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Major events
¡ñ1939 Founding of the scholarship in Shanghai
¡ñ1943 Established the Soh Bing Library, administration and activity centre
¡ñFormation of Student Association
¡ñFree medical consultation and treatment
¡ñHaircut service, Cooperative discount outlet, Emergency loans to students,
¡ñ1944 Publication of monthly Newsletters
¡ñScience laboratories for students
¡ñFree Nursing class, Seamstress class, Typing class, Chinese King Fu class
¡ñ1945 Formation of football team, Ping Pong team,
¡ñ1946 Exhibition of the Soh Bing Scholars attended by the Mayor of Shanghai
¡ñ1947 Established the Emergency Medical Financial Aid Society for Shanghai citizens
¡ñMost of the administrative work for this charitable organisation were done by the
Scholars on a voluntary basis
¡ñ1948 Founded the Centre for Refugee Children in Shanghai, with Scholars again volunteering help in the administration.
¡ñ1982 Mr. J L Koo visited Shanghai and met with group of past scholars, and later visited
Beijing to meet past scholars there
¡ñ1986 Soh Bing Scholarships scheme resumed in Shanghai in 7 schools, then followed by schools in Beijing and Huzhou. By 1998 scholarships were awarded in 33 secondary schools, and 24 tertiary institutions.
¡ñ1986 The Approval and Establishment of the Soh Bing Scholars Association' in Shanghai and then Beijing, with past scholars as officers and committee members, directing the administration and various activities.
1989 50th Anniversary of the Scholarships, publication of commemoration book and staged a grand exhibition in the no. 3 Girls school in Shanghai
¡ñ1990 Granted the establishment of a hall in the Little Lotus Garden of Nanzun for the permanent exhibition of the Soh Bing Scholarship scheme and the achievements of past and present scholars.
¡ñ1995 Donation of HK$10,000,000 by J L Koo to the Shanghai Education Development Foundation for support towards the continuation of the Soh Bing Scholarships
¡ñ1995 Established the Soh Bing Scholar.ship Foundation in Hong Kong for the furtherance of the Scholarships. The Trust deed was finalised in 1998
¡ñ1996 Established the Executive Committee of the Soh Bing Foundation in China for the overall supervision and policy of the Scholarship planning and funding. J L Koo being the founding chairman, George Koo vice chairman, and representative members from the Shanghai and Beijing Associations
¡ñ1998 Mr. J L KOO passed away on 14 February 1998, and George Koo succeeded him as chairman of the executive committee
¡ñ1999 The 60th anniversary of the Scholarships with celebration meetings in Beijing, Shanghai and Huzhou., Publication of special commemoration book and collection of essays. Production of a documentary VCD.
Addition of 3 schools of performing arts for Scholarship awards, two in Beijing and one in Shanghai.
¡ñ2001 Official Institution of giving supplemental financial awards to hardship students
¡ñ2003 Addition of the Hung Chi Class of the Kwong Jul Mun School for scholarship awards
¡ñ2004 Renovation of the Exhibition Halls in Nanzun
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