HUANG YONGYU (B. 1924)

Mr. Ma Guoquan, courtesy name “Datang” was born in 1931 in Guangzhou. A graduate from Guangzhou University specialising in Chinese Classical Studies, Mr. Ma was a pupil of Master Rong Geng. Upon graduation, he worked variously as a professor, lecturer, researcher and editor in mainland China and in Hong Kong. Upon retirement in 1992, he immigrated to Canada but soon returned to Hong Kong to continue his research position at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.