£10m gift for China Centre at Oxford

University 28 Oct 10 Hong-Kong based philanthropist Dickson Poon CBE has donated £10 million to St Hugh's College towards the creation of a dedicated building for the study of China at the University of Oxford. The new 6,600 sq.m. building will be called the Dickson Poon China Centre. A site has already been earmarked in the college for the new building, which will cost a total of £20 million. Mr Poon's gift is a significant step forward in realising the University's goal of creating a dedicated building for China-related study. There are plans to start building in 2012. The Dickson Poon China Centre will bring together academics from across the whole University, co-ordinating activities in all areas of study of China.