Because man has a social nature, his personal development and the progress of society hinge on each other. Mencius said, “Weather is less important than a fertile field, and a fertile field less important than human harmony.” “Human harmony” may be taken to mean “peace”, “cooperation” and “fraternity”. These are precisely what I hope our graduates will try to bring about in the family of man.

Dr. Li Fook Wo: ‘Address at the 1972 Graduation Dinner of The Chinese University of Hong Kong by Mr. Li Fook Wo, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Chung Chi College’, Chung Chi Bulletin, Vol. 53, (December 1972).