Dr. Sun Yat-sen Visits HKU 孫中山博士到訪香港大學

This historic image captures the visit on February 20, 1923 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a graduate of the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, a forerunner of HKU. By this time he was a global figure, credited with helping lead the Xinhua Revolution that ended imperial rule, at which point he was elected Provisional President of the Republic of China. He delivered a public address at the Great Hall, starting his speech with these immortal words: “I feel as though I have returned home because Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong are my intellectual birthplace.” 此相片極具歷史價值，記錄了孫中山博士於1923年2月20日到訪香港大學。孫中山博士畢業於香港西醫書院，該校是香港大學的前身。孫博士於辛亥革命中領導各方結束帝制，其後獲選為中華民國臨時大總統。此時，孫博士已經成為國際知名人物，他在大禮堂演說時，以此佳句開首：「...View all