The Jessie & George Ho Charitable Foundation Donates HK$ 5 Million to HKUST
The Jessie & George Ho Charitable Foundation has donated HK$ 5 million to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to support its development.
The donation will be used to establish the "Commercial Radio 50th Anniversary Scholarship" to support needy students from less affluent regions/cities of Mainland China and nurture other meritorious students of Hong Kong.
HKUST President Tony F Chan expressed his deep appreciation for the generous donation made by the Jessie & George Ho Charitable Foundation, and for the Foundation's significant contribution to the higher education sector.
About Mr George Ho and the Jessie & George Ho Charitable Foundation
Mr George Ho set up in 1959 Commercial Radio Hong Kong, which has throughout the years been one of the main broadcast media in Hong Kong. Mr George Ho and Mrs Jessie Ho have been actively participating in community activities through the Jessie & George Ho Charitable Foundation. The late Mrs Jessie Ho was renowned for her great enthusiasm in volunteering for the Hong Kong Red Cross for 30 years.
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About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
