A two-week exhibition displaying 16 winning works of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) 70th Anniversary Photo Competition was kicked off on campus.
The Photo Competition, organized by Communications and Public Affairs Office, was launched in March with an aim to promote the image of PolyU and arouse sense of belongings among members of the PolyU community in commemoration of its 70th anniversary. Near 200 entries from students, staff and alumni were received, portraying learning and smiling faces at PolyU. A total of 16 winners were presented prizes at the prize presentation ceremony officiated at by Mr David Poon, PolyU Director of Communications & Public Affairs and Mr Vincent Cheung, Director of CII Marketing Division, Canon Hongkong Co., Ltd.
Mr Poon said, “It is delightful to see that many entries were submitted by PolyU alumni who had shown their strong sense of belongings to their alma mater.”
The Competition was sponsored by Canon Hongkong Co., Ltd. There are two categories in the Competition: Student Category and Staff & Alumni Category. First prize winner in each category was awarded a Canon EOS 400D digital SLR camera.
A panel of judges was made up of Mr Joseph Fung who is also the Honorary Adviser of the Competition, Mr Leong Ka-tai and Mr Ricky Ng. The winning entries were selected for their message expression, originality and photographic technique.
The photo exhibition is now open for public until 30 December 2007, from 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. at Foyer, Jockey Club Auditorium, PolyU campus.
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