Fung Ping-shan Donor of Libraries and Schools Among the recent visitors to Shanghai was Mr. Fung Ping-shan, who came from Hongkong, Jaccompanied by a Chinese architect, Mr. H. 3. Siu, for the purpose of [studying libraries and their construction. Mr. Fung, upon the event lof his seventieth birthday, celebrat-jed the occasion by giving to the Hongkong University a gift of }$120,000 for the purpose of build-jing a library. The building is to be for the use of the University students and the faculty and for the public. Upon the occasion of Mr. Fung's gift the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, called at the home of the donor to commend him for his generosity and interest in education. While in Shanghai, Mr. Fung made a careful study of all the University libraries, the Public Library, and the Royal JAsiatic Library. He will attempt to combine the best features of all the libraries of which he makes a study in the new edifice at the University in Hongkong.
Mr. Fung has long been a benefactor in the interests of education Jand charitable institutions. At the lage of 71 he is still actively inter-jested. He is a native of the Sun Wui District, Kwong Tung. When he was very young he started basiness in Siam, from there he went to Szechuan where he lived for a Tong while before he returned to Canton. At present he is a Justice Jot Peace in Hongkong, a permanent member of the Advisory Board of the Tung Wah Hospital, Jo member of the Director of the Bank Ltd, In memory of his father Mr. Fung established the King Tong, Library in Sun Wai. He also built the Ping Shan School for poor students, of whom there are Present about 1,000. He maintains all the expenses of the school, even Providing the books, paper, pencils, jand everything necessary "to the: students. Near the sonic school he built the Ping Shan recreation round which is open to the pul jas well as the students, Also in Sun Wui Mr. Fung erected a science laboratory to be used in connection Jwith all the schools. A smaller school, the Fung Free School for the poor was subsequently built Jand has always since been maintained by Mr. Fung. Since the establishment of this school, which took place ten years ago, there have been ten other free schools lished by wealthy gentler have admired Mi. Fung's interest in education and have followed in his tracks.
In Canton Mr. Fung was responsible for the building of the primary school which is attached to the Sun Yat-sen University. The primary school has, at present, about 1,000 pupils.
While in Hongkong Mr. Fung has spent not less than $700,000 on education alone, not including his special donation to build the Chinese Library for the Hongkong Univer-y or other charitable donations, of which there have been many.
Besides visiting the libraries in threatened. It is said that the Com= Shanghai, Mr. Fung has tours to Nanking, Wusit, Soochow, opportunity and that much of and Hangchow for Ye same Pose,
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