Creating heroes of different stripes

Editor’s note: Education is playing a key role in nurturing talent, fostering intellectual discourse, and driving progress in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Freddy Boey Yin Chiang, who was installed as the fifth president of City University of Hong Kong in May last year, remains buoyant about China and its future. In a one-on-one interview with China Daily, Boey says China has a promising path to the future, and this extends to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as a vital link between the mainland and the world. Boey's achievements have won him accolades, such as Singapore's highest scientific honor, the President's Science and Technology Medal for lifetime achievements, and the prestigious Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine Fellow award. Boey was NTU's provost from 2011 to 2017, during which time the university rocketed from 74th to 11th spot in the QS World University rankings and was the best in Asia in 2017.