{"id":37492,"date":"2026-06-17T16:29:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/?page_id=37492"},"modified":"2026-06-17T16:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T08:29:41","slug":"class-of-2026-marcus-tong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academy.isf.edu.hk\/index.php\/achievements-and-news\/class-of-2026-marcus-tong\/","title":{"rendered":"Class of 2026 Marcus Tong"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section el_class=&#8221;theme-news theme-news-header header-section&#8221;][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;150px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;CLASS of 2026&#8243; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:28px|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeIn&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;144&#8243; 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