News and Achievements

Inspiring talk by “2021 Touching China” recipient Ms Janis Chan on “No Poverty Land” documentary series

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) Student Affairs Office hosted the Dean of Students Talk Series 2022/23: “Together We Dream, We Fly” yesterday at the Jockey Club Auditorium. Ms Janis CHAN, who was named an Inspirational Role Model in the “2021 Touching China Awards”, was invited for sharing. She spoke about her documentary series “No Poverty Land”, sharing her journey of filming the documentary as well as her life experience to encourage young people. The talk was attended by Prof. SONG Lai, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Youth Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in HKSAR; Dr LAM Tai-fai, Council Chairman of PolyU; Prof. Jin-Guang TENG, President of PolyU; and other members of PolyU’s management. They were joined by around 500 guests, PolyU staff, students, alumni and secondary school students. Ms Chan shared her experiences filming the documentary across six provinces in three months. She said it was a rare opportunity to film this documentary, which showed the achievements made in alleviating poverty on the Mainland, and conveyed an uplifting message to the audience. During the event, Ms Chan interacted with PolyU students, including Ms CHUI Cho-kwan, awardee of the STARS scholarship, and Mr LEE Cheuk-him, mentee of the “INSPIRE” Mentorship Programme, and shared her experiences working in the media industry. She said Hong Kong has the distinct advantage of enjoying the strong support of the Motherland and being closely connected to the world, and encouraged young people to think outside the box, accomplish their goals and pursue their dreams. The event successfully attracted extensive media coverage, including: Ta Kung Pao Wen Wei Po Hong Kong Commercial Daily Dot Dot News Orange News Hong Kong China News Agency

President's Sharing Session with Students

To facilitate continuous communication between students and the Central Management Team (CMT), the third President’s Sharing Session of 2022/23 was held on 22 March 2023. Around 40 students joined the session onsite or online, exchanging views with and raising questions towards the CMT. The session was kicked off with President Teng giving a presentation on the University’s latest updates, followed by Vice President (Student and Global Affairs) Prof. Ben Young sharing on student support and services provided by the University. A Q&A session is then hosted for the CMT to answer students’ questions. Students' major areas of concern include campus access and facilities, non-local student support, and study-related issues. The sharing session was a great platform for the CMT to listen and understand students’ concerns and move forward to build a better PolyU.

University Blood Donation Marathon @PolyU

Since 2018,  PolyU’s Student Affairs Office has collaborated with the Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) to organise the on-campus Blood Donation Campaign. Riding on the success of the previous campaigns, the University Blood Donation Marathon @PolyU was held from 20-22 March 2023. Over 170 students and staff participated and generously donated their blood, with 142 units of blood collected successfully. Among these successful blood donation cases, 37% or 53 of them were first-time donors. We are proud to announce that 54 PolyU students were awarded the Young Donor Medal throughout the 2022-2023 academic year. Dr Jennifer Leung, Head of Blood Collection and Donor Recruitment at the Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, and Prof. Albert Chan, Dean of Students, presented the Young Donor Medals to the medallists. This award recognises young blood donors who have achieved three donations before their 26th birthday. The collaboration between PolyU's Student Affairs Office and the Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service has made a significant contribution to promoting the importance of blood donation and raising awareness of the need for more donors.

Presidential Student Leadership Award Presentation Ceremony 2022

The Presidential Student Leadership Award is a new initiative in this academic year to recognise our student leaders and encourage them in developing their potential fully. The Presentation Ceremony was held on 20 March 2023 in Chiang Chen Studio Theatre. Our President, Professor Jin-Guang TENG presented the Awards to 27 awardees and among them, NG Ka Ho, from the Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Science, was selected to receive the President’s Distinguished Student Leadership Award of this year.

PolyU Rugby and Fencing teams achieved outstanding results at the Inter-collegiate Rugby and Inter-collegiate Fencing Competitions

More good news! The PolyU Rugby and Fencing teams achieved outstanding results at the Inter-collegiate Rugby and Inter-collegiate Fencing Competitions, organised by The University Sports Federation of Hong Kong, China. The teams took home the 1st runner-up prize in the Men's Rugby Sevens and ranked 5th in the Women's Rugby. In the fencing competitions, PolyU Men’s and Women’s Fencing teams both won a 1st runner-up place and together captured the Overall Team Championship. Congratulations to all the PolyU student-athletes!

PolyU teams won a total of seven awards at the Hong Kong Techathon 2023

Congrats to the PolyU teams on winning a total of seven awards at the Hong Kong Techathon 2023, including three as Champions, one 1st Runner-up, two 2nd Runner-up and one Best Presentation Award. PolyU teams were champions in three of the four categories in the competition, outshining 60 other excellent teams! The champion teams were “417Tech” in the ArtTech & EdTech category, “Fleming MedLab” in the Healthcare & GeronTech category and “Boost Riders” in the Smart Cities & Sustainability category. Hong Kong Techathon 2023 is a competition jointly organised by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and nine local universities. It aims to promote the development of a Hong Kong innovation and technology start-up ecosystem, providing young people with diversified learning opportunities and entrepreneurial support. More information: https://polyu.hk/NBNJR Media Coverage: Wen Wei Po

Anti-scam Seminar for Mainland Students in Hong Kong

With deceptive organisations and fraudulent schemes on the rise and an increase in the number of cases targeting Mainland university students studying in Hong Kong, the Police Anti-Deception Coordination Centre (ADCC), the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR (LOCPG) and PolyU held a “Beware of Scams! Join Us to Combat Deceptions” seminar at the Jockey Club Auditorium of PolyU to strengthen students’ awareness in this regard.  The seminar was attended by Mr Siu Chak-yee, the Commissioner of Police; Mr Chen Feng, the Director-General of the Police Liaison Department of the LOCPG ; Mr Wang Weiming, the Director-General of Education, Science and Technology Department of LOCPG; and Professor Jin-Guang Teng, PolyU President. During the seminar, the attendees were given prevention advice on various fraud techniques, such as telephone deception tricks, defrauding schemes, employment fraud ploys, naked chat scams and money laundering traps. After the seminar, information booths were set up by ADCC, the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau, the Financial Intelligence and Investigation Bureau (FIIB), the Public Relations Wing and Regional Crime Prevention Units to provide a face-to-face consultation service and distribute anti-deception publicity materials. Around 1,000 Mainland students from 14 tertiary institutions attending the seminar would be appointed as 'Anti-Scam Ambassadors' to assist the Police in disseminating anti-deception messages to their schoolmates and friends. The seminar attracted extensive media coverage, including: Dim Sum Daily Sing Tao Daily Ta Kung Pao Wen Wei Po Hong Kong Commercial Daily Bastille Post Passion Times Hong Kong China News Agency

PolyU student-athlete Miss Wai Sze Wing took a silver medal at the Asian Junior Team Championships

Good news! PolyU student-athlete Wai Sze Wing participated as a member of the Hong Kong Girls’ Squash Team at the 21st Asian Junior Team Championships held in Chennai, India. Her team won a silver medal in the Girls’ Team event. Congrats to Sze Wing! We wish her continued success in her upcoming competitions, bringing glory to the University and Hong Kong!

PolyU's Got Talent Valentine's Gathering

PolyU’s Got Talent (PGT) held its first-ever face-to-face PGT Valentine’s Gathering on 13 February night. With nearly 100 participants and star-studded multicultural performances, talented students gathered and showcased their talents live on stage. They also auditioned for the Podium Showcase in March and future performing opportunities. With a chill and fun ambience, our students shared their passion, exchanged their talent altogether. The gathering enriched intercultural development and fostered friendship as the participants integrated and collaborated with international friends from Germany, India, Indonesia, Korea and other corners of the world. PolyU’s Got Talent offers unparalleled opportunities for encouraging student inclusion and strengthening multi-cultural exchange  . This campus-wide programme promotes connection among peers via Arts, Culture and Talents for Sharing (A.C.Ts). PolyU’s Got Talent is featured by a lively and dynamic series of campus busking and signature performances at institutional events. Come and join us at the PolyU’s Got Talent Podium Showcases on 2, 9, 16, 23 March at Logo Square from 12.30 pm to 2.00 pm!

Limitless Festival 2023

The Kick-off ceremony of the “Limitless Festival 2023” was successfully held on 2 February 2023 (Thursday) at Global Student Hub. The ceremony was officiated by Prof. Ben Young, Vice President (Student and Global Affairs), who delivered a welcome address, and followed by Dr Gary Ng Ka Wing, Chairperson of The Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth, who shared his inspiring story of rehabilitation and promoted inclusion of people with disability. More than 120 participants from our PolyU students, staff, representatives from exhibition booths and guests from sister universities have joined the ceremony and enjoyed inclusion music performances by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Student Affairs Office Philharmonic Orchestra, members of PolyU’s Got Talent, Hall Choir and student with special education needs (SEN). Moreover, our “Limitless” ambassadors also shared with us their goals and plan to enhance inclusion and disability awareness on campus. Mr Will Ho, a year 4 student with SEN shared about how he copes with challenges during his University life. “Limitless Festival” is one of our initiatives to encourage the integration of students with SEN into campus life. Come and Join us in the Limitless Festival from 2 February to 6 March 2023, a series of activities will be conducted to foster a better understanding of the challenges faced by persons with disabilities as well as students with SEN.