Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 1998, Professor Yeung Yue-man is a distinguished Hong Kong geographer whose research and professional work have focused on Asian cities, urban and regional planning, international development, and the modernisation of China. Born in Hong Kong in 1938, he received his B.A. in Geography from the University of Hong Kong in 1962 and subsequently pursued graduate studies in Canada and the United States, receiving his Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Chicago in 1972. He taught at the National University of Singapore, served as the Asian representative of Canada’s International Development Research Centre, and held academic positions in North America before joining The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 1984. At CUHK, he served as Head of the Department of Geography, University Registrar, Head of Shaw College, and Founding Director of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University. His international service has included the Presidency of the Commonwealth Geographical Society and membership of the International Scientific Advisory Board of UNESCO. He has also provided advisory services to organisations including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, United Nations University, and United Nations Development Programme. In Hong Kong, he has served on a range of public advisory and statutory bodies concerned with planning, housing, development, and public policy. His honours include appointment as a Justice of the Peace, the OBE, the Silver Bauhinia Star, and an Honorary Fellowship of CUHK.