Swire recently announced two initiatives that aim to help Hong Kong's younger generation engage with Mainland China. The Swire China Scholarships were launched on 1st December last year and will provide funding for Hong Kong students to pursue tertiary courses at nine renowned Mainland Chinese universities. Swire has also announced its partnership with the HKSAR Government in the newly established Pilot Scheme on Corporate Summer Internship, which will offer 22 Hong Kong undergraduates summer placements in the offices of five businesses headquartered in Beijing, Chongqing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Xiamen. Both initiatives offer opportunities to familiarise Hong Kong's young people with the economic, social and cultural landscape in Mainland China, and to enhance their understanding of their country.