Ma Lin, CBE, JP (; 12 March 1924 or 8 February 1925 – 16 October 2017) was a

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and

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. He was the

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of the

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(CUHK) from 1978 to 1987. He subsequently served as chairman of the board of trustees of Shaw College in CUHK.Professor Ma Lin
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Biography

*1947: Obtained the

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degree from West China Union University *1955: Obtained the

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from the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

*1964: Joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong *1973: Became the founding

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and

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of the Department of

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*1978: Became Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and appointed a non-official Justice of the Peace *1983: Appointed as

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*1985-1990: Served as a Member of the Drafting Committee of the Basic Law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region *1987: Retired from Vice-Chancellor and establish Shaw College, the fourth constituent

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of CUHK *1993-1998: Served as Member of the 9th National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference *2017, Lin died in Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ma, Lin 1924 births 2017 deaths Alumni of King's College, Hong Kong Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Academic staff of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Vice-Chancellors of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Alumni of the University of Leeds Educators from Ningbo Chinese biochemists Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee members Scientists from Ningbo Sichuan University alumni Chemists from Zhejiang Biologists from Zhejiang