【Alumni Reading Club】First event! Readspiration · A Mindscape Journey
Alumni
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Date
26 Jan 2026
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Organiser
Alumni Reading Club
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Time
18:45 - 20:00
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Venue
Alumni Atrium, 1/F, Chung Sze Yuen Building (Core A), PolyU
Speaker
Dr Cheung Yuen Man
Enquiry
Miss Shak 3400 3127 sandy.shak@polyu.edu.hk
Remarks
The activity will be conducted in Cantonese.
Summary
Reading is more than simply acquiring knowledge – it’s a source of inspiration, creativity, and personal growth. We are pleased to invite you to the inaugural event of the “Alumni Reading Club”!
Our guest speaker, Dr Cheung Yuen Man, a PolyU Language Instructor, alumna and writer, will share her journey as an author, the inspiration behind her works, and how reading shapes creativity, progress and growth. She will offer practical tips on sustaining reading habits in a busy lifestyle and selecting books that truly resonate, and introduce a few recommended reading materials to enrich your experience.
Join us to connect with fellow alumni, exchange ideas, and explore the joy of reading together!
Keynote Speaker
Dr Cheung Yuen Man
Language Instructor
Chinese Language Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr Cheung is an award-winning author and her works include novel collections Farewell and Together (2025), Those were the Cats (2019), Dust Memoirs (2017) and Sweet Honey (2004); essay collections Uneven Ends (2022) and You Are Here - Stories of Campus Cats (2020). She won awards such as Recommendation Award of the Chinese Literature Biennial Award, the Jury Prize of the Times Literary Awards and the First Prize of the Joint Literary New Talent Award.
