Thanks to Supporters

Ir Dr Wong Tit-shing supports exchange scholarships and Service-Learning projects

On 2 October, PolyU held an appreciation luncheon to express its gratitude to Outstanding Alumnus Ir Dr Wong Tit-shing, Chairman of Jetta Company Limited for another generous donation to support student development.  PolyU President Prof. Timothy W. Tong and PolyU Foundation Chairman Dr Katherine Ngan received the donation from Ir Dr Wong on behalf of the University and expressed their heartfelt thanks to Ir Dr Wong for his repeated contributions to PolyU. The donation will be used to support Service-Learning projects in Rwanda and to set up Wong Tit-shing Student Exchange Scholarship to nurture students’ sense of social responsibility and to broaden their global outlook.

PolyU receives HK$100 million donation from Otto Poon Charitable Foundation

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received a generous donation of HK$100 million from Ir Dr Otto Poon Lok-to, Founder and Chairman of ATAL Engineering Group, in the name of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation. The fund, the largest amount from a personal foundation in the recent decade, will be dedicated to supporting the University's strategic research endeavors in areas related to smart city and smart mobility, as well as smart and sustainable energy including establishing two research institutes and two endowed professorships for related disciplines. An appreciation ceremony was held today (10 September 2018) on PolyU campus, attended by over 100 guests. To recognise the generosity of Ir Dr Poon, who is also an Outstanding Alumni Award recipient and University Fellow of PolyU, PolyU will name the two research institutes set up for research related to smart city, smart mobility, smart and sustainable energy in his honor. PolyU President Professor Timothy W. Tong said, "The University further hopes that we could capitalize on the opportunities offered by the One Belt One Road initiative and the Greater Bay Area development to take our research excellence in smart city to the next level of excellence, benefitting Hong Kong, the nation and the world."  The Smart City Blueprint for Hong Kong, launched in 2017, manifested HKSAR Government's vision to build Hong Kong into a world-class smart city. Smart Mobility and Smart Environment are amongst the six major initiatives mapped out in the Blueprint. To facilitate the building of a world-class smart city, PolyU will continue on research in areas such as geo-informatics, Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), integrated sensor system for autonomous driving, etc. All such research competences would be critical to facilitating the design of transportation infrastructure and smart mobility. Energy consumption and its associated environmental issues are also some major challenges in a smart city. Over the last two decades, PolyU has also identified sustainable development as one of the key research areas. The strategic initiative covers research and development in energy conversion, sustainable energy storage and smart utilisation of energy. The institute set up for research in areas related to smart city and smart mobility will work on developing frontier technologies with focus on smart mobility, including 3D spatial data infrastructure, smart transport system, autonomous vehicle and navigation system, especially for ageing and densely populated urban environment. Meanwhile, the institute set up for research in areas related to smart and sustainable energy will advance the University's interdisciplinary strength in research on smart and sustainable energy, with focus on sustainable energy conversion, storage and utilization. The two Endowed Professorships set up with the donation will be in the disciplines of "smart cities and urban informatics", as well as "smart and sustainable energy technologies".

Ir Tang Wai-keung supports occupational therapy education

On 5 July, PolyU held an appreciation luncheon to express its gratitude to Ir Tang Wai-keung (second from right) and the Tang’s family for a generous donation of HK$1 million to support occupational therapy education. PolyU President Prof. Timothy W. Tong (second from left) received the donation from Ir Tang, Miss Karen Tang (first from right) and Miss Vivian Tang (first from left) on behalf of the University and thanked the Tang’s family for their long-standing support to Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. The donation will be used to support the Cynthia Tang Memorial Scholarship, which was set up by the Tang’s family in 2005 to commemorate the late Mrs Cynthia Tang and has benefited over 80 occupational therapy students over the years.

Unveiling Ceremony of the Sculpture “Wendy”

On 13 June, PolyU held the Unveiling Ceremony of the Sculpture “Wendy” in recognition of the ardent support of renowned sculptor and University Fellow Professor Norman Ko Wah-man and Mrs Wendy Ko for their valuable contributions towards the promotion of art and culture at PolyU. Senior Advisor to the President Dr Angelina Yuen, Executive Vice President Dr Miranda Lou, President Professor Timothy W. Tong, Mrs Ko, Professor Ko and over 100 guests attended the ceremony. Mrs Wendy Ko and President Tong officiated the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Sculpture “Wendy”. Donated by Professor Ko, the masterpiece is displayed at the PolyU Jockey Club Auditorium where the venue holds many different types of art activities. It would further enrich the artistic and cultural ambience of PolyU campus. Surrounded by the joyous atmosphere, the unveiling ceremony of the sculpture “Wendy” was witnessed by full house of Professor and Mrs Ko’s friends and family members.

Appreciation Reception for Scholarship and Bursary Donors 2017/18

PolyU held an appreciation reception at the Alumni Atrium on 20 April 2018 to thank donors who set up scholarships and/ or bursaries for students in the academic year 2017/18. 2017/18, the University received over HK$45 million from around 360 donors. The donations were in the forms of scholarships, bursaries, financial assistance, and subsidies for student activities, benefiting about 2,400 students. President Prof. Timothy W. Tong expressed his sincere gratitude to all donors and presented certificates of appreciation to the donors who have supported PolyU’s scholarship/ bursary scheme for two decades. During the reception, two awardees of different scholarship schemes performed flute and karatedo respectively to express their sincerest gratitude to the donors. In addition, representatives from three donor organizations shared the reasons and motivation for their long-term support for PolyU’s scholarship/ bursary scheme. PolyU Foundation Chairman Dr Patrick Poon appealed the donors to partner with PolyU continuously to nurture more talents with social responsibility and make ever greater contribution to our society.

PolyU and AMTD launch AMTD FinTech Centre of PolyU Faculty of Business

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), AMTD Group and AMTD Foundation jointly launch Hong Kong's first university-industry collaborated Financial Technology (FinTech) centre on 19 April 2018. The AMTD FinTech Centre of PolyU Faculty of Business (the FinTech Centre) aims for enhancing Hong Kong's capabilities to be an international and leading FinTech hub in the world. The launch ceremony of the FinTech Centre was officiated by Mr Nicholas W. Yang, GBS, JP, Secretary for Innovation and Technology of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Other members of the officiating party included Mr Calvin Choi, Chairman and President of AMTD Group, Mr Marcellus Wong, Vice Chairman of AMTD Group and Chairman of AMTD Foundation, Dr Annie Wu, SBS, JP, Chairperson of the Global Advisory Committee of AMTD Group, former Standing Committee Member of CPPCC, and Lifetime Honorary Board Member of the World Trade Centers Association, PolyU President Professor Timothy W. Tong, PolyU Foundation Governing Committee Member Mr Alex Wong Siu-wah, Ir Professor T. C. Edwin Cheng, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Professor Wilson Tong, Director of AMTD FinTech Centre of PolyU Faulty of Business. Addressing at the ceremony, Professor Tong extended his sincere gratitude to AMTD Group and AMTD Foundation for its generous donations and trust in PolyU. The FinTech Centre would conduct FinTech related research, consultancy and training projects for the financial industry, provide support to start-ups, facilitate exchanges among local, Chinese mainland and overseas experts, and offer FinTech education for students, financial personnel and the public. It has cross-disciplinary support from experts of other PolyU faculties/departments including computing, engineering and applied mathematics. Moreover, it would have the strong backup from the industry led by AMTD Group. AMTD Group is a Hong Kong-based comprehensive financial institution group with services coverage across the Chinese mainland and the world. As one of the largest Hong Kong-based non-bank financial institution groups, AMTD has been widely recognised as a pre-eminent capital market player with leading cross-border investment banking capability in Asia.  AMTD Foundation is established with an objective to promote education, to relieve poverty, as well as to support people in need in Hong Kong and across the world.

Alumnus Mr Yu Tung-shan supports University development

Alumnus Mr Yu Tung-shan graduated over half a century ago from the then Hong Kong Technical College, predecessor of PolyU. Recently, he generously donated HK$5 million to support the University development. On 11 April, PolyU President Prof. Timothy W. Tong and PolyU Foundation Deputy Chairman Dr Katherine Ngan received the donation from Mr Yu on behalf of the University. President Tong and other members of senior management thanked Mr Yu for his significant contribution to his alma mater. 

PolyU receives donation from Tin Ka Ping Foundation to support youth leadership education

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently received a donation of HK$3 million from the Tin Ka Ping Foundation to support the University's efforts in promoting leadership education and nurturing young leaders with social responsibility and a global vision through the Global Youth Leadership Programme. Led by its Board Chairman Mr Sam Tin Hing Sin, a delegation from the Tin Ka Ping Foundation comprising its Board Vice Chairman Mr Tai Hay Lap, Directors Mr Tin Wing Sin, Professor Kenneth Young and Mr Peter Leung, as well as its Advisory Board Chairman Professor Cheng Yin Cheong and member Mr Oscar Lau, visited PolyU and had an exchange with President Professor Timothy W. Tong and other senior management members on 19 March. Professor Tong expressed his sincere gratitude to Dr Tin Ka Ping and the Foundation for their long-standing support and generous donations to the University's various education and research projects. He said, "Dr Tin is a keen supporter of education and has spared no effort to promote education in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. The generous gift of the Foundation to nine local universities in celebration of Dr Tin's 100th birthday is of great significance to education."

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Yan Oi Tong Au Suet Ming Child Development Centre Re-naming Ceremony

Following the extension of its services beyond gifted children to cover all children, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Yan Oi Tong Au Suet Ming Child Development Centre Re-naming Ceremony was held on 21 March 2018. The Centre has been in operation since 2010 and has provided training and services to more than 600 children aged from 3 to 15. In addition to gifted children, the Centre started to provide services to children with hyperactivity or lack of concentration in recent years. Professor Timothy W. Tong, PolyU President, expressed his sincere appreciation to Miss Clarea Au Suet-ming and Yan Oi Tong for their long-term support for PolyU at the ceremony. He said, “The Centre’s new name reflects our practice for diversity. Apart from helping gifted children to develop their potential, we must also help children who have encountered some problems during their growth. This will help promote social harmony and it is also the most needed culture and spirit in Hong Kong today.”

PolyU • Forest Zone Invitational Golf Tournament

More than 170 friends and supporters of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) participated in the “PolyU • Forest Zone Invitational Golf Tournament” held on 26 January at the Eden Course of the Hong Kong Golf Club to enjoy golfing and show their support for PolyU.  Officiating guests of the morning kick-off ceremony included the Hon Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen, President of Legislative Council of Hong Kong; Prof. Frederick Ma Si-hang, Chairman of the MTR Corporation; Ms Fiona Cheung, Chairman of the tournament’s Organizing Committee (OC) and Chairman of Forest Zone Limited; and other Honorary Chairmen of the OC including Mr David Ting, Dr Dennis Ng, Mr Lee Yuen-fat, Mr Bob Chong and Dr Edward Chan.  The afternoon kick-off ceremony was officiated by Mr T. C. Chan, Chairman of PolyU Council; Dr Patrick Poon, Chairman of PolyU Foundation, Ms Fiona Cheung, Chairman of the tournament’s OC; and other Honorary Chairmen of the OC including Dr K. K. Wong, Dr K. C. Yip and Mr Peter Lau. Golf participants were happy to attend the award presentation ceremony and dinner held at the Jockey Club Innovation Tower at PolyU after the tournament. PolyU management acknowledged the contribution and support of the Organizing Committee and that of sponsors during the event. Fund raised will be used to support whole person education of students. The evening was filled with fun and joy.