An honorary doctor is a degree awarded according to academic achievements or contributions to the country and society. Honorary doctors do not take exams or defend their papers.
Li Ka-shing later received an honorary degree:
1986: Honorary Doctor of Law, University of Hong Kong
1989: Honorary Doctor of Law, University of Calgary, Canada.
1992: honorary doctor of Peking University.
1995: Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
1997: Honorary Doctor of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
1998: Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong.
1999: Honorary Doctor of Law, Cambridge University.
1999: Honorary Doctor of Social Sciences, The Open University of Hong Kong
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Judging from the limited information, Li Ka-shing, whose first degree is not very high, has obtained honorary degrees from at least seven institutions. They are Doctor of Laws from the University of Hong Kong (1986), Doctor of Laws from the University of Calgary (1989), Doctor of Honorary Peking University (1992), Doctor of Social Sciences from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (1995) and Doctor of Laws from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (65438+). Doctor of Social Science, City University of Hong Kong (1998), Doctor of Law, Cambridge University (1999), Doctor of Social Science, The Open University of Hong Kong (1999).
Accordingly, many of these universities have also received generous funding from Li. During the centennial celebration of Peking University, Li Ka-shing donated $654.38 million+million to Peking University Library to support the construction of the new library. Li Ka-shing donated HK$ 40 million to the Open University of Hong Kong in the year when he received the honorary doctorate. In 2005, it donated HK$ 654.38 billion to the School of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong for funding medical students and medical research.