Spring Issue, 2014

GIVING IN FOCUS 18 · 13,000 alumni donated · 70% were first-time donors · Gifts ranged from HK$20 to over HK$1M · Donors aged from 19 to 95 years old · 50% of donors were below 30 years old The Stanley Ho Alumni Challenge received a Gold Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Launched in 2005 and completed in 2010, the Stanley Ho Alumni Challenge 何鴻燊校友挑戰計劃 created a new giving culture by a one-to-one matching of donations from alumni. Under the scheme, every dollar donated by alumni was matched dollar for dollar by Dr the Hon Stanley Ho 何鴻燊 (Alumnus; Riccian), up to HK$500 million (HK$100 million per year). By 2010, 13,000 alumni together donated a total of HK$500 million. Over 100 departments and 500 programmes have benefitted. With the matching from Dr Ho, the total gift to the University’s Centenary amounted to HK$1 billion. Stanley Ho Alumni Challenge Purposes of Donations