The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) presented its 11th "Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award" to seven alumni at the award presentation ceremony and dinner on 25 April 2017 at Hotel ICON. More than 300 distinguished guests including awardees and their families, proposers, past award recipients, senior management and staff of PolyU attended the event.
Prof. Roy Chung Chi-ping, Guest of Honour and Chairman of the Panel of Judges, Prof. Timothy W. Tong, President of PolyU and Mr Alex Wong Chung-bong, President of the Federation of PolyU Alumni Associations presented the awards to the seven distinguished alumni. They are (in alphabetical order of last name): Mr Stephen Au Ling-ming, Managing Director of MTECH Engineering Co., Ltd., Mr Dennis Ho Chiu-ping, Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dr Lau Kam-chiu, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technical Officer of Automated Precision, Inc., Ir Eric Ma Siu-cheung, Secretary for Development, HKSAR Government, Prof. Mike Wong Chik-wing, Deputy Managing Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, Ir Prof. Wong Kwok-keung, Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kum Shing Group and The Hon. Frankie Yick Chi-ming, Member (Functional Constituency - Transport) of the Legislative Council, HKSAR.
Addressing the event, Prof. Tong commended the awardees as shining examples of talent, hard work, perseverance and resilience. “PolyU graduates, together with the new generations of graduates, will become a significant driving force to shape a bright future for our society, our nation and our world.”
Prof. Roy Chung praised that the awardees were excellent testimony to PolyU’s efforts in the nurturing of competent professionals as well as caring members of society. Mr Chan Tze-ching, Chairman of PolyU Council, expressed that the success stories of the awardees had demonstrated the University’s unwavering commitment to meeting the expectations of society, and contributing to the development of Hong Kong, the nation and the world.
To celebrate the 80th Anniversary of PolyU, the award recipients, both past and present presented a birthday cake to their alma mater at the dinner. Other highlights of the event included live band performance by graduates and students. The event was concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Mr Alex Wong.
Jointly organised by PolyU and the Federation of PolyU Alumni Associations (FHKPUAA), the biennial "Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award" aims at honouring outstanding graduates of PolyU and its forerunners – the Government Trade School, the Hong Kong Technical College and the Hong Kong Polytechnic – for their distinguished professional accomplishments and significant contributions to the community and their alma mater. Over the years, PolyU and its forerunners have sent forth more than 380,000 graduates. Launched in late 1996 and now came to the eleventh time, a total of 73 distinguished alumni in various professions have been honoured in the award selection.
