Profiles of FENG recipients

Mr Lam, currently Principal Consultant at Huawei, launched his career in 1973 at the Hong Kong Telephone Company. Throughout his 48 years of service with the company, he had held various senior positions in engineering, sales, marketing and wholesale business. Before his retirement in May 2021, he was the Managing Director, Engineering at HKT Limited, responsible for planning and operation of the fixed and wireless networks, supporting a wide range of quadruple-play telecommunication services including voice, data, broadband, interactive multimedia, mobile and ICT projects in Hong Kong and overseas.

Mr Lam graduated with a Higher Diploma in Electronic Engineering in 1982 from the Hong Kong Polytechnic, earned a Diploma in Management for Executive Development in 1991 from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and took the Cable & Wireless International Executive Development Program at INSEAD, France in 1997.

Enthusiastic about serving his professional community, Mr Lam was the Chairman of the Joint Utilities Policy Group (JUPG) and Vice Chairman of Communications Association of Hong Kong. He also supported his alma mater by being a Departmental Advisory Committee Member of PolyU’s Department of Computing, and Chairman of the Departmental Advisory Committee of the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering.

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.

Mr Chong is the Managing Director of Lucky Industrial Group Limited. Under his astute guidance over the past four decades, the company has transformed from a small factory into an enterprise with 3,000 employees and 80,000 square meters of factory space in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Vietnam. As a distinguished industrialist and entrepreneur, he has made significant contributions to the development of local toy industry. 

Mr Chong has held vital positions in various trade associations, including Chairman and Honorary President of Hong Kong Foundry Association, and Vice-Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Machinery & Metal Industries. With his accomplishments and reputation in the industry, he also served as CPPCC Member of both Fogang County and Qingyuan City.

Keen on strengthening the networks between PolyU alumni in the manufacturing and industrial engineering disciplines, Mr Chong was the Chairman of the PolyU MILES Alumni Association from 2011 to 2015. He was also appointed a Member of PolyU’s Departmental Advisory Committee from 2014 to 2020. In recognition of his contributions to the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE), Mr Chong was awarded the ISE Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007.

Mr Sun is now the Head of Information Technology of the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS), providing his vision and leadership for implementing technology initiatives within the organisation. He received two master’s degrees from PolyU, namely an MSc in Information Systems, and an MBA.

Initiating a mentorship programme in the Department of Computing and being the key driving force behind it, he has made significant contributions to his alma mater. Besides, he has provided internship opportunities to students in recent years. In recognition of his efforts in nurturing the next generations of professionals, he was inducted into the World Association for Cooperative & Work-Integrated Education (WACE) Co-op Hall of Fame in 2018. Apart from PolyU, he is actively involved in various social and community services.

After graduating with a BSc in Enterprise Engineering and E-Business from PolyU in 2008, Ms Wong went on to obtain an MSc in Economics from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2009. After spending a few years leading multinational biopharmaceutical giants and in the fast moving consumer goods sector, she started pursuing her passion by volunteering as an event presenter. With her talent and years of experience, she is now a trusted professional trilingual event presenter who has hosted more than 1,000 events, collaborating with numerous international brands, government bodies, and Fortune 500 companies.

Ms Wong is also keen on giving back to the community with her professional skills. Not only was she a winner in the Hong Kong Award for Young People, but also served as the Chapter President of JCI Hong Kong Jayceettes, a global youth leadership development organisation. Under her leadership, her chapter extended their community impact beyond Hong Kong amid the challenging pandemic. She also volunteers as a master of ceremonies and a speaking coach for NGOs and schools, inspiring and empowering more than 150 young people in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Taiwan to be confident and eloquent speakers. Also an advocate of pet adoption who cares about animal welfare, Ms Wong regularly sponsors animal-related organisations.

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.

Dr Lam is the Director of MEGA Automation Limited and Shenzhen FUSQUARE Technology Limited. He earned his PhD from the Department of Computing, PolyU, with key research interests in wireless sensor network, building automation and smart building applications. 

Knowing the difficulties and challenges faced by the industries, Dr Lam is keen to apply information and communication technologies to the construction sector and contribute to the development of a smart and sustainable city. In addition, he champions the adoption of emerging technologies in facility and property management by establishing an R&D team in Qianhai, Shenzhen, to turn his research into real-world applications. 

Dr Lam’s successful technopreneurial journey has been featured in a lot of media and recognised by various associations. He received the Greater Bay Area (GBA) Youth Leader in 2018, and was named an Outstanding Alumnus in 2019 by the Department of Computing, PolyU, for his remarkable achievements and leadership.