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He Wenhui

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Professor Ho Man-wui, JP (English: Richard Ho Man-wui, born May 23, 1946), is a native of Nanhai, Guangdong, and a scholar of Hong Kong language and literature. He graduated from Chonglan Secondary School (Primary Section), St. Joseph's College, the University of Hong Kong (Bachelor of Arts, 1969; Master of Philosophy, 1972) and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (PhD, 1975). He has taught at the University of Wisconsin in the United States and the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has successively served as a member of the Hong Kong Regional Council, an honorary professor of the Chinese Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Provost of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the founding principal of the Chinese University of Hong Kong-Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Community College (referred to as "Middle East College"). Ho Wenhui has written more than 20 Chinese monographs and more than 20 academic papers in Chinese and English. He is well-known for vigorously promoting the correct pronunciation movement of Cantonese in Hong Kong, but his relevant ideas have always been controversial.

Category
Scholars
Nationality
British Hong Kong
Born
1946-05-23
Wikidata
Q10886230
Occupations justice of the peacescholaractorresearcheruniversity teacherwriterpoetTV hostsingersinologist
Aliases Ho Man WuiHo Man-wuiRichard HoHe WenhuiHe Wenhui

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