Chapter Ten – Panel of Mentors

Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships for Overseas Studies 1988/89

Mr Paul Shieh SC studied Law at the University of Cambridge and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987.  He obtained the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from the University of Hong Kong in 1988 and was called to the Hong Kong Bar in the same year.  He then received the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowship for Overseas Studies to study at the University of Oxford, where he obtained his Bachelor of Civil Law degree in 1989.   He commenced full practice as a barrister in Hong Kong in 1990 and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2003.  He is now the head of Temple Chambers. He is and was involved in different areas of public service.  He is currently Chairman of the Appeal Reviews Committee of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, Deputy Chairman of the Telecommunications (Competition Provisions) Appeal Board, member of the Securities and Futures Commission Disciplinary Chair Committee and member of the Financial Reporting Review Panel under the Financial Reporting Council.   In the past he has served as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association from 2013 to 2015, a member of the Law Reform Commission, a member of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission and Recorder of the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong. 

Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fellowships for Overseas Studies 1988/89

Professor Mee Kam Ng is Vice-chairman of the Department of Geography and Resource Management, the Director of the Urban Studies Programme, Associate Director of the Institute of Future Cities at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) and academic advisor of the Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design. She was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom in 2016. She has completed over 30 research projects and published widely on planning, governance and sustainability issues in Pacific Asia. Her publications have earned her six HKIP Awards and the 2015 Association of European Schools of Planning Best Published Paper Award. The Urban Studies Programme she directed is an Associate Member of the UN-Habitat’s World Urban Campaign, promoting the implementation of the New Urban Agenda.

Sir Edward Youde Memorial Awards for Disabled Students 1988/89

Mr. Nelson Yip acquired his Bachelor of Science from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Master of Arts and Business Administration afterwards. He founded the “Unleash Foundation”, a social organisation that creates social impacts through face-to-face educational talks, seminars and community projects. He is the Founding Chief Executive Officer and Director of EP Venture Co. Ltd, who provides business strategic consulting and coaching.  Apart from his work, he is interested in horse riding and he was the first qualified representative of Hong Kong Paralympics Equestrian Competition in 2008.

Prof. Christopher Chao is the Dean of Faculty of Engineering and Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong. He received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree (First Class) in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Hong Kong in 1988, and his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Mechanical Engineering from The University of California at Berkeley, in 1992 and 1994, respectively.
His research interests include indoor contaminant transport, energy efficient building technology, energy engineering, low-energy air distribution systems, VOC oxidation and ultrafine particles.
Professor Chao is an active scholar in the engineering field internationally. He is a Fellow of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (FASME), USA, The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), UK, The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (FCIBSE), UK, The Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences (FHKEng), The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (FHKIE), and a member of The International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) Academy of Fellows. He is also an editor and associate editor of several international journals.
Professor Chao also takes up advisory role in various units and organizations such as Research Grants Council, Environment Bureau, Housing Authority, Cyberport and HKU SPACE, etc.”

Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarships for Undergraduate Students 1992/93

Mr. Richard Chung is the chairman and an executive Director of INNOVAX HOLDINGS LIMITED. Mr. Chung is also a director of Innovax Capital, Innovax Securities and Innovax Asset Management. He has acted as a responsible officer of Innovax Capital for Type 1 (dealing in securities) regulated activity since 2015. Mr. Chung is primarily responsible for overall strategic planning and overseeing the general management of the Group and overall supervision and management of the Group’s placing and underwriting business. Mr. Chung possesses over 20 years of experience in financial services, accounting and management as well as investment consultancy.

Before joining the legal profession, Dominic has worked in the banking sector and as well as in the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).
Dominic’s practice focuses on advising clients on matters relating to anti-corruption, white-collar crime, law enforcement, regulatory and compliance matters in Hong Kong, including advice on anti-money laundering. He also handles cases involving corporate litigation, shareholders’ disputes and insolvency matters, defamation cases, domestic and international arbitration cases, cybersecurity, data security and privacy law issues, competition law matters, e-Discovery and forensic investigation issues as well as property litigation.
Dominic is currently a board member of a charity that provides a home service for sick children and their families. He is supportive and actively participating in the activities of the charity

Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarships for Undergraduate Students 1996/97

Ms. Florence Chan is a practicing architect with special interests on tall building design. She received her Bachelor of Social Science (Architectural Studies) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Master in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Ms. Chan is a licensed architect in Hong Kong and the US. She is a Director of the architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox and Associates PC and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of the School of Architecture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is an executive member of American Institute of Architects Hong Kong Chapter, as well as Board Member of Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Hong Kong Chapter, a non-profit organization based in Chicago that promotes knowledge on tall building design.

Dr. Gary Ng acquired his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and the Master of Science in Health Services Management from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Gary is now working in the Patient Safety and Risk Management Department in the Hospital Authority Head Office after 8 years of Orthopaedics clinical services at public hospital.
His past experience of being a bone cancer patient at 14 years of age and the sufferings from the chemotherapy and amputation surgery motivates him to serve for the patients and the needy. He is now the Chairperson of the Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth (HKFHY) and also the Board of Directors in Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation (HKSR). His endeavor and perseverance was recognized by a number of awards including the 8th Hong Kong Volunteer Award 2020, the Outstanding Disabled Persons Award 2002, Ten Warriors of Regeneration Selection Award 1996, CUHK Convocation Outstanding Community Service Award 2005 and Outstanding Athlete Award in Swimming 2001-2002.

Vivek Mahbubani is a Hong Kong-bred bilingual stand-up comedian performing in both Cantonese and English.
Having been crowned the Funniest Person (in Chinese) in Hong Kong in 2007 followed by his victory in the English category at the Hong Kong International Comedy Competition in 2008, Vivek has had the opportunity to take his sense of humor all over the world including Hong Kong,
China, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Australia, Canada and USA.
Having been ranked as the top comedian in Hong Kong, in 2014, the World Famous Laugh Factory in USA ranked Vivek as one of the top 10 comedians in their Annual Funniest Person in the World Competition.
In 2015, he was handpicked as one of the comedians to represent Asia’s best in Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s inaugural “Comedy Zone Asia” shows.
In 2016, he was featured in Comedy Central’s first ever “Stand up Asia!” shows. One of Vivek’s passions is reading and his favorite book is Sun Tzu’s Art of War. Oddly, his favorite color is hot pink.

After graduating from Princeton University as an ecology and evolutionary biology major, Chris set out to become a travel show host who also writes and makes production plans for his shows. His most representative series features his backpacking experience in Central America, Central Asia, Morocco and South America. In recent years, he began to venture into acting, radio show hosting, book writing and co-founding a digital start-up. As his career continues to grow and a passionate divemaster himself, Chris aspires to entertain while calling for more appreciation for the natural world. He believes that the planet has offered us so much to explore, to marvel and to celebrate, and we should strive to keep it that way.