Over the past 70 years, more than 240,000 young men and women have graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and its predecessors - the Hong Kong Polytechnic, the Hong Kong Technical College and the Government Trade School. Serving in different sectors of society, our graduates have made significant contributions towards the territory's success. Independent surveys conducted in recent years have consistently shown that PolyU graduates rank the highest in practical value to employers and are considered the most preferred candidates in graduate recruitment. PolyU is also the only application-oriented university to receive a special HK$20 million award from the University Grants Committee (UGC), in recognition of our persistent efforts and excellent results in fulfilling our missions of providing quality application-oriented education and excelling in applied research.

Today, PolyU not only is the largest university in Hong Kong in terms of number of students, we also offer the largest number of application-oriented study programmes, and boast the strongest partnership with the territory's industrial and commercial sectors. With continuous reform and innovation over the past decade, PolyU's management quality and efficiency have won wide acclaim and recognition from the UGC and the community at large.

PolyU has advocated and spearheaded numerous application-oriented studies over the years, with results that greatly sharpened the competitive edge of Hong Kong enterprises. Such efforts have even enabled Hong Kong to prove its technological strength to the world.  In addition to receiving a total of 82 patents, more than a dozen of our practical applications in recent years have won special prizes and gold or silver awards in major world expositions and competitions themed upon invention or innovation, including the prestigious State Technological Invention Awards.

PolyU is in earnest need of alternative sources of funding to support Government's decision on adding one extra year's curriculum to current  three year undergraduate studies; and for sustaining our endeavours in providing study programmes with high practical value; using innovative teaching approaches to prepare young talents to meet society's professional needs; and developing new technologies to enhance the competitive edge of our business sector. The PolyU Development Foundation was set up in response to this need to assemble sufficient resources to enable PolyU to continue its missions. On the eve of the 70th Anniversary of PolyU, Professor Poon Chung-kwong, the President of PolyU, would like to invite you to join this foundation.

For enquiries, please contact the Alumni Affairs and Development Office at tel: 3400-3304, 3400-3305, 3400-3306 or by fax: 2954-0315.