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Lingnan honours 53 outstanding research scholars as total number of patents for research projects hits record high
- Research
Issue No. 198 Oct 2026
Lingnan recognises 53 scholars’ outstanding contributions to research and knowledge transfer.
Lingnan hosts the Research & KT Excellence Awards Presentation Ceremony 2026. From left: Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning; Dr Patrick Wong Chi-kwong, Chairman of the Court; the Hon Andrew Yao Cho-fai, Chairman of the Council; Ms Carrie Leung Ka-lai, Treasurer of the Council; Mr Augustine Lui Ngok-che, Chairman of the Lingnan Education Organization and Court Member; and Prof Sam Kwong Tak-wu, Associate Vice-President (Strategic Research), J.K. Lee Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence, and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies.
Lingnan University recently hosted the Research and Knowledge Transfer (KT) Excellence Awards Presentation Ceremony 2026. At the “Excellence Beyond Achievement Where Technology Meets Humanity” ceremony, 53 Lingnan scholars were presented with the Outstanding Researcher Award, the Early Career Researcher Award, and the Research & Knowledge Transfer (KT) Fund Award for their exceptional contributions to academic research and knowledge transfer that advance societal development. The University’s overall innovation and technology performance reached new heights in the 2025/26 academic year, as the number of granted patents for research projects increased by six times year-on-year to set a new record.
Officiating guests at the ceremony included the Hon Andrew Yao Cho-fai, Chairman of the Council; Ms Carrie Leung Ka-lai, Treasurer of the Council; Dr Patrick Wong Chi-kwong, Chairman of the Court; Mr Augustine Lui Ngok-che, Chairman of the Lingnan Education Organization and Court Member; Prof Xin Yao, Vice-President (Research and Innovation) and Tong Tin Sun Chair Professor of Machine Learning; and Prof Sam Kwong Tak-wu, Associate Vice-President (Strategic Research), J.K. Lee Chair Professor of Computational Intelligence, and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. The Hon Andrew Yao Cho-fai congratulated the awardees and praised the University’s rapid progress in research projects and its increasing global influence.