Daisy Chen

The most loyal advisory member, the late Mrs. Daisy Chen was a co-founding board member of The Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation, the wife of the late Mr Robert Chen Yet-Sen, and mother of James Chen, Chair of the Foundation.

Mrs. Chen was the founder and sponsor of the Feng Zikai Chinese Children’s Picture Book Award, which was launched in 2009 and delivered a generation of original Chinese content, rich, captivating stories for children to enjoy globally.

In speaking about inspiration for the Award, she said: “I would often see my grandchildren fully immersed in children’s English language picture books. I was always curious about what attracted and held their attention. After volunteering with Bring Me a Book Hong Kong, I realised that children never got tired of the same story when the original work was engaging and of high quality. With creative illustrations, children could have a different experience each time they interacted with the same book. By creating our Award, we hoped to share these Chinese stories with the world.”