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From pre-founding history to the present — 理大野史's milestones, development and anecdotes arranged by year. Click a theme tag to jump to the filtered browse view.

Pre-founding
1949
The Early Governance Structure of the Polytechnic: From a Legislative Council Motion to the Board of Directors under the 1972 Ordinance (1965–1978)
Governance
1960s
1963
Sir Sze-yuen Chung: From Founding Council Chairman of the Polytechnic to Founding Patron of Three Universities and the Sino-British Talks (1917–2018)
Governance
1970s
1975
Succession of Heads of the Polytechnic: From Director to President (Multi-source Comparison)
Governance
1975
Organisational History of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Students' Union
Student self-governance
1975
The Red Brick Legends of PolyU: Jockey Club Innovation Tower, Hung Hom's Geography, and the Stories That Grew Around Them
校园怪谈
1975
Red Brick, Lettered Cores, and Campus Language: PolyU Architectural History and Folk Lore
Campus culture
1975
The Canteen Network of a Red-Brick Campus: A Full Guide to PolyU's Dining System
Canteen food safety
1975
Old Can, New Can and the Red-Brick Podiums: Tales from PolyU's Canteen Culture
Canteen food safety
1975
Student Organisations
Society & cabinet affairs
1975
Separation of Powers: Structure and Election Mechanics of the PolyU Students' Union
Society & cabinet affairs
1980s
1985
The 1994 University Title: The Polytechnic's Transition to University
Governance
1990s
1995
From Midnight-Blue Gowns to Red-Brick Photos: PolyU's Congregation Dress Code and Photo Rituals
Campus culture
2000s
2005
Institutional Autonomy and "Externally Led" Governance: PolyU's Place in a Territory-Wide Debate (Multiple Perspectives Side by Side)
Governance
2005
From the Gaokao Cram Room to a Unicorn: Greater Bay Area Entrepreneurial Paths of PolyU's Mainland Alumni (Multiple Accounts Juxtaposed)
Mainland students
2005
Contractor Turnover and Price Disputes: The Outsourcing System Behind PolyU's Canteens
Contractor outsourcing
2005
A HK$15 Million Policy and 800-Plus Resignations: The PolyU Students' Union's Financial Black-Box Controversies
Society & cabinet affairs
2005
Hall Associations and O-Camp: Boundary-Crossing Behaviour, Bullying, and Handling of Sexual-Harassment Allegations
Society & cabinet affairs
2005
PolyU Students' Union's Recall and No-Confidence Motions: Thresholds, Cases, and the \"Lapsed Meeting\" Pattern
Society & cabinet affairs
2010s
2015
PolyU Governance Reform and Strategic Planning: From Polytechnic to Innovation Hub
Governance
2015
How PolyU Left the Hong Kong Federation of Students: From a 1,190-Vote Referendum in 2015 to Formal Withdrawal in March 2016
Student movements
2015
The Hotel ICON Teaching-Hotel Case: How a "Student-Run Hotel" Operates, and What the Rumour Mill Says
校园怪谈
2015
Identity Across Two Places: PolyU Mainland Students' \"Gangpiao\" Experience and the Stay-or-Leave Decision at Graduation
Mainland students
2015
Mainland Student Composition and Cross-Border Language at PolyU
Mainland students
2015
17 Policy Disputes · External Link Directory
Policy controversy
2015
18 Social Movements · External Link Directory
Social movement
2015
Food Safety at PolyU: The Regulatory Framework and the Limits of “No Major Cases Found”
Canteen food safety
2015
Cabinet Chronicle: Four Years from the Dissolution of "Radiance" to the Freeze of Red Brick Society
Society & cabinet affairs
2015
Affiliated Societies and the "Upholding" Culture: A Shoving Match at the 2014 Registration Day, and the Youth Behind the Cabinet Names
Society & cabinet affairs