Garden Road 3:30pm 27 April 2017 hosted by Dr. & Mrs Samuel Lam.
Dr Wu on Lam Woo Book:
本人曾就讀廣州嶺南小學、中學及大學,但我從沒有見過林護先生,只知他是我兩位嶺南好學長林植豪先生及林植宣先生昆仲的父親。在嶺南讀書時,我知道林護先生是廣州嶺南大學其中一位校董,後來在香港工作時,又知道他是香港建築界鉅子,對香港影響深遠。他是虔誠的基督徒,熱愛教會,關心社會,其中聖公會聖保羅堂亦是在他督導下興建的。他的家族成員均在嶺南接受教育,其後人更於廣州現有的嶺南(大學)學院捐建林護堂,以紀念這位偉大的人物。此書深入講述林護先生一生的奮鬥事跡及其對社會的貢獻,他是值得我們景仰的前輩及學習的好榜樣。
──美心集團創辦人伍沾德博士
While I have never met Mr. Lam Woo, I respectfully regarded him as the father of the brothers Lam Chik Ho and Lam Chik Suen, who were my seniors at the schools I attended in Guangzhou—Lingnan Primary School, Lingnan Secondary School, and Lingnan College. During my studies in Lingnan, I discovered through learning history that Mr. Lam Woo was one of the council members of Lingnan (University) College. Later, when working in Hong Kong, I knew him to be a giant in Hong Kong’s architecture industry who influenced the city’s development far and wide. Mr. Lam Woo also cared greatly for the community. As a devoted Christian, he had a deep passion for the church and was the builder of HKSKH St. Paul’s Church, a project he personally supervised. His family members have attended school in Lingnan and subsequently established the Lam Woo Hall at Lingnan (University) College to commemorate his great legacy. This book describes in detail Mr. Lam Woo’s life of striving achievements and social contributions, which should be seen as an exemplary model that future generations can learn from.
—Dr James Wu
Co-founder, Maxim’s Group
Professor Tsui, former President of University of Hong Kong, on Lam Woo Book:
林護是一位名副其實的建造者:他建造的不僅是香港有形的大廈和各種設施,還有這個城市以及某些地區無形的文化和教育。通過這本描述林先生生平的書籍,陳慕華教授寫出了一位一生為社會謀福利,並遺澤後世的慈善家感人的奮鬥史。
──經綸慈善基金有限公司總裁徐立之教授
Mr. Lam Woo was a real builder, not just in terms of physical buildings and structures in Hong Kong, but in the development of culture and education beyond the city. By bringing Lam’s story to life in this book, Professor Moira Chan shines a heart-warming light on a man whose lifelong dedication to improving the lives of others has left a legacy of philanthropy for generations to come.
—Professor Lap-Chee Tsui
President, Victor and William Fung Foundation