Tributes to UCL alumnus Vincent Ting Kau Cheung

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Vincent Ting Kau Cheung, who died peacefully on Saturday 31 July, surrounded by his family. Vincent was a distinguished UCL Honorary Fellow and alumnus who displayed exceptional loyalty and generosity to UCL and the Faculty of Laws. Born in Hong Kong, Vincent studied for the LLB at UCL from 1962 to 1965, during which time he met his wife, Christine Howarth, and became a protégé and lifelong friend of the late Denys Holland, then an Admissions Tutor who later became Dean of the Faculty of Laws. After qualifying as a solicitor, he became a law lecturer at Kingston Polytechnic (now Kingston University) and acted as a legal advisor to students at UCL, before returning to Hong Kong in 1971, where he became a founding partner of leading law firm Vincent T.K. Cheung, Yap & Co and developed a successful business career. Vincent was a lifelong supporter of UCL Laws. He was instrumental in setting up the Denys Holland Scholarship, with other alumni and close friends, was a founding member of the Hong Kong Alumni Club and established the UCL Scholarship Hong Kong Foundation for overseas students who wish to study at UCL. Among many gifts over the years, including sponsoring portrait competitions for former Provosts Sir Malcolm Grant and Professor Michael Arthur, Vincent made possible the creation of a flagship lecture theatre in the Laws Faculty, which he asked to be named in honour of Denys Holland.