RS Alumnus Mr Eddie Wong Named Outstanding PolyU Alumni 2025

The Department of Rehabilitation Sciences is delighted to announce that Mr Eddie WONG Kwok-hing, CSDSM, Commissioner of Correctional Services for the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, has been conferred the prestigious "Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award 2025". Mr Wong is a distinguished alumnus of our department, having received his Professional Diploma in Occupational Therapy in 1989.

Mr Eddie Wong Kwok-hing has served in the Correctional Services Department (CSD) for over 36 years. He joined the CSD as Officer in 1989 and was promoted to Senior Superintendent of Correctional Services in 2014, and to Assistant Commissioner of Correctional Services in 2017, before being appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Correctional Services in 2018. He assumed the post of Commissioner of Correctional Services in 2022. Mr Wong has been committed to utilising innovative technologies to promote the high-quality development of penal management, including the systems under the “Smart Prison” project, which were awarded a Silver Medal at the International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva for three consecutive years. Mr Wong has also introduced diversified rehabilitation programmes, such as “Project JET” launched in 2022 that provides “onestop” training and career development opportunities for persons in custody (PICs), and the Ethics College established in 2023 that offers a Diploma of Applied Education programme for PICs. Maintaining a close connection with the University, Mr Wong has facilitated collaboration between the CSD and PolyU to promote the upcycling of food waste and the development of environmentally friendly products, injecting new impetus into the sustainable development of the correctional industry and charity services. He also actively participates in PolyU’s events, sharing his extensive experience with the PolyU community.

Please join us in extending our heartfelt congratulations to Mr Wong on this well-deserved recognition. His dedication to transforming lives and fostering a safer, more compassionate society serves as an inspiration to us all.