Inauguration of Lee Kum Kee Philanthropy School in Sichuan

HONG HONG, June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Daqiao Secondary School in the Ping Wu County of Mianyang, one of the most affected areas in the 5.12 Sichuan Earthquake, was totally destroyed as a result. In keeping with discharging its long held corporate social responsibility in supporting education development in China, the Lee Kum Kee Group immediately donated RMB 480 million to The China Red Cross Foundation at the time to rebuild the school, and over RMB 2,000 million in both cash and daily necessities to support victims of the disaster.

Mr. Qu Ran Bing, Vice Mayor of the Mianyang Municipal Government and Chairman of The China Red Cross, Vice-president of Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Limited Mr. Leslie Fung, and officials of Mianyang Municipal Government kicked-off the inauguration.

The re-built school, renamed as Lee Kum Kee Philanthropy School, was inaugurated today in a ceremony officiated by Mr. Qu Ran Bing, Vice Mayor of the Mianyang Municipal Government and Chairman of The China Red Cross, Mr. Leslie Fung, Executive Vice-President of the Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Limited and officials of Mianyang Municipal Government. More than 30 volunteers from Lee Kum Kee also attended the ceremony to celebrate Children’s Day with the students and present them with some 1,000 love messages from colleagues around the world.

The new school, which provides education facilities for over 600 local students, has a 4-storey building with some 7,000 square meters of accommodation built from anti-seismic materials and structure to be able to withstand an earthquake of magnitude up to 9 on the Richter Scale. It has 16 classrooms, a dining hall, library, laboratory, dormitories and sports facilities.

At the inauguration ceremony, Mr. Leslie Fung reiterated Lee Kum Kee’s commitment to supporting education development for the benefit of the younger generations in China. Mr. Qu Ran Bing, Vice Mayor of the Mianyang Municipal Government and Chairman of The China Red Cross expressed appreciation on the contribution of Lee Kum Kee to the local community and pledged to work closely with the school to nurture the students to be the future leaders and contribute to the community.

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About Lee Kum Kee

Lee Kum Kee is a leading sauce and condiment company with 123 years of history through upholding its business with the corporate values of Pragmatism, Integrity and Constant Entrepreneurship. In line with its corporate culture of Si Li Ji Ren (Consider Other’s Interests), Lee Kum Kee is keen in returning to the community through its commitment to supporting education development to nurture the younger generations.

Lee Kum Kee Philanthropy School is the fourth education institution financially supported by Lee Kum Kee in China.  It has funded the Lee Man Tat Secondary School in Xinhui, Lee Shiu Nan School in Nan Shui of Guangdong Province, and donated to the Tsinghua University to build the Lee Man Tat Bio-Medical Science Library.

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