The Foundation’s mission
The Crescent Garden Foundation (蕭垣基金會) was established to advance philanthropy, scholarship and access in Architecture and the Built Environment.
The Foundation also aims to perpetuate the Siu family clan's 160-years of recorded legacy, whose multi-generational contributions have played a role in shaping Hong Kong through key architectural projects, urban development, preservation of architectural memories and broader societal causes.
By focussing its support primarily in Architecture and the Built Environment, the Foundation affirms a belief that its ongoing efforts will increasingly be measured not only in physical form, but in the permanence and stewardship of values established well over a century ago.
Philanthropic AND NAMING origins
In memory of Mr. Siu Un's (蕭啟垣 alias, 蕭垣) philanthropic vision, whose endowment in the 1920s facilitated the establishment of the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, the Foundation remains guided by a spirit of service and civic responsibility.
Today, in an acknowledgement of the family clan’s longstanding connection to Architecture and the Built Environment, the Foundation supports students, academic, professional and cultural institutions engaged in advancing scholarship, research and preservation in this sector.
The Crescent Garden Foundation takes its name from the evolution of a distinctive site in Hong Kong - from a family home to a modern community crescent garden, linking our family history with an enduring interest in architecture, design and local community.
