"Walking with Lingnanians" Fundraising Walkathon 2015

25 Oct 2015

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The annual “Walking with Lingnanians” Fundraising Walkathon was held on 25 October 2015 (Sunday). The event has drawn a record-breaking participation of over 1,300 participants, with HK$2.8 million raised in support of the University’s whole-person development programmes. Participants, including students, alumni, teachers, staff, friends of Lingnan and corporate teams from different sectors and industries, such as banking, Chambers and Federations, education, insurance, manufacturing, property management, public utilities…etc, started the walk from Kwun Tong Promenade and proceeded to Kai Tak Runway Park.

Officiating guests of the kick-off ceremony included Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet Ngor, GBS, JP, Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Rex Auyeung Pak Keun, Chairman of the University Council and President Leonard K Cheng.

Sponsors of the event include:

Major Sponsor
Lingnan University Alumni Association (Hong Kong)

Diamond Sponsors
Dr Law Sai Kit Frank
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited
The Lily Chiang Charitable Foundation Ltd

Gold Sponsors
Mr Foo Che Fuk James
Hong Kong Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce
Hopewell Holdings Limited
Tone Tone Foundation

Silver Sponsors
Asia Financial Holdings Ltd
Banco Santander, S A, Hong Kong Branch
Haitong International Securities Group Limited
Power Assets Holdings Limited
Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited
The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers

Media Sponsor
Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited
 
Supporting Organisations
Four Seas Group
Hong Kong St. John Ambulance
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Lingnan Day Nursery (Siu Sai Wan);
Lingnan Dr. Chung Wing Kwong Memorial Secondary School
Lingnan Hang Yee Memorial Secondary School
Lingnan Kindergarten (Siu Sai Wan)
Lingnan Secondary School
Lingnan University Alumni Association (HK) Primary School
sanotact (HK) Limited
Sunwa Marketing Co Ltd.

Awards were presented to top individual, alumni and team fundraisers as well as the team with the highest number of participants, with details as follows:

Top Fundraiser Awards for Individuals
Champion: Prof Albert Ip Yuk Keung
First Runner-up: Dr Robin Chan Yau Hing
Second Runner-up: Dr Peter Wong Pak Heung

Top Fundraiser Award for Alumnus/Alumna
Ms Cheung Yuk Hing

Top Fundraiser Awards for Teams and Awards for Teams with the Highest Number of Participants
Champion: Lingnan Secondary School
First Runner-up: Lingnan Dr. Chung Wing Kwong Memorial Secondary School
Second Runner-up (Top Fundraiser): Department of Management, Lingnan University
Second Runner-up (Highest Number of Participants): Lingnan Hang Yee Memorial Secondary School

For more photos of the event, please click here.