Press Release
HKBU holds Foundation dinner to thank supporters
Monday, 15 Oct 2018
HKBU hosted its annual Foundation dinner last Friday (12 October) to express heartfelt thanks to supporters for their tremendous contributions to the University over the years. Around 120 people attended the dinner, including HKBU Foundation members, board members, donors, supporters, staff, alumni and students of HKBU.
Chairman of the HKBU Foundation Dr Kennedy Wong shared at the dinner the University's latest developments and expressed his gratitude to HKBU friends from all sectors of society for their generous support over the years. He looked forward to joining hands with them to enable the University to achieve further advancement.
HKBU President Professor Roland Chin, speaking about the University's Institutional Strategic Plan (2018-2028), said it redefines the blueprint of the University's development and ensures that the University maintains its advantages.
He noted that the University is recruiting 100 new academic staff from around the world within the next 3-5 years as part of its Talent100 project. The University has also kicked off the redevelopment plan for the Ho Sin Hang Campus and will build a new hostel and academic building complex in Renfrew Road. The Complex will be equipped with cutting-edge teaching and learning facilities to provide a series of inter-disciplinary programmes related to music and the creative media.
In addition, the Global University Film Award, a flagship event for the University, will be held in November attended by world-class industry practitioners serving as juries, including Oscar and Emmy award-winning masters.
This year marks the ninth anniversary of the establishment of the HKBU Foundation. Its membership has grown steadily to 668 as of October this year, an impressive growth of four times since its inception in 2009. The Foundation has succeeded in raising around HK$1.3 billion over the past nine years, helping the University implement an array of advancement projects of far-reaching impact.
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Mavis Wong of the Communication and Public Relations Office (3411 7964, hkbunews@hkbu.edu.hk)
