Raymond Roy Wong, Hong Kong’s ‘godfather of journalism’, makes HK$50 million donation to Baptist University school of communication
- The gift, which will establish scholarships, a fellowship and an endowed professorship, was the largest single donation in the school’s history
- Wong taught at the school himself in the 1970s when it was still known as Baptist College
Veteran Hong Kong journalist Raymond Roy Wong has donated HK$50 million (US$6.45 million) to Baptist University’s school of communication to establish a fund supporting the teaching of media ethics, the advancement of practising journalists, and scholarships for outstanding journalism students.
The sum was the biggest single donation the school has received and will be used to establish the Dorothy Shen Wong Memorial Fund, in honour of Wong’s late wife.
The fund will go towards setting up the first-ever Endowed Professorship in Media Ethics in Hong Kong, the first-ever Professional Journalism Fellowship at the university and three scholarships aimed at helping students of the school acquire global exposure, Baptist University announced on Wednesday.
Wong, 82, popularly known as the “godfather of journalism” in local media circles, is a widely respected journalist in the city. He taught journalism at what was then Baptist College in the 1970s, and joined Television Broadcasts as a news controller in 1977, retiring in 2004 as assistant general manager of the station.
Speaking at a signing ceremony on Wednesday, Wong said: “The department of communication, now the school of communication, will always have a special place in my heart, as I met Dorothy there in 1970, almost 50 years [ago] to the day. I will always cherish those fond memories of those early days.”
