Dr the Honourable Run Run Shaw
In a long and highly creative career in the cultural sector, particularly in film and television, Dr the Honourable Run Run Shaw, GBM, was truly a master of the arts. His shrewd and imaginative leadership helped to create a stage on which Hong Kong’s creative and cultural talent was on display, and from which emerged a modern Hong Kong identity. Arts and culture are the face a community sees in the mirror, and also the face it turns to the world outside. More than anyone else, Dr Shaw showed Hong Kong to itself and to the world.
While Dr Shaw’s monuments are all around us, the most precious are the invisible ones — the great educational projects he supported so generously. He was extraordinary generous to HKU, and indeed to many other universities in Hong Kong and beyond.
In recognition of his pioneering contributions to the film and television industry in Hong Kong, as well as his efforts in cultural activities and community service, he was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by HKU in 1980.
RUN RUN SHAW TOWER
RUN RUN SHAW TOWER
Opened in 2012, the 11-storey Run Run Shaw Tower (逸夫教學樓) and its companion, the Run Run Shaw Heritage House (逸夫苑) on the Centennial Campus, stand as enduring testaments to the University’s benefactor — Dr the Honourable Run Run Shaw. Alongside the Run Run Shaw Building (邵逸夫樓) and the Runme Shaw Building (邵仁枚樓) on the Main Campus, these landmarks serve as tangible representations of the philanthropic legacy left by Dr Shaw, a visionary luminary.
Prior to the completion of the Run Run Shaw Tower, teaching, learning, and research facilities of the Arts Faculty were scattered across various buildings on the Main Campus. The move to the Tower not only provided a new, centralised home but also fostered the integration of schools, centers, and affiliated units under one roof, symbolising the new sense of unity. Beyond its role as an academic hub, the Tower’s concourse also serves as a gallery, hosting regular exhibitions that showcase artworks and photography by our talented arts alumni, students, and staff.
This meaningful transformation was made possible through the generous support of the Shaw Foundation, a philanthropic engine fueled by Dr Shaw, a visionary luminary and the master of the arts.
