The University recently received a generous donation of HK$150,000 from Mr. and Mrs. Roger Yu Chor On to establish “Mr. & Mrs. Roger Yu Scholarship in Accountancy”, “Mr. & Mrs. Roger Yu Scholarship for Outstanding Mainland Students” and “Roger Yu & Co. Greater Bay Area Scholarship” in the amount of HK$125,000, HK$15,000 and HK$10,000 each respectively.

All three scholarships will be awarded to Year 2 or above students studying BBA (Honours) Accounting Concentration or Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Accountancy, starting from the academic year 2022-2023. Details are set out as follows.

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Yu Scholarship in Accountancy

• This endowed scholarship will provide an award of HK$5,000 annually to an eligible local student with outstanding academic performance.

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Yu Scholarship for Outstanding Mainland Students

• For a period of three years, a grant of HK$5,000 will be awarded annually to an eligible Mainland Chinese student with outstanding academic performance.

Roger Yu & Co. Greater Bay Area Scholarship

• For a period of one year, a grant of HK$5,000 will be awarded to two eligible students with outstanding academic performance.
• Candidates are required to demonstrate commitment to pursuing employment, entrepreneurship or advanced academic opportunities in the Greater Bay Area.

Through the donation, Mr. and Mrs. Yu, Founding Chairman and Founding Vice-Chairman of Roger Yu & Co. CPA (Practising), hope to encourage deserving students to concentrate on their studies, thereby nurturing more outstanding accounting professionals to foster the development and inheritance of the industry.