"Teachers who are going to run the programme need to be specially trained, and so we're delighted to have the benefit of HKIEd's experience in running the training courses."

~ Mr Chris Bale, Director of Partnership for Children,
who initiated the project with the Institute's School of Early Childhood Education

"We see Zippy's Friends as an investment in the future well-being of Hong Kong. It is an investment with significant educational returns. The fact that this is also the single largest donation made by the Hongkong Bank Foundation in 2004 reinforces our commitment to what we believe is an extremely worthwhile initiative."

~ Mr David Eldon, Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, major donor and staunch supporter of the Zippy's Friends programme

"The HKIEd has always been a strong advocate of the whole-person development of children. We, therefore, have no hesitation in taking up the challenge of enhancing our children's emotional and social competence."

~ Professor Paul Morris, President of the Institute