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HKU to hold Excellence Awards Presentation Ceremony 2017
to honour outstanding staff members

20 Mar 2018

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will hold the HKU Excellence Awards Presentation Ceremony 2017 for academic and administrative staff members on March 26 (Monday).

The annual event is held to honour outstanding academics for their exceptional contributions in teaching and learning and in research, and to recognise staff members’ contributions to knowledge exchange with society. A new Professional Services Award has been introduced this year to honour those who have outstanding performance in professional services.

HKU Acting President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul K H Tam will officiate at the ceremony. Pro-Chancellor Dr the Honourable Sir David Li Kwok Po will be the Guest of Honour.

Eight categories of awards will be presented at the ceremony. They are the Outstanding Teaching Award, Early Career Teaching Award, Teaching Innovation Award, Outstanding Researcher Award, Outstanding Young Researcher Award, Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award, Knowledge Exchange Excellence Award and the inaugural Professional Services Award.

Date: March 26, 2018 (Monday)
Time: 5pm to 6pm
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU

For further information, please visit: http://www.hku.hk/award/.

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) Tel: 2859 2606 email: pychoy@hku.hk or Ms Melanie Wan (Senior Manager (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) Tel: 2859 2600 email: melwkwan@hku.hk.