Nearly 2,000 people attended the ceremony, including the 1,200 recipients of the scholarships, their parents and other invited guests. Students from low-income families were each awarded a scholarship of NT$1,200.
The foundation also donated an additional NT$200,000 to the Social Affairs Bureau of the city government, which will use the money to provide meals for less privileged students from Kaohsiung's low-income families during the winter vacation.
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu thanked the two organizations and called on other organizations in the private sector to join in the efforts to extend a helping hand to less privileged people, who she said are feeling the impact of the global economic recession.