Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2005

Cheng Yu Tung Foundation Donates HK$ 3 0 Million The C h e ng Y u T u n g F o u n d a t i on has donated HK$ 30 m i l l i o n to The Chinese Un i v e r s i t y of H o n g K o ng to s u p p o rt academic a n d research d e v e l o p m e n t , a n d t o p r o m o t e academic exchange. The U n i v e r s i ty has benefited immensely f r o m Dr. Cheng's visio n a n d s u p p o r t . H e has b e en t h e s p o n s o r o f m a n y i t s a c a d e m i c d e v e l o pme nt projects. In 1977, he h e l p e d f o u n d the three-year M B A P r o g r a mme a n d j o i n t l y w i t h Dr. Lee Shau-kee donated US$6 m i l l i on to s u p p o rt th e C U H K - Y a l e So u t h Ch i n a Studies Programme. Dr. Edgar Cheng, Council chairman (left) and Dr. Cheng Yu Tung (right) New Centre to Improve Care for Seniors W i t h a generou s d o n a t i o n of HK $ 1 0 m i l l i o n f r o m the S.H. H o F o u n d a t i on Ltd., th e mu l t i- disciplinary S.H. Ho Centre for Gerontology and Geriatrics has been established i n the School of Public He a l t h of the Facult y of Medicine . The d o n a t i on w i l l go t owa r d s s u p p o r t i n g t r a i n i ng programmes and f u n d i n g research projects. The n a m i n g c e r emo ny o f the centre w a s held o n 1st December 2005. O f f i c i a t i n g at the ceremony were Dr. D a v id Ho , chairman o f the S.H. H o F o u n d a t i o n , Prof. L aw r e n c e J. L a u, vice-chancellor of the University, Prof. T.F. Fok, dean of the Faculty of Me d i c i n e , Prof. Joseph Sung, chairman of the Department o f Medicine a n d Therapeutics, Prof. Sian Griffiths, directo r of the School o f Public Health, a n d Prof. Jean Wo o , d i r e c t or o f t he S . H . H o C e n t r e f o r Gerontology and Geriatrics. News in Brief 5 3