HKU Mourns the Passing of Mr Ng Hong-mun, GBM

Mr Ng Hong-mun, GBM, a veteran educator and former Principal and Supervisor of Pui Kiu Middle School, died on the morning of October 18, 2026, aged 100. The University of Hong Kong mourns his passing.

Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU, said: “Mr Ng Hong-mun devoted his life to education in Hong Kong. Guided by deep love for the country and Hong Kong, he regarded advancing Hong Kong through education as his mission and worked tirelessly to achieve it, making substantial contributions. His care for students and steadfast commitment to the mission of education set an example for educators across Hong Kong. His noble character and integrity will endure in the annals of Hong Kong education. His passing is a profound loss to Hong Kong’s education sector. I extend my deepest condolences and sincere sympathies to Mr Ng’s family.”

Born in Huilai, Guangdong, on April 9, 1926, Mr Ng graduated in 1947 with a degree in chemical engineering from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou. He came to Hong Kong that year to teach at Pui Kiu Middle School. He was the school’s Principal from 1958 to 1985 and subsequently its Supervisor. He became Chairman of Pui Kiu’s School Management Board in 1997 and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pui Kiu Education Foundation in 2005.

In addition to his work with Pui Kiu, Mr Ng helped start the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers in 1975 and served as its founding president.

The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, noted that Mr Ng had served as an NPC deputy for more than 30 years and held positions including member of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Hong Kong Affairs Adviser. He added that Mr Ng had made sterling contributions to Hong Kong’s return to the motherland and its long-term stability and prosperity. “Mr Ng devoted his life to the country and Hong Kong,” he said.

Mr Ng was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal in 1998.