{"id":24820,"date":"2024-12-06T19:03:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T11:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/?post_type=school_news&#038;p=24820"},"modified":"2025-02-25T11:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:11:00","slug":"sad-loss-emeritus-professor-of-sociology-wong-siu-lun","status":"publish","type":"school_news","link":"https:\/\/web.socsc.hku.hk\/tc\/school_news\/sad-loss-emeritus-professor-of-sociology-wong-siu-lun\/","title":{"rendered":"Sad loss: Emeritus Professor of Sociology Wong Siu-lun"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.post-meta-item-date {\n\tdisplay: none !important;\n}<\/style>\n<p id=\"viewer-foo\" class=\"o0STb GF80u _6Vwzd HjRUP\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"B-fpk _6Vwzd\">It is with deep sorrow\u00a0that we inform you of the passing of our esteemed Emeritus Professor, Wong Siu-lun (\u9ec3\u7d39\u502b), on December 2, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"viewer-l1wd1368\" class=\"o0STb GF80u _6Vwzd HjRUP\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"B-fpk _6Vwzd\"><br \/>\nProfessor Wong obtained his BSocSc degree from HKU in 1971. After his MPhil (CUHK) and DPhil (Oxford), he returned to HKU to pursue an academic career. He was appointed as Professor and served as the Head of the Department of Sociology (1988 \u2013 1994) before taking up other senior positions in the university. As part of the first generation of Hong Kong sociologists, Professor Wong was a cherished member of our academic community and best known for his pioneering contributions to the field of entrepreneurship, business networks, migration, social indicators and the development of sociology in China. He will be sorely missed by all his former colleagues and students from around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"B-fpk _6Vwzd\">Please join me in extending our heartfelt condolences to Professor Wong\u2019s family during this difficult time.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"viewer-wm3hw157\" class=\"o0STb GF80u _6Vwzd HjRUP\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"B-fpk _6Vwzd\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p id=\"viewer-ay9wz166\" class=\"o0STb GF80u _6Vwzd HjRUP\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"B-fpk _6Vwzd\">Tarani Chandola<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"B-fpk _6Vwzd\">Head<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"B-fpk _6Vwzd\">Department of Sociology<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":24821,"template":"","school_new_categories":[],"school_news_tag":[],"thought_leadership_category":[],"department_category":[],"class_list":["post-24820","school_news","type-school_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.2 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It is with deep sorrow that we inform you of the passing of our esteemed Emeritus Professor, Wong Siu-lun (\u9ec3\u7d39\u502b), on December 2, 2024. 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