MPhil 1983, PhD 2003 Lin Xi Lyricist BA (Translation) 1984 Patrick Yu Lawyer BA Wong Chi Hang Sara Artist MA (Landscape Architecture)Haider Hatim Tyebjee BarmaFormer senior civil servant, Hong Kong Government (Secretary for Transport: 1993-1996; Chairman, Public Services Commission: 1996-2005)BA (Economics, Political Science) 1965Philip Chen Nan-lokBusinessman (Former CEO of the Cathay Pacific, Executive Director of Swire Pacific)BA (History, Political Science) 1977

Faculty of Business and Economics Name Known for Degree(s) & year Edan Lui Singer and actor; member of Hong Kong Cantopop group MIRROR BBA (IS) 2019 Archie Sin Singer; TVB Singer BBA(Acc&Fin) 2020

Faculty of Engineering Name Known for Degree(s) & yearRaymond Ho Chung-taiFormer LegCo member, former deputy of the National People's Congress, PRCBSc (Eng) 1963 Lee Cheuk-yan Member of the Legislative Council BSc (Eng) 1978 Fu Bingchang Nationalist and Chinese politician Chung Sze-yuen Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE) Zion Tse Tenured Associate Professor of Medical RoboticsMedical Robotics Lab at the University of Georgia at the University of Georgia BSc (Eng) 2006

Faculty of Law

Name Known for Degree(s) & year Andrew Cheung Kui-nung Chief Justice, Court of Final Appeal (2021-); Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal; 4th Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong (2011-2018) LLB 1984, PCLL 1985 Elsie Leung Former Secretary for Justice LLM Rimsky Yuen Former Secretary for Justice (2012-2018); Senior Counsel LLB Patrick Chan Siu-oi Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal; Former Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal; 1st Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong LLB (Upper 2nd Honours) 1974Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor5th Chief Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong (subject to the Legislative Council's endorsement)LLB (1985), PCLL (1986) Johnson Lam Man-hon Vice-President of the Court of Appeal LLBMoses Cheng Mo-chiFormer LegCo member (Governor-appointed: 1991-1995), Unofficial member of the Executive Council, HKSAR (2022-2027)LLB (3rd Hon.) 1974 Wally Yeung Vice-President of the Court of Appeal LLB 1974 Albert Ho Chun-yan Former Member of the Legislative Council (New Territories West) LLB 1975 Albert H. Y. Chen Member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee of the National People's Congress Standing Committee LLB 1980 Johannes Chan First Honorary Senior Counsel in Hong Kong; former dean of the Faculty of Law LLB Margaret Ng Former Member of Legislative Council; Barrister PCLL 1988 Alan Leong Former Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel LLB Audrey Eu Former Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel LLB Ronny Tong Former Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel LLB Tanya Chan Member of Legislative Council LLB Benjamin Yu Senior Counsel LLB Sinnie Ng Singer; member of Hong Kong Cantopop group Lolly Talk BSS(GL) & LLBPaul Lam Ting-kwokSecretary for Justice (2022-2027)LLB 1990, PCLL 1992

Faculty of Medicine (Renamed as Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine in 2006) Name Known for Degree(s) & yearSir Sik-nin ChauBusinessman (served Hongkong Chinese Bank, Kowloon Motor Bus, Diary Farm), former politician (Senior Unofficial Member, Executive Council and Legislative Council)MBBS 1923York Chow Yat-ngokOrthopaedic surgeon, former Secretary for Food and Health (2007-2012)MBBS 1971 Yuet Wai Kan Winner of Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research, Shaw Prize in Life Science MBBSVivian LiDiscovering a new way that Wnt is activated in bowel cancerPhD in Pathology (2008) Yuen Kwok-yung Head of HKU Department of Microbiology MBBS 1981Constance Chan Hon-yeeFormer Director of Health (2012-2021)MBBS 1985

Faculty of Science Name Known for Degree(s) & year Michael Suen Secretary for Education BSc (Mathematics and Physics) Stephen Lam Chief Secretary for Administration BSc (Chemistry and Physics) Rita Fan Former President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong BSc, MSocSc, DSocSc honoris causa Ambrose Lee Secretary for Security of Hong Kong (2003–2012) BSc Sarah Liao Former Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works of HKSAR BSc 1973, MPhil Yum Tong Siu William Elwood Byerly Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University BA 1963, DSc honoris causa 1990 Ava Yu Singer, actress, hostess BSc (Biology) 2007 Aleksandr Kogan Assistant Professor at University of Cambridge, academic at St Petersburg University, researcher at Cambridge Analytica PhD William Ka Ming Lau Senior Scientist at University of Maryland, Deputy Director for Science, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Science Division BSc (Mathematics and Physics) 1972, BSc Honors (Applied Mathematics) 1973

Faculty of Social Sciences Name Known for Degree(s) & yearCarrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngorFormer Chief Executive of Hong KongB.Soc.Sc. 1980 Yuen-Ying Chan Journalist and professor Stanley Ho Hong Kong and Macau Tycoon, "Gambling King" DSocSc honoris causa, 1987Lawrence Fung Siu PorChairman, Hong Kong Economic Times (1988-)B.Soc.Sc. 1972 Samuel Hui Singer, lyricist, actor B.Soc.Sc. 1972Lam Woon-kwongFormer senior civil servant, Hong Kong GovernmentB.Soc.Sc. (Economics, Sociology) 1974 Antony Leung Kam-chung Former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong B.Soc.Sc. Joseph Yam Chi-kwong Former CEO of Hong Kong Monetary Authority Anthony Cheung Bing-leungPublic Administration scholarB.Soc.Sc (Economics, Sociology) 1974 Yeung Sum Member of the Legislative Council (Hong Kong Island) BA Lau Siu Kai Head of the Government's thinktank, the Central Policy Unit BSocSc Hsing Yun Founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order DSocSc honoris causa, 2010Chan Ying-lunMember of the Eastern District Board (1982-1991) Member of the Legislative Council, Hong Kong (Governor-Appointed: 1983 September - 1988 August; Electoral College, Hong Kong East: 1988 October - 1991 August)B.Soc.Sc.

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