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K. Wah Group believes that education, in particular the primary and tertiary, is indispensable for the long term development of a country. Primary education provides the foundation to build up the overall human capital, where tertiary education cultivates top-notch professionals to meet the challenges for future development. For years, the Group has endeavoured to support the educational development of Mainland China, Hong Kong and overseas by establishing scholarships, building teaching facilities, supporting research, and promoting academic exchange.

Francis Lui, Vice Chairman of GEG under the Group, together with the Group management attended the China Europe International Business School (“CEIBS”) Beijing campus inauguration ceremony on 24 April 2010, followed by an unveiling ceremony of the Lui Che Woo Auditorium in response to the Group’s RMB 8million donation.
         

Dr Che-woo Lui, the Group Chairman, pledged a donation of MOP30 million to the University of Macau via Lui Che Woo Foundation on 12 April 2010. The donation allows the university to extend new campus in Hengqin, Zhuhai, and to establish scholarships and exchange programmes.
         

In June 2009, K. Wah Group visited Jingan Lui Che Woo School in Yunnan, one of the schools co-funded by Lui Che Woo Foundation and local governments of Shanghai Jingan District and Yunnan Province, marking a new chapter of government-enterprise partnership to develop education in Mainland China.
         
Dr Che-woo Lui, Chairman of K. Wah Group made a donation of HK$30 million to Hong Kong Polytechnic University in support of the continuous development of the university and the School of Hotel and Tourism Management. A commemorative unveiling ceremony of Lui Che Woo Building was held on 8 December 2008.
         
On 23 September 2008, K. Wah Group Chairman Dr Che-woo Lui made a donation of HK$30 million to Fudan University in Shanghai for the renovation and expansion of Zibin Building, which after renovation will become the office tower for Fudan's central administration, renamed as Che-woo Building. The Fudan K. Wah Day co-organized by the Group and Fudan aimed to bring about synergy in talent nurturing through school-enterprise partnership.
         
Lui Che Woo Foundation pledged a donation of RMB20 million for establishing the Business School Building of Wuyi University, Jiangmen, in support of nurturing professionals for the country in April 2008.
         
Lui Che Woo Foundation pledged an annual donation of HK$9 million, totalling to HK$45 million from 2005 to 2009, to the Ministry of Education, for the construction or renovation of 150 schools. In October 2007, K. Wah Group sent about 20 volunteering staff to visit Heqi Primary School in Yunnan, one of the beneficiary schools.
         
K. Wah Scholarship were established from the donation of HK$14 million to the School of Hotel and Tourism Management of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University by K. Wah Group in 2006. This year, 12 students were offered opportunities to join placement programme in world-renowned hotels.
         
In July 2007, K. Wah Group Chairman Dr Che-woo Lui shared his years of experience and insight in the hotel development trend as a keynote speaker in the China Hotel Branding Forum organized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with academics, industry practitioners and students.
         
In 2006, K. Wah Group donated HK$14 million to the School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univeristy to establish Che-woo Lui Hotel and Tourism Resources Centre and K. Wah Scholarhsip, with an aim of nurturing hotel management professionals.
         
In 2005, Lui Che Woo Foundation pledged a donation of RMB1.2 million to construct an academic complex and to upgrade teaching facilities such as computer rooms, library and stadium of Shaliyuan Lui Che Woo Primary School.
         
Lui Che Woo Foundation donated HK$9 million, i.e. a total of HK$45 million between 2005 and 2009 annually, to 150 schools in impoverished regions in Jiangxi, Hunan and Hubei, etc, with a view to strengthening the primary education of Mainland China.
A benefitted school - Lijiang Zhihe School in Yunnan
         
In 2005, Lui Che Woo Foundation donated RMB10 million to Fudan University in Shanghai to improve its facilities including construction of Guanghua Building with its main hall on the first floor named as Che Woo Hall.
         
In the 2005 K. Wah Hotel and Tourism Forum, sponsored by K. Wah Group and organized by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 300 guests including local and international academics and industry practitioners shared their views on the global trend of hospitality.
         
In 2004, Hong Kong Polytechnic University named its tele-rehabilitation centre after Dr and Mrs Che-woo Lui in recognition of their generous support for and donation to the university, providing greater accessibility and convenience to patients.
         
In 2003, Francis Lui, K. Wah Group Vice Chairman, donated a fund for building Lui Che Woo Swimming Pool at Nanjing University, to enhance the physical fitness of students.
         
In 2003, K. Wah Group participated in the "Round-the-CU Walkathon & Carnival", to raise fund for the Cancer Centre of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Chairman Dr Che-woo Lui led the walk and sponsored each staff with HK$1,000 for completing the walk.
         
In 2002, K. Wah Group Chairman Dr Che-woo Lui established Dr Lui Che Woo Awards for the Chinese University of Hong Kong/Cornell Student Exchange Program in Hospitality Management to broaden the horizons of outstanding students.
         
In 2000, The Group sponsored RMB1,200 million in establishing "Fudan K. Wah Venture Capital Investment Fund" with Fudan University, with an aim of nurturing talent in various fields including electronics engineering, bio-medicine and software development.
         
In 1999, K. Wah Group Chairman Dr Che-woo Lui pledged a donation for the construction of Lu Jinquan School in Daze town, Xinhui.
         
In 1999, K. Wah Group Chairman Dr Che-woo Lui sponsored Wuyi University in Jiangmen to build tennis courts to enhance the campus facilities for students.
         
In 1997, K. Wah Group Chairman Dr Che-woo Lui donated HK$5 million to The University of Hong Kong for the establishment of Lui Che Woo Law Library.
         
In 1997, K. Wah Group Chairman Dr Che-woo Lui supported the construction of teaching facilities, Lui Che Woo Technology Building and Shiyou Building of Wuyi University.
         
In 1997, K. Wah Group Chairman Dr Che-woo Lui supported the construction of Lui Che Woo Technology Building for Daze Huaqiao Secondary School in Xinhui to enhance the learning environment for students.
         
In 1996, K. Wah Group Chairman Dr Che-woo Lui donated US500,000 to Stanford Medical Research Centre of Stanford University in US to establish Lui Che Woo Research Laboratory.
         
In 1995, K. Wah Group Chairman Dr Che-woo Lui donated RMB700,000 to South China University of Technology in Guangzhou to establish scholarship with a view to support scientific research.
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