‘The vision of this new school in educating young leaders of tomorrow and equipping them with global vision, culture, commitment and the desire to pursue excellence is one that I strongly support. Hong Kong is now moving into the knowledge era and our society is in need of new elites who are visionary and committed to lead our society.

A quality “Regional School” that links Hong Kongwith China and the rest of the world is vital for the continual success of Hong Kong. With the vision of the Education Foundation, the wide expertise of the Hong Kong University graduates and the valuable experience of the Primary School, I am confi dent that this new quality school [HKUGA College] will provide a pioneering “through train” model for the local education expertise.’

 Excerpt from a letter by Prof. Tsui Lap-chee, Vice-Chancellor, HKU dated 30 June, 2003 to the Chairman of Hong Kong University Graduates Association Education Foundation.