Construction Industry Institute Hong Kong (CII-HK) Scholarship Cheque presentation ceremony
We would like to invite you to cover the following event:
Event: Construction Industry Institute
Cheque presentation ceremony
Date: 22 April, 2010 (Thursday)
Time: 11:30a.m.
Venue: Staff Lounge, 9/F,
Officiating guests: Sir David Akers-Jones, Chairman of CII-HK
Dr Nicolas Yeung, Convenor and Founding Director of CII-HK
Ir Raymond Cheung, Chairman of the Executive Board, CII-HK
Professor Chan Chi-hou, Acting Provost, CityU
Professor Edwin Pun Yue-bun, Acting Dean of the
Professor Sritawat Kitipornchai, Head of the Department of Building and Construction, CityU
The Department of Building and Construction at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has received a HK$1.6m donation from the Construction Industry Institute Hong Kong (CII-HK) to set up a fund to provide scholarships to encourage research in construction industry and in relevant areas, in order to seek further advances in construction technology and to further enhance quality of construction in Hong Kong.
This is the first instance of CII-HK setting-up a scholarship at a local university, to support PhD research projects to improve construction quality and promote environment-friendly construction.
Media enquiry: Eliza Lee, Communications and Public Relations Office, CityU
(Tel: 3442 6121 or 9424 3823)