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Recent Messages of Condolence


Rainer Malisch

It was with deep sorrow that I heard the news of the passing of the esteemed colleague, Tony Hedley. Between 2001 and 2008, we cooperated closely when Hong Kong participated in the WHO-coordinated exposure study on levels of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds in human milk. He was a driving force with tremendous energy and vision when pushing scientific issues, particularly those related to health issues in the environment.

In addition to the very interesting scientific exchange over the distance between Europe and Hong Kong, it was my great pleasure to have met Tony personally when he visited us in Germany – and to have been able to accept his invitation in return, to see him and his team in Hong Kong. He was a great academic with a very pleasant personality and humor. He also loved to fly, and it was my great pleasure to accompany him on a flight with his light aircraft around Hong Kong. He could tell really interesting stories not only of his flight experience and difficulties of landing at the old Kai Tak Airport, but also share his global experience.

I will remember Tony as an honest scientist with an outstanding good character.

Rainer Malisch, PhD
WHO/UNEP Reference Laboratory for POPs in Human Milk
EU Reference Laboratory for Dioxins and PCBs in Feed and Food
State Institute for Chemical and Veterinary Analysis of Food
Freiburg, Germany

10th February 2015


Sophia Ng

Dear Prof, I still remember every word you said in class was always so magnetized with your energy and wisdom. The knowledge and perspectives you have shared with us on infectious diseases remain very help in my research. You always asked us difficult questions and we always had to work very hard to be our best in your class. I believe this is a valuable life lesson you have taught us and it will be well remembered by every one who was fortunate enough to be your student. You also have my greatest respect for your humanity and your care about Hong Kong people’s health you have shown through your time and effort spent in advocating better air quality control. You will always be our great teacher.

My deepest condolence.
7th February 2015


Edward LAM,Chairman of Aberdeen University Hong Kong Association

He had made immense contributions to community medicine and air pollution in HK, aside his many other outstanding tasks. I shall miss this long time friend - A man of vision, action, insight and bravity, and a great professor of profound professionalism in medicine and environmental protection!
May God be with Tony and comfort his family with peace and love.

6th February 2015


Thomas Chung

Dear Prof

I will never forget you patience, guidance and support. May you rest in peace.


4th February 2015


Connie Hui

Between 2001 and 2005, I worked as a research assistant for Prof Hedley in his dioxins project. At first I simply didn’t appreciate how lucky I was to work with him. I soon noticed that my peers in the Department adored and greatly respected him, while fondly acknowledging his having “a temper”, which they enjoyed talking about.

Prof cared about the Department’s junior staff and was willing to create opportunities for them. He let me draft the manuscripts for the dioxins project and be the first author when I was just a research assistant. After I obtained my PhD, Prof continued to nurture me up until 2014, letting me be a tutor in some of his BST and MPH courses. At a personal level, when my father was very sick in 2009, Prof emailed me few times from the UK, asking how my father was and offering his help.

In a September, Prof and Sarah kindly invited me along with another two junior colleagues to stay with them on the Isle of Man. He treated us no differently from those professors who visited him – He met us at the airport and spent time with us during our stay and every morning he made us scrambled eggs (at my little request) for breakfast . One afternoon, despite being very tired after much sightseeing, he took each one of us in his beautiful antique car for a ride. That was the shortest but the most memorable ride in my life.

Prof, “Grandpa” we used to call him, gave many of us short but important rides of kindness through our life journeys, regardless of rank and position.

Words cannot express how grateful we all are.

Thank you Prof. We miss you.

29th January 2015


Patrick Chong

Dear Professor Hedley

You are a great teacher. I am honoured to have the opportunity to be your student. Thank you so much for your teaching in public health. May you rest in peace
24th January 2015


Kanchana Sillapee

I'm saddened to hear about Tony but I'm glad I managed to get in touch with him over the phone early 2014. He recognized my voice immediately and we reminisced our good old days at Khon Kaen University. He also invited me to visit him at his home in the Isle of Man. I'm thankful for the lady at the Hong Kong University who was so kind given his telephone no. to me. Dear friend please have a good rest with God until we meet again.
24th January 2015


Ada WONG

Prof Hedley,

Thanks so much for your teachings--not limited to the knowledge you taught us but also your life-long dedication to protect public health. I am fortunate to be your students and will always be.

May you rest in peace and my deep condolence to your family
22nd January 2015


Huang Rong Sarah

Dear Prof Hedley, thank you so much for all you did for our School, you have been an excellent model for us students, I will always remember what you said in seminars and classrooms, your great personality and academic performance have been always encouraged and inspired each of us. May you rest in peace and our deepest condolences to your family.
20th January 2015


Dr. Greta Tam

Prof. Hedley did so much more than he was required to. His guidance during the months of studying for specialty exams was like a light for me, stumbling around in the darkness. A tutorial with him was like having one at Oxford- intellectually challenging to the point of exhaustion and yet somehow it was a weekly fixture I looked forward to. He was so energetic, he roared at us over skype when we were wrong (frequently!). I felt a slight twinge on learning I had passed my exams last june, as it also meant I would not be attending anymore tutorials for the rest of the year.
He will be remembered.

Greta Tam
MBBS(HKU), MS(UCSF), DFPH(UK)
20th January 2015


Huang Wenhui (Wendy)

Dear Professor Hedley, I am one of the doctors, nurses, technicians and public health administrators who studied the MPH degree at HKU sponsored by Guangzhou Government. It is our great honor to be taught by you. You will always in our memories with your kindness, determination, sincerity and rigorous scholarship. May you rest in peace and our deepest condolences to your family.
14th January 2015



14th January 2015


Germaine Cheung

Thanks for Professor Hedley's great work and outstanding contributions to Public Health, in particular his considerable concern about air pollution. The Hedley Environmental Index inspires me on the issue of climate change and human health. Professor Hedley is a good teacher, and I appreciate and remember his inspiring teaching.
PROFESSOR HEDLEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH &
MAY YOU REST IN PEACE &
MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO YOUR FAMILY
13th January 2015


Professor Graham Watt

I first met Tony Hedley when he was a lecture in community medicine at the University of Aberdeen in the early 1970s, when he took part in a student conference we had organised on a Saturday afternoon. What I didn't know until afterwards was that he had been moving house that day and took time off to contribute to our meeting. It was typical of the man, with his generous, wholehearted commitment to others and to his work as an academic in public health. Working in Aberdeen with Roy Weir, George Innes and Elizabeth Russell, he set up the Scottish Thyroid Register, a prototype for the type of information system we now take for granted. Later, in the prolific Nottingham department led by Professor Maurice Backett, he was one of a cadre of brilliant senior lecturers who were destined to obtain chairs. His chair came in Glasgow, where he spent five years stabilising the department, following the disruptive tenure of Professor Gordon Stewart and paving the way for Professor Jim McEwen. In the early 1980s, Tony Hedley was one of the first to build on Professor Victor Hawthorne's Midspan studies. In 1988, after much soul searching, he moved to the Department of Community Medicine at the University of Hong Kong, where he spent the rest of his academic career and continued to work in retirement. Visiting the department in the early 2000s as an external examiner, it was impressive to see the department that Tony had built up, the standards he had set and the volume of activity it supported. In many ways the frenetic pace and energy of Hong Kong suited him. He was the first to see the health problems arising as a result of Hong Kong's air pollution and led a series of definitive studies which influenced public health policy. From his early academic days in Aberdeen, he was a lifelong adversary of tobacco and its health consequences. A Hong Kong tailor made him a light weight version of the Aberdeen MD gown, so that he could wear it proudly at graduations. He was a skilled photographer, whether collecting historical photographs of farmer's fairs in Aberdeenshire, or decorating the corridors of the Hong Kong department with the local pictures he had taken. He learned to fly and took pleasure flying light aircraft round the Hong Kong Islands. He had the misfortune to acquire, but the ability, to survive a range of exotic diseases, including an aggressive intra-abdominal cancer. After two expensive divorces, he re-located to the Isle of Man, with his third wife and long term colleague, Sarah Magee, who had also worked in the Glasgow and Hong Kong departments. During his professional lifetime, Tony Hedley and no second or third gear. Everything was approached with passion and rigour. He was a blaze of energy, who lit up academic public health wherever he went.

Graham Watt
MD (Aberdeen) FRCGP FRSE FMedSci
Norie Miller Professsor of General Practice
University of Glasgoqw
8th January 2015


Esmonde Corbet (Periodontology HKU)

While perhaps not the idealised physical embodiment of an intrepid warrior, which Tony Hedley truly was, Tony's tenacity in battling the mighty for cleaner air and a tobacco free society for us all was the spiritual manifestation of the intrepid warrior. As a real Public Health Practitioner, Tony realised that individuals need to change their ways to bring about a healthier society. We were neighbours in University Housing, and one evening I encountered Tony in the lift. He reeked of tobacco smoke, as if he had just consumed twenty cigarettes in a smoky bar. "Where have you been and what have you been up to?" I asked. "To an Allen Carr 'Easy Way to Stop Smoking' session", he replied. "Save the money, try will-power", said I. (Participants, if smokers, as obviously all save Tony would have been, were encouraged to smoke throughout the session, but nonetheless Tony had paid to attend,so as to be able to assess the value of the approach.) Huge sympathies on their loss go to Sarah and the extended family.
6th January 2015


Jenny Ng

Professor Hedley was an inspiration and remains to be so. It was a great pleasure to have had the opportunity to learn from him. He will remain in many of our hearts and minds.
All my best to his family.



5th January 2015


Colman McGrath (Dental Public Health, HKU)

I was with great sadness that I heard of the passing of Professor Hedley. Tony made an enormous contribution to public health - locally and globally. My deepest sympathies to Sarah, family and friends.
5th January 2015


Pauline Woo

Dear Prof, thank you for everything. You will be greatly missed.
My deepest condolences to Sarah and family.
2nd January 2015


Richard Fielding

Tony was an outstanding character. In addition to his professional attributes which others have well documented, he was an avid photographer and had interests that extended from the oddities of quantum astrophysics and ramifying universes to the bird life of his beloved Isle of Man. We had many a happy hour together discussing these and other subjects, disputing over politics and taxation, but always agreeing that there was no substitute for a good pint of ale with friends. That's how he will be remembered for me. Such people live on in the lives of those around them, as does Tony, no doubt, in some other universe.
2nd January 2015


Prof. Dr. Vanchai Vatanasapt

It is quite in Thai, we call Choke-Dee (lucky) for us to meet and to know you, Tony. There are many things that you have done for the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University. This space will not fit all the work and accomplishment of our Med. School that you have help all these years.
Your name will be crafted in our heart and memory
Thank you again Tony,
Wish you sleep in Peace in the place that God built for all the good people of this world.

31st December 2014


Duncan Macfarlane (IHP, HKU)

It is with great fondness and admiration that I will remember Tony - a rare man of so many wonderful academic and life skills, dedicated to his profession, passionate in his purpose, and always a true gentleman and mentor to us all. The world is much smaller without him, but a better place due to his influence, and he will be greatly missed by us all.
Heartfelt commiseration's to Sarah and his extended family.
31st December 2014


Associate Professor Kanok and Mrs. Duangporn Seejorn, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Professor Hedley, thank you very much for your kindness to us always. RIP
30th December 2014


Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University (KKU), Thailand

On behalf of the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand, I would like to express our deepest sympathy for the family of Professor Anthony Johnson HEDLEY.
Professor Anthony J. HEDLEY was an outstanding and genuine friend to both the Faculty of Medicine and other life sciences faculties in KKU. Professor Anthony HEDLEY was the key person who helped strengthen international collaborations between our Faculty and many other international educational institutions around globe. As the world expert in Community Medicine, Professor HEDLEY was invited to come to KKU as a visiting professor in 1977. Since then, Professor HEDLEY contributed enormously to KKU. Professor HEDLEY helped us in various aspects including: providing consultancy for the new curricular development, giving guidance for academic teaching and research in Community Medicine, supervising several postgraduate studies, providing support and advice for the Faculty staff wishing to pursue their studies abroad, and co-ordinating with many world-renowned institutions to established collaboration with KKU. For his friendship and dedication over several decades, Professor HEDLEY was awarded an honorary doctorate degree of Medicine from KKU in 1983.
Professor HEDLEY was, indeed, a great man of the world. His work was beneficial to people in both U.K. and many other countries including Hong Kong and Thailand. His great contribution and true friendship will always be remembered by us all.

With deepest sympathy,
Associate Professor Charnchai Panthongviriyakul, MD
Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
30th December 2014


Suchada Pailleklee

Prof.Hedley is a great teacher and researcher with good public health concern. Our department of Community Medicine,Khon Kaen University also receive his kindness support in both post graduated course and research.
Rest in peace.
30th December 2014


Jeffrey Day (Faculty of Education)

I knew Tony well and worked with him on a few projects. A man of strength, character, a wicked sense of humour and a tireless practitioner at the highest level in all he undertook. He was a mentorship figure to so many. I was shocked to hear of his untimely death. My deepest sympathy to his family.
30th December 2014


Dr. Naesinee Chaiear, Dept of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, KKU. Thailand

In 2004, I was informed from the Dean, Faculty of Medicine, KKU that Prof Hedley has supported our faculty since 1988. Since then I became his assisstant while he was visiting Khon Kaen. He was a real professor to me; having full knowledge in everything specifically public health. Prof Hedley was very kind and patient to support an unfamous university instructor like me. All people from Khon Kaen and my husband Kitichai will never forgot you. We will keep intouch with Prof Sarah. Rest in peace.
30th December 2014


Betsy May Veloo

Read with great sadness the passing of Professor Hedley. Met him several times at news conferences where he showed his deep and genuine concern about the harmful effects of bad air.
My deepest condolences to his family.
29th December 2014


Dr.Rita Gangwani

Dear Prof.
I feel fortunate and privileged to have met you, learnt from you and had a chance to work with you.
Thank you .
You shall always be remembered!
My sincere condolences to Prof. Sarah and family.

29th December 2014


Carol Goldstein

I met Prof. Hedley in 1989, a few months after I arrived in Hong Kong. I interviewed with Tony for a position in the Department of Community Medicine, and we soon discovered that although I was from Colorado, we had a mutual friend. Ours was a special, warm and respectful relationship from the first day. He teased me about being American and I constantly asked for translations of his British sayings. Tony, as he insisted I call him, wanted me to develop and run the clinical communication skills teaching program and do research on tobacco use. Both subjects were (and still are) near and dear to my heart. I often say that the almost 10 years I spent in the department and under Tony's mentorship, were the best 10 years of my professional life. We developed a deep friendship in addition to a productive professional relationship.

As many people know, Tony loved to take photographs. He accompanied my husband and me on a trip to Tibet and one of my fondest memories is my constantly needing to look for him because he stopped to get a photograph without paying attention to where we were because the photo needed to be just right. He did not care about the time it took or who was waiting. I am the recipient of many of those photos and they hang in our home and serve as a daily reminder of my dear friend.

Tony wrote numerous letters to the SCMP as did I. I always asked him to read mine before I submitted them and he sometimes asked me to read his. He always had a suggestion to make mine better and I also made suggestions for his, which was almost always that he use simpler words. His vocabulary was a constant inspiration to me but I worried that lesser humans would need a dictionary for at least half of the words he used. I know I did.

My friendship with Tony continued after I left Hong Kong. We were honored to attend his wedding to Sarah in the Isle of Man, where I froze while others walked around in short sleeves. It was fun to see him so happy and to get a ride in his old car, the make of which I forget. Last summer, my husband and I took a trip to France and arranged to meet Tony and Sarah in London for a special lunch. He looked thin but his sprit was as strong as ever and I will remember this last time with him for as long as I live.

I can say with some pride, that I count Tony Hedley as one of my closest friends in addition to being the best boss I ever had. He cared deeply about his staff as he did about all his students. He was an inspiration to me and to many others. He will be deeply missed.
27th December 2014


Dr. Jackie Y.W. Cheng

Professor Hedley you are a great teacher. I only wish more teachers are like you.
I left the university without saying goodbye. I am so sorry.
I did not know you have health issues.
I only wish I can talk to you again. I am so sorry.
May you find peace in Heaven. It is a great loss to all of us.
25th December 2014


Wong Lai Chin

RIP, Prof Hedley. You will be missed.

Sarah, please accept my heartfelt condolences for your loss.
24th December 2014


Wong Tze Wai

Dear Tony

We have had strong arguments many times on research findings and approaches. We have had productive collaborative research projects, with papers and reports as proof. We have been staunch allies in our efforts to combat air pollution and improve environmental health. I promise you, with my colleagues, we shall carry on the mission.

My condolence to Sarah. Your loss is felt as much by me, all his friends and environment-minded folks in Hong Kong.

TW Wong
24th December 2014


Lam, Tai Hing

While we are all deeply saddened by the bad news, we all realise that we must carry on, following Professor Hedley's visions and missions for public health. We will all remember his teaching, his achievements, his leadership and his role model and will persevere to fight against the enemies of public health. I wish to share with all who have known Tony through many different life courses something about AJH which are less well known that I will always remember. I hope this would motivate others to share more of our fond memories of Tony. Professor Hedley was a marathon runner and he ran long distance regularly. He was a committed photographer and a camera collector: he made the corridors of the 5th floor where our School is located a photo exhibition gallery with his photos capturing beautiful lives and scenes for all to appreciate. He was a scholar of history of medicine in Hong Kong: he discovered The Lugard Tribute in Britain and brought it back to the HKU Museum. His photos of the Tribute can be seen also on the 5th floor. He was probably the most prolific writer of letters to the SCMP on many public health issues, especially on tobacco control and air pollution. Before he took up duty as Head of Department of Community Medicine, he took the first departmental staff photo, and he continued to do so with his own camera until he left Hong Kong. When he first came to office in Hong Kong, he asked us to call him Tony. We disobeyed quietly and always called him "Prof" loudly. When he found that Hong Kong had five and a half working day week then, he proposed that we did not need to work on Saturday mornings. He failed soon, as we found that he worked on Saturdays regularly. I soon learnt from him a new English expression, "The weekend is cancelled". His English writing was "copy book" style: neat, clear and pretty, even when in red everywhere on our draft papers or reports.To many of us, Prof Hedley was a great teacher and trainer, and we are all very proud and privileged being among his numerous beneficiaries. So much for the time being, and just before Christmas: To our beloved “Prof”, the marathon runner for public health, please rest in peace.
24th December 2014


Chohong Choi

I exchanged a few e-mails with Dr. Hedley years ago over letters he wrote to the SCMP. He seemed like an approachable person, especially to someone who did not have a medical background like me.
24th December 2014


Ian & Austra Hart

I am privileged to have been a friend and colleague of Tony Hedley, a man who really made a difference. Our thoughts are with Sarah and his family.
24th December 2014


Mary Ann Benitez

You will be greatly missed Professor _ a teacher in the true sense of the word.
Condolences to his wife and family.
23rd December 2014


YS Yeung, Allie

Dear Prof Hedley,

Thanks for your great works and contributions to Hong Kong, especially in our school. We, as MPH students of the University of Hong Kong, have been inspired by you and are very grateful that you started up this course some years ago.

Thanks also for coming to our graduation ceremony weeks before such that we can thank you in person. Thanks for everything and you will always be missed. May you rest in peace.

My condolences to your family.
23rd December 2014


Ross MacKenzie

Tony Hedley had that rare combination of enormous capability and humility. He was always exceedingly generous with his time and happy to offer suggestions and ideas whenever I asked his opinion on many topics. His dignity and defiance in recent years was inspiring. He will be greatly missed.
23rd December 2014


Mary Martin Gilhooly

Tony was a great inspiration for those of us who had the honour of working with him at the University of Glasgow. Besides being a great scientist he was funny, kind and a joy to be with. His publications will continue to be used in our teaching but the loss of one of the greatest men in public health leaves a rather big hole in the world wide campaign against smoking and air pollution.
23rd December 2014


Lisa Lau

Dear Prof Hedley,

Thanks so much for your contribution to HK especially in your work on tobacco control and air pollution. Your dedication have been a real inspiration to me. May you rest in peace.

My condolences to the family.


22nd December 2014


Anne Fung

Dear Prof. Hedley,

Thank you for everything. You will be missed. May you rest in peace.

My condolences to your family!
22nd December 2014


Zhang Weiwei

Dear Professor Hedley,

Thanks!
Have some rest. Your path is our path.


22nd December 2014


kenneth shut wah chan

Thank you very much Prof Hedley for your guidance and patience during the past years especially in MPH and fellowship examination in HK. You will dearly be remembered.
22nd December 2014


Janice Tsang

Dear Professor Hedley,

You will be deeply missed as an inspiring teacher, a visionary leader and a great warrior. May your fond memories always be with us all. Peace and comfort from above be with your loved ones, your students, colleagues and friends. We will continue to live out your good spirit, till we meet again!

With deepest sympathy,

Janice



22nd December 2014


Cindy L. K. Lam

Tony will always be remembered for his great work in fighting aganist smoking and air pollution. Because of him, our children and theirs will enjoy better health. My greatest sympathy to his family.
21st December 2014


Dr David C Anderson

I count Tony Hedley as a close friend and advisor. He was a courageous and tenacious fighter for public health and justice in Hong Kong. I shall personally greatly miss his dry wit and humour, and the friendship we shared over many years.
21st December 2014


Polly Cheung

Dear Professor Hedley,

Missing you dearly. Your example will always be remembered. May God receive you in His Eternity. May God let us, you and your very kind wife and me, meet some day in the joyful and painless New Heaven and Earth.

Student in debt forever,
Polly
21st December 2014


Butterfly Cheung

Dear Professor Hedley,

Thank you for your inspiring teaching! You will never been forgotten! May you rest in peace and God bless your family.
21st December 2014


Yvonne Koo

Professor Hedley

Thank you for your acts and words of kindness, which will always be remembered with fondness.

Condolences to Sarah and family.
21st December 2014


Janet & Richard Stott

We knew Tony as a photographer, an area in which he also excelled. He withstood his various treatments with enviable courage. We are honoured to have been counted among his friends. Rest in peace Tony and our condolences to the family.
21st December 2014


Kalmond Ma

Dear Tony,

Thanks for what you had done for us. We will miss you!

Kalmond Ma
Aberdeen University Hong Kong Association
21st December 2014


KK Chan

Prof Hedley was more than just a wonderful person; he was always so kind and considerate to us, the Granite Pearls of the Aberdeen University. He contributed a lot to the Environmental Scholarship as well as the Aberdeen University Hong Kong Association.

We know that his passing will not only leave a void in our lives, but in the hearts of all those who knew him. May he rest in peace.

With deepest sympathy to the Family,

KK Chan

20th December 2014


Will Chan

Dear Prof,
Just kept thinking about you.
Your achievements are beyond words. Love embracing you is ample.
And what I want to tell you is, the positive lasting impact you have had on your students is probably beyond even your imagination.
Now whenever I am jogging on a running track, or when facing challenges, I often hear your shout, "now discipline yourself!" as if you are coaching us, as you did in our training sessions.
Vivid and tender.
You are one of the most charismatic and noble man I have ever known.
Rest in peace in heaven, dear Professor, amongst the stars.
20th December 2014


Mike Kilburn

Sarah - so sorry for your loss - Tony was one of the greats: an inspiration to always keep fighting - and to retain a razor-sharp sense of humour whilst doing so!
20th December 2014


Quan Xiaoli

Thank you Professor, your achievements and heart in academic field were influence everyone who has been with you, even in future. It was a great memory that you have been with us in the Forum in HKU. The moment will be remember forever. Thank you …
20th December 2014


Dr. Shobha Shetye

Dear Professor
I will always remember you as the most kind hearted, intelligent person, I had the good fortune to meet and I luved seeing you through the Skype window of Room 5-24. I and my family have wonderful memories of you and Sarah and Sarah our heart felt sympathies to you and a big hug.You are in a better place now and no pain. Luv you always.
Luv
Shobha, Satish and Pooja.
20th December 2014


Mike Irwin

You were my teacher when I was a medical student in Glasgow and then my colleague in HK! A tireless worker for HK public health in so many ways.RIP.
20th December 2014


Eric Chan

Dear Prof,

It is my great pleasure to work for you. I can really learn alot from you. I will always remember your kindness, your smile and your roar. May you rest in piece.
20th December 2014


David Todd

Tony Hedley was a dedicated teacher, champion of public health and wonderful colleague. His many contributions to the life of the community in Hong Kong will long be remembered. May he rest in peace.
With deepest sympathy to the Family,
David Todd
20th December 2014


Sharmila Gurung

Dear Prof ,

Thank you for everything . Learned life devoting to Public Health. You will be dearly missed. RIP
20th December 2014


James Middleton

As Patron of Clear the Air NGO you offered unlimited professional assistance towards clean air in the environment and a continued fight against the weak anti smoking legislation that exists in Hong Kong. I have no doubt you will be having a word with the Big Guy up there.
20th December 2014


Alan Chiang

Remember Prof. Hedley as a warm and generous gentleman who is determined to educate the next generations. His legacy should be carried on to benefit the Hong Kong community.
20th December 2014


Jim Mai

"Three most important things in Public Health:
A. Legislation!
B. ...Legislation!
C. ... ...Legislation!”

Be jealous of Heaven, as they have you - Prof. Hedley.


20th December 2014


Cecilia Sie

Dear Prof,

I can see your BIG smile in Heaven! RIP and you will be missed dearly!
20th December 2014


Guy Sanderson Shirra

A very good man who did much for Hong Kong and its people.
I continue to rely on the Hedley Index which he inspired to give me the truth about the quality of the air we are for forced to breathe all over Hong Kong.
My sincere condolences to his family, colleagues at HKU and friends.
I am confident that you will continue to keep up his excellent work on our behalf.
20th December 2014


Selina Chan

RIP
Deeply appreciate your great contribution to public health of HK and to University. Surely you have enlightened many people and won their respect.
May God bless your family during this difficult time.
20th December 2014


Solun Lee

May be rest in peace Prof. You are always on my mind. You inspired a lot and I will not forget your teaching.
20th December 2014


Chit-Ming Wong

Dear Prof

It is a miracle that you could travel long distance in the cold winter.
Just a few days before you were in bed while having meeting through Skype.

You must have enormous will and strength to support you, and must be coming to the place you love most.
You told me that you felt pains almost any parts of your body in the reception party, on the day you were back.

I remembered the first lesson you taught me.
It was written in chalk on the black board of your office, with your elegant handwriting.

I will remember forever your last words, recalling your first impression and expectation about us.
They were told in my farewell dinner, while you were standing for almost half an hour on your two trembling legs.

I am forever your student

CM

20th December 2014


KK Cheng

Before the arrival of “Prof” in HK in 1988, there were anticipation and apprehension in equal measures among colleagues in the then Department of Community Medicine. But we soon realised that the loss of Glasgow represented indeed one of the best things that happened to the development of public health in HK in the last three decades. Prof was a great teacher, always inspirational and generous with his time for junior colleagues. Many of us are hugely indebted to him for his guidance, wisdom and friendship. As we mourn his passing, let’s also celebrate a great life that has brought enormous benefits to population health in HK and globally.
20th December 2014


Amber Peng

Dear Professor Hedley, your dedication and devotion to Public Health will inspire me for good and all. May you rest in peace.
20th December 2014


Peymane Adab

A truly inspirational and passionate pulic health physician. Tony will be sadly missed by many, and through his work has helped to save the lives of so many who may not even realise it. But I will always remember his kindness, caring attitude, love of photography and flying, as well as keen insights, bright mind, and inspirational approach to teaching.
19th December 2014


Maggie Kwok

My dearest Prof: Heartfelt thanks for your teaching and encouraging comments. May you rest in peace. You will be remembered by many of us, so will be your dedication and contribution to public health. My prayers are with your family. Maggie.
19th December 2014


Kiki Chow

Professor Hedley, I always remember the Thursday skype training sessions you conducted. It started at 7am UK time and you were always punctual. You not only taught us on Public Health but also how to be a good teacher.
Thank you. May you rest in peace.
19th December 2014


Kelvin Cheng

Prof, thank you for everything. You will be missed.
19th December 2014


Michael Ni

Indebted and most grateful for the teachings and inspirations from a paragon of lifelong learning and teaching. Thank you Professor Hedley.
19th December 2014


Cindy Koon

Prof, you have all our respect and you will always be remembered. May you rest in peace and continue to be a public health advocate in heaven!


19th December 2014


Miranda LEE

Dear Prof : It is a huge privilege to have been taught by you. I will always remember your determination, strive for perfection, your sense of humour, sincerity and kindness. I also find it hard to forget your enthusiasm in teaching, so keen to make sure that we learn. You will be dearly missed.
19th December 2014


Patsy Chau

Prof, I have learned how devoted a life to the public health from you. You will always be missed!
19th December 2014


Chris Cao

May you rest in peace Prof. Hedley. You will always be in our hearts and never forgotten.
19th December 2014


Amy Chiu

Dear Prof, thank you so much for your teaching. You are always in my heart! RIP
19th December 2014


Sunita Stewart

What a huge loss for the world! Prof, you were a prince among men. The range and breadth of your knowledge and skills put you in a class of your own. Your passion for the values you held, and your affection and loyalty to the people for whom you cared were shining lights, and will always remain as a legacy of your mentorship to so many.
19th December 2014


Spring Ou

Prof,
I can’t express how much of an honour it was to be your student. You were an awesome mentor. As my role model you inspire me to work and to reach. I will never forget your guidance, support and all the joyous memories. You will be missed. Spring

19th December 2014


Iris Yao

Dear Professor Hedley, rest in peace. May the Lord be with you.
19th December 2014


Edmond Ma

Prof, thanks for your teaching and guidance. You have enlightened us how to think in a public health perspective. Will not forget your "bang" in the tutorials. You will be always in our memories.
19th December 2014


JH Lin

Thank you, Professor Hedley.
19th December 2014


Jennifer , Yi Wang

We will always miss you !Thanks for your excellent teaching and your warm smile!
19th December 2014


Yi Wang


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Teresa Li

Prof, you will live on in our memories forever.
19th December 2014


Kendrick Shih

Prof Hedley,

I will always remember your hugely engaging lessons as a student. I believe I am a better doctor and scientist because of teachers like you.


19th December 2014


Brandford Chan

Dear Professor Hedley,

You were always that kind of grandpa that everyone wishes they could have. Your wicked sense of humor have always made me laugh so hard. Thank you so much for your teaching and everything.
19th December 2014


Herb P

It was an honor for me to serve as one of the MCs at the 4th Public Health Forum paying tribute to you. I have been so fortunate to get to know you more at your last visit. Seeing that you are so deeply loved and appreciated by all your mentees and colleagues is extremely admirable. Rest in peace, your legacy lives on!
19th December 2014


David and Soo Wong

We will miss your wit and your friendly smile.

David and Soo
19th December 2014


Roger Chung

Prof, you will always hold a very special place in my heart. You are a truly respectable man! You will be missed dearly. Rest in peace. Roger
19th December 2014


Lam Yik Tsz

I never missed a single session of the seminars you headed while I was studying master of medical sciences at the School of Public Health of HKU. Those were the moments of true inspiring study I treasure most in my life. Thank you Professor Hedley.
19th December 2014


TQ Thach, SPH, HKU

Dear Prof,

I cannot tell you what a pleasure and privilege to have worked with you, Prof. You were inspiring, energetic and had a tremendous impact on me. I remember your response to the question "When is the due date for the report", your answer was always "Yesterday".
19th December 2014


Ronald Lam

RIP, Prof Hedley. You are always in our hearts.
19th December 2014


Antonio Kwong

On behalh of the Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health, we are deeply saddened to hear the news of the loss of our ex-Chairman (1997-2002). Throughout the years, he was instrumental in motivating tobacco control development in Hong Kong. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Forever loved and remembered. RIP!
19th December 2014


Phyllis and Alai

Prof. Hedley, I feel very sad when I receive the news from Alai. Your support, guidiance and encouragement for my studies are always in my heart. You will be missed.

Phyllis and Alai.

19th December 2014


Addi Chan

RIP, Prof.
You are always in our hearts.
19th December 2014


Zoe Zhong

RIP Professor Helday. Missing you
19th December 2014


Malik Peiris, School of Public Health, HKU

Tony, you were guide, colleague, mentor, example and friend to many of us at the School of Public Health at HKU and beyond. You were the Public Health Advocate par Excellence for Hong Kong and you have showed us that success is possible even against what appear to be insurmountable odds. These are lessons and memories we hold dear.
19th December 2014


Regina Ching

A mentor, model and giant. Prof, you will be missed.
19th December 2014


Monica Wong

Prof Hedley, a giant in the public health arena in Hong Kong will always be in our hearts. May he rest in peace.
19th December 2014


Joe Lee

RIP Prof. May the Lord be with you, and comfort your family.
19th December 2014


Frances Jiao

It is a huge loss in the field of public health.
19th December 2014