New deacons in Hong Kong

I was interested to see that the Diocese of Hong Kong ordained three men to the permanent diaconate on July 11 bringing the number of permanent deacons in the diocese to 11 (they have a long way to go to catch up with the over 600 deacons in the Archdiocese of Chicago).
My brother deacons who feel that the current minimum of four years formation for the Archdiocese of Chicago is onerous might be surprised that these men have completed a seven-year program.
Congratulations to the newly ordained.