Proper guidance and training can help inmates successfully rehabilitate and reintegrate into society upon their release. To support this journey, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust approved a HK$43 million donation last year for the Correctional Services Department to establish the Jockey Club Education Fund for Rehabilitation. The fund supports the work of Ethics College, which provides continuing education for inmates to equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to rejoin the community and lead productive lives.
Tang Ping-keung, HKSAR Government Secretary for Security (2nd left); Anita Fung,Steward of The Hong Kong Jockey Club (1st left); Dr Conrad Wong, Chairman of the Council of Hong Kong Metropolitan University (2nd right), and Wong Kwok-hing,HKSAR Government Commissioner of Correctional Services (1st right) at the first Ethics College graduation ceremony.
Ethics College held its first graduation ceremony today (8 August) for those who completed their studies over the past year. Tang Ping-keung, HKSAR Government Secretary for Security; Anita Fung, Steward of The Hong Kong Jockey Club; and Dr Conrad Wong,Chairman of the Council of Hong Kong Metropolitan University, officiated at the ceremony and congratulated the students on their graduation.
In her speech at the graduation ceremony, Club Steward Anita Fung said the Club has beenactively supporting various types of educational and training programmes over the years,in line with its commitment to the betterment of society. She encouraged the graduates to sustain their passion for learning and apply the knowledge they had acquired to their future work and lives, and strive tirelessly for self-improvement.
Club Steward Anita Fung delivers a speech.
The Jockey Club Education Fund for Rehabilitation was established to expand educational opportunities for people in custody preparing for re-entry into society. This includes support for Ethics College students pursuing a full-time, one-year Applied Education Diploma and enhancing the college’s e-learning infrastructure. By improving students’learning experiences, the Club aims to help foster their overall development.
The Club’s support for this initiative, like all its charity donations, is made possible by its unique integrated business model through which racing and wagering generate tax contributions, charity support and employment opportunities for the community.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust is pleased to celebrate the official opening today (18 March) of the Jockey Club Campus of Creativity at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). This landmark development, comprising a state-of-the-art creative hub and student residential halls, was made possible by a HK$452 million from the Trust – its largest single donation to HKBU.
Club Steward Ann Kung and guests on stage.
Officiating at the opening ceremony were HKSAR Government Secretary for Education Dr Choi Yuk-lin; Club Steward Ann Kung; Hong Kong Baptist University Chairman of the Council and the Court Dr Kennedy Wong; Hong Kong Baptist University President and Vice-Chancellor Prof Alexander Wai; University Grants Committee Secretary-General Prof James Tang; Hong Kong Baptist University Deputy Chairman of the Council and the Court Paul Poon; and Hong Kong Baptist University Treasurer of the Council and the Court Kevin Liem.
Dr Choi Yuk-lin, HKSAR Government Secretary for Education (3rd right); Club Steward Ann Kung (2nd right); Dr Kennedy Wong, Hong Kong Baptist University Chairman of the Council and the Court (centre); Professor Alexander Wai, Hong Kong Baptist University President and Vice-Chancellor (1st left); Professor James Tang, University Grants Committee Secretary-General (1st right); Paul Poon, Hong Kong Baptist University Deputy Chairman of the Council and the Court (3rd left); and Kevin Liem, Hong Kong Baptist University Treasurer of the Council and the Court (2nd left) at the Jockey Club Campus of Creativity opening ceremony.
Club Steward Ann Kung said at the ceremony, “The campus is a shining example of The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s commitment to talent development and the betterment of society. It marks the start of a journey to nurture 21st century learners and foster creative industries in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.”
Club Steward Ann Kung delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Jockey Club Campus of Creativity.
Located at Renfrew Road in Kowloon Tong, the Jockey Club Campus of Creativity is the first in Hong Kong to combine student accommodation, academic facilities and co-creation spaces, allowing students to live and learn in a culturally and intellectually stimulating environment.
The Jockey Club Campus of Creativity is the first in Hong Kong to combine student accommodation, academic facilities and co-creation spaces, allowing students to live and learn in a culturally and intellectually stimulating environment.
The Jockey Club Campus of Creativity is the first in Hong Kong to combine student accommodation, academic facilities and co-creation spaces, allowing students to live and learn in a culturally and intellectually stimulating environment.
The student hostel consists of four blocks providing over 1,700 places and a student activity centre. The five-storey Jockey Club Creative Hub offers academic space including first-of its-kind facilities in Hong Kong such as a full-size scoring stage, the Jockey Club White Box Experimental Space and a research cluster. The campus aims to serve as a base for various creativity initiatives and to provide students with an open, flexible and technology aided environment to exchange, collaborate and experiment with new ideas.
The Jockey Club Campus of Creativity is the first in Hong Kong to combine student accommodation, academic facilities and co-creation spaces, allowing students to live and learn in a culturally and intellectually stimulating environment.
The Jockey Club Campus of Creativity is the first in Hong Kong to combine student accommodation, academic facilities and co-creation spaces, allowing students to live and learn in a culturally and intellectually stimulating environment.
The Club’s support for the Jockey Club Campus of Creativity, like all its charity and community donations, is made possible by its unique integrated business model through which racing and wagering generate tax contributions, charity support and employment opportunities.
Guests tour the Jockey Club Campus of Creativity.
Guests tour the Jockey Club Campus of Creativity.
Guests tour the Jockey Club Campus of Creativity.
