Industry Partnership

Advisory Committee

With its aim of becoming a regional center of excellence for hospitality education in Asia, the School of Hotel and Tourism Management recognizes that support from the industry is vital to the success of the School’s mission. The School thus set up an Advisory Committee in May 2000 with the following objectives:

To foster collaboration between the industry and the School.
To provide input and feedback on issues related to curriculum design.
To maximize students’ learning by supporting internship opportunities and encouraging employment opportunities for program graduates.

The current Advisory Committee is comprised of the following members:


Chairman:	Mr. Larry M.K. Tchou	Managing Director, Asia Pacific Hyatt International - Asia Pacific, Limited

Members:	Mr. Ananda R. Arawwawela	Managing Director The St. Regis Singapore
	Mr. Peter C. Borer	Chief Operating Officer The Peninsula Hotels
	Ms. Sonia Cheng	Chairman New World Hospitality
	Mr. Ambrose W.S. Cheung, JP	Executive Director, e Sun Holdings Limited
	Mr. Ivan Chu	Director Service Delivery Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
	Mr. Paul Foskey	Executive Vice President, International Hotel Development, Asia/Pacific The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company L.L.C.
	Mr. Stanley H.C. Hui	Chief Executive Officer Airport Authority Hong Kong
	Mr. Andrew Kam	Managing Director Hong Kong Disneyland
	Mr. Steve Kleinschmidt	President Marco Polo Hotels Group
	Mr. Anthony Lau	Executive Director Hong Kong Tourism Board
	Mr. Mark Lettenbichler	Vice President and Area General Manager The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
	Mr. Michael Li	Executive Director, The Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners Limited
	Mr. James Lu	Executive Director Hong Kong Hotels Association
	Ms. Paddy W.Y. Lui	Managing Director, Stanford Hotels International Limited
	Mr. William Mackay	Vice President and General Manager Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
	Mr. Thomas Mehrmann	Chief Executive Ocean Park Hong Kong
	Mr. William Ng	Chief Operating Officer – Cruise, Genting Hong Kong Limited
	Mr. Jim Pilarski	Chief Human Resources Officer, Asia, Pacific and the Middle East & Africa, Marriott International Inc.
	Mr. Jean Jacques Reibel	Managing Director InterContinental Hong Kong
	Mr. Nigel A.A. Summers	Director Horwath HTL
	Mr. Philip W.H. Yung	Commissioner for Tourism Tourism Commission
	Mr. Tony Zhang	Director CTS Tycoon (Shenzhen) Golf Club
	Prof. Eliza Ching-yick Tse	Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, CUHK
	Prof. Kam-hon Lee	Director, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, CUHK
Secretary:	Dr. Johnny C.C. Wan	Director of Industry Liaison, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, CUHK

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Advisory Committee