New Asia College

New Asia College is a constituent college of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a public university in New Territories, Hong Kong.

New Asia College Campus in Ma Liu Shui

New Asia College

新亞書院
Motto	誠明
Motto in English	Sincerity and intelligence
Type	Public
Established	1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Chairman	Leung Ying Wai Charles
President	Hector Sun-on Chan
Dean	Cheung Kam-siu Kenneth
Location	Hong Kong
Affiliations	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Website	na.cuhk.edu.hk

New Asia College
Traditional Chinese	新亞書院
Simplified Chinese	新亚书院
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīn Yà Shūyuàn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sān'a Syūyuhn Jyutping San1aa3 Syu1jyun6*2

Campus

The college locates on a mount in the university with an excellent view to Tide Cove and Ma On Shan. A circular road New Asia Circle (新亞坊) encircles the campus with New Asia Road (新亞路) leading to the central of the university, and United Road to United College, and Cheng Ming Link (誠明徑) to student residences.

History

New Asia College was founded in 1949 by Chinese scholars Ch'ien Mu (Qian Mu), Tang Junyi (Tang Chun-i), and Zhang Pijie (Tchang Pi-kai), in Hong Kong, then a British dependency, after the Communist victory in mainland China.^[1]

In 1963, the college joined forces with United College and Chung Chi College to form the Chinese University of Hong Kong under a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. The college has since then become a research and educational hub for Confucian philosophy and Chinese studies.^[1]

Presidents and Heads

Presidents and heads of New Asia College:^[2]

Presidents (1949–1977)

1. Prof. Ch'ien Mu (1949–1965)

2. Prof. Ou Tsuin-chen [zh] (1965–1969)

3. Prof. Shen Yi-chen [zh] (1969–1970)

4. Prof. Mei Yi-pao [zh] (1970–1973)

5. Prof. Yu Ying-shih (1973–1975)

6. Prof. Chuan Han-sheng (1975–1977)

College heads (1977–present)

7. Prof. Ambrose King (1977–1985)

8. Prof. Lin Tzong-biau [zh] (1985–1992)

9. Prof. Leung Ping-chung [zh] (1992–2002)

10. Prof. Henry N. C. Wong [zh] (2002–2010)

11. Prof. Shun Kwong-loi [zh] (2010–2013)

12. Prof. Henry N. C. Wong (2014–2020)

13. Prof. Hector Sun-on Chan (2021–present)

Notable alumni

• Vincent Cheng (1973) — chairman of HSBC China (2005–11); chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (2005–10)^[3]
• Lavender Cheung (1993) — news anchor at Cable TV Hong Kong (1998–2009)^[4]
• Man-kwong Cheung (1978) — member of the Legislative Council from the Education constituency (1991–97, 1998–2012); president of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union (1990–2010)^[5]
• Ming-kwai Lee (1972) — Commissioner of Police (2003–07)^[6]
• Sammy Leung (1994) — DJ, MC, and actor ^[7]
• Lap-Chee Tsui (1972) — geneticist; vice-chancellor and president of the University of Hong Kong (2002–14)^[8][9]
• Ying-shih Yu (1952) — historian; tenured professor at Harvard University, Yale University, and Princeton University^[10]

See also

• New Asia Middle School
• Chinese University of Hong Kong

References

1. "About New Asia: History". Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
2. "Presidents & College Heads".
3. "Honorary Fellow A Citation Cheng Hoi Chuen, Vincent, OBE, JP" (PDF). Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
4. "Alumni Organisations>>Local Associations>>Faculties/Departments". Chinese University of Hong Kong Alumni Affairs Office. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
5. "An address given by The Honourable Cheung Man Kwong, BSSc" (PDF). Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
6. "Mr LEE Ming Kwai, Dick". Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
7. "YUNA 20th Reunion". Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
8. "First Academic Lecture to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of New Asia College, CUHK Professor Lap-chee Tsui Speaks on "New Asia．Genes"". Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
9. "LapCheeTsuiCV" (PDF). University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
10. "Professor Yu Ying-shih". Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

External links

• Official website
• (in Chinese) List of faculty of New Asia College (1949-1976)

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