May 2017 The Education Library was named the Tin Ka Ping Education Library at a ceremony held on April 12, 2017 to honour the Tin Ka Ping Foundation 田家炳基金會 (the Foundation) for the generous support it has given the Faculty of Education (the Faculty) of The University of Hong Kong since 1991. The connection between the Foundation …
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Feb 2017 The HKU Class of 1971 initiated a fundraising project at the time of their 40th anniversary to donate a work of art to HKU in celebration of the University’s Centenary in 2011. Through a long and extensive selection process by the University’s Working Group on Art and Decoration, and with the help from …
Feb 2016 Generous support has been received from the community for the advancement of dentistry at the University. Hong Kong’s first Infection Control Teaching Suite (ITCS) was recently opened with a donation from Sir Gordon Wu Ying-Sheung and Honorary University Fellow Lady Ivy Wu Kwok Sau-Ping to promote awareness of the prevention of infection in dentistry. The …
Oct 2015 Every year on October 12, the local Zoroastrian community commemorates the birthday of Sir Hormusjee Mody and his generosity to the University by having a priest place a garland of flowers around the bust of Mody located inside the Main Building. The bust was presented by the Incorporated Trustees of the Zoroastrian Charity …
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Feb 2015 An inauguration ceremony for the four residential colleges at the Jockey Club Student Village III (賽馬會第三學生村): Shun Hing College (信興學院); Chi Sun College (志新學院); Lap-Chee College (立之學院); and New College (日新學院), was held on February 7, 2015. The four residential colleges at Kennedy Town were made possible by donations totalling HK$450 million in …
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Feb 2015 The “Dr Li Dak-Sum Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong – Karolinska Institutet Collaboration in Regenerative Medicine” was made possible by a $100 million donation from Dr Li Dak-Sum. Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine represent the most exciting developments in modern biomedicine and offer unprecedented opportunities in the areas of cell …
Mar 2014 “The Little Garden” was a gift to the University from the Wong family and was officially opened on March 19, 2014. The name of the Garden was proposed by Mrs Gertrude Wong, wife of Dr Philip Wong and an Honorary Patron of the HKU Foundation. Located at the very west rim of the …
Feb 2014 The sculpture, Fortiter in re, Suaviter in modo (外圓内方), was unveiled at the Centennial Garden in recognition of the remarkable contributions made by Dr Stanley Ho to the advancement of the University. At the ceremony, Dr Ho said: “I am deeply honoured that my alma mater has erected this sculpture. My grateful thanks also go to my …
Oct 2013 Mrs Ann Kung (4th left), Head of Personal Banking (General Manager), Bank of China (Hong Kong), and Dr Steven J Cannon (5th left), Executive Vice-President (Administration and Finance), HKU officiated at the kick-off ceremony. Organic Farming is off the ground at HKU – literally! The ‘Rooftop Farming Project‘ brings the practice of organic …
May 2013 The establishment of the Centre was made possible by a generous gift from the Yu Chun Keung Charitable Trust in celebration of the University’s Centenary. It includes a lecture theatre, a seminar room, and 6 tutorial rooms of different designs to cater for different teaching and learning needs. It was officially opened by the family of the late …
