Ma Lin (educator)

Professor Ma Lin, CBE, JP (Chinese: 馬臨) (born 1924 in Yin County, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China) is a biochemist and educator. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) from 1978 to 1987. He now serves as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of Shaw College in CUHK.

• 1947: Obtained the Bachelor of Science degree from West China Union University
• 1955: Obtained the PhD from the University of Leeds
• 1964: Joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong
• 1973: Became the founding professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry
• 1978: Became Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and appointed a non-official Justice of the Peace
• 1983: Appointed as Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
• 1985-1990: Served as a Member of the Drafting Committee of the Basic Law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• 1987: Retired from Vice-Chancellor and establish Shaw College, the fourth constituent college of CUHK
• 1993-1998: Served as Member of the 9th National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference