52 Notable alumni of Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
Hong Kong Polytechnic University is ranked #263 in the world and #12 in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 52 notable alumni from Hong Kong Polytechnic University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Hong Kong Polytechnic University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Fong Pak Lun
1993-. (aged 33)
association football player
Fong Pak Lun is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a left back.
2. Ip Chung Long
1989-. (aged 37)
association football player
Ip Chung Long is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is now a police and also an amateur player for Hong Kong First Division club South China.
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3. Tat Cheng
1988-. (aged 38)
politician
Cheng Tat-hung, also known as Tat Cheng, is a Hong Kong politician, formerly affiliated with the Civic Party. He was a member of Eastern District Council for Tanner from 2016 to 2021.
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4. Ip Wai-ming
1965-. (aged 61)
trade unionist
politician
Ip Wai-ming, MH is the member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in functional constituency (Labour) (2008–2012). He is the labour representative of the Labour Advisory Board of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions.
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5. Ramon YUEN Hoi-man
1986-. (aged 40)
politician
Ramon Yuen Hoi-man is a Hong Kong politician. He is the Treasurer of the Democratic Party and member of the Sham Shui Po District Council for Lai Chi Kok Central.
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6. Samson Tam
1964-. (aged 62)
justice of the peace
Samson Tam Wai-ho, JP was an elected member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Functional constituency, Information Technology) from 2008 to 2012. He is the chairman and one of the founders of Group Sense (International) Limited, the manufacturer of "Instant-Dict" (Chinese: 快譯通) Chinese-English electronic dictionary. He graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong with a BSc degree. Afterwards he...
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7. Suzanne Wu
1980-. (aged 46)
trade unionist
politician
Suzanne Wu Sui-shan is a Hong Kong politician. She is the former chairwoman of the pro-democratic Labour Party and project coordinator of the Association for the Advancement of Feminism. After leaving Labour in 2017, she co-founded Community March.
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8. Angel Hiu Ying Wong
1987-. (aged 39)
artistic gymnast
Angel Wong Hiu Ying is a Hong Kong gymnast. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
9. Frankie Yick
1953-. (aged 73)
businessperson
politician
Frankie Yick Chi-ming, SBS is an engineer, businessman and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Transport functional constituency. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.
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10. Annie Au
1989-. (aged 37)
squash player
Annie Au Wing Chi MH, known as Annie Au, is a former professional squash player who represented Hong Kong.
11. Alfred Sit
1962-. (aged 64)
engineer
Alfred Sit Wing-hang, GBS, JP is a Hong Kong government official. Since 2020, he served as Secretary for Innovation and Technology from 2020 to 2022.
12. Tony Tse
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Tony Tse Wai-chuen, BBS is a Hong Kong surveyor and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council for Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape (formerly Architectural, Surveying and Planning) from 2012 to 2016 and again from 2018 to 2025.
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13. Chui Chi Kin
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Andy Chui Chi-kin is a member of the Eastern District Council, representing Yue Wan constituency in Hong Kong.
14. Timmy Yip
1967-. (aged 59)
costume designer
scenographer
production designer
videographer
Timothy Yip Kam-tim is a Hong Kong art director and designer for fiction films. He is best known for his work on the 2000 martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction. Yip also won a BAFTA award for the film's costume design. He has been alternatively credited as Tim...
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15. Rebecca Lee
1944-. (aged 82)
explorer
Rebecca Lee Lok-sze MH is a Hong Kong explorer. She is the first Hongkonger and the first woman to have visited the North Pole, the South Pole, and Mount Everest. Lee has also visited the Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon (the deepest canyon in China) and the Taklamakan desert.
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16. Chan Kam-lam
1949-. (aged 77)
justice of the peace
politician
Chan Kam-lam, GBS, JP is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the Kowloon East constituency. He is also a core member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong.
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17. Xu Qin
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Xu Qin is a Chinese politician, and the current Party Secretary of Heilongjiang. Previously he had served as governor of Hebei, and before that, mayor, then Party Secretary of Shenzhen, China's most prominent special economic zone.
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18. Raman Hui
1963-. (aged 63)
animator
film director
Raman Hui Shing-Ngai is a Hong Kong animator, film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films Monster Hunt and Monster Hunt 2.
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19. Ma Fung-kwok
1955-. (aged 71)
justice of the peace
politician
Ma Fung-kwok is a former member of the Provisional Legislative Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong from for Election Committee constituency and Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication from 1997 to 2000 and 2012 to 2021. He has also been the leader of New Century Forum. He supported Leung Chun-ying in the 2012 Chief Executive race and was seen...
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20. James Ha
1992-. (aged 34)
association football player
James Stephen Gee Ha, nicknamed Bullet, is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in England, he represented the Hong Kong national team internationally.
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21. Kellyjackie
1986-. (aged 40)
singer
Jackie Chan Hiu-ki, also known as Kellyjackie, is a Hong Kong pop singer and a former member of a band called the Royals. Her artist name, Kellyjackie, is an amalgam of the name of her childhood idol, Kelly Chen, and her own name "Jackie".
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22. Tsang Kin-chiu
1975-. (aged 51)
social worker
politician
Ken Tsang Kin-chiu is a Hong Kong activist and social worker. He is most known for his beating incident during the 2014 Hong Kong protests.
23. Raphael Wong
1988-. (aged 38)
politician
activist
Raphael Wong Ho-ming, also known by his nickname "Village Head", is a Hong Kong social activist and politician. He is formerly the chairman of the League of Social Democrats (LSD) and was one of the leaders in the 2014 Hong Kong protests.
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24. Kenneth Leung
1962-. (aged 64)
businessperson
tax advisor
politician
Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong is a Hong Kong politician formerly serving as a member of the Legislative Council for the Accountancy functional constituency. Professionally, he is a tax adviser and accountant. On 11 November 2020, he was disqualified from the Legislative Council, along with three other lawmakers of the pan-democratic camp, by the central government in Beijing on request of the...
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25. Nelson Wong
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Nelson Wong Sing-chi is a Hong Kong politician and social worker. He had been member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong between 2000–04 and 2008–12. He was the founding member of the Democratic Party before he was expelled in 2015 for his support in the government's constitutional reform proposals. He was also briefly a founding member of the Third...
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26. Mark Tan
1996-. (aged 30)
association football player
Mark Tan Chun Lok is a Hong Kong professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee and the Hong Kong national team.
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27. Derek Kwok
1976-. (aged 50)
film director
screenwriter
Derek Kwok Chi-kin is a Hong Kong film director and screenwriter. He won the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards for Best New Director with his film The Moss.
28. Vivienne Tam
1957-. (aged 69)
grand couturier
fashion designer
Vivienne Tam is a fashion designer based in New York City. She was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, and moved to Hong Kong at the age of three. She attended the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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29. Cheng Chung-tai
1983-. (aged 43)
radio personality
lecturer
politician
Cheng Chung-tai is a Hong Kong academic, social activist, and politician. After winning a seat in the New Territories West constituency in the 2016 legislative election, he took over from Wong Yeung-tat as chairman of Civic Passion until the dissolution in 2021.
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30. Sham Tsz Kit
1987-. (aged 39)
social activist
politician
Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit is a Hong Kong pro-democracy and LGBT rights activist. He served as a convener for the pro-democracy organisation Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) until October 2020 and serves as a secretary for the LGBT rights organisation Rainbow of Hong Kong. He is a longtime member of the League of Social Democrats. In 2019 he was elected to...
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31. Hanna Chan
1993-. (aged 33)
actor
Hanna Chan Hon-na, is a Hong Kong fashion model and actress. She earned a nomination for the Best New Performer in Paradox at 37th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2018.
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32. Kitty Yuen
1970-. (aged 56)
radio DJ
actor
voice actor
Kitty Yuen is a Hong Kong radio DJ, television host and actress. At 148 cm tall, she is one of the most small entertainers in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
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33. Canny Leung
1968-. (aged 58)
songwriter
model
writer
lyricist
businessperson
Canny Leung Chi-Shan is a Hong Kong songwriter and author.
34. Adrian Wong
1990-. (aged 36)
model
Adrian Wong Tsz-ching is a Hong Kong actress. She is best known as the daughter of Felix Wong, one of the Five Tiger Generals of TVB.
35. Lam Tai-fai
1959-. (aged 67)
charitable organization
Lam Tai-fai, SBS, BBS, JP is a Hong Kong politician. He serves as Chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Chairman of the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI). He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Industrial Functional Constituency from 2008 to 2016. In 2008 he began service as a committee...
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36. Gigi Leung
1976-. (aged 50)
actor
singer
recording artist
Gigi Leung Wing-kei is a Hong Kong singer and actress.
37. Gigi Yim
2005-. (aged 21)
actor
singer
student
Gigi Wang Lung-hay, commonly known as her stage name Gigi Yim Ming-hay (Chinese: 炎明熹, [jim˩ mɪŋ˩ hej˥]), is a Hong Kong singer and actress, and was a former member of the Hong Kong girl group After Class. She is noted for winning TVB's reality talent competition Stars Academy in 2021. Yim made her solo debut in September 2021 with the...
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38. Hubert Wu
1990-. (aged 36)
singer
recording artist
singer-songwriter
Hubert Wu is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor.
39. Stephanie Ho
1992-. (aged 34)
singer
Stephanie Ho Ngan-si is a Hong Kong singer, actress, host, and former professional golfer.
40. Paul Wong
1964-. (aged 62)
singer
guitarist
songwriter
television actor
record producer
Paul Wong Koon-chung, known professionally as Paul Wong, is a Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He achieved fame in Asia as the lead guitarist of the rock band Beyond until the band disbanded in 2005. After lead vocalist Wong Ka Kui's death, Wong became the lead vocalist and main songwriter for Beyond. He also earned the award...
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41. Cecilia So
1992-. (aged 34)
actor
Cecilia So Lai-shan is a Hong Kong actress. She made her acting debut as Gigi in the romance film She Remembers, He Forgets (2015), for which she received nominations for Best New Performer in the 52nd Golden Horse Awards and 35th Hong Kong Film Awards. She then landed leading roles in the films Never Too Late (2017), Napping Kid (2018),...
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42. Tony Leung Ka-fai
1958-. (aged 68)
film actor
actor
television actor
Tony Leung Ka-fai is a Hong Kong actor who is a four-time winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor.
43. Wong Kar-wai
1958-. (aged 68)
film producer
screenwriter
film director
Wong Kar-wai BBS is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography with bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure of Hong Kong cinema, Wong is considered a contemporary auteur. His films frequently appear on best-of lists domestically and internationally.
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44. Li Qiang
1905-1996 (aged 91)
politician
Li Qiang is a Chinese politician who is the premier of China and the second-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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45. Heiward Mak
1984-. (aged 42)
film director
screenwriter
Heiward Mak Hei-yan is a Hong Kong film director, writer and producer. Her work has been featured at various international film festivals including Singapore, Bratislava and Fribourg. In 2011, she won a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay for her writing on Love in a Puff.
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46. Kwok Wai-keung
1978-. (aged 48)
social worker
politician
Aron Kwok Wai-keung is a current member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the Labour, which he was elected to in the 2012 LegCo election and 2021 LegCo election. Kwok is a member of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, the largest pro-Beijing labour union in the territory. He previously held the Hong Kong Island constituency, which...
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47. Tik Chi-yuen
1957-. (aged 69)
justice of the peace
social worker
Tik Chi-yuen SBS JP is a former member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council and also a former District Councilor of North District. He is a registered social worker and chairman of the small centrist Third Side party, which he co-founded in 2015, after quitting the Democratic Party, of which he was also a co-founder.
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48. Ken Chow Wing-kan
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Chow Wing Kan, was a member of the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance and the Liberal Party, and is a political figure of the Hong Kong Pro-Beijing camp. He has worked in the district of Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long District for many years. He served as a member of the Yuen Long District Council from October 1994, being re-elected five...
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49. Andy Chan
1990-. (aged 36)
politician
Andy Chan Ho-tin is a Hong Kong pro-independence political activist. He is a founding member and the convenor of the Hong Kong National Party, the first party to advocate for Hong Kong independence.
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50. Huang Yang
1983-. (aged 43)
association football player
Huang Yang is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in China, he represented Hong Kong internationally.
51. Chan Yuen-han
1946-. (aged 80)
trade unionist
politician
Chan Yuen-han, SBS, JP is a former member of Hong Kong Legislative Council and a noted Hong Kong female trade unionist. She is the vice-chairperson of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, and was one of the 52 founding members of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.
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52. CY Leung
1954-. (aged 72)
chartered surveyor
politician
Leung Chun-ying GBM GBS JP KCM, also known as CY Leung, is a Hong Kong politician and chartered surveyor who has served as vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since March 2017. He was previously the third Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 2012 and 2017.
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