Four BBA students captured the three top awards in the China Mobile Hong Kong Business Administration Paper 2010-2011 competition held on 30 January 2011, including Championship, Best Audience Choice Award. One of the students, Elsa Cheng, won the Best Presenter Award for her skillful presentation technique. Their creative business idea and outstanding presentation earned the judges’ appreciation and won the highest score in the Oral Presentation Day.
The winners were Elsa Cheng (China Business Studies), Tung Ka Man (Finance), Yeung Hok Man (Marketing) and Zhao Wanlu (Marketing). Their business plan, named "Future18", was selected from more than 110 entries submitted by students from 8 local universities. Since 1995, BBA students have been placed among the top three teams in this prestigious annual competition.
Dr. Christy Cheung, Assistant Professor of Finance and Decision Sciences, won Distinguished Paper Award for her paper entitled “An Empirical Investigation into the Effect of Information Usefulness on Information Adoption from Wikipedia” at the 2011 International Conference on e-CASE and e-Tech held in Tokyo, Japan in February 2011.
The conference received approximately 475 manuscripts from participants from 43 countries. The four main criteria for the Award were originality, study completeness, academic/practice contribution, and diversity in field and area. An important implication of this study is that educators should provide students with more training on web information. In particular, they should instruct students to pay more attention to the accuracy of online information and to be critical learners. The researchers advised website administrators that they could create a reputation system to help users evaluate the credibility of individual contributors.
Funded by the SME Development Fund of the Trade and Industry Department, HKSAR, a study entitled “The Road to Development of SMEs – The Present and Future”, was jointly conducted by the School of Business, HKBU and The Hong Kong Chinese Importers’ and Exporters’ Association.
On March 25, a press conference for the release of the findings and recommendations of the study was held at the HK Convention and Exhibition Centre. A total of 150 participants attended the event, majority of whom are entrepreneurs from SMEs.
At the press conference Ms. Maria S N Kwan, Director-General of Trade & Industry Department gave a keynote speech before the presentation of findings by Professor Stephen Cheung, Dean of the School of Business, assisted by Dr. Ng Ying-chu and Dr. Vivienne Luk of Institute for Enterprise Development. This was followed by a panel discussion where several CEOs of SMEs shared their experiences and insights of their companies’ success in maintaining competitive advantage.
Professor Stephen Cheung represented the School to attend the "2011 EFMD Meeting for Deans & Directors General" in Lyon, France from 27 to 28 January 2011. Attendance is by invitation only, extended only to those with top management responsibility and authority in EFMD member business school and centres. The School is a member of EFMD.
The EFMD Quality Services Team reported the current status and the latest developments of EFMD accreditations including learning derived from EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and EPAS (EFMD Programme Accreditation System). Deans and Directors also learned about the future objectives of the EFMD accreditations. In Addition, the QS team also actively sought feedback from member schools on the accreditation developments and objectives.
A delegation from the New Territories General Chamber of Commerce, led by its President Mr. Haywood Cheung and its Chairman Dr. Sam Wong, visited the University on 19 January. The visitors were given a briefing of the latest developments of the University. Professor Stephen Cheung shared with the guests the achievements and developments of the School of Business.
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Professor Stephen Cheung Appointed to Minimum Wage Commission
The Chief Executive has appointed Professor Stephen Cheung, Dean, School of Business, as a non-official member of the Minimum Wage Commission (MWC) for a term of two years with effect from March 1, 2011.
The MWC is established under the Minimum Wage Ordinance with the main function of reporting to the Chief Executive in Council its recommendation on the statutory minimum wage rate. In making its recommendation, the MWC will need to maintain an appropriate balance between the objectives of forestalling excessively low wages and minimising the loss of low-paid jobs while sustaining Hong Kong's economic growth and competitiveness.
Dr. Alex Lau, Associate Professor, Department of Accountancy and Law
Dr. Alex Lau was appointed to be Secretary and Director of the Harvard Club of Hong Kong (2010-2011) for the eighth term; Consultant Solicitor at Haldanes in 2010, the top criminal defense practice in HK; a member of the Inland Revenue Board of Review in 2010-2011 for the third term; an Examiner for Head V (Principles of Common Law) at the Overseas Lawyers Qualification Examination of the Law Society of Hong Kong; and presented a Silver Pro-Bono Award by the Law Society of Hong Kong, presenting 50 hours of community legal service in 2009-2010.
Mr. Antonio Barreira, Associate Professor, Department of Accountancy and Law, donated HK$100,000 to the School for setting up the Antonio Barreira Scholarship for outstanding business students.
Professor Lam Kit Chun, Professor, Department of Economics, donated HK$15,000 to the School for setting up the School of Business Scholarship for Best Paper on Business Ethics.
Postgraduate Information Day and Open Forum “New Thinking New Prospect 2011
To promote lifelong learning and emphasis on Whole Person Education, Business School held a Postgraduate Information Day and open forum entitled “New Thinking New Prospect 2011” on 26 February. The forum attracted an attendance of around 200 members of the public. After the forum, they visited the programme booths to obtain information about the School’s postgraduate programmes.
Three HKBU business school alumni, Dr. Billy Mak, Associate Programme Director and Director of Development of HKBU MBA programme; Dr. Cheng Yuk-shing, Associate Professor of HKBU Department of Economics, and Mr. Zhao Yongshuang, Director of Guangzhou Yihe Group and Executive Director of Guangzhou Yihe Real Estate, as well as a guest speaker, Ms. Ng Ka-man, Deputy Director of Senior Citizen Home Safety Association, shared new concepts and perspectives in their respective professional areas, covering economics and finance, corporate social responsibility and China’s property markets, embracing the School’s teaching and research focus.
Book Launching Ceremony of “Social Capital in Hong Kong: Connectivities and Social Enterprise” and Public Forum on Social Capital and Social Enterprise
The School of Business and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) co-hosted a book launch for Social Capital in Hong Kong: Connectivities and Social Enterprise on 24 January 2011. The ceremony was followed by a public forum on “Social Capital and Social Enterprise”. Over 100 academics and professionals from various sectors attended the event.
Officiating guests of the ceremony included Mr. Tsang Tak-sing, Secretary for Home Affairs, HKSAR Government; Professor Albert Chan, President and Vice-Chancellor, HKBU; and Professor Horace Ip , Acting Vice-President (Research and Technology), CityU.
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Strategic Public Policy Research Funding Scheme (SPPR) 2010/2011
The University Grants Committee has decided to support two SPPR projects in 2010/2011. Out of a total 18 applications in HK, our School has been awarded a sum of HKD1.15 million under "The Role of Hong Kong's Financial Centre in China's Development". The team comprises Professor Stephen Cheung, Professor Tsang Shu Ki and Dr. Cheng Yuk Shing.
Departmental Seminar-Department of Economics
Date: 27 January, 2011
Topic: Motive Schools and Endogenous Preferential Treatment in Centralized
Admissions
Speaker: Ms WENG Weiwei
Ph.D. candidate in Economics, School of Economics and Finance, The University
of Hong Kong
Research Seminar – Department of Accountancy and Law
Date: 1 March 2011
Topic: Short Sale Constraints, Heterogeneous Interpretations, and Asymmetric
Price Reactions to Earnings Announcements
Speaker: Dr. ZHENG Liu, Assistant Professor, School of Business, University
of Hong Kong
Date: 17 March 2011
Topic: Corporate governance in the EU and the UK: shareholders’ rights
and responsibilities
Speaker: Professor Iain MacNeil, Alexander Stone Professor of Commercial
Law, School of Law, University of Glasgow
MBA公開講座
日期 : 2011年3月24日
講題: 從創新的角度看神話英雄的反叛精神
講者 : 吳明林先生, 資深傳媒人
The 20th Mediation Skills Training Programme
Date: 24 February to 2 March 2011
Co-organizer: IED and Conflict Resolution Centre (CRC)
Trainer: Dr. Helena Yuen, Director & Founding Chairperson of CRC
Executive Development Seminar Series
Date: 23 March 2011 (Wednesday)
Topic: Hong Kong Simply the Best
Speaker: Mr. Anthony Lau, Executive Director of Hong Kong Tourism Board
HKBU/HKICPA Joint Revision Course – Final Examination (June 2011 Exam)
Date of lecture:
17 April to 15 May 2011 (Sundays)
Date of optional mock examination: 29 May 2011 (Sunday)
Co-organizer: Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)
Delegations Hosted by IIBD Secretariat
IIBD hosted an undergraduate delegation from Petra Christian University, Indonesia, and gave an introduction to School of Business, HKBU to the participants on 25 February 2011. The delegation had an opportunity to see Li Promenade, Joint Sports Centre and Library, and was briefed by IIBD colleagues about the recent developments of HKBU.
Hong Kong Corporate Excellence Awards 2010
Building on the success of the last three years, the Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies (CHKLC) and the Centre for Corporate Governance and Financial Policy (CCGFP) joined forces again to present the Hong Kong Corporate Excellence Awards 2010.
The Awards are conferred annually and are designed to encourage improvement in corporate governance of listed companies in Hong Kong. Professor Stephen Cheung, Dean of our School, served again as a member of the Awards Judging Panel. The awards were announced at the Gala Dinner held on 2 December 2010 at Conrad Hong Kong.
BBA Graduate Captured the “Top Student” Award of QP Module
BBA ACCT graduate Lee Yip Man was named Top Student of Module D (Taxation) examination of the Qualification Programme (QP) May 2010 session. Lee is currently working as an audit associate at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. The Qualification Programme, hosted by The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, aims to foster potential accountants through equipping them with essential skills and competencies to become a successful Certified Public Accountant.
MBA alumni acclaimed for the "2010 CCTV Business Leader of the Year"
Alumnus Zhang Chuan Wei (MBA 2002) received the "2010 CCTV Business Leader of the Year" in Beijing on 18th January 2011. Recognized as the "Oscar of China's business community", the theme of this year's award was "transformation", focusing on drive, innovation and responsibility. Alumni Zhang is currently Chairman and Managing Director of Ming Yang Wind Power Group, which is one of the biggest non-state owned wind turbine manufacturers and is ranked among the top five wind turbine manufacturers in China.
Alumnus Luo Gang received "2010 China MBA Top Ten Contribution Award"
Alumnus Luo Gang (MBA 2002), President of the MBA (China) Alumni Association, received the "2010 China MBA Top Ten Contribution Award" at the 4th China MBA Leaders Annual Meeting held on 11th December 2010. The event was co-organised by the China MBA Alliance and the Tsinghua University. The contribution award aimed at praising those who have made tremendous contributions in serving alumni, organizing MBA activities and promoting the work of the MBA community.
HKBU 55th Anniversary Alumni Sharing Forum (Banking & Finance)
To celebrate its 55th Anniversary, the University held the first Alumni Sharing Forum on 14 March. Two eminent alumni of School of Business, Mr. Dickson Shang, Executive Director, HSBC Broking Services (Asia) Limited (Business Management); and Mr. Ip Kai-ming, Executive Director and General Manager, Luso International Banking Limited (Macau) (Corporate Governance and Directorship) were invited to share their journeys to success and valuable experience.
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