A total of 170 PolyU members and friends were honoured by the HKSAR Government from 2019 to 2023. In January 2024, the University hosted the "Celebration Dinner for PolyU Members and Friends Honoured by the HKSAR Government" to recognise their outstanding professional achievements and significant contributions to the community.

One of the highlights during the dinner was the sharing by two distinguished members who have made significant contributions to the University, including Professor the Honourable Poon Chung-kwong, GBM, GBS, OBE, PhD, DSc, JP, President Emeritus of PolyU, and Professor Sophia Chan Siu-chee, GBS, JP, about their memories of PolyU.

Professor Poon dedicated 40 years to university education, including 18 years as the Director of the Hong Kong Polytechnic and the President of PolyU; Professor Chan, recipient of the Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award 2023, best known for her decade-long stints as the Under Secretary for Food and Health and the Secretary for Food and Health, was a founding faculty member of the School of Nursing, contributing to PolyU’s offering of the first bachelor degree nursing programme in Hong Kong.

Prof. the Hon. Poon Chung-kwong and Prof. Sophia Chan Siu-chee shared their memories of PolyU.