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HKBU receives additional HK$1 million donation to support the translation of Professor Jao Tsung-i’s scholarly works

19 Apr 2021

Professor Lee Chack-fan, Chairman of the Management Board of The Jao Studies Foundation (second left) and Professor Alexander Wai, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKBU (second right) sign the addendum to the Collected Works of Jao Tsung-i: XuanTang Anthology project. The signing was witnessed by Ms Angeline Yiu, Permanent President (first left) and Ms Veronica Yiu, Permanent Administrative Director (first right) of the Foundation.

Attending guests take a group photo at the ceremony.

HKBU has received an additional HK$1 million donation from The Jao Studies Foundation in support of the operation of the Collected Works of Jao Tsung-i: XuanTang Anthology, a project launched by the Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology at HKBU (the Academy) that translates Professor Jao’s scholarly works into English. The Addendum Signing Ceremony was held on 16 April.

The Academy received a generous donation of HK$2.5 million from the Jao family and The Jao Studies Foundation in 2019 in support of the project. Together with the additional donation, the Jao family and The Jao Studies Foundation have offered their resounding commitment to the project with a total of HK$3.5 million in funding.

Collected Works of Jao Tsung-i: XuanTang Anthology is the first-ever project to translate Professor Jao’s scholarly works, and it aims to promote the wider circulation of the works and extend the influence of Professor Jao’s scholarship, thereby further consolidating the international status of “Jao Studies”.

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