The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has named a lecture theatre after the world-renowned Chinese manufacturer of diecast replica vehicles Mr Ngan Pui Ying, as a tribute to his distinguished contribution towards education and the development of the University. At the naming ceremony held on 11 September 2014, Professor Timothy W. Tong, PolyU President, expressed his sincere appreciation to Mr Ngan Pui Ying and Mrs Katherine Ngan, Vice-President of May Cheong Group, member of PolyU Court and Deputy Chairman of the PolyU Foundation, as well as the Ngan family, for their generous donation to PolyU and commitment to philanthropy.