Venerable Master Hsing Yun of the Foguang Shan and Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, CUHK Vice-Chancellor, signed the third agreement of cooperation on 1 April at Foguang Shan in Taiwan to extend the partnership between the two parties for another five years.

With the generous support from the foundation in 2005, the Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism has been established under the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, with the aims of engaging in academic research and promoting the beauty of Humanistic Buddhism through a wide range of activities. In 2014, the centre was upgraded and now operates under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts. After the signing of the agreement, the centre will continue to facilitate academic and cultural exchange and development of Humanistic Buddhist studies in Hong Kong and overseas.

Professor Sung expressed his gratitude to the foundation for their generosity in support of the development of the centre. After the agreement signing ceremony, he presented his calligraphy to Venerable Master Hsing Yun, while the master offered his publication on Buddhism to Professor Sung.