Secretary for Education Dr Choi Yuk-lin and Permanent Secretary for Education Ms Michelle Li Mei-sheung met with two leading scholars from Peking University, Professor Chen Suzhen and Professor Sun Hua, and the university management on the campus of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) on 30 November 2022.

Accompanied by Dr Sammy Hui King-fai, Associate Vice President (Student Learning), and Professor Pamela Leung Pui-wan, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Dr Choi and Ms Li exchanged views with the two Visiting Professors on various topics including Chinese history as well as education.

Professor Chen specialises in the history of ancient politics, institutions and ideology in the Han dynasty and the subsequent Wei, Jin and Northern and Southern dynasties (202 BCE – 589 CE). His in-depth analysis of the causes of underlying historical events has provided a novel perspective in this area of study.

Professor Sun is a prominent scholar in the archaeological study of Sanxingdui, an ancient site in Sichuan, which is well-known for the substantial number of artefacts unearthed, and is believed to be closely associated with the origins of Chinese civilisation. 

They have been appointed as the first batch of Visiting Professors under the University’s ‘Chinese History Education Scheme’.

Secretary for Education Dr Choi Yuk-lin (centre), Professor Chen Suzhen (right) and Professor Sun Hua from Peking University (left)
 

Secretary for Education Dr Choi Yuk-lin (centre), Permanent Secretary for Education Ms Michelle Li Mei-sheung (second from right) and Political Assistant to Secretary for Education Ms Siu Ka-yi (second from left) with the two Visiting Professors, Associate Vice President (Student Learning) Dr Sammy Hui King-fai (right) and Acting Dean of the Faculty of Humanities Professor Pamela Leung Pui-wan (left)