June 14th, 2012, marked an exciting new beginning for HKU, as the Rt Hon Tony Blair delivered the inaugural address for the newly created Faith and Global Engagement initiative (Faith Initiative) at HKU. The former British Prime Minister is the Founding Patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation (TBFF) which works among a key universities world wide, to form a strategic network for teaching and dialogue to promote understanding within an interfaith exchange. The lecture inaugurated the partnership between the Faith and Global Engagement initiative at HKU and the TBFF Faith and Globalisation Initiative.