Rebecca Lee (explorer)
Rebecca Lee | |
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李樂詩 | |
 Lee talking to students in 2014 | |
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
| Nationality | Hong Kong China |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| Occupation(s) | Adventurer Explorer Scout leader Author Photographer Ads designer Motivational speaker |
Rebecca Lee Lok Sze, MH (Traditional Chinese: 李樂詩, born 1944 in Canton) is an explorer from Hong Kong. She is the first Hong Kong person and the first woman to have visited the North Pole, the South Pole, and Mount Everest.[1][2] She has visited the Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon (the deepest canyon in China) and the Taklamakan (the hottest desert in China).[3]
Life and work
Dr Lee has worked as a professional graphic designer, painter, photographer,[4] and writer.[5][6] In 1985 she joined the Chinese National Antarctic Expedition and first set foot on Antarctica. Over the following 30 years Dr Lee has made significant contributions toward polar exploration and educating people about environmental impacts.[1][2][5][6][7][8][9] In 1997 she founded the Polar Museum Foundation.[10] Dr Lee has donated a collection of artifacts from her polar expeditions to the Museum of Climate Change at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.[9][11] In 2012 she collaborated with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra on a performance of the Sinfonia antartica by Ralph Vaughan Williams.[12]
Dr Lee is currently the Honorary Adviser of the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Chai Wan), Science Adviser of the Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Vice Chairman of the Scout Association of Hong Kong Programme Committee.[10]
Awards and honours
- Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, by Lingnan University (Hong Kong) in 2000[1][13]
- Awarded the Medal of Honour by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2008[1]
- Awarded an Honorary Fellowship of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2009[1][13]
- Doctor of Humanities awarded by The Hong Kong Institute of Education in 2012[14]
- Awarded an Honorary Fellowship of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2013[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Alumni Member Profile - Dr Rebecca Lee Lok-Sze". Outstanding PolyU Alumni Association. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Honorary Fellow - Citation" (PDF). Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "HK Polyu Notable Alumni". History of HK Polyu. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Photography Exhibition by Hong Kong Photographer Ringo Tang to be Presented at New Gallery on Old Bailey". Cafa Art Info. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Master's Tea with Polar Scientist Dr. Rebecca Lee Lok Sze". Stanley Ho East Asia College. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Li Leshi, The Polar Pioneer". The World of Chinese online magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "World's first woman who visits globe's three extremes comes to Vietnam". VietNamNet Online Newspaper. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Celebrity Talk: Polar Explorer Dr Rebecca Lee Expounds on Global Warming". Hong Kong Community College. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Dr Rebecca Lee Lok-sze, MH". Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Dr Rebecca Lee on Polar Lessons". Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Antarctic Journey". Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ a b "2009 University Fellow Dr Rebecca Lee Lok Sze". Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "CV of 2012 Honorary Doctors" (PDF). Education University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
External links
- Rebecca Lee discusses lessons from her life
- Rebecca Lee talks about the Sinfonia antartica performance
