Naming Ceremony of Jockey Club One Health Tower
We would like to invite you to cover the following event:
| Event: | Naming Ceremony of Jockey Club One Health Tower |
| Date: | 21 November 2017 (Tuesday) |
| Time: | 3pm |
| Venue: | 19/F, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong |
| Officiating guests: | The Honourable Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, Chief Secretary for Administration, HKSAR |
| Government | |
| Dr Simon S O Ip, Chairman of The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) | |
| Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chief Executive Officer of HKJC | |
| Mr Herman Hu Shao-ming, Chairman of the CityU Council | |
| Professor Way Kuo, CityU President |
A donation from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (the Trust) to City University of Hong Kong (CityU) will be used to build a top-notch facility for One Health in Hong Kong. A ceremony to mark this occasion will be held on 21 November at CityU.
This will be the largest single donation ever received by the University.
The Tower will house CityU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, which will help to enhance CityU’s research capabilities, train high-level veterinary professionals, and address critical public health issues under the One Health paradigm.
Media enquiries:
Karen Cheng (3442 6805 or 9201 8895) or Terry Lam (Tel: 3442 5228 or 6183 0947), Communications and Public Relations Office, CityU