A donation worth HK$3.6 million from China Resources (Holdings) Co. Ltd has been used to set up a scholarship to support ethnic minority students from mainland China who wish to study at CityUHK. A ceremony was held on 1 February 2016 to celebrate the creation of the China Resources Ethnic Minorities Scholarship.

Classroom B5-309 in Academic 1 has been named after Mr and Mrs Chan Kwok-yuen in appreciation of their support and generous donations made to CityUHK.

CityUHK Foundation held its inaugural annual dinner on 26 November 2015 to thank donors and friends for their support to the University. More than 200 guests participated in the annual dinner, held under the theme “Together We Make a Difference”. The event featured the first performance of Professor Way Kuo, CityUHK President, and Mr Herman Hu Shao-ming, Council Chairman, as a fashion model and singer to coincide with the theme.

Classroom Y5-203 in Academic 1 at CityUHK has been named “Mr & Mrs Or Sik Ling Classroom” in appreciation of the support and generous donations to the University made by Mr and Mrs Or Sik-ling.