Mr Victor Cha Mou Zing

Chairman Yang, University Council Members, President Tong and Honoured Guests,

It is indeed a great honour to receive this University Fellowship from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University today.

Education is crucial for a society's sustainable development. It is through education that we can nurture talents to rise to the challenges of the fast-changing world. Yet education is more than knowledge and skill acquisition. We need to provide an all-round education which can inspire our young people to develop a wider range of skills, competencies and personal qualities as well as to think globally and creatively. This is what we expect to see with the implementation of the new 3-3-4 academic structure.

When meeting young people, I always tell them learning is a process for them to explore and develop their areas of interest. When learners can concentrate on developing an area of interest, they find learning challenging, and I know for certain that then success will surely follow.

Over the past seven years, I have been given the opportunity to serve as a Council Member of PolyU where I have been able to play a part in the advancement of the University and local higher education. During this period, I have witnessed the substantial progress PolyU has made and I am truly proud of its accomplishments in nurturing professional talents and in promoting application-oriented research. I have every confidence that, with their visionary leadership and strong commitment to education, Prof. Tong and his management team will take PolyU to its next level of excellence, thereby contributing to the betterment of Hong Kong, our mother country and the world as a whole.

Thank you.

Mr Victor Cha Mou Zing

Ms Fiona Cheung Sum Yu, MH

Ms Katherine Hung Siu Lin

Mr Freeman Lau Siu Hong, BBS

Mr Liu Sing Cheong, JP

Professor Liu Yingli

Mr Louis Mak Law Mo

Mr Yau Wah Yau

(in alphabetical order by name)