Shanghai overseas returned alumni honor British philanthropist's cross-cultural legacy

Lester donated almost all of his heritage to charities in Shanghai, said Wang Chao, director of the overseas Chinese affairs office of Hongkou District people's government. "I hope we can inject new power for deepening cultural interflow and friendship between the people of China and the UK," he added.

Jiang Ming, academician of CAS from Fudan University and a recipient of the Henry Lester Trust Scholarship to study at Liverpool University, also spoke about how the support from Lester enabled his academic success and shared the stories of the new-generation Lester boy.