The Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship Cultivates Talents to Build a Better Society

The Hong Kong Jockey Club has been committed to nurturing local talents for many years, helping young people to become future community leaders and building a better society.

This is also the special identity and mission laid down by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship for Jockey Club scholars under the principles of leading and serving the community in the past 23 years.

Yesterday (November 2), the Jockey Club held an award ceremony for 45 scholarship winners, and congratulated 54 scholarship winners for completing their studies and launching a new chapter in their lives.

Jockey Club Chairman Chen Nanlu and the officiating guests of the ceremony-Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Badminton Men's WH2 Singles Bronze Medalist Chen Haoyuan, Jockey Club Vice Chairman Li Zihou, Chief Executive Officer Ying Jiabai and representatives of various universities and colleges witnessed and shared their joy .

The chairman of the Jockey Club Chen Nanlu encouraged the scholars of the Jockey Club.

The chairman of the Jockey Club, Chen Nanlu, encourages all Jockey Club scholars to remember everything they have learned, especially to uphold the highest ethical standards and integrity; to maintain a positive attitude and not be afraid of challenges; to work tirelessly, before others.

At the same time, as a member of society, we must not forget to help those in need.

Mr. Chen also said that the Jockey Club is not only committed to assisting Jockey Club scholars to develop their learning potential, but also to cultivate their social responsibilities, which is in line with the Jockey Club's mission of building a better society.

Be bold in chasing dreams

This year's officiating guest, Chen Haoyuan, the bronze medalist in men's WH2 singles at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, delivered a speech at the ceremony.

Although he lost his left foot in an accident more than ten years ago, fortunately, he not only did not give up on himself, but eventually became the first wheelchair badminton player in Hong Kong. He also achieved good results in many competitions, including winning at the Paralympic Games. bronze medal.

His perseverance and spirit of pursuit of excellence reflect the "I can do it" spirit of Hong Kong and the Jockey Club.

Chen Haoyuan congratulated the new scholarship winners and sent a message to them to cherish what they have now, believe in themselves, and boldly pursue their dreams.

Since the establishment of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship in 1998, more than 800 Hong Kong and Mainland students have been awarded scholarships.

As of today, the Jockey Club has funded more than 640 million Hong Kong dollars through its charitable trust fund to support scholarship programs.

Jockey Club Chairman Chen Nanlu presented a souvenir to the officiating guests-Chen Haoyuan, the Bronze Medalist of Badminton Men's WH2 Singles at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Support talented people

In addition to supporting undergraduates from eight tertiary institutions funded by the University Grants Committee and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the scholarship also covers students with special educational needs from these nine institutions, as well as 18 higher diplomas or overseas degrees in vocational training each year Course students.

In addition, the scholarship supports a total of six graduate students to study at Oxford University and Harvard University each year.

In order to strengthen the connection between the award-winning students, the Jockey Club has also established a scholarship student association to provide different social service opportunities for the Jockey Club scholars, and through the Jockey Club can develop the secretariat to promote students' learning and personal development.

Jockey Club Chairman Chen Nanlu, the officiating guests of the ceremony-Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Badminton Men's WH2 Singles Bronze Medalist Chen Haoyuan, Jockey Club Vice Chairman Li Zihou, Chief Executive Officer Ying Jiabai, Executive Director of Charity and Community Affairs Zhang Liang, Executive Director of Corporate Affairs Group photo of Tan Zhiyuan and representatives of various universities and colleges with the Jockey Club scholars.

Carry out the spirit of the Jockey Club

Among the students who received scholarships this year, Huang Meiyu, who studied civil engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, is a sports enthusiast and an assistant U16 pitching coach.

She understands the bitterness behind athletes, especially disabled athletes, and admires their perseverance. Therefore, she hopes to do her best to help people with disabilities improve their lives.

Among them, she used what she learned to be a severely disabled student to develop computer games with educational elements.

She said: "I am very fortunate to receive a scholarship from the Jockey Club, so I should try my best to help those in need and implement the Jockey Club's spirit of willingness to do good deeds."

Jockey Club Chairman Chen Nanlu took a group photo with Huang Meiyu, one of the scholarship winners this year.

The Jockey Club has always been committed to building a better society, using a unique integrated operating model to return income to Hong Kong through taxes and charitable donations.

Among them, "cultivating talents and improving the level of the industry" is one of the main philanthropic areas of the Jockey Club. It responds to the ever-changing social needs through talent training and enhancement of the industry's professional knowledge and skills.

In addition to setting up the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship, it also instigated projects such as the "Jockey Club Teacher Social Work Innovation Force" to promote creativity and innovation culture in the education and social welfare sectors.

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