On 25 October, PolyU held the 20th Congregation which was presided over by Council Chairman Ms Marjorie Yang Mun-tak and President Prof. Timothy W. Tong. This year, the University has sent forth a total of 11,072 graduates.

During the Congregation, the University also conferred honorary doctorates upon five prominent figures in recognition of their distinguished accomplishments and contributions. They were:

• Dr Christopher Cheng Wai-chee, Chairman of Wing Tai Properties Limited;
• Prof. Leon O. Chua, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences of the University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A.;
• Dr Irwin Mark Jacobs, Founding Chairman and CEO Emeritus of Qualcomm Incorporated, U.S.A.;
• Prof. Yan Jun-qi, Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Director of China Institute of Education Policy, China (in absentia); and
• Prof. Andrew Yao Chi-chih, renowned computer scientist and educator.

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