Mrs Clara Weatherall

Mrs Clara Weatherall, Chairman of the Keswick Foundation's Board of Governors, is well-known for her abiding commitment to philanthropy. After graduating from the National School of Broadcasting in the U.K, Mrs Weatherall worked for the BBC in the U.K. and the BBC World Service in the Philippines. She also worked as a freelance anchor at Metro Radio for two years after moving to Hong Kong in 1991. She is married to Mr Percy Weatherall whose great uncle is the late Sir John Keswick who founded the Keswick Foundation in Hong Kong and the Holywood Trust in the U.K. to provide financial support to individuals and organizations for worthwhile causes.

Mrs Weatherall has devoted much time to social and community services. Before taking up the Chairmanship of the Keswick Foundation in 1997, she served, for ten years, as an Executive Committee Member of the Foundation. Mrs Weatherall also chairs the Holywood Trust in Dumfries, Scotland whose aim is to help young people in the region move forward in their lives. She is also involved with Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres in the UK set up by Mrs Maggie Keswick Jencks to provide support for cancer patients, their families, carers and friends. She has been on the Main Board of Maggie's since 2011 and has helped spearhead the development of Maggie's Hong Kong. The first Maggie's Centre outside the UK will open at Tuen Mun Hospital in March 2013.

Over the years, PolyU has benefited from Mrs Weatherall's benevolence. Through the generous benefaction from the Keswick Foundation, Mrs Weatherall has supported the University's initiatives in the Chinese mainland. These projects include the offering of a Master of Social Work (China) programme in collaboration with the Peking University and a Post-disaster Social Reconstruction programme with the Sichuan University, as well as the development of the PolyU-PekingU China Social Work Research Centre.

While living in Hong Kong, Mrs Weatherall has also provided guidance to various charities in the capacities of director, executive committee member and advisor. These organizations include the Society for AIDS Care, Make-A-Wish Hong Kong, Enlighten - Action for Epilepsy, Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care, and Mindset.

Mr Clifton Ko Chi-sum, MH

Professor Norman W.M. Ko

Mr Kong Qingping

Ir Tsui Tack-kong

Mrs Clara Weatherall

Mr Wong Tit-shing

(in alphabetical order of last name)