Donor
Fung Yiu King Charitable Foundation Limited
The Fung Yiu King Charitable Foundation was established in 1979 by Mr Fung Yiu King, a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist. Mr Fung was well recognized in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland not only because of his illustrious banking career; his dedication to philanthropy also endeared him to people from all walks of life.
Mr Fung’s spirit of giving is now carried on by the Fung Yiu King Charitable Foundation, which focuses on supporting healthcare and education developments in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. Over the past decades, countless number of people, institutions and charitable organizations have benefited from the Foundation’s benevolence.
One of the beneficiaries is the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fung Yiu King Hospital. With the financial support of the Foundation, the Hospital underwent comprehensive renovation and improvement in 1986, providing quality long-term care, medical treatment and rehabilitation assistance for the elderly. Another organization serving the elderly, The Hong Kong Society for the Aged (SAGE), set up the SAGE Mrs. Y. K. Fung Home for the Elderly with funding from the Foundation in 1997. The elderly home provides residential care, meals, personal care and nursing care for the elderly.
On top of the well-being of the elderly, the Foundation also attached much importance to education. The Church of Christ in China Fung Leung Kit Memorial Secondary School and The Hong Kong Chinese Women’s Club Fung Yiu King Memorial Secondary School were established in 1987 and 1990 respectively with the support of the Foundation.
In the future, the Foundation will endeavor to continue the legacy of Mr Fung Yiu King by championing the cause of charity in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.
Appointee
Ir Professor Edwin T. C. Cheng
Professor Edwin T. C. Cheng is Dean of the Faculty of Business and Chair Professor of Management. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (First Class Honours) from The University of Hong Kong, a Master of Science degree from the University of Birmingham, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree and a Doctor of Science degree from the University of Cambridge. He has previously taught in Canada, England, and Singapore.
Professor Cheng’s research interests are in Operations Management and Operations Research. He has published over 600 papers in various Science Citation Index/ Social Sciences Citation Index journals, including the California Management Review, Journal of Operations Management, Management Science, MIS Quarterly, Operations Research, Organization Science, and Production and Operations Management. He has co-authored 11 books published by Chapman and Hall, McGraw-Hill, and Springer. He received the Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year Award from the Institute of Industrial Engineers, USA, in 1992 and the Croucher Award (the top research award in Hong Kong) in 2001. He was named one of the “most cited scientists” in All Fields, in Business and Economics, in Computer Science, and in Engineering over the period 2004-2014 by the ISI Web of Science in 2015. He has attained h-indices of 46 and 67, and generated 9,390 and 19,029 citations according to the ISI Web of Science and Google Scholar, respectively. A 2009 paper in the International Journal of Production Economics ranked him as the most productive researcher in Production/ Operations Management in the world over the half-century 1959-2008. Professor Cheng has over the years secured more than HK$50 million to support his research.
With the Endowed Professorship appointment, Professor Cheng intends to promote the diffusion and adoption of best business practices in firms.
