Undergraduate Office (UGO) Monthly Announcement – January Issue |
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Recent Events: |
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Student Enrichment Activity |
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Citibank University Banking Course Offered from January to April 2008
Inauguration Ceremony on 7 January 2008 |
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The Inauguration Ceremony of the Citibank University Banking Course was held on 7 January 2008. It was officiated by Mr. Sim Lim (Citi Country Officer for Hong Kong) and Prof. Liu Pak Wai (Acting Vice-Chancellor of CUHK). The Inauguration Ceremony marked the commencement of the Citibank University Banking Course for the 2007-08 academic year. Jointly offered by Citibank and CUHK, the Citibank University Banking Course aims 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. Lectures are delivered by the senior management of Citibank. During this year's course, the modules include:
- Introduction to Consumer & Investment Banking
- Treasury Cycles
- Risk Management
- Investment Products and Advisory Services
- Branch Operations
- Cards Business
- Consumer Finance
- Corporate Business
- Compliance and Control
- Bank Marketing and Research
- Careers in Banking
Venue: Sir Run Run Shaw Hall, CUHK campus |
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CUBA Undergraduate "Heart to Heart Talk" on 10 January 2008 |
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Guest speaker: Mr. M T J Rowse, JP (盧維思先生), Director – General, Invest Hong Kong
Topic: Hong Kong's Role in the Global Economy
Venue: University Guesthouse
It was our honour to be graced with the presence of Mr. M T J Rowse, JP (盧維思先生), Director – General, Invest Hong Kong, who shared his experience and wisdom with the Global Business Studies students. Ms. Charmaine Wong, Associate Director – General of Invest Hong Kong, also joined the Heart to Heart Talk. The students had a fruitful evening and gained remarkable insights from the guests. |
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From left: Mr. M T J Rowse, Director – General, Invest Hong Kong; and Prof. Andrew C.F. Chan, Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies), Faculty of Business Administration, CUHK |
2nd and 3rd left: Prof. Gordon Cheung, Programme Director of Global Business Studies, CUHK; and Mr. M T J Rowse, Director – General, Invest Hong Kong |
2nd and 5th left: Ms. Charmaine Wong, Associate Director – General, Invest Hong Kong; and Mr. M T J Rowse, Director – General, Invest Hong Kong |
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Let's hear some feedback from a Global Business Studies student:
"The high table dinner was so fruitful and enjoyable, and I learned a lot from it. The talk by Mike Rowse gave me a clearer picture of the comparative advantages of Hong Kong relative to its counterparts like Mainland China and Singapore. Mr. Rowse introduced his job of promoting Hong Kong for foreign investment. His sharing was so interesting and increased our firsthand knowledge about the opportunities and challenges that Hong Kong faces in regards to attracting foreign investment. During the dinner, Mr. Rowse continued to share his valuable experiences and even showed us his family photos. He pointed out the importance of being passionate about Hong Kong. As Hong Kong citizens, we should love Hong Kong, and work together to make Hong Kong more prosperous.
Though the preparation work for the high table dinner was more than what I expected, its success gave me great satisfaction. I was glad to have this opportunity to participate in the preparation, and become familiar with the details of organizing a high table dinner. It was a meaningful activity for all three cohorts of the Global Business Studies students to gather and share experiences," said Karen Chau, year-1 Global Business Studies student. |
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CUBA Undergraduate "Heart to Heart Talk" on 18 January 2008 |
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Guest speaker: Ms. Eirene Yeung (楊逸芝小姐), Director, Corporate Strategy Unit and Company Secretary of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited (Alumna of EMBA and MSc in Finance)
Topic: Business and Law: Blending the Best of Two Worlds
Venue: University Guesthouse
We were pleased that Ms. Eirene Yeung, CUHK alumna of the EMBA Programme and MSc Programme in Finance, accepted our invitation and came to CUHK to deliver a talk. The group attending the talk was a mix of BBA-JD students and other students of CUBA. Ms. Yeung shared her real-life cases with our students to demonstrate how business and law elements interact with each other in the real business world, and how her business and legal educational backgrounds help her in her career. |
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Let's hear the feedback of Grace Chu, year-1 BBA-JD student:
"It has been our honour to have Ms Eirene Yeung as our guest speaker in the Heart-to-Heart Talk. There might have been occasions in the past where one would just listen to a high profile speaker, but never was there such a small group of students allowing us to actually interact with the speaker personally.
It was particularly useful for us BBA-JD students to hear the sharing from Ms Yeung, who is an expert in both the legal and business fields. She could tell us from her own experience that it is very useful to have legal knowledge in doing business. It gives you an advantage when you encounter complicated legal processes – you do not have to rely on a third party.
She reassured me that it is necessary, and indeed, a bonus, to take the Juris Doctor (JD) programme. In fact, I have always wondered whether I want to be in the business or legal field, but Ms Yeung's viewpoint gave me a good idea: in the business field you get to know the complete process of your work, but in the legal field, you are probably only involved in the legal process. This was in line with my original idea, which was to work in the business field with extra legal knowledge. I am sure blending the two expertises will give me a competitive edge in society.
Another bonus of this Heart-to-Heart Talk was that we actually had dinner together with Ms Yeung. We had abundant time to share our thoughts on not only the business world, but also views on other parts of life. We certainly do not get such chances in a normal 100-person seminar. I believe it is always fruitful to listen to successful people talking about how they live their lives, because they must have exceptional principles, values or habits that make them outstanding." |
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CUBA Undergraduate "Heart to Heart Talk" on 23 January 2008 |
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Guest speaker: Mr. Lee Ming Kwai, Dick (李明逵先生), Former Commissioner of Police (Alumnus of History, New Asia College, 1972)
Topic: Leadership in the New Era
Venue: C2, T C Cheng Building, United College, CUHK campus
The Heart to Heart Talk attracted an audience of around 100 students and alumni. As the Former Commissioner of Police, Mr. Lee shared with the participants his experience in the Police Force and the leadership skills required in the new era. |
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| From left: Prof. Andrew C.F. Chan and Mr. Dick Lee |
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Mr. Lee delivering the Heart to Heart Talk to students and alumni. |
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BBA-JD Students' Participation in the Lion Rock Institute Luncheon in 2007 |
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Prof. Raymond So, Programme Director of BBA-JD, and a group of BBA-JD students attended a Lion Rock Institute Luncheon on 19 December 2007. The guest speaker was Ms. Christine Loh (陸恭蕙小姐). The students gained valuable insights from Ms. Loh on "Regional Air Quality - The Challenge for the Guangzhou Asian Games 2010". |
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| (2nd and 3rd left: Prof. Raymond So and Ms. Christine Loh) |
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BBA-JD Field Trip |
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A field trip was arranged for BBA-JD students on 3 January 2008 to widen their exposure to the business and legal worlds. We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the following people for their support for this function, and their valuable sharing and advice to the students.
- Mr. Rocky Lok, Vice President - Greater China, Finance, IT and M&A, Carlsberg Brewery Hong Kong Limited (EMBA alumnus, 2003)
- Mr. Vincent Leung, Manager Regional Strategy & Business Development, Strategy, Propositions & Channels Asia-Pacific, Commercial Banking, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (EMBA alumnus, 2006)
- Mr. Victor Hing-Wah Lok, Solicitor, Lok Hing Wah & Co. Solicitors (MBA alumnus, 1992)
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All BBA-JD students found the trip enjoyable and meaningful. Let's hear the words of Sunny Chow, a year-1 BBA-JD student:
"While everyone was still enjoying their semester break in early January, BBA-JD students commenced the "academic term" in a unique style. The field trip consisted of a company visit, a heart-to-heart talk, and a visit to the High Court. The company visit to Carlsberg focused on Carlsberg's business and legal framework in China. Through an inspiring presentation by Mr. Rocky Lok, Vice President of Carlsberg Greater China, about Carlsberg's carving out a niche in China, I have learnt that business is actually an art. It is the fusion of scholastic knowledge with the intelligence of mankind. When you run a business in an ever-changing world, every second is in fact a brand new challenge.
After the company visit, we had a heart-to-heart dialogue with Mr. Vincent Leung, Manager Regional Strategy & Business Development, Strategy, Propositions & Channels Asia-Pacific, Commercial Banking, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. Mr. Leung is currently taking the JD programme (Juris Doctor programme) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He shared about his views on why a JD qualification is necessary and how it can help us to develop our careers in the future.
We ended our day with a High Court visit. Mr. Victor Lok, Solicitor of Lok Hing Wah & Co., explained how the legal world operates and how law was related to business.
The trip captured the essence of the real business world, enriched me with knowledge beyond the books, and developed my business and legal sense." |
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Students' Participation in Live Radio Broadcast "New Thinking in Management" |
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- Two Integrated BBA students, Dennis Ngan and Fanny Cheung, assisted during the RTHK Radio interview with Ms. Sophie Kao (高靜芝女士), Chairperson of the Women's Commission on 11 January 2008. (Click here to listen to the radio programme). Ms. Kao is an alumna of the BBA Programme of the University. |
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| 2nd and 3rd left: Prof. Andrew C.F. Chan and Ms. Sophie Kao |
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Fanny Cheung has the following feedback after the RTHK Radio interview:
"I was really honored to participate in the radio recording with Prof. Chan and Ms. Kao. It was a great eye-opener and has enabled me to look at women's affairs in Hong Kong with a deeper and broader perspective.
Women, an important and integral part of our society, have been gaining increasing power and attention in recent decades. Realizing where the bottleneck is, the Women's Commission has been tackling the issues with great effort, and it is a pleasure to know that it is making good progress. The session has given me great inspiration and challenged me to reexamine the conventional perception of genders, and the role which each shoulder. It is important to be able to learn from traditional wisdom, yet not to be hindered at the same time. Furthermore, the future projects and directions raised have crucial implications for the development of Hong Kong, and indeed are very appropriate and cost-efficient solutions to many social problems which we are facing right now.
The preparation for the recording was also an interesting experience – from researching the background, to meeting to discuss the materials to be covered on the recording day – I was amazed to see how a radio programme was arranged in order to make use of precious air time to present the ideas to the audience. I hope the audience enjoyed the session as much as I did, and was able to recognize the importance of the collaborations between the two genders for the construction of a harmonious society." |
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Article in the Hong Kong Economic Journal (信報) |
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An inspiring talk delivered by Mr. Peter Wong Tung Shun, JP (王冬勝先生), the Group General Manager and Executive Director of HSBC, during the CUBA Faculty Tea Reception for Freshmen, was published in the Hong Kong Economic Journal. Mr. Peter Wong shared with the students his university life and gave advice to the first-years on how to prepare themselves to meet with the challenges in the new millennium. (click here for the article) |
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Admission and Promotion |
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Information Session for Early Admissions Scheme Applicants on 5 January 2008 |
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Early Admissions Scheme is a channel for secondary 6 students who obtained outstanding HKCEE results seeking admission to universities. An information session was arranged on 5 January 2008 to provide prospective applicants with comprehensive information about CUBA and a chance to discuss with our faculty members about undergraduate studies and admission matters. The following Faculty members attended the Information Session and met with EAS applicants:
- Prof. Gordon Cheung, Programme Director of Global Business Studies and Professor, Department of Management
- Dr. Alice Chui, Director of Professional Accountancy Programme and Professional Consultant, School of Accountancy
- Prof. Dennis Fan, Associate Professor, Department of Finance (for the Quantitative Finance Programme)
- Ms. Melina Iu, Administrative Director (Undergraduate Programmes)
- Prof. Leung Wai Kin, Associate Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management
- Prof. Raymond So, Programme Director of BBA-JD and Associate Professor, Department of Finance
- Prof. Albert Wong, Associate Professor, Department of Finance (for the Insurance, Financial and Actuarial Analysis Programme)
Venue: Lady Shaw Building, CUHK campus |
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Campus Visit by Diocesan Boys' School on 9 January 2008 |
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A group of secondary 6 students from Diocesan Boys' School visited CUBA on 9 January 2008. Ms. Melina Iu, Administrative Director (Undergraduate Programmes) discussed with the students admission matters, programme structures, and enrichment activities offered. The students found the information session very useful. |
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Admission & Promotion to Secondary Schools / Institutions in November and December 2007 including |
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Hang Seng School of Commerce (for Global Business Studies) |
Prof. Gordon Cheung, Programme Director of Global Business Studies, and Professor of Department of Management |
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St. Stephen's Girls' College |
Prof. Gordon Cheung, Programme Director of Global Business Studies, and Professor of Department of Management |
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School of Continuing and Professional Studies, CUHK |
Ms. Betty Chau, UGO |
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STFA Leung Kau Kui College |
Ms. Betty Chau, UGO |
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Shatin Government Secondary School |
Prof. Raymond So, Department of Finance |
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CUTW Community College |
Ms. Betty Chau, UGO |
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PLK Li Shiu Chung Memorial College |
Prof. Raymond So, Department of Finance |
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Scholarship |
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Lunch Ceremony for Prof. Larry Lang Foundation Scholarships on 17 January 2008 |
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A lunch ceremony was held on 17 January 2008 to award scholarships to the recipients and to express our appreciation to the donor, Prof. Larry Lang, for his generosity. In each semester, 10 scholarships were awarded to Integrated BBA / Quantitative Finance / Insurance, Financial and Actuarial Analysis students who obtained outstanding results and were in financial need. |
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| Prof. Larry Lang (5th left), Prof. Raymond So (4th left) and scholarship recipients |
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Faculty Member Attending Student Societies’ Functions |
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Inauguration Ceremony of the 2008 Cabinet, The Business Administration Society of The Chung Chi College (CCBA) |
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Date: 15 January 2008
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: T. Y. Wong Hall, 5/F, Ho Sin-Hang Engineering Building
On behalf of the Faculty of Business Administration, Prof. Stella So, Academic Director, attended the ceremony and delivered an opening speech. |
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 Prof. Stella So, Academic Director |
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High Table Dinner cum Opening Ceremony of the BASO Mentorship Programme |
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Date: 14 January 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Jade Ballroom, 2/F, Eaton Hotel Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui
Prof. Stella So, Academic Director, attended the High Table and was one of the honorable guests of the event. |
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Upcoming Events: |
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Student Enrichment Activity |
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CUBA Undergraduate "Heart to Heart Talk" |
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Guest speaker: Ms. Christina Lee, General Counsel (Asia Pacific), Legal General, Asia Pacific, adidas Services Limited
Date: 13 February 2008
Venue: CUHK campus
Topic: Challenges for Managers in a Multinational Environment |
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Guest speaker: Mr. David Lam Yim Nam, Deputy Chief Executive, Bank of China (Hong Kong)
Date: 20 February 2008
Venue: CUHK campus
Topic: Success in a Banking Career: Some Personal Sharing (tentative) |
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FinMan Forum |
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The Advisory Committee on Human Resources Development in the Financial Services Sector of HKSAR Government (the FinMan Committee) will partner with CUHK to hold a Forum on 15 March 2008. This Forum will be one of the important events of FinMan in 2008 and will draw a great deal of attention from the financial and business sector, the tertiary education sector, and the general public. The Forum, which is a half-day event, will be held at CUHK campus and will focus on the banking and securities industries. Professor K.C. Chan, SBS, JP, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, HKSAR Government (財經事務及庫務局局長陳家強教授) will be the keynote speaker and Mr. T.C. Chan, BBS, JP, the Chairman of the FinMan Committee, HKSAR Government (財經界人力資源諮詢委員會主席陳子政先生) will be one of the moderators for the Forum. |
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Professor K.C. Chan, SBS, JP
Secretary for Financial Services and the
Treasury, HKSAR Government |
Mr. T.C. Chan, BBS, JP
Chairman of the FinMan Committee,
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Achievement of Students: |
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Student's Participation in Case Competition |
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A Business Student Wins Fantasy Futures, JPMorgan's Online Global Derivatives Trading Competition |
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Leung Siu Hong John (Quantitative Finance Year 3 student) became the weekly winner of the Fantasy Futures, JP Morgan's Online Global Derivatives Trading Competition. This competition ran from 1 October to 30 November 2007. The competition provided students with the opportunity to learn about interest rates trading. Winners were awarded handsome prizes. |
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Our heartiest congratulations to John Leung. |
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