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Undergraduate Office (UGO) Monthly Announcement – December Issue

 
I. Recent Events:
         
  (A) Student Enrichment Activity
       
    1. CUBA Undergraduate “Heart to Heart Talk” on 5 December 2007
       
      Guest speaker: Mr. Norman Chan, SBS, JP (陳德霖先生), Director of Chief Executive’s Office
      Venue: University Guesthouse
       
      It was our honour to have the presence of Mr. Norman Chan, Director of Chief Executive’s Office, to share his experience and wisdom with the BBA students.  Mr. Chan and the students exchanged views on topics including personal development, current financial issues, the keys to success etc.
       
     
       
  (B) Admission and Promotion
       
    1. Campus visit by St. Paul's Co-educational College Visit on 27 November 2007
       
      A group of 15 F.6 students from St. Paul’s Co-educational College visited CUBA in the morning of 27 November.  A number of faculty members discussed with the students on admission matters, programme structures and enrichment activities offered.  Both the students and the teachers found the morning fruitful and joyful.  Participating faculty members included
  • Prof. Andrew CF Chan, Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies) and Professor, Department of Marketing
  • Prof. Gordon Cheung, Programme Director of Global Business Studies and Professor, Department of Management
  • Ms. Melina Iu, Administrative Director (Undergraduate Programmes)
  • Prof. K.H. Lee, Director, School of Hotel and Tourism Management and Professor of Marketing
  • Prof. Stella So, Academic Director, Undergraduate Studies in Business, and Associate Professor, Department of Marketing
  • Prof. Raymond So, Programme Director of BBA-JD, Admission Coordinator of Quantitative Finance, and Associate Professor, Department of Finance
  • Prof. Albert Wong, Programme Director of Insurance, Financial and Actuarial Analysis and Associate Professor, Department of Finance
  • Mr. Edmund Wong, Instructor, School of Accountancy
     
       
     
       
    2. Information Seminar for Macau Applicants on 8 December 2007
       
     

Objective: to provide comprehensive information of CUHK and CUBA to applicants in Macau
Representative of BA Faculty: Mr. Chan Ho Fung, Department of Marketing
Venue: Macau Fisherman's Wharf, Macau
       
     
       
    3. Campus visit by Diocesan Girls' School on 14 December 2007
       
      A group of 93 F.6 students of Diocesan Girls’ School visited CUHK and our faculty members delivered admission talks to them.  After the admission talks, these F.6 students had a deeper understanding about CUHK and CUBA.  Speakers from the Faculty on that day included
  • Prof. Gordon Cheung (Global Business Studies)
  • Prof. Dennis Fan (Quantitative Finance)
  • Ms. Melina Iu (IBBA)
  • Prof. Kevin Lam (Professional Accountancy)
  • Prof. Leung Wai Kin (Hotel and Tourism Management)
  • Prof. Andrew Ng (Insurance, Financial and Actuarial Analysis)
  • Prof. Raymond So (BBA-JD)

Venue: CUHK campus
       
  (C) UGO Members' Social Service
       
    1. Moderator in International Business Convention
       
      Prof. Andrew Chan, Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies) and Director of Undergraduate Studies, acted as a moderator in the International Business Convention “Winning Strategies for the Next Global Stage” on 13 December 2007.  Prof. Chan served in the session “China Market Focus” and the panel title is “Outdo Your Rivals: Branding & Competing in the China Market”.
       
     
       
II. Upcoming Events:
       
  (A) Student Enrichment Activity
       
    1. Citibank University Banking Course Offered from January to April 2008 Inauguration Ceremony on 7 January 2008
       
      Jointly offered by the Citibank and CUBA, the Citibank University Banking Course intends to give CUBA students a better understanding of the banking industry and its practices, as well as a sense of the importance of managing personal finances so that students can become financially responsible individuals.  This Course is a part of the Citigroup Financial Education Series.  Senior management staff of the Citibank will come to the CUHK campus delivering a series of lectures, and a company visit will be arranged to the students.
      Venue: CUHK campus
       
    2. CUBA Undergraduate "Heart to Heart Talk"
       
      (i) Hong Kong’s Role in the Global Economy
        Guest speaker: Mr. Mike Rowse, Director - General, Invest Hong Kong
        Date: 10 January 2008
        Venue: CUHK campus
         
      (ii) Leadership in the New Era (tentative)
        Guest speaker: Mr. Dick Lee (李明逵先生), Retired Commissioner of Police
        Date: 23 January 2008
        Venue: CUHK campus
         
  (B) Admission & Promotion
         
    1. Information Session for Early Admissions Scheme Applicants on 5 January 2008
         
      Early Admissions Scheme is a channel for secondary 6 students who obtained outstanding HKCEE results to seek admission to universities.  An information session will be arranged on 5 January 2008 to provide prospective applicants with comprehensive information about CUBA and with a chance to discuss with our faculty members on admission matters and undergraduate studies.
      Venue: Lady Shaw Building, CUHK campus
       
III. Past Events:
       
  (A) Student Enrichment Activity
       
    1. Faculty Tea Reception for Freshmen on 31 August 2007
       
      At the Faculty Tea Reception for Freshmen, over 200 new students got the chance to meet with the teachers in the faculty on a more informal basis, and hear an inspiring talk by Mr. Peter Wong Tung Shun, JP (王冬勝先生), the Group General Manager and Executive Director of HSBC, who shared his wisdom and advice with the students.
       
     
      A group shot - (From left) Two Master of Ceremonies; Prof. Wong Tak Jun; Prof. Stella So; Prof. T.S. Lee; Mr. Peter T.S. Wong, JP, Group General Manager and Executive Director, Hong Kong and Mainland China, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited; Prof. Andrew C.F. Chan; Prof. Lee Kam-hon and Prof. Chan Wai Sum.
       
    2. Academic Cup
       
      Academic Cup is an annual case analysis competition which aims to offer a chance to students to put theories into practices.  This year, a real business case was given to students and they were required to propose a solution within a specific period of time.  Mr. John Yeung, OBE, JP (楊顯中先生), Managing Director of The Cross-Harbour (Holdings) Limited, was invited to be our guest speaker.
       
    3. Meeting with Business Elite
       
     

"Meeting with Business Elite" is organized on a non-regular basis with the aims to strengthen the bonding among the elite business people (particularly our alumni), the Faculty and our undergraduate students, and to help our students get a glimpse at the real business world. Since September 2007, we have met

  • Mr. KL Wong, Managing Director and Chairman, Asia Origination of Merrill Lynch on 19 September 2007 (details)
  • Mr. Samuel Poon, Executive Chairman, Asia Pacific, Markets & Investment Banking, Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG, Member of UniCredit Group on 4 October 2007
  • Mr. Ken Lee, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C on 29 October 2007 (details)
Left: Prof. Andrew Chan, Mr. Silas Ng (IFA), Mr. KL Wong Left: Ms. Joanna Mak (IFA), Mr. Samuel Poon, Prof. Andrew Chan, Mr. Dennis Ngan (IBBA) Top left: Ms. Yvette Wang (IBBA) and Mr. David Chan (PAC)
Bottom left: Mr. Ken Lee and Prof. Andrew Chan
       
      Let's hear what students say after the meeting:
       
      What impressed me even more is the way Mr. Ken Lee shared with us his experience and values, not only about the financial industry, but also his own personal beliefs. He told us that he spends most of his time in i-banking working in sales. Mr. Lee advised us that "as sales, it is very important for you to understand what your clients need, and even speak out before they ask. You need to learn the proper way to be with other people, be confident but not arrogant. The most desirable result is [a] win-win situation for both sides." -- Yvette Wang said after meeting with Mr. Ken Lee of Goldman Sachs.
       
      As an icon of a top investment bank, Mr. KL Wong discussed the latest trend of the job market. As a CUHK alumnus, he shared with me his view on standards of local graduates and gave advice on what students of our university could do to compete with elites from all over the world to get into this highly competitive industry. I felt strongly about KL’s continuous support to his alma mater, which led me to have reflection on what my role as a CUHK alumnus should be after my graduation. -- Silas Ng said after meeting with Mr. KL Wong of Merrill Lynch.
       
    4. Students’ Participation in Live Radio Broadcast "New Thinking in Management"
       
     
  • An IBBA student, Ken Choi, assisted during the interview with Mr. Anthony Wong, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, Innovation and Technology Commission, HKSARG (創新科技署署長王錫基先生) on 9th September 2007 (details)
  • An IBBA student, Katie Lee, interviewed Mr. David Mong, Vice-Chairman of Shun Hing Group (信興電器貿易有限公司董事總經理蒙德揚先生) on 23rd September 2007 (details) (click here to listen the radio programme)
  • A Quantitative Finance student, Alex Wong, interviewed Mr. Denis Yip, President – Greater China of EMC2 (美國 EMC2 公司大中華區總裁葉成輝先生) on 15 November 2007 (click here to listen the radio programme)
  • A Professional Accountancy student, Steven Wong, assisted during the interview with Dr. K.K. Tse, Managing Director, KK Tse & Associates (謝家駒管理顧問公司董事總經理謝家駒先生) on 7 December 2007
  • An IBBA student, Victoria Chan, assisted in the episode on topic “Peter Drucker 與左右圈” on 15 December 2007
       
    5. BBA-JD Students' Participation in Lion Rock Institute Luncheon in 2007
       
     
  • Meeting with Mr. Sin Chung-kai (單仲偕議員), Legislative Councilor, on 19 September
  • Meeting with The Honourable Leung Chun-ying (梁振英議員), Convener of Executive Council of HKSAR, on 17 October
  • Meeting with Mr. Frederick Ma, JP (馬時亨先生), Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, on 26 November
Second and third left: Prof. Raymond So and The Honourable Leung Chun-ying Third and fourth right: Mr. Frederick Ma and Prof. Raymond So
       
    6. Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship Shortlisting Interview (CUBA) on 20 October 2007
       
      Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship and each Faculty is invited to nominate 2 students for consideration of the University and for subsequent nomination to the Hong Kong Jockey Club for the scholarship.  UGO arranged a shortlisting interview on 20 October 2007 and would nominate 2 students (out of 10 students) for further consideration by the University. We would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks to Mr. Paul Kan, CBE, JP (簡文樂先生), Chairman and Founder of the Champion Technology and Prof. Jeff Yeung (Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics) to serve as the interviewers.
       
     
Mr. Paul Kan Prof. Jeff Yeung
       
    7. Meetings with Mr. Paul Kan, CBE, JP, Chairman and Founder of the Champion Technology on 3, 10 and 17 November 2007
       
      Mr. Paul Kan, Chairman and Founder of the Champion Technology, met with selected students on 3, 10 and 17 November.  Mr. Paul Kan provided the students with valuable insights and constructive advices on business practices and personal developments.  The students found the meetings very fruitful and valuable.
       
      Middle: Mr. Paul Kan
       
    8. CUBA Elite Mentorship Programme Closing of 2006-07 cum Opening of 2007-08 Ceremony on 18 November 2007
       
      The objectives of the Elite Mentorship Programme are to enable our students to gain valuable insights from their elite mentors, extend their personal networks and get connected to the real business world through their elite mentors.  Our elite mentors include Ms. Mary Pandora Cheung (張瑪莉女士) (Managing Director, Mary Cheung & Associates (International) Ltd.), Ms. Leonie Ki (紀文鳳女士) (Managing Director, New World China Enterprises Projects Limited) and Ms. Connie Lau ( 劉燕卿女士) (Chief Executive, Consumer Council) and more…
      Venue: Crystal Room I & II, Basement 3, Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hong Kong
       
     
       
    9. Undergraduate Mentorship Programme Kick-off Gathering on 24 November 2007
       
      The objectives of the Undergraduate Mentorship Programme are to foster the bonding among CUBA alumni and undergraduates, as well as enable the students to get a taste of the real business world.  There were four categories under the Programme, namely, Accounting, Finance, Sales & Marketing, and Entrepreneurship. On the kick-off gathering, we invited Mr. Victor Choi (BBA alumnus) and Mr. Howard Ling (MBA alumnus) as our guest speakers.  They shared with the students on the essential skills and qualities to be an entrepreneur, as well as the happiness and fruitful outcome of being entrepreneurs. (details)
      Number of mentors and mentees: over 200
      Venue: TYW LT, Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building, CUHK Campus
       
     
       
  (B) Admission & Promotion
       
    1. Admission & Promotion to Secondary Schools / Institutions in September and October 2007 including
       
     
Date School / Organization Speaker
28 September PLK Vicwood K.T. Chong Sixth Form College Mr. Jimmy Chiu, Department of Management
7 October Hok Yau Club Ms. Michele Tang, UGO
12 October Pui Ching Middle School Prof. Gordon Cheung, Department of Management
18 October Kiangsu-Chekiang College (Shatin) Ms. Michele Tang, UGO
30 October Hang Seng School of Commerce Prof. Raymond So, Department of Finance
       
    2. Reception for Teachers coming from Key Secondary Schools in Mainland China on 23 November 2007
       
      A number of teachers from key secondary schools in Mainland China visited CUHK and they received a warm welcoming from the University.  Prof. Stella So, Academic Director, represented the Faculty of Business Administration and gave an introduction of the Faculty to the visitors.
       
    3. Global Business Studies Information Session on 1 December 2007
       
      Following the latest changes in the programme structure of the Global Business Studies, we arranged an information session on 1 December.  Prof. Gordon Cheung, Programme Director of the Global Business Studies, delivered a presentation and provided the up-to-date information to the applicants.
       
  (C) Achievement of Students:
       
    1. First-runner up, HKICPA QP Case Analysis Competition, 2007
       
     
  • Joanne Man (Professional Accountancy Year 2)
  • Annie Yam (Professional Accountancy Year 2)
  • Astin Yu (Professional Accountancy Year 2)
Let’s hear words from Joanne – "I am very happy that we won the first-runner up in the competition. There were 114 teams competing for the championship and the competition was very keen. Thanks for the support from the School of Accountancy and the Undergraduate Office which enabled us to receive valuable trainings from our alumni. This helped us to give the best performance and won the first runner-up in the competition."
       
       
       
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