CNews Issue 3, 2009

HKU & Community 20 Gifted law students from the Chinese Mainland received a boost to their dreams of studying at HKU when Mr George Ho 何佐芝 , founder of Commercial Radio Hong Kong 商業電台 , extended HK$5 million donation to the M W Lo Memorial Scholarships 羅文惠紀念獎學金 to aid talented students from The University of Hong Kong is known internationally for its research into infectious diseases, in a field of public health that has never been more vital. But, as the world faces new emerging diseases, funding for HKU’s critical life-saving research needs to increase in order for it to continue to play a central role. 願科研團隊能進一步 研究未知的傳染病， 為香港社會 謀福、濟世活人。 Professor Richard Yu and Mrs Carol Yu visited the Centre to learn about HKU’s latest advances in infectious diseases research. Stretching out a Hand to Mainland Talents Combating Global Diseases at HKU the poorer regions of China. The donation was announced by Mr Ho at the 50 th anniversary celebration of Commercial Radio Hong Kong. The M W Lo Memorial Scholarships were established in 2004 at the Faculty of Law by Mr Ho, through the Jessie & George Ho Charitable Foundation. Named in memory of the late Mr M W Lo, the first Chairman of Commercial Radio Hong Kong, the Scholarships were originally awarded to local law students of high academic standing at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. To date, over 20 students have benefited from the Scholarships. “I am grateful for Mr George Ho’s generosity, especially for my year on exchange in the UK.” Fang Xin “The Scholarship was particularly meaningful to me, a student from the Mainland, as it is a recognition of my achievements.” Michael Wang To help the University to extend and enhance ongoing research efforts, Professor Richard Yu 余宇康 (MBBS 1958; MD 1972) and Mrs Carol Yu furthered their unwavering support of medical research by supporting the Carol Yu Centre for Infection 余雷覺雲感染及傳染病研究中心 with a donation of HK$50 million. The Centre builds on the Faculty’s core strength of research into infectious diseases with the hope that, as expressed by Mrs Yu, the Centre will “relieve suffering, save lives and uncover cures”.