The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) held a naming ceremony for the “Shine Tak Foundation Founding Chairlady Mrs Christy Tung Room” and a donation ceremony for the “Shine Tak Foundation Mr Cheng Wan Wai Bursary” on 28 February, to commend the Hong Kong Shine Tak Foundation on their generosity not only in supporting The Education University of Hong Kong Foundation but also in setting up mainland exchange bursary to help EdUHK nurture talents for social and educational purposes.

Officiating at the classroom naming and donation ceremony were: Mr Jeff Sze Chun-fai, Political Assistant to Secretary for Education, Education Bureau, HKSAR; Mrs Christy Tung, Founding Chairlady of the Shine Tak Foundation; Mrs Cheng Hui Li-kwan, representative for Mr Cheng Wan-wai, Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Shine Tak Foundation; and Professor Stephen Cheung Yan-leung, President of EdUHK.

Professor Stephen Cheung pointed out that EdUHK aims at cultivating educators and social leaders who can demonstrate sensitive thinking, care for the community and global awareness so that they can serve the community and promote changes.  He thanked the Shine Tak Foundation for their generosity. The donation not only supports The Education University of Hong Kong Foundation and assists in EdUHK’s long-term development but also sets up mainland exchange bursary to subsidise EdUHK students to join exchange programme in the Mainland for broadening their horizons and achieving the unity of knowledge and action.  In appreciation, EdUHK named a classroom as “Shine Tak Foundation Founding Chairlady Mrs Christy Tung Room”, and set up the “Shine Tak Foundation Mr Cheng Wan Wai Bursary”.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mrs Christy Tung, Founding Chairlady of the Shine Tak Foundation, referred to the fact that EdUHK was shouldering the important mission of training local teachers and promoting education development in Hong Kong. She said, “The donation is to express the Shine Tak Foundation’s and my own heartfelt admiration and support for EdUHK, in the hope of offering a little effort for higher education and aiding the University to provide a high-quality learning environment. I am confident that student teachers graduating from EdUHK will continue to pass on the passion for quality education and contribute to our community.” She hoped that the University would keep pace with time, step forward into a new era of education and continue in efforts to bring up school leaders and teaching teams that were proactive and keen on pursuit of excellence, providing quality education for the next generation and supporting the long-term development of education in Hong Kong.