The Outstanding PolyU Alumni Association (OPAA) held its signature event "PolyU 80th Anniversary OPAA Reunion and Special Master Class @ Alumni Atrium" on 20 February 2017. Mr Nicholas Yang, Secretary for Innovation and Technology of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, was invited to be the Guest-of-Honour. He gave a talk on the topic of "Re-industrialisation for Hong Kong", followed by a dialogue session with the participants, including past recipients of Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award, Poly-prenuers, staff and students of PolyU.