The University Grants Committee will allocate HK$50 million to the eight UGC-funded universities for strengthening their student support services in response to the challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The universities will take forward a total of 75 initiatives covering the areas of psychological counseling, mental well-being and career planning and development, as well as physical fitness and healthy lifestyle. An additional $30 million will also be allocated to sustain support for university students with special educational needs. The Chairman of the UGC, Mr Carlson Tong, said, "The pandemic has brought about an unprecedented impact and challenges on Hong Kong and its students, and the UGC would like to join hands with them through this one-off contribution.”-Photo: UGC

Source: The Standard November 16, 2020 04:30 UTC