Obituary - 悼念黃用諏教授
Obituary (May 14, 2004)
It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of an elder statesman of the Department of Mathematics and of the University, Professor Wong Yung Chow, on the morning of May 13, 2004 at the advanced age of 91.
Professor Y.C. Wong was the main figure in building up the HKU Department of Mathematics into what it is today. He served actively for near to three decades since 1948 until he officially retired in 1976 but continued to keep in close contact with the Department as Emeritus Professor. Besides serving as the Head of Department in 1948-1973, he served as the Dean of Engineering in 1950-1953, and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor in 1963-1966. Professor Wong was also much involved with the groundwork of the establishment of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and served in its Council from 1964 to 1991. He was the Founding President of the Southeast Asian Mathematical Society (established in 1972) and also the Honorary President of the Hong Kong Mathematical Society, which he helped to establish in 1979. His long and fruitful career spanning six decades as mathematician and educator had touched on many lives and exerted influence on the academic career of many. We should all feel grateful for his long years of contribution and service to the Department, to the University, to the local community and to the discipline of mathematics.
Our deepest sympathy is extended to his wife, Shong-Lin, and his two sons, Richard and John.
The funeral service will take place at the Hong Kong Funeral Home on 19 May 2004 at 11:00 a.m. The hall at the funeral home is open for colleagues, students and friends to pay their last respects to Professor Wong from 5:00 p.m. on 18 May 2004.
Department of Mathematics, University of Hong Kong
May 14, 2004
悼念黃用諏教授 (2004年5月17日)
黃先生用諏教授於二零零四年五月十三日以九十一歲高齡辭世。
黃教授於一九四八年獲香港大學禮聘為數學系主任，履新之時，創業惟艱，以當時僅有教員二人、學報二本之條件建系至今之規模，先生之功不可沒。先生主持數學系長達二十五載，退休後續獲榮休教授銜，對系之貢獻不輟。先生帶領數學系同寅言傳身教，潛移默化，青年學子獲益良多。先生在香港大學歷任工學院院長及副校長之職，並於促成香港中文大學成立居功至偉，任中大校董廿多載。先生並創辦東南亞數學會及香港數學會，建樹良多。黃教授超越半世紀之數學及教育事業，孕育幾代人才，其感染力影響無數後輩。本系同寅對黃教授辭世深感哀悼，謹向黃教授致以崇高敬意，並向黃夫人及其家人致以深切慰問。
香港大學數學系 敬輓
二零零四年五月十七日