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Born in Hong Kong to a migrant family from [[Guangdong]] Province, China, [[Lee Iu-cheung]] (1896–1976) spent his childhood in the [[Sheung Wan]] district. Lee was awarded the Lugard Scholarship upon passing all his Cambridge University local examinations held in Hong Kong. He then joined the Faculty of Engineering at the [[University of Hong Kong]] (HKU) in 1913. Lee left for [[Cornell University]], where he enrolled in a special study on River Conservancy and [[Sanitary engineering]] in 1919. However, upon the death of his father, he abandoned his studies and returned to Hong Kong, where Lee became a part-time lecturer in [[Hydraulic Engineering]] at his [[alma mater]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dragongarden.hk/References/LeeIuCheungBio.pdf |title=A Brief Biography of Lee Iu Cheung (1967) |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=22 February 2011}}</ref>

Dr. Lee served as a permanent advisor of the [[Tung Wah Group of Hospitals]] for 29 years.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} He received a [[Order of the British Empire|Member of the Order of the British Empire]]) from [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] in 1949. He was awarded an O.B.E (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1952 and a C.B.E (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1958 by Queen [[Elizabeth II]]. He was also conferred a [[LL.D.]] (''honoris causa'') by HKU in 1969.<ref name="1444 Historic Buildings">[http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Monument/form/AAB_brief_info.pdf Brief Information 1444 Historic Buildings] (pg 226).</ref>