Leung Ko Yuk Tak Lecture Theatre Naming Ceremony (CityUHK)

In order to thank for the significant contribution of Dr Raymond Leung Siu-hong, Vice-Chairman of the CityU Eminence Society, to the University, CityU alma mater organised a naming ceremony on 22nd December 2012. I was honour to be invited to join the Ceremony to support Dr Leung (My EngD cohort 2005) and the University. I summarized the ceremony for sharing below.

Before the ceremony, we took a photo for memory.

There were many guests attended the Leung Ko Yuk Tak Lecture Theatre Naming Ceremony included Mr. Cho Yan Chiu (曹仁超) (Left 2nd person).

Professor Way Kuo (President of CityU) gave an opening speech and introduced the different dimension contributions from Dr. Raymond Leung to City University of Hong Kong.
Prof. Kuo said "Dr Raymond Leung is Chairman of SAE Magnetics (HK) Ltd and Chairman and CEO of TDK China Co Ltd. An outstanding industrialist, he made a name for himself in the local electronics manufacturing sector in the early 1980s. Over the past 10 years, he has offered students at the College of Science and Engineering training positions and he has helped fund scholarship programmes and research projects at the University. CityU's Lecture Theatre 9 was named after SAE Magnetics in April 2005 in appreciation of its support, and Dr Leung’s contributions to industry and education have earned him many awards. He was a Distinguished Fellow by CityU."

Dr. Raymond Leung introduced himself that he was born into a working-class family and , despite material hardships, was able to complete his university education by working hard from a very young age. Apart from his own efforts, the support he received from his brother and sister had played an important part in his education and personal development. Moreover, he established a scholarship in order to appreciate his mother and mother-in-law.

After the speech, Mrs. Leung, Dr. Leung and Prof. Kuo started the ceremony.

Then some Chinese Traditional performances were prepared by CityU students.

The group photo for Pang Miu Ping & Yeung Lan Award Scheme with the awardees were taken.

Mrs. Leung and Dr. Leung took a photo with performers.

After the ceremony, the Lecture Theatre (LT14) named "Leung Ko Yuk Tak".

The speech detail of Dr. Leung was shown in the following article.

At the end, all CityU Eminence Society members and friends took a group photo for memory.

Reference:

CityU Eminence Society - www.cityues.org 

CityU Lecture Theater (LT10) was named as Peter Ho (Dr. Peter Ho Ka-nam is EngD cohort 2006) - http://www6.cityu.edu.hk/puo/CityUMember/Story/Story.aspx?id=20071128115100