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Nissin Foods (Hong Kong) Charity Fund Continues Supporting Talents in Food and Nutritional Sciences

12 JAN 2024

Empowering Students to Pursue Excellence Cultivating Food Science Professionals and Future Industry Leaders

Nissin Foods (Hong Kong) Charity Fund (“Charity Fund”) has successfully held the 2023-2024 Nissin Foods Scholarship Presentation Ceremony today, together with The Chinese University of Hong Kong (“CUHK”), to award scholarships covering full tuition fees for a total of ten awardees for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Established by the Charity Fund and CUHK in 2023, the scholarship aims to encourage undergraduate and postgraduate students of CUHK’s Food and Nutritional Sciences (Hons) programme to pursue academic excellence. The three new awardees are: LAM Tsz Hang and SHUM Wai Hang from the Bachelor’s degree programme, and ZHOU Dandan from the PhD programme.

Apart from extending their support to new awardees, the Chairty Fund also made it a renewable scholarship which intends to support the students throughout their study period, so that the students could focus on their studies without worrying about their financial burden. The seven renewed awardees are CHAN Hoi Yi, HSU Po Ling, KWAN Ka Yi, LAM Shuk Fan, WONG Wai Yee from the Bachelor’s degree programme, and KEI Nelson, LIN Yuhong from the PhD programme.

Mr. Kiyotaka ANDO, Chairman of Nissin Foods (Hong Kong) Charity Fund, said, “As a leading food manufacturer in Hong Kong and worldwide, Nissin Foods is committed to discovering the possibilities of food and creating good tastes. We also believe that people working in the food industry must have the heart to serve society. That belief motivates us to establish the scholarship with CUHK to nurture outstanding and caring food professionals and even future industry leaders, so as to contribute to the development of the food industry in Hong Kong.”

Professor Anthony CHAN, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President of CUHK, expressed his gratitude for the generosity of the Charity Fund, said, “The spirit of the founder of Nissin Foods, Mr Momofuku Ando, of being creative, staying curious and pushing boundaries in order to make a difference in our everyday lives, has inspired a lot of us. The determination to create foods to serve society remains at the heart of the operation in Nissin Foods; and their dedication to continue to nurture the next generation through supporting education in food science is truly admirable.”

At the ceremony, Mr. LAM Tsz Hang, on behalf of all the scholarship recipients, thanked the Charity Fund and CUHK for setting up the scholarship scheme and presented a letter of appreciation to the representative of the Charity Fund. He said, “As emphasized in one of the Nissin Foods Rules, ‘Strive for new experiences and wisdom. The future is bright for those who constantly challenge themselves.’ Your trust in our abilities inspires us to push beyond our limits and reach greater heights.”

The Tenth Lee Quo Wei CUHK Golden Jubilee Scholarship Presentation Ceremony

28 NOV 2023

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) organized the tenth “Lee Quo Wei CUHK Golden Jubilee Scholarship Presentation Ceremony” on Tuesday, 28 November 2023. The ceremony was officiated by Mr. Thomas Liang, Chief Executive of the Wei Lun Foundation, Miss Michelle Liang and Professor Anthony Chan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President of CUHK.

In his welcoming address, Professor Anthony Chan expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Lee Family and the Wei Lun Foundation for their unwavering support to CUHK over the years. He also congratulated and encouraged all the Scholars to cherish the years of university life and strive to make a greater contribution to our society.

A total of 76 students have been awarded the “Lee Quo Wei CUHK Golden Jubilee Scholarship” in 2023. On behalf of all recipients, awardee representative Arnav Sethi conveyed his gratitude to the Wei Lun Foundation for supporting their dreams. He believed that all recipients will uphold the spirit of both the Foundation and CUHK and be able to make a difference in the lives of others in future.

Celebrating the Golden Jubilee of CUHK in 2013, the “Lee Quo Wei CUHK Golden Jubilee Scholarship Endowment Fund” was established to award medical students, law students and Mainland students with excellent academic achievement, and also support the students with financial needs for the exchange programmes.

CUHK organizes the Presentation Ceremony of ‘Sin Wai Kin CUHK Golden Jubilee Scholarships in Arts, History and Philosophy’ 2023

11 OCT 2023

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) organized the Presentation Ceremony of ‘Sin Wai Kin CUHK Golden Jubilee Scholarships in Arts, History and Philosophy’ on Wednesday, 11 October 2023. The event was graced by the presence of Mr. Sin Nga-yan, Benedict, the representative of Dr. Sin Wai-kin and the Director and General Manager of Myer Jewelry Manufacturer Limited, Dr. Joseph Pang, Convenor of CUHK 50^th Anniversary Fund Raising Committee, Mr. Heung Shu-fai, Louis, Trustee of New Asia College of CUHK, Professor Chan Tak-cheung, Anthony, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President of CUHK, Professor Wong Ka-chat, Andy, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid of CUHK, Professor Tang Xiao-bing, Max, Dean of Faculty of Arts of CUHK, and Ms. Lolitta Wong, Director of Institutional Advancement of CUHK.

In the welcoming speech, Professor Anthony Chan thanked Dr. Sin and his family for their longstanding support rendered to CUHK, in particular towards the academic research on humanities. Mr. Benedict Sin encouraged all scholarship recipients to equip themselves and share their knowledge to others to building a better future for the society. Ms Lau Wing-yan, a year one student from the Department of English represented all scholarship recipients to express their gratitude to Dr Sin for his generosity in setting up this meaningful award which relieved their financial burden and encouraged them to strive for the betterment of the society. The recipients had a fruitful exchange session with distinguished guests and shared their future plans with the guests during the post-ceremonial luncheon.

Aiming to foster academic research, the ‘Sin Wai Kin CUHK Golden Jubilee Scholarships in Arts, History and Philosophy’ was established in 2013 by Dr. Sin Wai-kin in the midst of the 50^th anniversary of CUHK to award outstanding students majoring in Arts, History and Philosophy.