Page 48 - Preservation for the Documentation of Chinese Christianity

(1) Rural School Visit Tours 4. Project Torch
(a) From December 21-25, 2007, a 31-person This project sponsors fin a n c ia lly
group visited Guizhou Qiannan rural area disadvantaged yet talented students in China
and attended the inauguration ceremony of to complete their university education. Since
September 2007 this project has extended
the new school.
to Yunan and Guizhou Provinces, so that
(b) From December 21-25, 2007, a 20-person more university students can benefit. The
group visited Yunnan Province Wuding sponsorship details of 2007/08 are listed below:
County and Luoping County and attended the
inauguration ceremony of the new school.
No. of
University Students
(c) From December 28-31, 2007, the Jiu'en
School organized a 24 person-tour to 1. Yunnan Area
Guangxi Lingyun County Jiayou Town and
A. University of Yunnan 2
attended the inauguration ceremony of
B. Yunnan Minzu University 62
“Naqiao Jiu'en Primary School”.
C. Other universities 13
(d) From March 20-24, 2008, an 18-person
Sub total 77
group visited Sichuan Province Nanchong
County and attended the inauguration 2. Guizhou Area
ceremony of the new school. A. University of Guizhou 2

(e) From March 20-24, 2008, an 18-person B. Guizhoushifan University 49
group visited Guizhou Province Qiannan Sub total 51
rural area and attended the inauguration
3. Nanjing Area
ceremony of the new school.
A. University of Nanjing 79
B. Nanjing East University 26
3. Senior High School Sponsorship
C. Nanjing Shifan University 68
Project
D. Nanjing Hangkong Hangtian
This project started frorn September 2007 University 45
aimed at sponsoring secondary school students E. Nanjing Polytechnic University 74
from the poor areas of China to complete 3
F. Nanjing Agricultural Unversity 74
years of senior high school education. This
project supplements the 9 years of compulsory G. Nanjing Medical University 13
education provided by the Chinese Government. H. Other institutions 13
Each of the high school students will be
Sub total 392
sponsored for HK$ 2,500 p©r year. The Council
will also accept partial sponsorship of HK$500 4. Other provinces
with 5 donors supporting one student. 2007/08
A. Other institutions in other areas 14
sponsorship details are as follows:
Total Number of Sponsored Students 534
Total Number of Project Torch Graduates 143
Item Number
Total Number of Current Sponsors 257
1,165
1. Sponsored Students
904
2. Sponsors
Nanjing: 73
3. Distribution of the Sponsored students
Current Academic Year Hunan: 1
915
A. Henan Province Number of Graduates Yunnan: 14
250
B. Guizhou Province
Total: 88
Total 1,165