Programme

Meet and Greet the Keynote Speaker
Professor Andrew Ellul, Professor of Finance and Fred T. Greene Chair in Finance, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University

Opening Address
Professor Dong-Yan Jin, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School

Poster Presentation: Session A
HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship holders (2nd year)
Awardees of Research Postgraduate Student Innovation Award 2024-25
Awardees of HKU Foundation Publication Award for Research Postgraduate Students 2024

Poster Presentation: Session B
HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship holders (2nd year)
Awardees of Research Postgraduate Student Innovation Award 2024-25
Awardees of HKU Foundation Publication Award for Research Postgraduate Students 2024

Keynote Speech
The Historical Roots of Lending Discrimination: The Long-Term Effects of “Redlining” Maps
Professor Andrew Ellul, Professor of Finance and Fred T. Greene Chair in Finance, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University

Remarks by the President and Group Photo
Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor

Award Presentation

1. Research Postgraduate Student Innovation Award 2024-25

Award presented by Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor

2. HKU Foundation First Year Excellent PhD Award 2023-24

Award presented by Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Chairman of the HKU Foundation 

3. HKU Foundation Publication Award for Research Postgraduate Students 2024

Award presented by Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Chairman of the HKU Foundation

4. Dissertation Year Fellowship

Award presented by Professor Dong-Yan Jin, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School

5. HKU Presidential PhD Scholar Programme 2024-25

Award presented by 

Engineering Panel
Professor Edmund Lam, Associate Dean, Graduate School 

Humanities and Social Sciences Panel
Professor Christopher Hutton, Chair Professor of English, School of English 

Medicine and Dentistry Panel
Professor Dong-Yan Jin, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School

Science Panel
Professor Billy Chow, Associate Dean, Graduate School

6. Best Poster Presentation Awards and Poster Presentation Merit Awards

Award presented by

Groups 1 – 4
Professor Christopher Hutton, Chair Professor of English, School of English 

Groups 5 – 9
Professor Edmund Lam, Associate Dean, Graduate School

Groups 10 – 11
Professor Billy Chow, Associate Dean, Graduate School

Groups 12 – 14
Professor Zhiwei Chen, Suen Chi-Sun Professor in Clinical Science and Chair Professor of Immunology and Immunotherapy, School of Clinical Medicine

7. HKU Foundation Award for Outstanding Research Postgraduate Students 2022-23

Award presented by Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Chairman of the HKU Foundation

8. Li Ka Shing Prizes 2022-23

Award presented by Professor Alice Wong, Associate Vice-President (Research)

Closing Address

Professor Alice Wong, Associate Vice-President (Research)