Set up “CMB Wing Lung Bank Chinese Dance Cultural Study and Exchange Scholarships” in The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
On 14th May(Tuesday), the Bank has donated HK$500,000 to The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (“APA”)*to establish “CMB Wing Lung Bank Chinese Dance Cultural Study and Exchange Scholarships” (“Scholarship”). The Scholarship is an endowment fund where the principal funding of the endowment will be held intact in perpetuity.The interest/profit generated will be used to support Academy Dance students, who major in Chinese Dance, to participate in cultural study and exchange activities inmainland China. These experience will help broaden students students’ horizon, enhance the communication and understanding between the young dancers in Hong Kong and mainland China and nurture a new generation of artists with leadership and vision.Through the Scholarship, the Bank hopes to pass on the beauty and tradition of Chinese Dance, as well as to contribute to various kinds of arts and cultural projects in Hong Kong.
*The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, established in 1984, is a leading tertiary institution for the performing arts in Asia. The study in APA encompasses Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts.