HKU $1 Billion Donation

Message from The Vice-Chancellor

Dear Colleagues, Students and Alumni

It gives me tremendous pleasure to share with you an extremely exciting piece of news. The University has received a pledge from the Li Ka Shing Foundation for a benefaction of HK$1,000,000,000 ($1 Billion) in support of its development.

On behalf of the University, I would like to express our sincerest gratitude to Mr. Li Ka Shing and the Li Ka Shing Foundation for their magnanimity and generous support. This unprecedented gift not only represents a strong endorsement of our excellence but also sets a milestone for philanthropy in Hong Kong. The benefaction will propel the University to new heights to push forward the boundaries of learning.

I am currently in New York City with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor C F Lee to meet with alumni, partner institutions as well as business and community leaders. We will be back to Hong Kong next week, but I would like to take this earliest opportunity to share with you this piece of good news.

Yours sincerely

Lap-Chee Tsui
Vice-Chancellor