Sun's Visit to HKU
(1923.2.20)

In spring of 1923, Sun Yat-sen arrived in Hong Kong from Shanghai on his way to Canton. He made a visit to The University of Hong Kong on February 20, at the invitation of the Students' Union, and delivered his historic speech at the Great Hall (now Loke Yew Hall) to more than four hundred guests.

Sun Yat-sen began his speech by saying that, "I feel as though I have returned home, because Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong are my intellectual birthplace."

After the speech, Sun Yat-sen was carried in a wicker chair by five to six students to the open space outside the Main Entrance of the Hall for a group photograph. The place remained crowded with people until Sun Yat-sen left at 1pm in the afternoon.

孫中山訪問香港大學
(1923.2.20)

1923年春天，孫中山離開上海，南下廣東，順道應香港大學學生會邀請訪問母校，作公開演講。他於2月20日上午十一時抵達香港大學大禮堂（後稱陸佑堂），出席者四百餘人，非常熱鬧。

多位同學合力用藤椅把他高高抬起，由大門一直抬至大禮堂講台之上。港大學生會會長何世儉介紹孫中山時說：

「用任何語言來介紹孫先生都屬多餘，他的名字與中國同義，他的經歷，如果用來寫成書籍，必然引人入勝，如果追求自由是偉大的試煉，那麼中山先生便與偉大共存．．．現在，在我們面前的，就是一位中國偉人，一位真正的紳士，和一個胸襟廣闊的愛國者。」

孫中山身穿馬褂，頭戴氈帽，精神奕奕，用英語演說，題目是《革命思想的誕生》。他一開始便說：

「我有如遊子歸家，因為香港與香港大學乃我知識之誕生地。．．．」

孫中山演說完畢，學生歡呼鼓掌，又有學生五、六人將孫中山抬至大樓大門外空地拍照，歡聲震天，至下午一時方散。