With his international fame, Jackie has been appointed as Hong Kong�s official Tourism Ambassador since 1995. Over the years, he has taken part in many large-scale activities to build the positive image of Hong Kong and to promote Chinese arts and culture. Apart from winning various prestigious professional awards, Jackie�s honors include the 1986 Hong Kong Outstanding Young Person�s Award, the 1988 International Outstanding Young Person�s Award, and an MBE in 1989. In 1992, he

Prof C.K. Poon, President of The Hong Kong PolyU, presents a certificate of Honorary Professorship appointment to Jackie Chan

In his capacity as the Hong Kong Tourism Ambassador, Jackie inaugurated School of Hotel and Tourism Management�s �Chair Professor�s Distinguished Lecture Series� last October by speaking to more than 1,000 Hong Kong PolyU students. �Everybody can be a tourism ambassador by smiling at visitors.�, he noted.

By appointing Jackie as HTM�s Honorary Professor, Hong Kong PolyU will have his guidance in the area of student leadership development, guest lectures and advice for the School. 

A formal ceremony for the conferment took place in January as part of a major fund-raising event for Hong Kong PolyU, entitled �An Evening with Prof Jackie Chan�, which also included the Gala Premiere of Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan and His Lost Family, and a dinner with Jackie held at the InterContinental Hong Kong.  A total of US$500,000 was raised for student scholarship and development.

�Prof Jackie Chan did a great job in motivating our students by sharing his personal view of life, his way of striving for excellence and how we can work together in time of difficulty,� said Prof Kaye Chon, Chair Professor and Head of School of Hotel & Tourism Management.