On the Donor

In 2010, graduates and friends of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering donated a sum to establish a Scholarship in memory of Mr Ken K W Leung 梁錦榮, an alumnus from the Class of 1977. Mr Leung and his two daughters, Doris and Jessie, were among the victims of the tragic incident in Manila in August 2010 during their travels to thePhilippines.

Ken Leung was born on April 9, 1952 inHong Kongand received his education at Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School and The University of Hong Kong. At the time of his passing, he was Managing Director of Stadium Asia, a UK-based electronic manufacturing services company. He had worked both as industrial engineer and professional manager inHong Kong, Singapore, Canada and on the Chinese Mainland, and had attained a leadership role in the field of his specialty. He was an ardent supporter of industrial engineering education and training at HKU and City University of Hong Kong.

Purpose and Scope

The Scholarship shall be awarded in second semester annually to a maximum of two Year 2 students who are admitted into an undergraduate degree programme offered by the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering with YGPA over 3.55 on average for the two semesters in the first academic year, and have good leadership performance.