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Photo Release - Jockey Club Make a Difference School opens

01/08/2012

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has donated HK$2 million to the Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture to run The Hong Kong Jockey Club Make a Difference (MaD) School.

Today (8 January), the Club’s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So, Financial Secretary John Tsang and the Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Chief Executive Ada Wong announced the opening of the Jockey Club MaD School at Kwai Tsing Theatre.

More Jockey Club MaD School programmes will be rolled out via MaD Spring and Summer Schools, benefiting some 7,000 young people that aged over 16. Underprivileged participants can also enrol in the MaD School using The Jockey Club Make a Difference Scholarship. For more information, please visit: www.mad.asia

The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club has become one of Hong Kong’s best known and respected organisations, providing the public with world-class sporting entertainment as well as being the city’s major non-Government community benefactor, now donating more than HK$1 billion a year to charitable and community projects. It has been a part of Hong Kong through good times and bad, sharing the city’s growth and development with its people, and is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for future generations.

The Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So (2nd left), Financial Secretary John Tsang (1st right) and the Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Chief Executive Ada Wong (2nd right) at the opening of the Jockey Club MaD School.
The Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So (2nd left), Financial Secretary John Tsang (1st right) and the Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Chief Executive Ada Wong (2nd right) at the opening of the Jockey Club MaD School.

The Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So (left) and Financial Secretary John Tsang (right) launch the Jockey Club MaD School.
The Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So (left) and Financial Secretary John Tsang (right) launch the Jockey Club MaD School.

The Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So (3rd left), Financial Secretary John Tsang (4th left) and the Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Chief Executive Ada Wong (1st right) pictured with other guests.
The Cluba£į?s Executive Director, Charities, Douglas So (3rd left), Financial Secretary John Tsang (4th left) and the Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Chief Executive Ada Wong (1st right) pictured with other guests.

Overseas speakers share with young participants their creative ways to make a difference in their countries.
Overseas speakers share with young participants their creative ways to make a difference in their countries.

Participants join the opening ceremony of the Jockey Club MaD School.
Participants join the opening ceremony of the Jockey Club MaD School.

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