Press Release

HKBU holds flag-raising ceremony on New Year’s Day

Wednesday, 1 January 2025

 

Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) held its 2025 New Year's Day Flag Raising Ceremony on campus today (1 January).

Dr the Hon Kennedy Wong Ying-ho, who officially assumed the role of Chairman of the Council and the Court of HKBU, was joined by about 150 participants at the ceremony, including Council and Court members, senior management, staff, alumni and students. The ceremony featured the raising of the national flag, the HKSAR flag and the HKBU flag by the HKBU Student Flag-raising Team.

In his address, Dr Wong expressed his delight in meeting with the University community to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. He pointed out that HKBU’s teaching, learning and research excellence is gaining wider recognition worldwide, thanks to the dedicated efforts of its members and the staunch support from various sectors of society.

“The New Year brings a promising new outlook. In 2025, we will gradually open facilities at the Jockey Club Campus of Creativity, and the Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong, for which HKBU is the contractor for its service deed, will commence phased operations later this year. With a new campus, a new hospital, and advancements in transdisciplinary curriculum reforms, we can look forward to a vibrant year for HKBU,” said Dr Wong.

Dr Wong also encouraged members of the University to seize the opportunities ahead and work together to foster the development of HKBU, aiming to make even greater contribution to society, the nation and the world.

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About 150 participants attend the 2025 New Year’s Day Flag Raising Ceremony hosted by HKBU.
HKBU Student Flag-raising Team performs the solemn duty of flag-raising.
The ceremony featured the raising of the national flag, the HKSAR flag and the HKBU flag by the HKBU Student Flag-raising Team.
Dr Kennedy Wong, Chairman of the Council and the Court of HKBU, delivers a speech at the ceremony.
Dr Kennedy Wong, Chairman of the Council and the Court (2nd row, 7th left); Mr Paul Poon, Deputy Chairman of the Council and the Court (2nd row, 7th right); Mr Kevin Liem, Treasurer of the Council and the Court (2nd row, 5th left); Professor Alex Wai, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKBU (2nd row, 6th left) and other guests take a photo with the HKBU Student Flag-raising Team.