Students meeting marine ecologist Brian Morton for the first time in class at the University of Hong Kong were often surprised to see their professor dressed casually in shorts and flip-flops.He was informal, approachable and did not like being called “professor”. But Morton, who died in Britain in March aged 78, was one of Hong Kong’s most important conservationists and inspired dozens of scientists to work on protecting the city’s marine ecosystem.“Calling Brian the ‘father of ocean…
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