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Professor Shortridge obtained his Bachelor of Science (Microbiology) from the University of Queensland in 1962 and his PhD (Virology) from the University of London, University College Hospital Medical School in 1971. He then joined the Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, as Senior Lecturer in June 1972, was promoted to Reader in February 1976, and then became the Chair Professor in March 1981. He was conferred the title of Emeritus Professor after his retirement in 2002. Professor Shortridge will be dearly missed and remembered as an outstanding teacher and a knowledgeable scholar. We extend our deepest condolences to Professor Shortridge’s family. Professor Kieran Singer 倷䥰㎗ We are saddened by the passing of Professor Kieran Singer 倷䥰㎗ on January 22, 2021. Professor Singer graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 1953 and was appointed as Chair Professor of the Department of Psychiatry, HKU, in 1972 after he left Castle Peak Hospital. While he worked in Castle Peak Hospital, he was amongst the earliest psychiatrists in Hong Kong to adopt the clinical supervision and training system of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, with up-to-date psychiatric treatments and a holistic approach in the care provided to the patients. Professor Singer also served as Consultant and Head of the Government Psychiatric Services. He will always be remembered for his outstanding contributions in shaping the early development of mental health services in Hong Kong. Dr Alan James Worsley 猒䙼椚 The Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, records with deep sadness the loss of Dr Alan James Worsley 猒䙼椚 . He died at age 55 on 12 June 2021 in Manchester. Dr Worsley joined the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy in 2010 as Associate Professor. Over the years, he worked his way into the position of Principal Lecturer until he left the university in 2020. He also served as Director of Teaching and Learning of the Department till 2019. Dr Worsley had played a major role in promoting pharmacy education. Dr Worsley had been a kind, caring and thoughtful member of the Department. We are all very grateful for his contribution and service to the University. His passing away is a great loss to the field of pharmacognosy, the Department and the University. We extend our deepest condolences to Dr Worsley’s family. With deep sorrow, we mourn the passing of the following Faculty alumni: Dr Frank Cheng Chi-yan ꁀ䘋➋ (MBBS 1963) passed away on October 5, 2020 Dr Edmund Cheung Man-tai 䓹俒岲 (MBBS 1957) passed away on December 31, 2020 Dr Chiu Shin-chak 馢㊥瘼 (MBBS 1958) passed away on May 4, 2021 Dr Jackie Lam Chik-hing 卌嗃莇 (MBBS 1966) passed away on May 27, 2021 Dr Leung Sau-chi 哀猗蓐 (MBBS 1972) passed away on April 12, 2021 49