Ng Ching-fai, GBS (; born 20 November 1939 in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

, China) is a Professor of Chemistry and the former President and Vice-Chancellor of

Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is a publicly funded tertiary liberal arts education, liberal arts institution with a Christian ethics, Christian education heritage. It was established as Hong Kong Baptist College with the support of Ame ...

and the President of

United International College Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC; ), a public college located at Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. It was co-founded by Beijing Normal University and Hong Kong Baptist Unive ...

. Before he became the President and Vice-Chancellor of HKBU, Ng was the Dean of the Faculty of Science of the University and a member of the

Hong Kong Legislative Council The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's "one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Kong' ...

from July 1997 to July 2001. Ng also serves as a Member of the

National People's Congress The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPC; ), or simply the National People's Congress, is constitutionally the supreme state authority and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. With 2, ...

of the People's Republic of China. Ng was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) order by the Hong Kong Government on 1 July 2005. He attended the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

and earned a PhD degree at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

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1939 births Living people Hong Kong Baptist University faculty Delegates to the 9th National People's Congress from Hong Kong Delegates to the 10th National People's Congress from Hong Kong Delegates to the 11th National People's Congress from Hong Kong Hong Kong scientists Educators from Shanghai Heads of universities in Hong Kong People's Republic of China politicians from Shanghai Scientists from Shanghai Members of the Provisional Legislative Council New Century Forum politicians HK LegCo Members 1998–2000 HK LegCo Members 2000–2004 Members of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong Hong Kong Affairs Advisors University of Melbourne alumni University of British Columbia alumni {{HK-politician-stub