Ir Prof. YUEN Pak Leung
Immediate Past President, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (1979); Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (1977)
A veteran hospital engineer and an expert in the specialised hospital ventilation system, Professor Yuen is a highly-regarded figure in the industry. During his 40 years of hospital engineering service, he had fought several battles against epidemics including both SARS and COVID-19. With his wit and expertise, Prof. Yuen overcame the challenges by devising isolation facilities in hospitals within a short period of time, thus keeping the spread of the virus in check.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to timely respond to the rapid rise of infections, he came up with inventions that swiftly turned general wards into Tier-2 isolation facilities, converted exhibition halls into large-scale community treatment facilities, and created the first high standard isolation ward in modular MiC format for immediate deployment in those facilities. For his remarkable contribution to the fight against COVID-19, he received the HKSAR Government Chief Executive’s Commendation for Community Service in 2019.
Ms Winky LUI Ka-wing
Electrical and Mechanical Engineer, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, HKSAR Government
Ms Lui, currently Electrical & Mechanical Engineer at the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department of the HKSAR Government, has been volunteering for various professional bodies in her spare time. She aspires to elevate the image of engineers and attract younger generations, especially women engineers, to join the profession by actively promoting STEM/STEAM education.
As a role model, she regularly shares her experience and vision in career talks and workshops to promote engineering as a promising profession with bright prospect for both sexes. Taking the lead in a STEAM youth nurturing programme, she inspires secondary school students to apply design thinking and TRIZ innovation tools on the elements of a smart city, including energy-saving technologies.
Ms Lui was honoured with the Young Woman Engineer of the Year 2019/2020 – Merit Award by The Institution of Engineering and Technology Hong Kong. Besides serving as Honorary Treasurer of the Federation of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Alumni Associations, she is also an Alumni Ambassador and has been representing PolyU in various functions and activities to promote the image of her alma mater.
Dr Bruce WANG Lei
Founder and CEO, EcoFlow Incorporated
Dr Wang founded EcoFlow in 2017 and has been serving as the company’s CEO ever since. Under his leadership, EcoFlow has developed into a national high-tech enterprise and a recognised unicorn company with a valuation of over one billion USD in 2021, backed up by Sequoia and Hong Kong Foundation X.
Dr Wang was granted a total of 111 authorised patents and has published eight research papers on the subjects of battery and energy storage. Since the foundation of EcoFlow, Dr Wang has led an R&D team to reinvent the way average people and families access energy, with a vision to make EcoFlow a world-leading renewable energy solution provider.
In 2021, EcoFlow launched the world’s first portable home battery – the EcoFlow DELTA Pro, which made it to Time’s list of 100 Best Inventions of the year. Till now, EcoFlow has delivered clean energy solutions to over one million users in more than 100 markets.
