THE JOCKEY CLUB TOWER

In 2012, an exciting new chapter began with the opening of the Jockey Club Tower. Covering over 17,500 square meters, the Tower proudly became the new home for the Faculty of Social Sciences, bringing all affiliated departments together under one dynamic roof. It was made possible through generous donations of HK$323 million from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (the Trust).

Within the Tower, an inter-disciplinary programme “Excellence in Capacity Building for Entrepreneurship and Leadership for the Third Sector” (ExCEL3), took flight. Supported by the Trust and organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences, ExCEL3 seeks to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship, strengthen the leadership, management, governance and organisational capacity of the third sector; and build a platform that brings together philanthropists, foundations, and institutional investors with non-governmental organisations, as well as the academic community through training, sharing and research.

At the opening ceremony, Mr Brian Stevenson, the then Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, remarked, “We are truly grateful for the naming of this building, as it will serve as a central facility for the Faculty of Social Sciences, which has been a longstanding partner of our Charities Trust in researching and implementing various community initiatives.”