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Alumni and student achievements

The following CityU alumni were recognised in the HKSAR Government's Honours and Justices of the Peace List 2018 for their outstanding contributions to society (in alphabetical order of surnames):
Dr Sunny Chai
EngD Engineering Management – Bronze Bauhinia Star
Mr Chan Pok-chi
BSc (Hons) Computer Studies – Justice of the Peace
Mr Cheng Ka-ho
EMBA – Justice of the Peace
Professor Kenneth Leung
MPhil Biology and Chemistry – Justice of the Peace
Mr Ricky Leung
BA (Hons) Primary Education – Chief Executive's Commendation for Community Service
Mr Alex Li
HD Public Administration and Management – Hong Kong Police Medal of Meritorious Service
Mr Bobby Liu
EMBA – Chief Executive's Commendation for Community Service
Dr Sunny Chai, BBS, EngD Engineering Management, was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, on 1 July 2018.
 
School of Law alumnus Mr Derek Chan was appointed Senior Counsel in March 2018.
 
Alumna Ms Chan Ying, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, was awarded the Outstanding Junior Social Worker honour by the Hong Kong Social Workers Association.
 
College of Business alumna Ms Fung Siu-man received the Brian Slevin Trophy, Baton of Honour, and Commissioner's Certificate of Academic Merit from the Hong Kong Police Force.
 
PhD graduate Dr Howard Huang, College of Engineering (right) and Founder of Orbbec Co Ltd, a leading 3D sensing solution provider, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CityU to provide internship opportunities and scholarships to CityU graduates and outstanding students studying programmes related to 3D sensing. Orbbec was recognised by the Ministry of Science and Technology in its 2017 China Unicorn Enterprise Development Report. A “unicorn” is a privately held start-up valued at more than US$1 billion.
 
School of Creative Media alumnus and bilingual stand-up comedian Mr Vivek Mahbubani was named among the Ten Outstanding Young Persons 2018 by the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong. Vivek was selected for the positive energy that he brings to society.
 
Alumni Mr Wong Chun (left) and Mr Lee Kai-chung (right), School of Creative Media, won the Artist of the Year (Film) honour and Award for Young Artist (Visual Arts) respectively at the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2017. Dr Linda Lai (centre), Associate Professor, received the Artist of the Year (Media Arts) Award. The event was organised by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
 
School of Creative Media alumni Mr Henri Wong (left) and Mr Billy Li (right) won Best Visual Effects and Best Art Direction accolades respectively at the 37th Hong Kong Film Awards.
 
Congratulations to four alumni for their outstanding performance at the 18th Asian Games.
 
  Ms Charmian Koo
College of Engineering
Bridge, Supermixed Team, Silver Medal
  Ms Grace Lau
School of Creative Media
Karate, Women's Kata, Bronze Medal
 
Grace also won a gold medal at the Women's Kata competition in Morocco
  Ms Yeung Hoi-ning
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Bridge, Supermixed Team, Silver Medal
 
Bridge, Women's Pairs, Bronze Medal
  Mr Yip Tsz-fung
College of Business
Squash, Men's Team, Silver Medal
 
 
A student team comprising Lee Wing-tung, Lee Wai-yee, Tam Wai-hang, Wong Yat-hei and Kenny Yung, Department of Media and Communication, was named Second Runner-Up in the Best in Video News Reporting category in the China Daily 2018 Campus Newspaper Awards. The team prepared its submission under the supervision of Ms Elsa Kwok, an experienced news reporter, anchor, and CityU EMBA graduate.

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