A thousand PolyU members and guests attend flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today held a flag-raising ceremony on campus to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. PolyU’s Council Chairman Dr LAM Tai-fai, President Prof. Jin-Guang TENG, Deputy Council Chairman Dr Lawrence LI Kwok-chang, University Court Chairman Dr Katherine NGAN, Honorary Court Chairman Dr Roy CHUNG Chi-ping, President Emeritus Prof. the Honourable POON Chung-kwong, Ms ZHOU Qian, Director-General of the Department of Treaty and Law, Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the HKSAR, together with Council and Court members, University senior management, University Fellows, Outstanding Alumni, members of the PolyU Foundation and close to 1,000 distinguished guests, staff, students and alumni joined the ceremony, wishing prosperity and stability for the Nation. The ceremony was performed by the PolyU Student Flag-Raising Team.

Dr Lam Tai-fai, PolyU’s Chairman of Council remarked, “The 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China is a significant milestone in the Nation’s development and a year of great importance. As a global top 100 institution, PolyU will unite its efforts, leveraging its solid foundation to support the development of Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area into an international innovation and technology centre and a talent hub.  We will capitalise on the advantages of the principle of ‘One Country, Two Systems’ to contribute to the high-quality development of the Nation for a glorious future.”

Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, PolyU’s President said, “Over the 75 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Nation has made remarkable achievements, especially with numerous breakthroughs in science and technology. Aspiring to be an innovative world-class university, PolyU is dedicated to nurturing socially responsible professionals and leaders with a strong sense of national pride and a global perspective, pursuing world-leading research and innovation for the benefit of Hong Kong, the Nation and the world.”