(4 September 2017, Hong Kong) Lord Michael Sandberg of Passfield, OBE, CBE, passed away on 2 July 2017 at the age of 90. As a memorial tribute, Mr Li Ka-shing has established “The Li Ka Shing Foundation Lord Sandberg Memorial Scholarship” with a donation of HK$5 million to two designated UK universities.... Read More
The Big Data Institute, phase two of the Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery at Oxford University, was officially unveiled on Tuesday, May 16. The ceremony was attended by the Rt Hon Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Chris Patten, Chancellor of Oxford University, and... Read More
(London, 7 November 2013) A new era of Key Stage Three Maths teaching arrived today, with the launch of “Cornerstone Maths” funded by the Li Ka Shing Foundation and Hutchison Whampoa Europe. Read More
A great blessing in my life has been to witness first-hand and on many occasions the transformation of what once was thought impossible into everyday reality. Read More
(London, 3 May 2013) The new Centre for Health Information and Discovery, made possible with a donation of £20 million from the Foundation, was launched by the Prime Minister David Cameron and Mr. Li Ka-shing. The focus of the new Centre is to tap the potential of “big data” to revolutionise health... Read More
13 May 2010 Sir Ka-shing Li, Chairman of Hong Kong’s Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited and Hutchison Whampoa Limited, is to donate ￡5 million to the University of Oxford to extend and strengthen the University’s global health research networks with Asia, and, in particular, China. The donation... Read More
(Hong Kong, 9 July 2008) Hutchison Whampoa Limited (“HWL”) has pledged a further sponsorship of GBP564,000 to the Hutchison Chevening Scholarships, bringing the company’s donation to this prestigious scholarships scheme to a total of over GBP3 million to date. The latest commitment was announced... Read More
(Oxford and Hong Kong, 19 April 2007) Courtesy of the generosity of the Li Ka-shing Foundation, Oxford University will develop new significant global health research networks with Asia, and, in particular, China. Sir Ka-shing Li, through his Foundation established in 1980, has agreed to donate... Read More
[5 February, 2007] V A major new scientific institute to research the causes of cancer and translate those findings into clinical practice has recently opened in Cambridge. The institute is a unique partnership between the University of Cambridge and Cancer Research UK and will capitalise on the... Read More
The University of Cambridge’s position at the forefront of cancer research will be further enhanced by the founding of a new Professorship of Oncology, endowed through a generous gift of GBP 2 million from the Li Ka-shing Foundation (“LKSF”). Professor Bruce Ponder, Director... Read More