Rebecca Lee
For the American physician, see Rebecca Lee Crumpler.
| Rebecca Lee | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 李樂詩 |
| Born |
1944 (age 71) Canton, China |
| Residence |
Hong Kong Antarctic Great Wall Station |
| Nationality |
Hong Kong China British National (Overseas) |
| Citizenship | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater | Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| Occupation |
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. She has visited the Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon (the deepest canyon in China) and the Taklamakan (the hottest desert in China).
Awards and honors
- Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, by Lingnan University (Guangzhou) in 2000
- Awarded an Honorary Fellowship of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2009
- Doctor of Humanities awarded by The Hong Kong Institute of Education in 2012
- Awarded an Honorary Fellowship of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2013
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