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Hong Kong University Fights Covid-19

COVID-19 is a global crisis but is playing out at local level so we have shaped our firm-wide response to reflect this.  Each region has identified local charities and over the coming weeks the firm will match the donations under a COVID-19 version of the matched giving scheme  policy. Please refer to the Freshfields wiki for details of the policy.This fundraising match-fund scheme is only open to current employees and partners of Freshfields.University of Hong Kong Faculty of Medicine (https://fightcovid19.hku.hk/) - Medical ResearchThe University of Hong Kong Medical Faculty plays a leading role in tackling coronavirus through its pioneering research by its world-class teams including those led by Professor Yuen Kwok-Yung, Chair of Infectious Disease, Department of Microbiology and Professor Gabriel Leung, Dean of Medicine and Chair of Public Health Medicine and many other distinguished medical experts. They work closely with experts in Mainland China as well as the WHO and international institutions to explore the science of the coronavirus, its detection (fast-testing kits), prevention (vaccine development) and cure (testing of an effective and safe drug). They have offered insights to the Hong Kong government and public in avert widespread infections of Covid19.  

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