Press Release

HKBU receives HK$5 million donation from Tin Ka Ping Foundation in support of the Mainland China Visiting Scholars Programme

Thursday, 27 Jun 2019

Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) recently received a generous donation of HK$5 million from the Tin Ka Ping Foundation (the Foundation) to inject into the Tin Ka Ping Education Fund. The donation will be used to expand the scope of the existing Mainland China Visiting Scholars Programme and will help to enhance academic exchange and collaboration between HKBU and institutions on the Mainland, thereby strengthening the University's teaching and research capacities.

In addition, the Foundation made another donation in support of the Chinese Writers' Workshop (CWW), which is organised by the Faculty of Arts. The Workshop aims to enhance literary creativity and promote Chinese culture among students at secondary schools and universities in Hong Kong.

In recognition of the Foundation's generosity, an agreement signing cum cheque presentation ceremony was held on 26 June 2019. It was officiated by Mr Tin Hing-sin, Chairman of the Tin Ka Ping Foundation Board; Mr Tin Wing-sin, Director of the Tin Ka Ping Foundation Board; Dr Clement Chen, Chairman of the Council and the Court of HKBU; and Professor Roland Chin, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKBU.

Founded by the late Hon Dr Tin Ka-ping in 1982, the Foundation has been an ardent supporter of HKBU. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Tin Hing-sin said that Dr Tin Ka-ping and HKBU shared a deep friendship over the years, and that it is gratifying that the Foundation and the University share the same vision in promoting the whole person education. An advocate of education, Dr Tin believed that the future of China lay with education. With the imminent launch of the Government's Eighth Matching Grant Scheme in July 2019, the Foundation hopes that HKBU will be able to obtain more resources in support of the advancement of education, thereby nurturing more outstanding young talents for the benefit of the community.

In his address, Professor Roland Chin expressed his heartiest gratitude to the Tin Ka Ping Foundation for its longstanding support of HKBU over the years. He said that Dr Tin Ka-ping was a well-respected philanthropist and an exemplary role model for the younger generation. The Foundation has made donations in support of various University endeavours. In particular, the Tin Ka Ping Education Fund was established in 2008 in support of the Mainland China Visiting Scholars Programme, with the aim of facilitating academic exchange activities between HKBU and institutions on the Mainland. The injection of HK$5 million into the Fund will be used to expand the scale of the Programme and will enable more outstanding Mainland scholars to visit HKBU. The Programme will also help to foster closer ties between HKBU and tertiary institutions on the Mainland.

HKBU is also grateful to have received another generous contribution from the Foundation in support of the CWW, which aims to arouse the interest of young students in creative writing and deepen their understanding of Chinese culture. Professor Chin looks forward to more fruitful collaborations with the Foundation as the University works towards advancing educational development through the promotion of moral education and Chinese culture.

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