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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
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CUHK LAUNCHES ‘LUI CHE WOO

DISTINGUISHED YOUNG SCHOLARS AWARD’

WORTH USD2 MILLION FOR OVERSEAS

POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDIES

edical students with a passion for urgency to reform medical education and
Mpursuing postgraduate studies overseas advance medical and scientific research.
have now been given an opportunity, following
the establishment recently of the Lui Che Woo Professor Chan noted that Dr Lui’s
Distinguished Young Scholars Award of about contribution will enable students
USD2 million (HKD15.6 million). This was made to advance their knowledge, build
possible by the very generous donation from connections, gain international
the Founder and Chairman of K. Wah Group, exposure and make contributions to
Dr Lui Che Woo. society when they return home.
A donation ceremony to mark the launch of Before the ceremony, Dr Lui and Mrs Lui,
the award scheme by The Chinese University were introduced to some 20 medical
of Hong Kong (CUHK) was held on 12 May students who have shown keen
2016 at the Lui Che Woo Clinical Sciences interest in clinical research.
Building, Prince of Wales Hospital, in which Dr Lui was presented with
Dr Lui and his wife, Mrs Lui, presented a cheque a LEGO model of the
to the CUHK’s Vice-Chancellor and President, Lui Che Woo Clinical
Professor Joseph Sung and the Dean of the Sciences Building
for his continued
Faculty of Medicine, Professor Francis Chan.
s u p p o r t o f
Dr Lui, in his speech, said the scholarship C U H K . A n d,
is aimed at encouraging and supporting both he and
talented medical students to fully realize Mrs Lui were
their potential and bringing innovative and a l s o g i v e n
diverse perspectives to future medical l a r g e - s i z e d
development. m a s c o t s o f
the Faculty of
Professor Sung acknowledged that the Medicine, Medic
healthcare sector is “facing unprecedented Bear and Surgeon
challenges” and there is a great sense of Bear.