PolyU Launches Chinese Culture Festival Empowering Younger Generation with Cultural Confidence and Promoting Vibrant Traditions of Chinese Culture

PolyU is committed to promoting the rich traditions of Chinese culture and, to this end, established the Research Centre for Chinese History and Culture last year to facilitate promotion of Chinese history and cultural education on campus. This year, the University is organising the “PolyU Chinese Culture Festival” to showcase the beauty and significance of various aspects of Chinese culture, cultivate a deeper appreciation of Chinese heritage, strengthen a sense of pride and belonging to the Nation among the younger generation, and contribute to the development of Hong Kong into an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange.

As part of the celebratory events commemorating the 30th anniversary of PolyU achieving university status, the University hosted the Opening Ceremony of the PolyU Chinese Culture Festival in March. The Ceremony was officiated by Dr Choi Yuk-lin, Secretary for Education of the HKSAR.

She was joined by Dr Lam Tai-fai, PolyU Council Chairman; Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, PolyU President; Prof. Ben Young, Vice President (SGA); and Prof. Li Ping, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. Representatives from the co-organisers of the PolyU Chinese Culture Festival, including Ms Shen Jiang, Secretary of the Party Committee at Tiangong University; Prof. Yu Chuang, President of the Zhejiang Industry & Trade Vocational College; and Dr Louis Ng, Museum Director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, also joined them to kick off the Festival.

After the Opening Ceremony, Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) were signed between PolyU and Tiangong University to reinforce academic exchange and collaboration on scientific research projects. Witnessed by Dr Lam Tai-fai and Ms Shen Jiang, the MoU were signed respectively by Prof. Li Ping and Prof. Jiang Yaming, Dean of the School of International Education and Director of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office of Tiangong University, as well as Prof. Erin Cho, Dean of the School of Fashion and Textiles; and Prof. Gong Jixian, Associate Dean of the School of Textile Science and Engineering of Tiangong University.