The HKBU Foundation records with deepest sorrow the passing of Mr. Lau Chor Tak, Honorary Permanent President of the HKBU Foundation and Honorary University Fellow (2010) of HKBU, on 27 January 2017. He was 95 years old.

A true philanthropist, Mr. Lau demonstrated his genuine concern for society, particularly in education, through his contributions to primary and secondary schools, as well as universities in both Hong Kong and on the Mainland. A devout Christian, Mr. Lau was a council member of the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong in the 1950s. During his service, Mr. Lau actively encouraged the Convention to petition the Hong Kong Government to grant land for building the then Hong Kong Baptist College campus in Kowloon Tong.

Mr. Lau made his first donation to HKBU as early as 1955. In the past six decades, he staunchly supported the development of HKBU through his generous contributions to the University Development Fund, the Student Housing Project, the Character Development Fund, the campus ministry, the Mr. and Mrs. Lau Chor Tak Scholarship Scheme for Outstanding Mainland Students, the University’s Campus Master Plan and the Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology Development Fund. In 2011, Mr. Lau donated a residential unit to HKBU for receiving visiting world-class scholars. In recognition of his unswerving support, the University named a multi-purpose hall on the Shaw Campus the “Mr. and Mrs. Lau Chor Tak Multi-Purpose Hall”, and named the donated apartment the “Mr. and Mrs. Lau Chor Tak Lodge for Distinguished Scholars”.

The Foundation conveys its heartfelt condolences to Mr. Lau’s family at this time of bereavement. Mr. Lau will always be remembered for his ardent support and distinguished contributions to the University’s development.