Hong Kong’s 2026 Ten Outstanding Young Persons selection has named nine honorees, recognising achievements spanning elite sport, education, healthcare, research and youth service. The results of the JCI Hong Kong, China programme were announced on 6 October at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Fencer Ryan Choi and jockey Vincent Ho are among the recipients, alongside school principal and running coach Yeung Yui-sheung. The list also includes professionals whose work is less visible than international competition but closely connected to community life: children’s dentistry, blood medicine, music therapy, physiotherapy, sustainable energy and youth exchange.
At a glance
- Nine people have been selected for Hong Kong TOYP 2026, the programme’s 54th edition.
- JCI Hong Kong, China is the organiser; JCI Queensway’s event recap independently records the results announcement and complete roster.
- This is a results announcement, not a new application or nomination window.
- The recognition covers professional achievement and contribution to society, rather than one industry or one type of career.
Who are the nine TOYP 2026 honorees?
The following names are presented without implying a ranking. Chinese names are included to make identities unambiguous against the published roster.
- Kingman Chung (鍾敬文) — a registered music therapist in Australia and the founder and executive director of MusicFlow.
- Phoebe Pui Ying Lam (林珮盈) — clinical assistant professor in paediatric dentistry at the University of Hong Kong, working in children’s dental care, research and teaching.
- Yeung Yui-sheung (楊銳湘) — principal of S.K.H. Kei Wing Primary School and founder and head coach of a running club.
- Ryan Choi Chun Yin (蔡俊彥) — Hong Kong fencer and the city’s first foil world champion.
- Lam Wing-kit (林榮杰) — a haematology specialist and associate consultant in Tuen Mun Hospital’s Department of Pathology.
- Vincent Ho (何澤堯) — Hong Kong jockey and winner of the 2023 International Jockeys’ Championship.
- Edwin Chi Yan Tso (曹之胤) — City University of Hong Kong’s Chair Professor of Energy and Sustainability and an associate dean for international affairs and outreach in its School of Energy and Environment.
- Wilson Lung (龍允生) — executive chairman of the Hong Kong Youth Exchange Promotion United Association.
- Matthew Chan (陳效民) — chief physiotherapist and founder of OSP’s sports physiotherapy and hydrotherapy centre.
The roster is cross-checked against JCI Queensway’s announcement recap and HK01’s results report.
From sporting achievement to community healthcare
HKU’s account adds detail on three honorees connected to the university. Choi is an HKU sports scholar, competed at the Tokyo Olympics and won a men’s team foil silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games. His recognition sits alongside the less public-facing work of clinicians.
Lam’s dental outreach has served disadvantaged communities in Hong Kong, mainland China and several countries overseas. HKU highlights her work on caries prevention and care for children with special needs. Lam Wing-kit graduated from HKU’s medical programme in 2016; the university describes his contribution through research and the clinical adoption of findings. These are institutional accounts of their work, not interviews conducted by GBA News.
Read HKU’s report on its TOYP 2026 honorees.
How the selection works
The programme began in 1970. Under the organiser’s published rules, nominees must be Hong Kong permanent residents aged 21 to 40. Public nominations are screened by a selection consultant, with shortlisted candidates interviewed by a judging panel. Judges consider both achievement in a nominee’s profession and contribution to the community.
The five nomination categories encompass civic and social services, commerce and industry, education, performing arts and sport, and professional work. Awardees receive a trophy and certificate and may be recommended for nomination to JCI’s world programme. Hong Kong selection does not itself mean that a recipient has won the international award.
See the organiser’s selection and eligibility rules and JCI Hong Kong, China organiser page.
Why this matters for young people in the Greater Bay Area
For GBA News, the significance of this year’s mix is the breadth of routes to contribution. Sporting performance is one route; teaching, clinical work, research and organising youth exchanges are others. Readers considering their own development can look beyond an award title to the skills, sustained work and community needs represented by each field.
This is a Hong Kong recognition programme, not a cross-border recruitment scheme, funding offer or guarantee of career progression. Young readers elsewhere in the 9+2 Greater Bay Area should not assume that the same residency rules or opportunities apply in their city. Any future nomination round or public activity requires a separate, current notice from its organiser.
Reporting and photography note
Published on 6 October 2026 following the results announcement. This report draws on the linked JCI chapter recap, organiser rules, university reporting and the independently published roster. Reporting is based on the linked published sources; no interviews were conducted for this article. Event photographs were supplied with permission and are credited to JCI Queensway. The cover is an AI-generated editorial illustration of an abstract award sculpture and related objects, not the official TOYP trophy or a photograph of the ceremony.