This will be the task for HKUST's new guiding force. For the University's 1 0 t h a n n i ve r s a r y ye a r s e e s t h e retirement of Professor Woo as founding President.
As the chief architect and builder of the University's heart and soul since its planning days, Professor Woo has helped realize HKUST's conception and bir th, energized its fir st steps, and
First and second generation helmsmen: (right to left) Prof Chia-Wei Woo and Prof Paul Chu.
9.1986 The Planning Committee for the Third University was formed under the chairmanship of Dr Sze-Yuen CHUNG.
6.1987 The Hong Kong Government accepted a donation of HK$1,500 million from the (Royal) Hong Kong Jockey Club to fund the construction of the University campus and agreed that the Jockey Club would manage the project on behalf of the Planning Committee.
9.1987 In its First Report, the Planning Committee proposed that the Third University would be named "The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology".
11.1987 Prof Chia-Wei WOO was appointed Vice-Chancellor (and President) of the University by the Governor, Sir David WILSON.
4.1988 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology was formally incorporated on 10 April when its Ordinance was brought into effect by order of the Governor-in-Council.
The Inaugural Meeting of the University Council was held on 11 April.
11.1988 The Ground-breaking Ceremony was held on 14 November.
11.1989 The Prince of Wales undertook the Foundation Stone-laying Ceremony of the University on 8 November.
11.1990 Topping Out of the Main Academic Building marked the completion of Phase One of HKUST.
1.1991 The Senate was established on 1 January.
10.1991 Classes began on the HKUST campus on 2 October as the University welcomed its inaugural class of 595 undergraduate and 236 postgraduate students.
The University held its official Opening Ceremony on 10 October.
3.1992 The University opened its first art exhibition "Recent Works by HUANG Miaozi and YU Feng" at the Library Gallery.
11.1992 The constitution of the HKUST Students' Union was adopted by the student body in a general poll.
1.1993 On 20 January 1993, the (Royal) Hong Kong Jockey Club completed the handover of Phase Two of the campus.
3.1993 The first Executive Committee of the HKUST Students' Union was elected.
10.1993 Sixty-six master's degrees were conferred at HKUST's First Congregation on 21 October. The University conferred its first two honorary degrees on the Hon Andrew K N LI, Executive Council Member, and Prof Chang-Lin TIEN, Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley.
The University's first Open Days attracted 8,000 Form 7 students and some 60,000 visitors from 22 to 24 October.
5.1994 The University Court was established on 27 May as the supreme advisory body of the University.
10.1994 The HKUST Alumni Association was established on 26 October.
11.1994 At the Second Congregation on 4 November, the University conferred its first bachelor's degrees and PhD degrees. The Michael G Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching and the Stephen Cheong Kam-chuen Medal for Distinguished Service to the Student Body were presented for the first time.
The first HKUST Business Roundtable Dinner was held on 29 November.
10.1995 The fir st Student Outreach Day was held on 7 October for Form 7 students and their teachers.
11.1995 The Task Force investigating the tragic accident in a Chemistry Department laboratory released its Final Report. All its recommendations related to the improvement of safety had been implemented. The accident, which occurred on 4 April 1995, led to the death of Richard Wai Cheuk LEUNG, a 1994 graduate and PhD student in chemistry.
1.1996 The presidents of eight leading research universities in the region met at HKUST and founded the Association of East Asian Research Universities (AEARU). President Chia-Wei WOO was elected founding Chairperson of the Association.
Joint Laboratory on the HKUST campus — the first joint laboratory between the Academy and a university in Hong Kong.
4.1997 HKUST became the first ter tiary institution in the region to receive an Award of Merit for Campus Safety from the US National Safety Council.
The University Center was inaugurated on 11 April to serve as a social, cultural, and recreational hub for the campus community.
12.1997 The Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program was officially launched. The first in Hong Kong, the Program is a joint creation of HKUST's School of Business and Management and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University.
HKUST organized the first Principals' Day, at which 157 school principals and teachers discussed the use of information technology in local schools.
The Estates Management Office won the International Facility Management Association's Golden Circles Award for 1997.
11.1998 The first World Wide Web Consortium Office in the Chinese-speaking world was inaugurated at HKUST on 13 November.
2.1999 The French Center of the HKUST Europe Institute was officially inaugurated.
3.1999 Founding Council Chairman Dr S Y CHUNG retired from the Council on 31 March and was appointed Pro-Chancellor on the following day.
4.1999 Dr Vincent H S LO was appointed Council Chairman to succeed Dr S Y CHUNG and Dr Steven POON was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Council to succeed Dr Lo on 1 April.
6.1999 The architectural design of HKUST's campus won an Artistic Merit Award at the Contemporary Chinese Architectural Ar t Exhibition held at the National Gallery in Beijing.
on the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institution — Industrial, Educational, and Research" (now the PKU-HKUST Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institution) and its initial projects.
10.1999 HKUST was invited to participate in the first China Hi-Tech Fair held in Shenzhen. The University received the Outstanding Or ganization Award for its contributions to the organization of the Fair.
11.1999 The German Center of the Europe Institute was inaugurated.
HKUST and Peking University held their first Adjunct Professors Appointment Ceremony.
12.1999 The new Annex of the University was officially inaugurated on 17 December.
2.2000 The University's Entrepreneurship Center was inaugurated on 24 February.
3.2000 The University's Mission, Vision, and Objectives Statement was announced on 31 March.
4.2000 President Woo announced his resignation.
5.2000 The University Council appointed Vice-Chairman Dr Steven POON to head a Search Committee for President Woo's successor.
On 26 May, the University conferred its first Honorary Fellowship on two distinguished entrepreneurs, Mr Hans Michael JEBSEN and Mr Yuk-Lam LO.
10.2000 HKUST College of Lifelong Learning launched its first Online Executive Certificate Program in eBusiness.
11.2000 HKUST announced the appointment of world-renowned scientist Prof Paul Ching-Wu CHU as President-Designate.
2000/01 HKUST's School of Business and Management was the only business school in Asia to have made the top-50 league in the Financial Times MBA 2001 rankings released on 22 January 2001. The School came first for the international experience offered by its MBA program and second for its international faculty. The School was among the newspaper's ranking of 75 top business schools in the world in 2000.
HKUST's successful fabrication of the world's smallest single-walled carbon nanotubes (0.4nm) was nominated as one of the "Top 10 International News of Scientific and Technological Advances" in 2000 by 485 fellows of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The invention of a new class of resonant sonic materials was selected by PhysicsWeb as among the 10 highlights of new discoveries in physics and astronomy in 2000.
The successful culture of Cordyceps sinensis ( ) in laboratory would greatly reduce the cost of production of this rare and expensive traditional Chinese medicine.
The Business School became the first school in Asia to receive full accreditation (EQUIS) from the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), the leading management organization in Europe.
HKUST has consistently maintained its leading position among local universities in the success rate and funding per faculty member in the Competitive Earmarked Research Grants program administered by the Research Grants Council.
1999/2000 A fast motion estimation algorithm was recognized as a new standard for MPEG-4, the international standard for multimedia applications.
HKUST was ranked the top university in East Asia in terms of research productivity in economics by the US professional journal Economic Inquiry (October 1999 issue).
The School of Business and Management was one of the first two Asian business schools to receive full accreditation from the International Association for Management Education (formerly AACSB).
Dr Qiang DU (Mathematics) was appointed Chief Scientist for the National "973" project on Large-scale Scientific Computation Research by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Dr Jun GU (Computer Science) was selected Chief Scientist to lead a nationwide IT project under the same program. They are the only two scientists thus appointed outside the Chinese Mainland.
Novel signaling mechanisms in the nervous system were discovered — an impor tant breakthrough to the development of potential therapeutic compounds for the treatment of neurological disorders.
Direct observation of the dynamic growth processes of polymer crystallization was made using atomic force microscopy.
Synthesis of a series of novel dimers linking Tacrine to a simple and inexpensive portion of the Huperzine A molecule could lead to more effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
An active matrix organic light emitting diode (OLED) display was successfully developed using low temperature polycrystalline silicon technology.
HKUST's Cyberspace Center unveiled the first Open and Secure Mobile E-commerce Infrastructure.
Scholars in the School of Humanities and Social Science began collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in the design of a database of lexical items from Sino-Tibetan languages.
1998/99 A new type of photonic crystal with band gap and tunable crystal structure was discovered, which opened up a new research field and promises many applications such as miniaturized infrared laser equipment.
An enabling genechip technology was developed for the identification, quality assurance, and standardization of traditional herbal medicines.
Research on porous metal-organic polymers has led to breakthroughs in the ability to engineer thermal stability, pore shape, size, and functionality in these materials.
in 1997. Beginning from December 1998, the Center offered an 18-month program "Understanding Hong Kong History, Culture, and Society" to equip secondary school teachers with the interdisciplinary resources to teach Hong Kong history in the secondary school curriculum.
1997/98 Novel forms of cell cycle inhibitors in neoplasmic cells were discovered — an impor tant step towards understanding the development of cancer cells.
A new class of growth regulator affecting plant growth and development was identified.
A cost-effective process was developed to mass-produce hEGF, a skin-growth protein that could help heal burns, wounds, and ulcers.
1996/97 The analytically defined Seiberg-Witten invariant was identified with the topologically defined Milnor torsion for three-dimensional manifolds — a major contribution to low-dimensional topology.
Room-temperature ultraviolet lasing in thin films of zinc oxide was demonstrated for the first time.
Improvement in electrorheological fluids greatly enhanced the performance and stability of the substance, which could be used in shock absorbers, clutches, and robotics.
A new, light-weight composite material was synthesized from bamboo fibers blended with polypropylene.
A thin-film transistor technology was developed, which allowed an entire display system to be built on glass.
The combination of complex carbon atoms (Fullerene) with glasses and plastics was found to offer effective protection from harmful rays.
1995/96 An important receptor at the neuromuscular junction was identified — a major breakthrough in neurobiology.
Highly efficient light-emitting thin films capable of covering nearly the entire visible spectrum were fabricated.
conditions.
Innovative technologies were developed to reduce hazardous industrial waste from bleaching, dyeing, printing, and electroplating to near zero.
A new technology promised the recycling of biodegradable plastics from municipal sludge.
1994/95 Hong Kong SuperNet, a spin-off from HKUST and the first licensed Internet Service Provider in Hong Kong, was rated "the best Internet provider in Asia" by the prestigious Singapore National Computer Board.
The Institute for Environmental Studies collaborated with the US National Center for Atmospheric Research in carrying out the first air quality measurements ever taken over Hong Kong.
A new wor ld record was set for the shor test wavelength of deep ultraviolet laser radiation (184.7nm) generated from a nonlinear optical crystal by an HKUST professor and his Mainland counterpart.
Researchers succeeded in enhancing a traditional Chinese medical formula to produce a more potent anti-oxidant, expected to be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease.
1993/94 HKUST was granted its first patent for an innovative technique of producing diamond film from polymer sources through laser deposition.
The University won a HK$118.7 million government contract to develop the Operational Windshear Warning System for Hong Kong's new airport at Chek Lap Kok with support from US colleagues. The project was completed on 1 July 1997.
1992/93 The first thin film crystal in Hong Kong was created using the only molecular beam epitaxial system in the region.
1991/92 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
— the Third University in Hong Kong — was opened in October 1991.
Individual/Family
Dr and Mrs Thomas CHEN Dr CHOW Yei Ching
Dr and Mrs Hari N HARILELA Family of the late Mr LEE Wing Tat
The LEUNG Family (The late Mr LEUNG Jhi Hung,
Mr LEUNG Jih Yung, Madam LEE LIANG Huai Chu, and Madam Lilia TONGSON) Dr Helmut SOHMEN
Foundation
Chan Tseng-Hsi Foundation Ltd Cheung On Tak Charity Foundation The Croucher Foundation
Drs Richard Charles and Esther Yewpick Lee Charitable Foundation Fong Shu Fook Tong Foundation
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
The Hongkong Telecom Foundation (now Pacific Century CyberWorks Foundation) Jebsen Educational Foundation
Joyce M Kuok Foundation Lam Woo Foundation Ltd Lee Hysan Foundation Ltd The S H Ho Foundation Ltd
Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund Ltd Sir S K Tang Fund
Stephen Kam Chuen Cheong Memorial Education Fund Victor Tang Fund
Wei Lun Foundation Ltd Zheng Ge Ru Foundation
Corporation
Automated Systems Ltd and Sun Microsystems of California Ltd (joint donation) Bank of China
Bayer AG Citibank CLP Power
Dassault Systemes, IBM Corporation, and Mtech Engineering Co Ltd (joint donation) Genus Incorporated
Hewlett Packard Hong Kong Ltd IBM Research Center
Leica Microsystems Ltd
Rational Software Greater China Ltd Rockwell Automation
SAP Hong Kong Co Ltd Shui On Group Ltd Siemens AG Sino Land Co Ltd SoftImage
SolidWorks Corporation Valid Logic Systems Incorporated
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Pro-Chancellor (Chairman)
Dr the Hon CHUNG Sze-Yuen, GBM, JP 4.1999 - present
Chairman of the Council
Dr the Hon CHUNG Sze-Yuen, GBM, JP 2.1994 - 3.1999 Dr LO H S, Vincent, GBS, JP 4.1999 - present
Vice-Chairman of the Council
Dr CHENG Hon-Kwan, GBS, JP 2.1994 - 3.1996 Dr the Hon LI K N, Andrew, SC, JP 4.1996 -12.1997 Dr LO H S, Vincent, GBS, JP 8.1998 - 3.1999 Dr POON K L, Steven, JP 4.1999 - present
Treasurer
Dr LAU Wah-Sum, GBS, JP 2.1994 - 3.2000 Mr WONG Ying-Wai, Wilfred 4.2000 -12.2000 Mr LUI Tim-Leung, Tim, JP 1.2001 - present
President
Prof WOO Chia-Wei, GBS 2.1994 - present
President of the Students’ Union
Mr IP Kin-Fai 3.1994 - 3.1995
Mr LO Tat-Chi, Francis 4.1995 - 2.1996 Miss CHAN Pui-Yiu, Agnes 2.1996 - 2.1997 Miss HAU Yuk-Yin, Ruby 2.1997 - 3.1998 Miss WAI Man-Kwan, Judy 2.1999 - 3.2000 Miss CHAN Chore-Man, Germaine 3.2000 - 3.2001 Mr SIU Yu-Kwan, Kaxton 3.2001 - present
President of the Alumni Association
Miss WONG Amy 12.1994 -12.1996
Mr TAI Chi-Lap 12.1996 -10.1997
Mr HO Chun-Yiu, Alan 10.1997 -11.1999
Mr LEUNG Tin-Yu, Terry 11.1999 - present
Dr AW Sian, Sally, JP 5.1995 - present
Prof BIDDLE Gary C 4.1997 - present
Dr the Hon CHA Chi-Ming, GBM, JP 5.1995 - present
Mr CHA M, Payson, JP 4.2000 - 8.2000
Prof CHAN K C 4.1997 -12.2000
Prof CHANG C, Donald 4.2000 - present
Dr CHEN T T, Thomas 2.1994 - present
Mr CHENG Christopher, JP 2.1994 - present
Dr CHENG Henry 10.1998 - present
Prof CHENG K H, Leonard 4.1994 - present Mr CHENG M F, Paul, JP 2.1994 - present
Prof CHENG Shiu-Yuen 4.1997 - 4.2000
Dr CHENG W K, Edgar, JP 5.1995 - 4.1998
Dr CHENG Yu-Tung 2.1994 - present
Prof CHEUNG W P, Peter 4.1994 - 4.1997
Dr CHOW Yei-Ching 5.1995 - present
Prof CUE Nelson 4.1994 - 4.1997
Mr FANG H, Kenneth, JP 7.2000 - present
Mr FOK C W, Ian 10.1998 - present
Dr FUNG K, William, JP 4.2000 - present Dr HARILELA Hari N, GBS, JP 2.1994 - present
Mr HU Fa-Kuang, JP 5.1995 - present
Mr IP S O, Simon, JP 8.1999 - present
Mr KUOK Khoon-Chen 3.1994 - 1.1997
Mr KWOK P S, Walter, JP 2.1994 - present Dr LAU Wah-Sum, GBS, JP 4.2000 - present The Hon LAU Wong-Fat, GBS, JP 2.1994 - present
Prof LEE C W, Jevons 4.1994 - 4.1997
Dr LEE Shau-Kee 2.1994 - present
Dr the Hon LI K N, Andrew, SC, JP 2.1994 - 4.1996 and 12.1997 - present
Mr LI Richard 10.1998 -10.1999
Dr LO H S, Vincent, GBS, JP 5.1995 - 8.1998
Ms LO Kai-Yin 7.2000 - present
Sir Gordon MACWHINNIE, JP 10.1998 - present
Mr MATHERS Hamish T 2.1994 - 3.1995
Dr MONG M W, William 2.1994 - present
Mr NEOH Anthony, SC, JP 5.1995 - present
Mr NG Robert 2.1994 - 1.2000
Dr RUDGARD LEE Deanna 2.1994 - 1.1997
Dr the Hon SHAW Run Run, GBM 2.1994 - present
Mr SHEN Jueren 5.1995 - 4.1996
Dr SOHMEN Helmut, JP 2.1994 - present
Dr TANG C, Jack 2.1994 - present
Mr TANG Y, Martin 8.1999 - present
Dr TSUI Tsin-Tong, JP 2.1994 - present Dr the Hon WONG Rosanna, JP 2.1994 - present
Sir Gordon Y S WU 2.1994 - present
Dr YEH M T, Geoffrey, SBS, JP 2.1994 - present Mr YEN Y H, Tony, SBS, JP 4.2000 - present
Dr YUNG C K, Larry 7.2000 - present
Mr ZEE Kwoh-Kung 4.2000 - present
COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP 1988 - 2001
Chairman
Dr the Hon CHUNG Sze-Yuen, GBM, JP 4.1988 - 3.1999 Dr LO H S, Vincent, GBS, JP 4.1999 - present
Vice-Chairman
Dr CHENG Hon-Kwan, GBS, JP 4.1988 - 3.1996 Dr the Hon LI K N, Andrew, SC, JP 4.1996 -12.1997 Dr LO H S, Vincent, GBS, JP 8.1998 - 3.1999 Dr POON K L, Steven, JP 4.1999 - present
Treasurer
Dr LAU Wah-Sum, GBS, JP 4.1988 - 3.2000 Mr WONG Ying-Wai, Wilfred 4.2000 -12.2000 Mr LUI Tim-Leung, Tim, JP 1.2001 - present
President
Prof WOO Chia-Wei, GBS 4.1988 - present
Members
Prof ARIMA Akito 7.1990 - 4.1993
Prof BARBER David J 1.1995 - 9.1996
Mr BARNES Graham 4.1988 - 8.1989
Prof BIRT L M 4.1988 - 7.1994
Mr BLAKE R James, JP 9.1991 - 9.1995
Mr BOLTON P A 7.1995 - present
Mrs CHA M, Laura, JP 8.1996 - present
The Hon Mrs CHAN Anson, GBM, JP 4.1988 - 4.1993
Mr CHAN C, Ronnie 9.1994 - present
Mr CHAN John, GBS, JP 3.1989 - 5.1991
Prof CHAN K C 1.2001 - present
Dr CHAN Nai-Keong, JP 4.1988 - 4.1993
Dr CHAN Y H, Robin, GBS, JP 8.1999 - present
Prof CHAN Yuk-Shee 6.1993 - present
Prof CHANG H K, JP 5.1990 - 9.1994
Prof CHANG L, Leroy 2.1993 - 2.1998 and 10.1998 - 8.2000 Mr CHAU Tak-Hay, JP 5.1991 - 11.1995 and
3.1998 - 5.1999
Prof CHEN Jay-Chung 2.1994 - 5.1994
Prof CHENG Shiu-Yuen 1.1998 -12.2000 Mr CHEONG Kam-Chuen, Stephen, JP 4.1988 - 5.1993 Mr CHEUNG W L, Linus, JP 9.1994 - present
Prof CH’I Hsi-Sheng 4.1993 - 6.1996
Prof CHIEN Chih-Yung 10.1988 - 2.1992
Dr the Hon CH’IEN K F, Raymond, GBS, JP 4.1993 - present
Prof CHIN T, Roland 1.1999 - present
Prof CRAFT Maurice 8.1989 - 8.1992
Prof CUE Nelson 10.1992 - 2.1993
Prof ESAKI Leo 8.1993 - 7.1998
Mr GALE Michael G, JP 7.1988 - 1.1994
Dr GARDNER David P 4.1988 - 7.1996
Sir Gordon R HIGGINSON 4.1988 - 7.1995
Prof HSIEH Din-Yu 7.1990 - 6.1991 and
3.1992 -10.1992
Prof HSU Hong 8.1992 - 4.1993
Mr IP S K, Stephen, JP 6.1996 - 5.1999
Mr IP S O, Simon, JP 7.1988 - 7.1999
Prof IP Y, Nancy 12.1998 -12.1999
Mr KING Roger 8.1998 - present
Prof KO Ping K, JP 5.1995 - 6.2000
Prof KUNG Shain-Dow 6.1991 -10.1998 and
8.2000 -12.2000
Ms KUOK Ruth 8.1996 - present
Mr KWOK Wai-Kai, Kenneth 9.1989 - 9.1991 Mr KWONG Hon-Sang, GBS, JP 10.1995 - 5.1999
Mr KWONG K C, GBS, JP 5.1999 - 3.2000
Prof LA FORCE J Clayburn, Jr 12.1990 - 6.1993
Dr LAM Alice, JP 4.1988 - 3.1996
Dr LEE H C, GBS, JP 6.1990 - 7.1996
Dr the Hon LEE Yeh-Kwong, Charles, GBS, JP 8.1998 - present Dr LEUNG K, Thomas, JP 4.1999 - present
Dr LIAO York, JP 4.1993 - 3.1999
Prof LIN C C, Otto 3.1997 - present
Dr LO H S, Vincent, GBS, JP 7.1988 - 4.1990 Miss LOH Kung-Wai, Christine 8.1999 - present
Prof LOY M, Michael 1.1997 - present
Mr LUI Tim-Leung, Tim, JP 4.1999 -12.2000
Sir Gordon MACWHINNIE, JP 4.1988 - 7.1998
Prof MIZE Joe H 10.1994 - 4.1995 and
6.1996 - 2.1997
Prof MOORE Peter G 4.1988 - 4.1990
Prof the Hon NG Ching-Fai 8.1999 - present Dr POON K L, Steven, JP 4.1988 - 3.1999
Mr SIU Gordon, JP 4.1993 - 6.1996
Prof STELSON Thomas E 1.1991 - 1.1994
Mr TAM Chung-Ding, JP 7.1988 - 4.1990
Dr TANG C, Jack 7.1988 - 4.1993
Mr TANG Y, Martin 8.1993 - 7.1999
Prof TEDFORD David J 4.1988 - 4.1990
Prof TING Pang-Hsin 6.1996 - present
Prof TSUI S Y, Anne 1.1996 -12.1998
Prof WANG Kang L 10.2000 - present
Major General WATKINS G H 4.1993 - 3.1996
Prof WONG Eugene 5.1994 - 6.1996
Dr WONG T, Lawrence 8.1996 - present
Mr WONG Ying-Wai, Wilfred 8.1996 - 3.2000 1.2001 - present
Mrs YAU Carrie, JP 7.2000 - present
Dr YEE C C, Angelina 8.1998 - 12.1998 and 1.2000 - present
Mr YEUNG Kai-Yin, JP 4.1996 - 3.1999
Prof YU Nai-Teng 10.1996 -12.1997
Prof YU Tong-Xi 7.2000 -10.2000
Miss YUE Denise, JP 11.1995 - 3.1998
Prof YUE Po-Lock 1.1994 -12.1996