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HKMA Grants 31 Scholarships to Individuals in Sars Affected Industries 1/12/2003
The outbreak of SARS earlier this year created havoc in the already fragile
economy. The damage done has threatened the livelihood of many Hong Kong
citizens and their self-confidence as active members of the society. A wide
range of industries were affected including hotel, airline, retail, education,
finance, real estate and so forth. Some of the executives working in these
sectors have been unemployed or underemployed and they are desperately in need
of practical assistance.
As an organization cares for the community, The Hong Kong Management Association has taken the initiative to offer HK$300,000 worth of scholarships to help enhance the competitiveness of Hong Kong executives through continuing education. The initiative has generated extensive support from individuals and companies in Hong Kong. The Association has raised another HK$320,000 from the private sector and a total of HK$620,000 worth of scholarships could be offered. The funds will be able to benefit 31 executives. They will enjoy full scholarships for diploma, professional diploma, certificate programmes, and seminars offered by the Association. Dr The Hon David K P Li GBS JP, Chairman of the Association was proud to announce during the Presentation Ceremony held this evening (Friday, 28 November) that “the Scholarship Scheme has been a great success. Over one thousand executives showed keen interest in the scheme, and we received over one hundred applications that merited thorough review.” The Scholarship Scheme was generously supported by 16 Grand Sponsors and 14 Sponsors. The lists are as follows: Grand Sponsors (each donated HK$10,000): Altruist Financial Group Ltd The Bank of East Asia Ltd Citigroup Creativity and Education Foundation Ltd (donated HK$100,000) Eagle Star Insurance Group EganaGoldpfeil (Holdings) Ltd Harilela Hotels Ltd Hewlett-Packard HK SAR Ltd Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Ltd Hysan Development Company Ltd The Incorporated Trustees of Chiap Hua Cheng`s Foundation JM Insurance Management Ltd Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Dr The Hon David K P Li GBS JP An Anonymous Donor Sponsors (donated HK$5,000): Artin International (Holdings) Ltd Crown Worldwide Holdings Ltd Crystal Knitters Ltd Far East Consortium Ltd Fidelity Investments Management (HK) Ltd Guoco Group Ltd Hong Yip Service Co Ltd Integrated Display Technology Ltd International Bank of Asia Ltd Ms Christabel Lee McKinsey & Company, Inc Modern Terminals Ltd Dr Dennis T L Sun BBS JP Yau Wing Company Ltd Media Sponsors: South China Morning Post & Jiu Jik The 31 awardees of the Scholarship Scheme and their fully subsidized programmes are as follows:
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 28 November 2003.For press enquiries, please contact Ms Titania Woo on 2774 8580 / 9094 2960 / titaniawoo@hkma.org.hk or Ms Sunnie Ma on 2774 8581 / sunniema@hkma.org.hk. |
