The College receives HK$500,000 donation to set up scholarships for accountancy students

6 Jan 2023
College News
Department of Accountancy
Teaching and Learning

The College of Business is honoured to receive a donation of HK$500,000 from Mr Raymond Cheng, Chairman of HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Limited and council member of HLB International. Mr Cheng is also a Departmental Advisory Committee member of the Department of Accountancy.

The donation will be used exclusively to fund four newly-established scholarships in the Department of Accountancy from 2022 to 2026.

  • Raymond Cheng HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Scholarship
  • Raymond Cheng HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Entrance Scholarship
  • Raymond Cheng HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Double Degree Scholarship
  • Raymond Cheng HLB Hodgson Impey Cheng Joint Degree Scholarship

Professor Yangyang Chen, Acting Head of the Department of Accountancy, expressed heartfelt gratitude to Mr Cheng for his generous donation. “Mr Cheng has been a staunch supporter of our department. We appreciate his valuable support and advice that allow us to continue to attract high calibre students and nurture young accounting professionals.”

Mr Cheng is an accounting professional with over 20 years of experience in corporate audits in different industries. He is also the immediate past president (2021) of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accounts and a council member since 2011.

We thank Mr Cheng sincerely for his sustained support of the College and our students.