Campus Digest

HKBU receives HK$3 million donation to establish perpetual fund to support Intervarsity Creative Writing Competition

28 May 2014

On behalf of the University, Professor Albert Chan (fourth from left) and Professor Douglas Robinson (third from left) receive the donation from Ms Belinda Hung (fourth from right) and Ms Hung Lai-sum (centre). On behalf of the University, Professor Albert Chan (fourth from left) and Professor Douglas Robinson (third from left) receive the donation from Ms Belinda Hung (fourth from right) and Ms Hung Lai-sum (centre).
On behalf of the University, Professor Albert Chan (fourth from left) and Professor Douglas Robinson (third from left) receive the donation from Ms Belinda Hung (fourth from right) and Ms Hung Lai-sum (centre).

 

The University recently received a donation pledge of HK$3 million from the Hung Hing Ying and Leung Hau Ling Charitable Foundation to establish the “Hung Leung Hau Ling Intervarsity Creative Writing Competition Perpetual Fund”. The Fund is designated to support the Intervarsity Creative Writing Competition of the Faculty of Arts which aims to arouse the interest of young people in writing and enhance the creative writing environment. 

In recognition of the Foundation’s generosity, a cheque presentation ceremony was held today (28 May) with Ms Belinda Hung, Director of the Hung Hing Ying and Leung Hau Ling Charitable Foundation, Ms Hung Lai-sum, Professor Albert Chan, President and Vice-Chancellor, and Professor Douglas Robinson, Dean of Arts, as the officiating guests. 

Guests present at the ceremony were Ms Susanna Chow, Professor Frank Fu, Associate Vice-President, Ms Wu Yin-ching, Associate Professor, and Dr Chu Siu-cheung, Senior Lecturer, of the Language Centre. 

The Intervarsity Creative Writing Competition is held biennially. A “Teenage Writers Award” is also presented to outstanding secondary school student writers with the aim of promoting the spirit of literary creativity to secondary schools and encouraging students to write creatively.