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The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) organized the sixth “Lee Quo Wei CUHK Golden Jubilee Scholarship Presentation Ceremony” on Thursday, 31 October 2019.  The ceremony was officiated by Mr Thomas Liang, Chief Executive of the Wei Lun Foundation, and Professor Fok Tai-fai, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President of CUHK.  Members of the advisory committee for the Lee Quo Wei CUHK Golden Jubilee Scholarship Endowment Fund also joined this joyful occasion.

In his welcoming address, Professor Fok Tai-fai thanked the late Dr the Honourable Lee Quo-wei, the Lee Family and the Wei Lun Foundation for their longstanding support to CUHK.  He congratulated all Lee Quo Wei Scholars on their remarkable achievements and encouraged them to prepare well for contributing to the community in future.

Established in 2013 in celebrating the 50th Anniversary of CUHK, the “Lee Quo Wei CUHK Golden Jubilee Scholarship Endowment Fund” awarded outstanding medical students, law students, as well as students from mainland China, and supported the students with financial needs to go for exchange programmes.  This year, a total of 68 students have been awarded the “Lee Quo Wei CUHK Golden Jubilee Scholarship”.  Yip Tsun-hang, Gavin represented all scholarship recipients to express their gratitude to the Wei Lun Foundation for establishing the Scholarship which provided them with financial support so that they could pursue their dreams.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has recently received a generous donation of HK$5 million from the Tin Ka Ping Foundation (the Foundation) to enrich the “Tin Ka Ping Education Fund” (the Fund) at the Faculty of Education of CUHK. The Fund will be used to support the “Tin Ka Ping Visiting Scholar Scheme”, promote Chinese culture and launch a diverse range of service-learning projects.

Attended by Mr Tin Hing-sin, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation; Mr Tai Hay-lap, Vice-Chairman; Mr Tin Wing-sin, Director; Professor Rocky S Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK; Professor Alvin S M Leung, Dean of Education, as well as colleagues of the Foundation and CUHK, a memoranda of understanding signing ceremony was held on CUHK campus. Professor Rocky Tuan and Mr Tin Hing-sin signed an agreement to foster stronger co-operation on improving the quality of education in China and integrating with the world’s civilization through the promotion of moral education and Chinese culture.

Professor Rocky Tuan expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Foundation for their generosity. “CUHK shares the same mission with the Tin Ka Ping Foundation, and has established a long relationship with them. We are most thankful for the donations from the Foundation to support academic and research development of CUHK since 1992. Our Faculty of Education will continue to work closely with the Foundation in developing innovative initiatives, nurturing young talents and enhancing the quality of education in Hong Kong and China.”

About Tin Ka Ping Foundation

A renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist, the late Dr Tin Ka-ping established the Tin Ka Ping Foundation in 1982 with the mission of promoting moral education, Chinese cultural studies as well as improving the quality of education for a better future for China. The Foundation is devoted to supporting a wide range of charitable causes, in particular for the education sector in Hong Kong and China, and has funded over 300 schools including universities, secondary schools, primary schools, kindergartens and professional schools in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and mainland China.

History of Collaboration

Since 1992, the Foundation has made numerous donations to CUHK in support of academic and research development, including the establishment of “Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research” (HKIER) which devotes to scholarly enquiry and professional development in education in Hong Kong, mainland China and Asia-Pacific region. In 2013, the Foundation established the “Tin Ka Ping Education Fund” to support a diverse range of educational talent trainings and research activities, including the “Tin Ka Ping Visiting Scholar Scheme”. With the staunch support by the Foundation over the past two decades, CUHK strives to facilitate the development of education in Hong Kong and mainland China through developing innovative initiatives, in the hope of improving the quality of education in mainland China in the long run. To show the profound appreciation of CUHK, a multi-purpose building of the University Library was named after Dr Tin Ka-ping.

Source: Communications and Public Relations Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) received a HK$100 million donation from Lo Kwee Seong Foundation (Foundation) in support of the construction of an extension of the Art Museum.

A cheque presentation ceremony was held recently in appreciation of the generous donation made by the Foundation – set up by the late Dr. LO Kwee-Seong in 1991. Guests officiating the ceremony included Dr. Peter LO Tak-shing, Chairman of Lo Kwee Seong Foundation, Mr. Winston LO Yau-lai, Trustee of Lo Kwee Seong Foundation, Mr. Chien LEE, son of the late Dr. J.S. LEE and Vice-Chairman of the Council of CUHK, Mr. Christopher MOK Wah-chiu, Chairman, Advisory Committee of the Art Museum, CUHK and Professor Rocky S. TUAN, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK. Other Trustees of the Foundation and senior management of CUHK also witnessed the ceremony.

Professor Rocky Tuan expressed his gratitude for this munificent donation, “The Lo Kwee Seong Foundation has been an ardent benefactor of CUHK for many years. The Lo Kwee Seong Foundation (the then K.S. Lo Foundation) made a magnanimous donation of HK$150 million to CUHK in 2010 to support its development, in particular its research in biomedical sciences, including research on soybean and other staple foods. This time, the donation of HK$100 million will make possible the construction of the extension of Art Museum, which will be a museum-grade construction conducive to learning about cultural artifacts, thereby allowing CUHK to augment art-related courses and programmes and to cultivate students’ appreciation of the arts.”

Dr. Peter Lo said, “The Foundation is very pleased to have established a long-term collaboration with CUHK – a leader in scientific research and humanities. The Foundation made a big donation in biomedical sciences almost a decade ago, and I have been attending the annual meeting of the Advisory Committee of the Lo Kwee Seong Biomedical Research Fund on behalf of the Foundation. I am very pleased to have witnessed many research developments on rice and soybean, bringing impact to the man-kind globally. This time, we made another donation to CUHK in support of its development in arts and humanities. I really look forward to seeing the fruition of the Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong - Lo Kwee Seong Pavilion so that the faculty members can make good use of the infrastructure by conducting more research and teaching, and fostering the promotion of arts in Hong Kong.”

Mr. Winston Lo added, “My late father, Dr. Lo Kwee Seong, was well-known for his creation of VITASOY soymilk in Hong Kong. He had a vision to enhance the well-being of the Chinese people. While running a successful business, my father made many efforts to serve the people and contribute to the society. To the art circle, he would always be remembered most for his donation of tea ware collection conducive to the establishment of the first Museum of Tea Ware in Asia. He was also among the early patrons of CUHK Art Museum because of his great friendship with Dr. J.S. Lee, the staunch supporter of Art museum of CUHK. Now with the Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong – Lo Kwee Seong Pavilion, our Foundation would like to continue the legacy of my late father to promote Chinese culture.”

Source: Communications and Public Relations Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong