We are pleased to announce the following awardees of the Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Department of Management & Marketing 2026 for their remarkable achievements.
Dr John YEUNG Hin-chung, SBS, OBE, JP
Outstanding Alumni Award in Professional Achievement of PolyU Department of Management and Marketing
Dr John Yeung Hin-chung, SBS, OBE, JP, has established a remarkable career in public service, business leadership and education. He joined the Hong Kong Immigration Department in 1967, serving for nearly three decades and rising to the position of Deputy Director of Immigration from 1989 to 1995. During the 1980s and early 1990s, he played a pivotal role in sensitive immigration and constitutional matters leading up to Hong Kong’s reunification. He participated in Sino-British Joint Liaison Group expert meetings on topics such as air services arrangements, passports, and visa and entry policies. He also represented the Hong Kong government in negotiations with mainland authorities regarding one-way permit quotas, family reunion arrangements, and cases involving single-parent mainland mothers and their Hong Kong-born children. Additionally, he addressed the issue of Vietnamese boat people.
Following his early retirement from government service in 1995, Dr Yeung became Group Chief Executive of the Shun Hing Group. Since 2001, he has served as the managing director of The Cross-Harbour (Holdings) Ltd., a main board-listed company involved in transport infrastructure and related businesses. He has also served concurrently as the managing director of Western Harbour Tunnel Company Limited and Hong Kong Tunnels and Highways Management Co. Ltd., and as Chairman of the HK School of Motoring and Autotoll Ltd.
Dr Yeung is widely respected for his integrity, sound judgement, and contributions to Hong Kong’s governance and transport-related business sector.
Mr Samson FONG
Outstanding Young Alumni Award in Professional Achievement of PolyU Department of Management and Marketing
Throughout his decade-long career as a growth marketer, Mr Samson Fong has successfully driven business growth and expansion for prominent technology giants and startup brands—such as Xiaomi, DJI, Eatigo, and Zenyum — across the APAC region, including Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, Bangkok, and Seoul. He has established a strong reputation for leading early-stage companies from launch through their hyper-growth phases and ensuring long-term business sustainability.
- Exemplary Leadership in Regional Roles: Mr Fong has held key leadership positions, serving as Regional Head of Marketing at Beame, Head of Marketing at Zenyum, and Regional Head of Partnerships at Eatigo.
- Driving Exponential Business Growth: During his tenure at Eatigo, Mr Fong successfully grew app installs in Hong Kong and Singapore by five times and increased monthly active users by ten times to 500K within 24 months. At Beame, he managed a daily six-digit USD advertising budget and built a full-fledged marketing team spanning multiple cities.
- Venture Building & Ecosystem Nurturing: As Head of Growth and Partner at Inspect Element, Mr Fong scales startups from 0 to 1 and accelerates SMEs from 1 to 100 through comprehensive strategy consultancy covering fundraising, go-to-market, and product-market fit. He has managed high-profile clients including Coffee Meets Bagel, GetYourGuide, and HKBN, and actively nurtures the local startup ecosystem by running accelerator programs with Cyberport, HKSTP, HKTDC, and university incubators.
