Charles K. Kao

Born in Shanghai in 1933, Sir Charles K. Kao moved to Hong Kong in 1948, eventually joining the staff at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He founded the university’s Department of Electronics (later the Department of Electronic Engineering) in 1970 and taught for many years before serving as Vice Chancellor. In addition to the Nobel Prize in Physics, he has won numerous other awards and distinctions, and since retiring as Vice Chancellor of CUHK, Professor Kao has continued his association with the university community as an Honorary Professor of Engineering.