Three student representatives from the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Social Entrepreneurship and Development Studies participated in a three-day intensive entrepreneurship training camp, organised by the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Centre for Entrepreneurship and Centre for Family Business, from 2nd to 4th November.
The camp included lectures on entrepreneurship theory, field visit and project roadshows. Guest speakers shared their own stories and insights on overcoming challenges in the early stages of starting a business. The camp also featured visits to a provincial e-commerce demonstration enterprise to gain valuable insights into management strategies. The activities concluded with business plan development and project roadshows, where participants received feedback from a panel of judges.
Jimmy Yeung was greatly inspired during this camp. He explored different entrepreneurial models from the cases shared by Professor Au, which helped him improve himself on the entrepreneurial path.
Master of Arts in Personal Finance Education [MA(PFE)] Programme invited Mr Xie Long, an experienced enterprise trainer, to deliver a financial career advising session for our students.
Dr TAN Weiqiang, Programme Leader of MA(PFE), presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Mr Xie.
Mr Xie Long is a commercial bank veteran with over 20 years of experience in financial management and enterprise training. His expertise covers career planning in finance, credit risk control for banking, banking marketing, team management, banking compliance management, and positive leadership. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Mr Xie has served in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Ping An Bank, Standard Chartered Bank Group, and ZAC. During his tenure as Channel Director and Executive Director at ZAC, Mr Xie was also responsible for in-house training for the business teams and the cadre members.
Mr Xie shared the career advice with our students.
This sharing session framed an overview of the banking and other financial fields for MA(PFE) students and greatly inspired them in their career development in finance. Mr Xie shared many practical and tailored suggestions with our students on their career development in finance, including commercial banking, internet finance, and corporate finance. He also shared his rich experience in banking management with MA(PFE) students.
In this presentation, Prof. Hayhoe shared with us the features of Chinese culture that drew her into 50 years of interaction with Hong Kong and a broader China. She enlightened us to learn lessons from Chinese civilization that have given people agency, strength, resilience and hope in the time of drastic social changes. She guided us to understand a constant balancing between opposites rooted in Chinese culture - the discipline of Confucian learning patterns and the deep insights coming from Daoist thought.
The first MPPM Policy Case Competition, held by the Master of Public Policy and Management (MPPM), was successfully organized on 18 November 2023. It was an attempt to provide a hands-on opportunity for students to analyze and resolve real-life public policy problems through case studies.
The competition entailed a rigorous three-stage process, including a poster presentation in the first round, a PowerPoint presentation in the Semi-final, and a debate in the Final, which tested the participants' abilities, knowledge, and resilience.
We are proud to announce ASEAN (Mr Sai Hkur and Ms Tun Pa Pa Kyaw) as the ultimate winners of this competition, and MTA for Cash (Ms Zhang Yingdi, Mr Xia Zhanbo, Mr Zhang Renzhe), Threesome (Ms Yi Shiyao, Ms Li Youying) and SOS (Ms Yan Ziyu, Mr Liu Chenjing, Ms Song Jiaqi, Ms Zhang Luqi) as the First, Second and Third Runner-Ups respectively. They all showed their dedication, expertise, and exceptional performance across all stages of the competition.
Our congratulations are also extended to all other participants, who joined and demonstrated tremendous skill and commitment throughout the competition.
Congratulations to the winner and all the participants for their remarkable performances!
The 2019 Greater Bay Area (GBA) blueprint has pointed to a high concentration of key factors of innovation, an advancement level of internationalization and solid foundation of cooperation within the region. But it also alludes to issues of overcapacity, imbalance and mismatch of the supply and demand structure, as well as institutional differences under 'one country, two systems', that may affect market connectivity and the flow of factors of production. How can Hong Kong, being a major hub of GBA, gain further strength in economic and social innovation and avoid becoming merely a 'follower' adapting to a GBA defined by other municipalities like Shenzhen and Guangzhou?
On 7 November 2023, a seminar themed on Digital Transformation in the Asset Management Industry was successfully held at The Education University of Hong Kong, jointly organised by the Department of Mathematics and Information Technology (MIT) and the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS).
Professor YU Leung Ho Philip (right standing), Head of Department of MIT, and Dr HU Zhiyong Fox (left standing), Acting Head of Department of SSPS presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Dr Eddie PONG (middle standing) as a gratitude.
Professor LI Wai Keung (first from right hand side), Dean of FLASS, also attended the seminar.
Dr Eddie Pong, the speaker of the seminar, is an expertise in quantitative investment analytics and software development. He is the founder of Rivermap Quantitative Research, a FinTech company in Hong Kong.
Dr Pong is experienced in investment management and quantitative analysis. He started his career in London where he worked as an investment manager at Amundi Asset Management. He then moved to ING Investment Management to work in the engineered investment strategies group. Eddie was Head of Asia Pacific Research at FTSE Russell where he oversaw the research and analytics function in the Asia Pacific region.
Dr Eddie PONG discussed the latest trends in the asset management industry.
At the seminar, Dr Pong discussed the latest trends in the asset management industry, focusing on the increasing importance of technologies like machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and cloud computing. Additionally, he explored the growing emphasis on new investment areas such as megatrends and the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. 
Dr Eddie PONG interacted with the students on the professional development in asset management.
Dr Pong advised on students’ professional development in asset management field, such as the skills necessary for professionals to succeed, the opportunities and challenges in wealth and asset management.
On 7 November 2023, the Master of Arts in Personal Finance Education [MA(PFE)] Programme invited Institute of Financial Technologists of Asia (IFTA) to share the prospects of FinTech industry in Hong Kong, and invited Dr Arvin Tang, Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI), to share the latest breakthrough in the regulatory technology within the FinTech industry.
Dr TAN Weiqiang, Programme Leader of MA(PFE), presented the certificates of appreciation to Dr Arvin TANG, (ASTRI) and Ms Yolanda CHAU (IFTA).
At the beginning, Ms Yolanda Chau from Institute of Financial Technologists of Asia (IFTA) described an overview on the FinTech trends in Hong Kong, including the talent demands and career advising for the prospective FinTech practitioners. She also introduced IFTA professional designations - Certified Financial Technologist (CFT). CFT is a globally recognised certification programme for FinTech practitioners. 
Ms Yolanda CHAU shared the FinTech trends in Hong Kong.
Later, Dr Arvin Tang, the Director of Multimedia Systems and Analytics under the technical division of the Trust and AI Technologies division at Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI), shared the latest regulatory technology in FinTech with our students. Dr Tang discussed the regulatory challenges of data protection in FinTech and introduced ASTRI solution to it, namely, a self-developed federated learning platform developed by ASTRI. This federated learning platform motivates the machine learning training and alternative data to facilitate the regulatory improvement, which is also applied in establishing a new ecosystem for the bank industries. Dr Tang also illustrated some empirical evidence to enhance our students’ cybersecurity literacy.
Dr TANG shared the latest regulatory technology in FinTech with our students.
The Master of Public Policy and Management offers Academic Scholarships to recognize students’ academic achievements. Ms Li Ching Kei (local category) and Ms Li Jingjie (non-local category) have been awarded the scholarship this semester for their outstanding academic performance and language ability.
The Master of Public Policy and Management offers Academic Scholarships to recognize students’ academic achievements. Ms Li Ching Kei (local category) and Ms Li Jingjie (non-local category) have been awarded the scholarship this semester for their outstanding academic performance and language ability.
Sharing from Miss Li Ching Kei:
To be chosen as a recipient of this scholarship amongst a pool of highly talented and accomplished applicants is truly humbling. It is a recognition of the dedication, hard work, and perseverance I have demonstrated throughout my academic journey. It provides me with invaluable resources and support in the field of public policy and management. Moreover, it instills in me a sense of confidence and validation, bolstering my determination to make a meaningful contribution to the field of study and society at large. Once again, I would like to express my deepest gratitude for selecting me as a recipient of the MPPM scholarship. I am truly honored and excited to embark on this transformative journey, and I am committed to making the most of this incredible opportunity.
Sharing from Miss Li Jingjie:
I am glad to have an opportunity to pursue my further studies at The Education University of Hong Kong. The wonderful curriculum allowed me to appreciate the depth and breadth of knowledge; the rich form of social practice allowed me to continue to strengthen my skills in various challenges. During my lonely but fulfilling days, I walked alone out of the library which was still bright late at night, and felt fulfilled for the knowledge I had learned. I am grateful to the teachers of MPPM for their careful teaching, and friends for their support and encouragement. In the future, I will continue to remain focused, diligent, strong-willed, stick to my original intention, keep learning and growing, and explore various possibilities.
The Master of Arts in Personal Finance Education Programme [MA(PFE)] organised a field visit at Central on 20 and 27 October 2023, themed in "Experiencing the Financial and Commercial Development in Hong Kong".
MA(PFE) students firstly visited the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Information Centre. Participating the guided tour at HKMA, students learned more about the history of Hong Kong’s monetary system from 1842 to the present. Additional to this, the guided tour also introduced the functions of HKMA. Our students got an overview on HKMA’s latest policy emphasis on strengthening Hong Kong’s position as an international financial centre, such as the infrastructure financing for Belt and Road Initiative, Cross-boundary Wealth Management Connect Scheme, Green Finance, and promoting Hong Kong as a fintech hub in Asia, etc.
Later, students participated in a walking tour at Central. Through wandering at Central and viewing the financial landmarks, such as HSBC Main Building, Standard Chartered Bank, Tak Wing Pawn Shop, Hang Seng Bank Head Office, Exchange Square, etc, they learned about the historic development of the banking industry in Hong Kong. The walking tour also presented some fascinating lesser-known stories, telling the rise and fall of British, Hong Kong, and mainland Chinese companies in the commerce world of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong’s post-Covid economic rebound has been somewhat lacklustre contrary to expectations. This is partly due to the sluggish economic situation worldwide and partly the troubles on the mainland where the bursting of the real estate bubble and weakening investment and consumption moods are inducing a slowdown. The city’s aspirations to diversify its economic base, including grooming an innovation and technology hub, also face challenges in human and financial capital supply amid adverse geopolitics. At this critical juncture, how should Hong Kong re-strategize to meet new challenges and capture new opportunities?
招生錄取嚴正聲明
近日，本系接獲通知指有留學機構聲稱可幫助學生入讀公共政策及管理碩士課程。就此，本系作出以下聲明:
1. 公共政策及管理碩士為獨立招生課程，未有委託其他機構代處理收生事宜。
2. 我校網上申請系統為唯一申請入讀公共政策及管理碩士課程途徑。
3. 所有申請人均需通過學歷審批及面試，公共政策及管理碩士課程未有與任何機構簽訂「保證錄取」協議。
公共政策及管理碩士課程呼籲各申請人、家長注意，切勿輕信任何「保證錄取」、「代理收生」等中介宣傳字眼。我系鼓勵有志報讀的同學直接提交網上申請。
Disclaimer Statement
The Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS) has recently discovered that some organisations claim to guarantee student admission to Master of Public Policy and Management (MPPM). In response to this, the Department would like to make the following official statement:
1. The MPPM has never authorised any third party to be involved in its application and admission process.
2. All applicants must submit their application via the University’s online system.
3. Shortlisted applicants will undergo the rigorous procedure of academic document verification and admission interview. There is no guarantee of admission as it solely depends on the applicant’s qualification and performance.
Please be careful of any claims of “guaranteeing enrollment”, “proxy recruitment” from any organisations. We encourage applicants to submit their applications directly to the University’s online system (https://www.eduhk.hk/acadprog/online/).