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In Memory of Professor Louis Cha
It is with deepest sadness that we mourn for the passing of Professor Louis Cha.
Professor Cha was always closely connected with the Faculty of Arts. Back in the 80s, he had established the Louis Cha Fund in the Faculty for supporting teaching and research of our scholars and postgraduate students, and also for promoting Chinese studies and East/West studies to the wider community by organising public events.
Professor Cha (widely known as Jin Yong) was best known as one of the most influential and the world’s most-read Chinese writers of martial arts novels. As the founder of Ming Pao Daily News, he was also a pioneer journalist and commentator respected by the modern Chinese cultural community.
Professor Cha was conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Social Sciences by the University in 1986. He was the Honorary Professor in the School of Chinese of the Faculty of Arts.
Professor Cha’s generous contributions to the School of Chinese, the Faculty, the University and Hong Kong will always be remembered. The Faculty of Arts offers our deepest condolences to his family.

香港大學文學院深切悼念查良鏞教授
香港大學文學院對查良鏞教授辭世深表哀悼，本學院謹向查教授家屬致以深切慰問。
查教授與文學院淵源深遠。早於八十年代，查教授於香港大學設立「查良鏞學術基金」，致力支持文學院師生的教學及學術研究項目，並透過舉辦公開活動，促進社會大眾對中國研究及中西研究的認識。
查教授以筆名「金庸」創作多部膾炙人口的武俠小說，吸引全球廣大讀者，影響無比深遠。作為《明報》創辦人，他亦是新聞工作及時事評論先鋒，備受文化界敬重。
查教授於一九八六年獲頒香港大學名譽社會科學博士學位，並擔任文學院中文學院名譽教授。
查教授對香港社會、香港大學、文學院及其中文學院的非凡貢獻，將長存不朽，流芳百世。