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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.


Faculty of Arts

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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 Hong Kong B.A. (Eng Lit.)
Eileen Chang Writer Did not complete (English literature)
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 1973
Rafael Hui Si Yan Former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong BA '70, 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 1978
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
Chan Mei To Writer, Miss Grand Hong Kong 2022 BA 2017, MPhil 2020, PhD 2023
Patrick Yu Lawyer BA
Wong Chi Hang Sara Artist MA (Landscape Architechure)

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

Faculty of Engineering

Name Known for Degree(s) & year
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 Robotics[1] at the University of Georgia BSc (Eng) 2006

Faculty of Law

Name Known for Degree(s) & year
Andrew Cheung Kui-nung 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 1974
Jeremy Poon Shiu-chor 5th 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 LLB
Wally Yeung Vice-President of the Court of Appeal LLB 1974[2]
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) & LLB

Faculty of Medicine (Renamed as Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine in 2006)

Name Known for Degree(s) & year
Pak-Cheong Ho Founder of Hong Kong Harmonica Association, Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award, medical researcher MBBS 1987[3]
Yuet Wai Kan Winner of Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research, Shaw Prize in Life Science MBBS
Vivian Li Discovering a new way that Wnt is activated in bowel cancer PhD in Pathology (2008)
Yuen Kwok-yung Head of HKU Department of Microbiology MBBS in 1981

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[4]
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) & year
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong BSocSc 1980
Yuen-Ying Chan Journalist and professor
Stanley Ho Hong Kong and Macau Tycoon, "Gambling King" DSocSc honoris causa, 1987
Samuel Hui Singer, lyricist, actor BSocSc 1972
Antony Leung Kam-chung Former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong BSocSc
Joseph Yam Chi-kwong Former CEO of Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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, 2010

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