PolyU President Prof. Jin-Guang Teng (second from right); and PolyU Executive Vice President Dr Miranda Lou (second from left) received Ms Mary Yu (middle)
Congratulations to Ms Mary Yu Wah, in receiving the PolyU Outstanding Alumni Award 2021!
Jointly organised by PolyU and the Federation of PolyU Alumni Associations, the biennial Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award aims at honouring outstanding graduates of PolyU and its forerunner institutions – the Government Trade School, the Hong Kong Technical College and the Hong Kong Polytechnic – for their remarkable professional achievements and contributions to the community and their alma mater.
Ms Yu is a graduate of Higher Diploma in Fashion and Clothing at ITC in 2003 and BA (Hons) Scheme in Fashion and Textiles (Fashion and Textile Design) in 2005. She is a world-famous fashion designer and currently the Founder of Mary Yu Design. She is highly regarded for her creative design of qipao, blending eastern and western elements, which shines on the world stage. At a young age, she has already engaged in commercial fashion design for international brands. Her prolific repertoire also consists of uniforms of local companies, organisations and Hong Kong sports teams, including the chic performance apparel seen in the Hong Kong equestrian events of 2008 Olympics. Throughout her distinguished career, Ms Yu has garnered countless awards, such as Forty under Forty by the Perspective, the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Selection of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Professional Elite Ladies Selection, and Hong Kong Culture and Creativity Industries Award. A true leader in her trade, she has been twice the winner of China’s Most Successful Design Awards. Some of her works are kept by the China National Silk Museum as its permanent collection.
