Incident Related To Renaming of The Hong Kong University Faculty of Medicine
After the Li Ka Shing Foundation donated HK$1 billion to the University of Hong Kong, the University decided to rename the Faculty Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, generating protests from students and alumni. A poll conducted among alumni of the Faculty of Medecine showed strong opposition against the name change. An online group, HKU Medic Alumni Actions Against Alias(香港大學醫學院正名行動組) was organized to protest against the renaming and to restore the former name of the faculty. The name was nevertheless changed to Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine in January 2006.
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