Bulletin No. 2, 2012

News in Brief 47 Wu Jieh Yee Charitable Foundation Supports Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium The Wu Jieh Yee Charitable Foundation has donated HK$8 million in support of research, education and social service programmes of the Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium. These include the collection and preservation of protected native flora; research on the authentication of economic and medicinal plants; the setting up a website, a visitor centre and an online database; and the organization of educational activities and volunteer programmes to promote botanical research and knowledge transfer. The University named the herbarium after Professor Hu to commemorate her lifelong devotion and contributions to botanical research. CNOOC Donates HK$15 Million to Support Mainland Students The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) generously donated HK$15 million to the University to establish the CNOOC Scholarships to support outstanding mainland students to pursue their studies at CUHK. Scholarship recipients will receive full sponsorship covering tuition and living expenses. Mr. Li Fanrong (right), chief executive officer and president of CNOOC Limited, presented the cheque to Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung (left), Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, on 29 March. Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation Supports I • CARE Programme The Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation made a generous pledge of HK$10 million to inspire CUHK alumni to support the I • CARE Programme. Every dollar an alumnus gives will be matched dollar for dollar up to a sum of HK$10 million. Mr. Cheng Kar- shing Peter (right), chairman of Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation, said that the foundation identified with the programme’s vision of promoting students’ holistic development through social and civic engagements and was impressed by the alumni’s fundraising initiatives. Dr. Patrick P.K. Wu (left) presents the cheque on behalf of Wu Jieh Yee Charitable Foundation to CUHK