12 Facts About Rayson Huang

Rayson Huang was the first Chinese Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong, a position in which he served from 1972 until 1986.

Rayson Huang completed his primary and secondary education at Munsang College, where his father was the founding principal.

Rayson Huang later attended St John's University in Shanghai in 1937, but his studies were interrupted by the Japanese invasion.

In Hong Kong Rayson Huang majored in chemistry at St John's Hall.

Rayson Huang returned to China in 1942 and arrived in Guangxi.

Rayson Huang received at doctorate in chemistry and subsequently pursued his post-doctoral research at the University of Chicago.

In 1951, Rayson Huang taught chemistry at the University of Malaya in Singapore and later he was transferred to University of Malaya's Kuala Lumpur campus.

Rayson Huang became a tenured professor of chemistry and then acting Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Science.

In 1969 Rayson Huang was appointed as Vice-Chancellor at Nanyang University in Singapore.

In 1972 Rayson Huang became the first Chinese Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong and quelled a student demonstration during a royal visit to Hong Kong.

Rayson Huang had a wide range of hobbies, one of the most special having been the study of violin making.

Rayson Huang returned to Hong Kong on a regular basis.