In virtue of the generous donation from the family of the late Mr Szeto Wah, some personal artefacts of the late Mr Szeto Wah have found a permanent home in the HKU Libraries. Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui and the Librarian Mr P.E. Sidorko were present at the ‘Szeto Wah Collection’ Turnover Ceremony cum Exhibition to express their gratitude to the Szeto family.

Fifty artefacts were selected by the Szeto family for the exhibition, but the full Collection comprises more than 10,000 items – including books, periodicals, documents, manuscripts, letters, diaries, notebooks, photos, speeches, calligraphy, clippings – and will be housed in the Libraries’ Special Collections to ensure that his beloved treasures will be carefully maintained and protected.

Mr Szeto was widely known and respected throughout Hong Kong. As the founder of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union, a former Chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, and a co-founder of the Democratic Party, Mr Szeto dedicated his life to supporting education and advocating for the democratic development of Hong Kong.