Assoc Professor Andy Hau Yan Ho – HKU Distinguished Alumni Award 2020

Associate Professor Andy Hau Yan Ho from Psychology was conferred the HKU Distinguished Alumni Award from the Department of Social Work and Social Administration (SWSA) of The University of Hong Kong in January 2020. This award recognizes Professor Ho’s illustrious leadership in promoting death literacy and dignity in end of life care, while reshaping regional and international landscapes of holistic palliative and bereavement care through his innovative research programmes and tireless efforts in policy advocacy. His award nominator as well as his doctoral supervisor, Professor Cecilia Chan, said, “Dr Ho has passionately advocated for individuals, families and communities challenged by death, dying and bereavement with endless dedication and compassion. His many social and scholarly contributions to fields of Thanatology and Gerontology are widely recognized by academic, professional and government bodies around the world. He is indeed an exceptional SWSA alumnus.”

Professor Zhang Xiang, President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong