PADDLING, PERSEVERANCE, AND COURAGE
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SPHERE
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2017
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the world. He says, “In this changing
world, I am committed to inspire societal
improvement through long-term education
initiatives and it is my hope that Shantou
University and Guangdong Technion –
Israel Institute of Technology, through their
pursuit of education and excellence will
foster our younger generations to become
mission-driven thrivers, creative, caring,
intellectual engaged industrious leaders of
the society.”
Young people in Hong Kong were equally
excited. The Chinese University of Hong
Kong (CUHK) Rowing Team came out to
welcome the arriving heroes. They had
participated in a friendly head-to-head
rowing match with the aspiring rowers
earlier this year and been impressed with
the beginners’ grit and commitment.
Shantou did not have a rowing team and
these trainees were competing for the first
time. Chiu Tak-wing from the CUHK team
joined fellow members and alumni to share
their own open-ocean experience (on a
Hong Kong-Macau return venture) and
looked forward to seeing the Shantou team
arrive safely in Hong Kong.
It was an incredible experience, but
Mr Pitcher felt “… sad that this has to
come to an end.” This journey has ended
perhaps – but for at least four students
the adventure continues. LKSF will support
these four young women through a new
round of training with Rannoch Adventure
and Molly Brown to follow in her footsteps
– or rather, her oar strokes. They will tackle
a crossing of the North Atlantic – 5,000km
in 50 days. For Amber Li, Cloris Chen,
Tina Liang and Sarah Meng, they are on
to the next challenge in life – again on the
open seas!
“The pursuit of education and
excellence will foster our younger
generations to become mission-
driven thrivers, creative, caring,
intellectual engaged industrious
leaders of the society.”
Mr Li Ka-shing
Mr Li is on the high seas in spirit, keenly interested in the progress of the teams.
Mr Li cannot resist welcoming the students
on arrival in Hong Kong.
