Actor Chow Yun-fat will be awarded an honorary degree by City University, which regards him as a role model for young people.
The university's council said yesterday that an honorary doctorate of letters would be conferred on the star at a ceremony in November.
'Mr Chow is a celebrated actor and is known for his modesty and eagerness in learning,' the council said. 'He is looked upon by society as a role model.'
The university said his parts in Anna and the King and the Oscar-winning Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon had won over Western audiences.
Chow, who grew up in a fishing village on Lamma Island, made his film debut in 1976 and shot to fame in Hong Kong with the release of The Story of Woo Viet.
The ceremony will also see Payson Cha Mou-sing, director of HKR International Ltd, made an honorary doctor of social science.