PolyU Honors Five Distinguished Personalities at the 24th Congregation
HONG KONG (PRWEB) October 29, 2018 -- The five honorary degree recipients this year include (in alphabetical order of last name):
(Please refer to the Appendix for the biodata of the recipients at: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/web/filemanager/common/mediarelease/20181028/24thCongregation_PR%20Appendix_E.pdf)
• Dr the Hon Victor Fung Kwok-king, GBM, GBS, Group Chairman of the Fung Group
• Dr Kigge Mai Hvid, Founder of Danish design studio JA
• Professor Wang Shuguo, President of Xi’an Jiaotong University
• Ir Wong Tit-shing, Chairman of Jetta Company Limited
• Dr Annie Wu Suk-ching, SBS, JP, Honorary Chairman of Beijing Air Catering Company Limited
PolyU President Professor Tong expressed heartfelt thanks to Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, the Hon Mrs Carrie Lam for her continued support to PolyU. In extending his congratulations to the honorary doctorates and graduates, President Tong encouraged the graduates to do well, excel their chosen profession and be a socially responsible global citizen. “We all have a choice to make Hong Kong, the place we call home, better. If we can see things from a broader perspective, embrace changes, tolerate differences, and be ready to work towards a common goal, we can achieve what Mrs Lam pledged in her 2018 policy address: ‘Striving Ahead, Rekindling Hope’. Our society is looking forward to having you to shape the future,” added President Tong.
The University has conferred a total of 10,277 academic honors this year, including 309 Doctor of Philosophy, 105 discipline-based Doctor's degree, 50 Master of Philosophy, 3,697 Master's degree, 5,355 Bachelor's degree, 45 postgraduate diploma and certificate, and 711 sub-degree award.
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Ms Sharon Yu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, http://www.polyu.edu.hk, +852 27665103, [email protected]
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