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Dr Lee Shau-kee Pledges to Donate HK$110 million to Support the General Development of The Chinese University of Hong Kong

21 MAY 2018

Dr Lee Shau-kee and The Chinese University of Hong Kong signed the donation agreement. (From left to right: Prof Nelson Chen, Director of School of Architecture of CUHK; Mr Eric Ng, Vice-President of CUHK; Prof Fok Tai-fai, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President of CUHK; Prof Rocky Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK; Dr Lee Shau-kee, Chairman of Henderson Land Group; Dr Peter Lee, Vice Chairman of Henderson Land Group; Mr Martin Lee, Vice Chairman of Henderson Land Group; Dr Colin Lam, Vice Chairman of Henderson Land Group)
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(Left)  Prof  Rocky  Tuan,  Vice-Chancellor  and  President  of  CUHK;  (right)  Dr  Lee  Shau-kee, Chairman of Henderson Land Group
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From  left  to  right:  Ms  Vicky  Wong,  Assistant  Director  of  Office  of  Institutional  Advancement  of  CUHK;  Ms  Janet  Chow,  Director  of  Institutional Advancement  of CUHK;  Prof  Nelson  Chen,  Director  of  School  of  Architecture  of  CUHK;  Mr  Eric  Ng, Vice-President  of  CUHK;  Prof  Fok Tai-fai,  Pro-Vice-Chancellor  and  Vice-President  of  CUHK;  Prof  Rocky  Tuan,  Vice-Chancellor  and  President  of  CUHK;  Dr  Lee  Shau-kee,  Chairman  of  Henderson  Land  Group;  Dr  Peter  Lee,  Vice  Chairman  of  Henderson  Land  Group;  Mr  Martin  Lee,  Vice Chairman  of  Henderson  Land  Group;  Dr  Colin  Lam,  Vice Chairman  of  Henderson  Land  Group;  Mr  John  Yip,  Executive  Director  of  Henderson Land   Group;   Ms   Bonnie   Ngan,   General  Manager   of   Corporate   Communications  Department of Henderson Land Group
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A donation ceremony was held today between The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Dr the Honourable Lee Shau-kee, GBM.  CUHK is deeply grateful for the munificent donation pledge of HK$110 million made by Dr Lee through Lee Shau Kee Foundation for supporting the general development of CUHK.  A donation agreement was signed between Dr Lee Shau-kee and Professor Rocky S Tuan, Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK.  Guests witnessing the signing of the donation agreement included: Dr Peter Lee, Vice Chairman, Henderson Land Group; Mr Martin Lee, Vice Chairman, Henderson Land Group; Dr Colin Lam, Vice Chairman, Henderson Land Group; Professor Fok Tai-fai, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President of CUHK; Mr Eric Ng, Vice-President of CUHK and Professor Nelson Chen, Director, School of Architecture of CUHK. 

At the donation ceremony, Professor Rocky Tuan expressed his deepest gratitude to Dr Lee for his exemplary generosity.  He said, 'We have been honoured to receive Dr Lee's longstanding support since the early days of CUHK's establishment.  Dr Lee not only serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of United College, CUHK, but also repeatedly donated to CUHK to grant scholarships to students and support CUHK's research and teaching. This time, Dr Lee has again made a donation pledge of a substantial amount, enabling CUHK to further strengthen its research and teaching.' 

Dr Lee Shau-kee, a renowned businessman, has always been supportive of charitable works, particularly in education.  He has been a staunch supporter of CUHK over the past four decades.  Dr Lee was a member of the then Advisory Board of the Three-year MBA Programme back in 1977, and has been a Trustee of United College since 1988.  He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Social Science, honoris causa and the Honorary Fellowship of CUHK in 1993 and 2002 respectively, in recognition of his outstanding achievement in the business sector, and of his tremendous support for the education.

Source: Communications and Public Relations Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong