The Chairman of Tung Lin Kok Yuen, brings Buddhist studies programs into the University’s curriculum

Professor Chack Fan Lee succeeded Mr. Robert H. N. Ho as the Chairman of Tung Lin Kok Yuen since 1998. Under his leadership, Tung Lin Kok Yuen was declared a monument in 2017, and Buddhist studies were integrated into the University’s curriculum, introducing Buddhist teachings to the youth and professionals.

Professor Lee was the former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of HKU and currently the President of Chu Hai College of Higher Education (CHCHE). He helped establish HKU’s and CHCHE’s Centre of Buddhist Studies in 2000 and 2017, respectively, and launched a broad range of Buddhist studies programs at postgraduate, master and undergraduate levels, to propagate Buddhism through a new dimension. Professor Lee was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 2003, and awarded a Silver Bauhinia Star in 2005 and a Gold Bauhinia Star in 2013.