First round of donation in the amount of HK$600,000 made to CUHK Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care
UMP Healthcare Holdings Limited (“UMP” or the “Group”; SEHK stock code: 722) is pleased to announce that Dr. Sun Yiu Kwong, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of UMP (“Dr. Sun”), is committed to a donation of HK$5 million to UMP Charity Foundation Limited (“UMP Charity Foundation”), with the first round of donation in the amount of HK$600,000 to be used for healthcare training projects and other strategic research endeavors in conjunction with the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care (“JCSPHPC”) of the Faculty of Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (“CUHK”) in the Greater Bay Area (“GBA”).
The above contribution by Dr. Sun is made to further the objectives stated in the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) entered into between UMP Charity Foundation and JCSPHPC on 21 April 2021. The MOU is a strategic partnership framework between the two parties to promote, among others, the development of an Asia-specific evidence-based medicine training platform for primary care doctors and nurses in the GBA and to improve training.
The donation to JCSPHPC was made in the name of UMP Charity Foundation. UMP Charity Foundation aims to establish innovative primary care-based research and training projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China to further enhance primary care education and training in the GBA.
Dr. Sun Yiu Kwong, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of UMP and Director of UMP Charity Foundation, commented, “Part of UMP’s corporate DNA is a strong commitment to advancing public welfare and other charitable causes. CUHK has a distinct objective to nurture future talents who can contribute to the improvement of the city as a knowledge-based innovative economy. We have confidence in its education and research teams and believe that our collaboration with JCSPHPC will create positive impact on primary care and bring about betterments of our community. Looking ahead, we will continue with our devotion to charitable initiatives to create value for our society and future generation of medical professionals.”
Dr. Kenny Kung, Chief Medical Officer of UMP, commented, “The team of family medicine professors at CUHK have always strived to promote Hong Kong’s primary care in the international arena through their excellence in clinical service provision, teaching and research. I strongly believe that our collaboration will further raise the standards of primary care research in Hong Kong, and at the same time enhance family medicine training and clinical services provision in mainland China.”
Professor Samuel Wong, Director of JCSPHPC, commented, “We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to Dr. Sun Yiu Kwong and UMP Charity Foundation for their support and trust. Academic and corporate collaboration is of utmost importance in empowering and strengthening our continued education and research in relation to family medicine. We will capitalize on the opportunities for collaboration with UMP Charity Foundation to take our research capability to the next level of excellence and realize the vision of promoting healthy development of primary care in the GBA.”