Message from School of Chinese

It is with great shock and sadness that we mourn the passing of Dr. Felix C. H. Wong, an Assistant Professor in the School of Chinese at The University of Hong Kong, on 3 June 2014.
 
Dr. Wong graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2000 and went on to pursue further studies at Tokyo University and London University, where he was awarded an MA degree. He did his PhD in the School of Chinese at The University of Hong Kong during the period 2004 - 2008. After obtaining his doctoral degree, Dr. Wong taught at the City University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He joined the School of Chinese at HKU as an Assistant Professor in September 2013. The courses that he designed and developed included "Christianity and Chinese Culture", "Islam and Chinese Culture" as well as "Religions on the Silk Road in Ancient Times". He also participated in the delivery of such courses as "Traditional Chinese Culture" and "Chinese History and Culture in the Twentieth Century".
 
As a young and promising academic, Dr. Wong was committed to the promotion of historical and cultural scholarship. And as a dynamic and dedicated teacher, he won high praise and made significant contributions. Proficient in many different languages, he conducted cutting-edge research on topics in Chinese and Western studies and produced a vast array of high-quality works, including a monograph on the activities of the Jesuits in late Ming and early Qing periods and an in-depth, innovative study of Shanhaijing, an ancient collection of Chinese mythological narratives. All his publications were highly rated and received critical acclaim.
 
Dr. Wong will be remembered for his original insights and intense interest in a wide spectrum of intellectual inquiry. He will be sorely missed by all those who knew him.
 
We extend our deepest condolences to his family.
 
C M Si
Head of the School of Chinese
 

本院助理教授黃正謙博士6月3日不幸離世，驚聞惡耗，哀痛莫名。黃博士於2000年以優異成績畢業於香港中文大學，其後負笈東京大學和倫敦大學，考獲優等文學碩士學位。2004-08年，黃博士在香港大學中文學院攻讀博士課程，獲頒哲學博士學位。之後，他於香港城市大學及香港中文大學任教。自2013年9月起，黃博士出任本院助理教授，開設“基督教與中國文化”、“伊斯蘭教與中國文化”以及“古代絲綢之路上的宗教”等課程，並參與“傳統中國文化”和“二十世紀中國歷史及文化”等科目的教學工作。黃博士積極推動歷史、文化研究，對學生循循善誘，建樹良多。他精通多國語言，學貫中西，著述甚豐，專著如《西學東漸之序章------明末清初耶穌會史新論》及《山海經導讀及譯注》等，皆屢有創獲，評價甚高。正謙學有所成，桃李滿門；惜天妒英才，不勝唏噓。本人謹代表中文學院同寅，向正謙家人致以沉痛的悼念和誠摯的慰問！

施仲謀
香港大學中文學院主任