Dr Rebecca Lee Lok Sze

Dr Rebecca Lee Lok Sze was the world's first woman explorer to leave her footprint at the Arctic, Antarctica and Mount Everest regions. She has made immense contributions to polar exploration over the past two decades. She founded the Polar Museum Foundation in 1997 and has served as a director of the Foundation since then. Her objective in doing so is to consolidate polar research findings from all over the world to advance global environmental protection.

Dr Lee graduated from the Hong Kong Technical College, a predecessor of PolyU, with a Certificate in Commercial Design in 1964. She then began her commercial design and advertising business soon after graduation. First setting foot on Antarctica in 1985 marked a turning point in her life from that of a successful business figure to a polar scientist, and since then she has devoted herself to venturing into the extreme worlds at the poles and Mount Everest.

Making the most of her talent in photography and art, in addition to making television documentaries, she has published numerous books and articles on her expeditions as well as photographic essays to share her insights and adventures with the wider world. Apart from actively engaging in the environmental movement, Dr Lee has also served as an Adviser (Science) for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Polar Research Committee of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and as Council member of the Hong Kong Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology. Dr Lee received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from Lingnan University in 2000 and the Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award in 2003 in recognition of her life-long devotion to polar research and environmental education.

Mrs Angel S.P. Chan Lau, BBS, JP

Ir Johnny Fan Siu Kay

Dr Rebecca Lee Lok Sze

Mr Lo Ka Chung

Mr Joseph K.C. Lo

Mr Herbert Tsoi Hak-kong, BBS, JP

Dr Wang Jianzhou

Dr Yip Kit-chuen

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