Over 1,300 guests and PolyU members attend the flag-raising ceremony to celebrate 76th anniversary of founding of the People’s Republic of China

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today hosted a flag-raising ceremony on campus to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The flag-raising ceremony was officiated by PolyU Council Chairman Dr LAM Tai-fai; President Prof. Jin-Guang TENG; and Mr BAO Haibin, Director-General of the Policy Research Department, Office of the Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR. They were joined by Deputy Council Chairman Dr Daniel YIP Chung-yin; University Court Chairman Dr Katherine NGAN NG Yu-ying; Treasurer of the University Mr Arthur LEE Kin; Honorary Court Chairman Dr Roy CHUNG Chi-ping; and President Emeritus Prof. the Honourable POON Chung-kwong, together with Council and Court members, other University senior management, Honorary Graduates, University Fellows, Outstanding Alumni, members of the PolyU Foundation, and over 1,300 distinguished guests, staff, students and alumni, wishing prosperity and stability for the Nation and Hong Kong. The ceremony was performed by the PolyU Student Flag-Raising Team.

Dr Lam Tai-fai said, “The People’s Republic of China has flourished over the past 76 years, bringing unprecedented opportunities to Hong Kong. As one of the world’s top 100 universities, PolyU is committed to nurturing talent and future-ready leaders with a strong sense of national pride, and strengthening a sense of national identity and belonging to the Nation among the University’s community. We are actively promoting the integrated development of education, technology and talents, contributing to the Nation’s efforts to become leading country in these fields.”

Prof. Jin-Guang Teng remarked, “This year marks the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, with the Nation continuing to achieve remarkable success on its path of high-quality development. As an innovative world-class university, PolyU will continue to leverage its strengths in education, research and knowledge transfer to drive world-leading research and innovation. The University will support Hong Kong’s development as an international innovation and technology centre and international hub for post-secondary education, contributing to the national goal of building China into a leading country in education, technology and talents.”

PolyU is committed to promoting Chinese culture and has been organising the “PolyU Chinese Culture Festival” series of events to cultivate a deeper appreciation of Chinese heritage among the younger generation. To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, PolyU held a screening of the film “The National Anthem” at the Jockey Club Auditorium after the flag-raising ceremony. The film tells the story behind the national anthem, “March of the Volunteers.” The song captures the fearless and tenacious fighting spirit of the Chinese nation. Over 600 guests and members of the PolyU community attended the event.

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