From humble beginnings in Hong Kong, Yuen Kwok-Yung rose to international prominence as an academic, physician, and microbiologist. As an advisor to governments, he and colleagues made discoveries that helped the world cope in often controversial ways with unprecedented threats to public health, including the COVID-19 pandemic. In this compelling memoir, Dr. Yuen weaves personal stories with those from his extraordinary medical careers to take readers on an inspiring journey about perseverance, courage, faith, and the ongoing peril of infectious diseases.
2017年1月1日,加拿大籍學者貝淡寧(Daniel A. Bell)獲任命為山東大學政治學與公共管理學院院長。他既非公民,也不是中國共產黨黨員,卻因研究儒家思想成就斐然,成為中國首位重要高校的政治學學院院長。本書記錄了貝淡寧這位外籍「小官」的獨特經歷,也記述了他觀察中國學術界與政治體制互動的感想與建言。雖然「小官」貝淡寧自陳,他在院長任內並非一帆風順,「錯失與誤解不斷」,但顯然無損他站在高點觀察、點評中國社會與學術界的能力。例如,他解釋了中國官員(包含大學的管理者)普遍習慣染髮的原因。再如,他生動地描述山東飲酒文化,如何從孔子口中的「唯酒無量」演化到「不及亂」的過程。此外,貝淡寧直問了更多嚴肅問題:例如,大學的黨委書記應當扮演何種角色?反腐敗運動對學術界的影響何在,以及他體驗過正式和非正式言論審查後的感想與及建議等。對於中國政治前景,貝淡寧表示,他有機會坐在觀察中國大陸政治演變的第一排位置,大膽預測:基於過去三十年儒家思想在中國的復興,以及共產主義在2008年後「捲土重來」的現象,中國的未來很可能會由儒家思想和共產主義共同決定。
In Rosie Young: A Lifetime of Selfless Service, Moira Chan-Yeung presents a brief history of Professor Young’s remarkable career in medical education and administration at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and her wide-ranging public service to the community over many decades. As the first female dean of HKU’s Faculty of Medicine, her career was deeply intertwined with the socio-economic development of Hong Kong. After her retirement from HKU, she continued to serve HKU and the community up to the present. This book illustrates her many contributions to the development of medical education in Hong Kong and to the university administration at HKU. Professor Young’s extensive public service in the field of medicine also helped improve primary care, hospital care, and public health in Hong Kong. In short, this book provides a valuable record of a female giant in Hong Kong’s medical history and documents her selfless and enduring service to the HKU community and Hong Kong society.