University of Essex Hong Kong Giving Club launches
Last year, we were very proud to launch the University of Essex Hong Kong Alumni Giving Club.
As a University, we have regularly visited Hong Kong and the surrounding region for over ten years, hosting alumni reunion events and holding meetings with graduates. It was through these meetings that we realised there was an appetite for tax-efficient giving in Hong Kong.
A short time after, we launched our giving club via the Hong Kong Foundation for Charities. So far, 10 alumni in Hong Kong have combined to raise 130,000HKD, which this year is going towards our Hardship Fund Appeal.
The aim of the University of Essex Hong Kong Alumni Giving Club is to bring together philanthropically-minded graduates that wish to support Essex in a tax-efficient way. Over the next year, our focus remains on the Hardship Fund and we encourage alumni living in Hong Kong to make a gift to help support our students through the COVID-19 pandemic.
