Campus Digest

HKBU receives donation from Win Chuen Charitable Fund to establish scholarship and launch sport and mental wellness programme

Wednesday, 6 March 2024

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The agreement signing ceremony is officiated by Dr Amen Ng (right, front row) and Professor Henry Fock (left, front row), and witnessed by Ms Anna Lam, Mr Gilbert Lam, Dr Albert Chau, and Mrs Lily Chan (from right, back row).
(From right) Dr Amen Ng, Ms Anna Lam and Mr Gilbert Lam present a cheque to Dr Albert Chau, Professor Henry Fock and Mrs Lily Chan.
Representatives of the Win Chuen Charitable Fund present a cheque to Aron Cheung Chun-hei (4th left).

HKBU has received a generous donation of HK$500,000 from the Win Chuen Charitable Fund of Win Win Eternal Stream Company Limited (“Win Win Eternal Stream”). Out of this donation, HK$300,000 has been designated for the establishment of the “Win Chuen Charitable Fund First-Generation University Student Scholarship”, while HK$200,000 will support the karate and mental wellness programme “Win Chuen's Journey of Love and Soul - Exploring Karate and Mental Health Training” launched by the social enterprise “Sportcanheal852”, which was founded by Aron Cheung Chun-hei, student of the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Physical Education and Recreation Management programme and former member of the Karate Team of Hong Kong, China.

An agreement signing ceremony cum cheque presentation ceremony was held on 1 March. Officiating at the ceremony were Dr Amen Ng, CEO of the Win Chuen Charitable Fund; Ms Anna Lam and Mr Gilbert Lam, Directors of the Win Chuen Charitable Fund; Dr Albert Chau, Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) of HKBU; and Professor Henry Fock, Director of Student Affairs of HKBU.

Other guests attending the ceremony included Mr Ricky Wan, Secretary of the Win Chuen Charitable Fund as well as HKBU representatives Mrs Lily Chan, Director of University Advancement and Secretary-General of the HKBU Foundation, and Aron Cheung Chun-hei.

Dr Albert Chau conveyed his heartfelt gratitude to the Fund for their continued substantial support, following their establishment of the “Win Chuen Charitable Fund Bursary” last year. The scholarship is set to benefit 20 students during the 2024-25 academic year. Sportcanheal852 aims to forge a connection between karate and mental health, while “Win Chuen's Journey of Love and Soul -  Exploring Karate and Mental Health Training” programme provides basic karate training to underprivileged groups and encourage them to explore and foster mental health.