With the generous support of Kum Shing Group, the ‘PolyU•Kum Shing Invitational Golf Tournament’ was held on 5 January 2017 at Mission Hills Golf Club, Dongguan. The tournament, which marked the first fund-raising activity of PolyU in 2017 – a milestone year for PolyU as it celebrates its 80th Anniversary, attracted the participation of more than 200 business elites, community leaders, as well as alumni and supporters of PolyU and raised over HK$1.5 million for student development.
Officiating guests of the kick-off ceremony included Mr Chan Tze-ching, PolyU Council Chairman; Professor Timothy W. Tong, PolyU President; Dr Patrick Poon, Chairman of PolyU Foundation; Ir Dr K.K.Wong, Chairman of the tournament’s Organizing Committee (OC) and Group Chairman and CEO of Kum Shing Group; Dr Dennis Ng, Honorary Chairman of the OC and Co-chairman of Golf Tournament Celebration Dinner; other Honorary Chairmen of the OC, including Mr David Ting, Mr Y.F.Lee, Mr Bob Chong, Dr K.C.Yip, Mr Peter Lau, Mr Patrick Luk and Dr Edward Chan; and Mr Tenniel Chu, member of the OC and Co-chairman of the Golf Tournament Celebration Dinner. Also officiating at the ceremony were Professor Frederick Ma, Chairman of MTR Corporation and the Hon. Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong, HKSAR Representative of the National People's Congress. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Chan Tze-ching and Professor Tong thanked Kum Shing Group, Mission Hills and other sponsors as well as the tournament’s OC for making the event a great success.
The awards of the tournament including team awards: ‘Honorary Chairman Cup’, ‘Industrial & Commerce Cup’ and ‘Company Cup’ as well as individual awards: ‘Best Gross Score’, ‘Best Net Score’, ‘Alumni Cup’, ‘Longest Drive’ and ‘Closest to the Pin’ were presented at the Golf Tournament Celebration Dinner held on the same day.
