Tam Siu Ming and Chan Nga Yee Scholarship in Mathematics

On the Donor

Dr Tam Siu Ming and his wife Mrs Annie Nga Yee Tam are both 1973 graduates from HKU who studied Statistics and Mathematics, and Physics and Mathematics respectively. They established successful careers in both Hong Kong and Canberra and are now retired. They are grateful to the teaching staff at the Department of Mathematics for their guidance given in developing their analytical thinking which has led to the solid foundation for their careers. In May 2025, Dr Tam and Mrs Tam pledged to donate to establish a Scholarship to support outstanding students at the Department of Mathematics.

Purpose and Scope

One Scholarship shall be awarded each year to a Year 3 local undergraduate student with Hong Kong Permanent Residency majoring in Mathematics on the basis of academic merit with a CGPA of 3.0 or above and financial need.