Mr Victor Li (centre) trying out a study desk in a dormitory during a guided tour of the Chong Yau Pak Wan Residence Hall conducted by students.
Opening Ceremony of The 4thAnnual Palliative Care Symposium for Health Care Workers in Chinese Population
(Hong Kong, 12 November 2011) The 4thAnnual Palliative Care Symposium for Health Care Workers in Chinese Population jointly organized by the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) with the support of the... Read More
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Dedication of the Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences
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UC Berkeley dedicates Biomedical and Health Sciences Center
(Berkeley, 21 October 2011) With the dedication today (Friday, 21 Oct) of the Li Ka Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences, the University of California, Berkeley, enters a new era of biomedical research that promises to unlock the fundamental mystery of deadly diseases worldwide. The new... Read More
The Li Ka Shing Center at University of California Berkeley.
Touring the Li Ka Shing Center, Mr Li engages in a scientific experiment related to embryonic stem cells with Fong Yick-wah (right), a post-doctoral student at the University of California Berkeley. Fong emigrates to the United States from Hong Kong at 18, shortly before finishing Form 5 at Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School, and earns both his Bachelor’s degree and PhD from Berkeley. Looking on is Professor Robert Tjian, founding faculty director of the center.
Mr Li Ka-shing addresses guests at the opening ceremony. Quoting Nobel laureate Richard Feynman’s challenge to scientists to society at large, he says “our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions and pass them on.”
Chancellor Robert Birgeneau of the University of California Berkeley confers to Mr Li Ka-shing the Berkeley Medal, the highest honour of the university. The Medal is given to those “whose work or contributions to society illustrate the ideals of the university.” The university, which does not award honorary doctorates, recognised Mr Li’s contribution to human life, “regardless of race, class or circumstance.”
Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Awarded
(Hong Kong, 21 October 2011) Mr Li Ka-shing, Chairman of the Li Ka Shing Foundation, becomes the first Chinese to have been awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy since the awards were set up 10 years ago. The exceptional and unconditional giving by Mr Li, through the Li Ka Shing Foundation (“LKSF”),... Read More
Mr Li Ka-shing addresses a capacity crowd at the New York Public Library after receiving the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy presented by New York City Mayor and former medalist Michael Bloomberg.
New York City Mayor and former Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipient Michael Bloomberg congratulates Mr Li Ka-shing on receiving the award.
