The framed photograph of HKU Engineering Society dated February 1923. (Image: University Archives, HKU)
The Faculty is pleased to receive a gift recently from Dr Ron Abraham, grandson of Professor D.C.H. Florance who was a Physics professor at HKU in the 1920s. The gift is a framed photograph of HKU Engineering Society dated February 1923. It also appears the first woman in the Faculty of Engineering and the Engineering Society. It is the oldest archive in the University which was related to the Faculty of Engineering.
Professor S.C. Wong, Associate Dean of Engineering (Development and External Relations), and Mrs Stacy Belcher Lee, Director of University Archives of HKU, were delighted to meet with Dr Ron Abraham and his wife Ms Susie Abraham on August 1. Dr and Mrs Abraham were impressed by the interesting stories and the works of the University Archives.
HKU Engineering Society was established in 1913 and it is the oldest faculty-based society in the University of Hong Kong. It is now an affiliation to the Hong Kong University Students’ Union (HKUSU).
(From left) Mrs Susie Abraham, Dr Ron Abraham, Professor S.C. Wong and Mrs Stacy Belcher Lee.
More details of the photo can be viewed here: https://uvision.hku.hk/playvideo.php?mid=23286.