List of graduates of the University of Hong Kong

This is a table of famous graduates of the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

Faculty of Arts

Name Known for Degree(s) & Year
Elizabeth Wong Former Director of Social Welfare and Hong Kong Legislator; now writer B.A. (Eng Lit.) 1962
Anson Chan Fang On-sang, 陳方安生 Former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong Did not complete (Eng Lit.)
Eileen Chang, 張愛玲 Writer
Simon Chau Sui-Cheong, 周兆祥 Social and environmental activist BEd
Mabel Cheung, 張婉婷 Film director B.Soc.Sc. 1973
Ching Cheong, 程翔 Journalist B.Econ 1975
Selina Chow Selina Chow Leung Suk-yee, 周梁淑怡 Non ex-officio Member of the Executive Council BA (English)
Chan Hing-yan Composer and music educator chair of the Department of Music
Stanley Ho Hong Kong and Macau Tycoon, "Gambling King"
Ann Hui, 許鞍華 Director MA
Rafael Hui Si Yan, 許仕仁 Former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong BA '70
Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, 葉劉淑儀 Former Secretary for Security of Hong Kong BA
Ambrose Lee, 李少光 Secretary of Hong Kong
Clara Law Film director
Martin Lee Chu-ming, 李柱銘 Former Legislative Councillor (Hong Kong Island) BA
Margaret Ng, 吳靄儀 Member of the Legislative Council (Legal constituency)
Catherine Joyce Symons Headmistress of DGS, Legco & Execo member BA 1939, LL.D honoris causa 1978
Tsang Yok-sing, 曾鈺成 President of the Legislative Council BA
Kay Tse Singer BA
James Wong Jim, 黃霑 Media and Entertainment B.Phil 1963, M.Phil 1983, Ph.D 2003
Lin Xi, 林夕 Media and Entertainment
Patrick Yu, 余叔韶 Lawyer BA

Faculty of Engineering

Name Known for Degree(s) & Year
Lee Cheuk-yan Member of the Legislative Council B Eng
Tse Tsz-ho Scientist in Interventional Radiology at Harvard Medical School B Eng

Faculty of Law

Name Known for Degree(s) & Year
Elsie Leung Lawyer, former Secretary for Justice LLM
Patrick Chan Siu-oi Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal LLB 1974
Andrew Cheung Kui-nung Chief Judge of the High Court LLB
Albert Ho Chun-yan 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; current dean of the Faculty of Law LLB
Margaret Ng Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel PCLL
Alan Leong Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel LLB
Audrey Eu Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel LLB
Ronny Tong Member of Legislative Council; Senior Counsel LLB
Tanya Chan Member of Legislative Council LLB
Adrian Chow, 周博賢 Musician; Producer LLB

Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (renamed in 2006)

Name Known for Degree(s) & Year
Sun Yat-Sen First Provisional President of the Republic of China Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese 1892 (predecessor of HKU's Faculty of Medicine)
Yuet Wai Kan Winner of Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research, Shaw Prize in Life Science MBBS
Yuen Kwok-yung Head of HKU Department of Microbiology MBBS

Faculty of Science

Name Known for Degree(s) & Year
Michael Suen Secretary for Education
Stephen Lam Chief Secretary for Administration
Rita Fan Former President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong MSSc, BSc
Sarah Liao the former Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works of HKSAR B.Sc.1973 M. Phil
Yum Tong Siu William Elwood Byerly Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University BSc, 1962 and Honourary Degree

Faculty of Social Sciences

Name Known for Degree(s) & Year
Samuel Hui Singer, lyricist , actor B.Soc.Sc.1972
Antony Leung Kam-chung former Financial Secretary of Hong Kong B Soc.Sci.
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 B Soc. Sci
Hsing Yun Founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order MASoc.Sci. honoris causa, 2010