ITC Outstanding Alumni Award 2022 – Mr Stanley Kwok
The Outstanding PolyU Alumni Award aims to give public recognition to outstanding graduates of ITC for their professional achievements and significant contributions to the community and their alma mater.
Awards are conducted at three levels (Department level, Faculty level and University level) under four categories (Professional Achievement, Entrepreneurial Achievement, Scholarly Achievement and Community Service Achievement). Selection of Outstanding Alumni is based on the nominee’s accomplishments in his/her personal achievements in the field, contributions to the community, and support and contributions to PolyU.
We are pleased to announce that Mr Kwok Chi-hung Stanley (MA, 2013), co-founder of KnitWarm Limited has been selected as the 2022 ITC Outstanding Alumni in recognition of his entrepreneurial achievement.
Mr Stanley Kwok applied the patented heat-conductive knitting technology in a variety of wearable items and created a new lifestyle brand named KnitWarm with the vision of helping the wearer to look smart and enfold the fear of being labelled as infirmity. In the last 3 years, KnitWarm Limited has launched and commercialized more than 10 innovative gadgets including Wrap, Smart KneeSleeve, HarnessWarmer, and WarmerBand. The patented invention successfully addresses technological challenges and removes the bulkiness, discomfort, and unaesthetic appearance, unlocking the possibility of new applications to satisfy the unmet needs of customers. These functional wearables are well-recognized in the market and have received numerous international innovation awards, including Red Dot Award, Asia Pacific Information and Communications Technology Alliance Awards 2020-21, Hong Kong ICT Awards - Grand Award, and DHL / SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards 2021 - the Startup Award.
Let’s congratulate Mr Kwok on winning the award!
"Mr Kwok promote and transfer ITC’s innovation research output to textile and fashion industry. His efforts are recognized by different local and world industrial awards."
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