Professor Poon Chung-kwong, GBS,

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, JP (, born 1940, Hong Kong) was the President of the

Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a public research university located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong near Hung Hom station. The University is one of the eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Founded ...

from 1991 to 2008. He received his secondary education at

St. Paul's Co-educational College St. Paul's Co-educational College (), (often abbreviated as St. Paul's, St. Paul's Co-ed., Co-ed. or SPCC) is an Anglican secondary school located at 33 MacDonnell Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. Founded in 1915, it was a girls-only college un ...

. Trained as a chemist, he holds doctorates of science and of philosophy from the

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

. He has been a visiting scholar at

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

and at California Institute of Technology. In addition to being the chief administrator of Hong Kong's largest scientific/technical university he is also a member of the National Committee of the

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...

. His late cousin was the singer Leslie Cheung.港理大校長潘宗光新書揭秘:張國榮是我表弟 (Chinese)

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1940 births Living people People from Panyu District Heads of universities in Hong Kong Alumni of St. Paul's Co-educational College Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Alumni of St. John's College, University of Hong Kong Alumni of University College London Hong Kong Buddhists Members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Officers of the Order of the British Empire Academic staff of Hong Kong Polytechnic University Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong politicians Recipients of the Gold Bauhinia Star HK LegCo Members 1985–1988 HK LegCo Members 1988–1991 Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2007–2012 Members of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Members of the Selection Committee of Hong Kong Hong Kong Basic Law Consultative Committee members {{chemist-stub

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