Ms Karen Tam, Year-2 student from the BBA (Hons) in Supply Chain Management programme, and Ms Sammi Lo, Year-3 student from the BBA (Hons) programme, participated in the Cyberport and AWS Educate Cloud Career Pathways Competition 2020 and were awarded as Top 10 Students. They completed assessments in various fields in Information Technology covering Cloud Computing, Machine Learning and Big Data, outperforming other participating students from various local higher education institutions in the number of AWS Educate Badges they earned. In the competition, Karen leant the importance of technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Programming; while Sammi, who majors in Accounting, found it equipped her with the latest professional knowledge of technology for future development.

This competition, co-organised by Cyberport and AWS Educate, aims at nurturing future talents in cloud technology for Hong Kong. Through providing complimentary online training courses of different topics and at different levels, it helps secondary school and university students grasp the essential knowledge of cloud computing.

On 3 October 2020, students from the School of Business (SBUS) and the School of Decision Sciences (SDSC) of the HSUHK formed four teams and participated in the MonsoonSIM Enterprise Resource Management Competition 2020. After competing with 26 teams from other universities in Hong Kong, two of the teams received the 2nd runner-ups and one entered the top 10 finalists.

After the first round of competition, the teams ‘MedicPro’ and ‘LivLig’, both comprising students from the SBUS, were shortlisted as two of the top 10 teams for the Grand Final competition, while the team ‘Honest Pharmacy’ formed by students from the SDSC entered the Adventure Group competition. Finally, ‘LivLig’ and ‘Honest Pharmacy’ won the 2nd runner-ups in the Grand Final and the Adventure Group competitions respectively. The team ‘LivLig’ and 4 other teams later also attended the MonsoonSIM International Grand Final Competition as Hong Kong representative teams in November and December 2020, which gave them valuable experience. 

The competition is an annual inter-varsity event with the objective of exposing students to the concept of enterprise resource management through interesting and exciting simulation games. Students in teams of five players each will be asked to run virtual companies to compete for the highest business KPI target set for the day to win the competition.

Three students from the BBA (Hons) Programme (with Accounting Concentration) were awarded scholarships by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA). Ms Janet So, a 2020 graduate, received the QP Scholarships 2020; while Mr Justin Chan and Mr Jason Tam, both in Year 4, received Hong Kong Institute of CPAs Scholarships 2019-20. The award ceremony was held on 19 September 2020 and Janet represented other awardees to receive the prizes.

The QP Scholarships aims to recognise students with outstanding academic performance and encourage them to pursue an internationally recognised qualification in accountancy. And the Hong Kong Institute of CPAs Scholarships is awarded to remarkable students studying accountancy in local higher education institutions, in the hope that they will strive for further excellence in the field.

Five students from the School of Business, including Shun-on Ng (BBA-BAF), Sin-yi Chan (BBA-BAF), Hoi-sang Cheng (BBA-BAF), Tsz-ying Cheng (BBA- FA) and Kwan-tsz Tse (BBA-MGT), won the 1st Runner-up in the CFA Institute Research Challenge 2019-20. This is an annual global competition providing university students with specialised experience in financial analysis, as well as training their professional skills in presenting investment reports. Participating students need to write an equity research report and subsequently present it to a panel of fund managers. There were eleven tertiary institutions took part in the Hong Kong level event this year.

HSUHK team got into the final round together with four other finalist teams from Hong Kong Baptist University, Shue Yan University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the University of Hong Kong. HSUHK team kept up their outstanding performance and was awarded the 1st Runner-up.

HSUHK’s BBA students have been awarded the championship among the eight Hong Kong’s universities at the Tax Debate Competition 2019. It was hosted by The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong.

The team, which was coached by Dr Betty Kwok, comprised Szeching Chan (Year 4) and Ka-yan Man (Year 3) from the Department of Accountancy, Chin-hong Chan (Year 4) from the Department of Economics and Finance, and Ka-ho Yip (Year 3) from the Department of Marketing. The team also won the Best Team Spirit Award, and Ka-ho Yip was elected the Best Debater by the judges.

HSUHK X SCMP Entrepreneurship Challenge 2019 was an entrepreneurial idea competition organised jointly by HSUHK’s Wu Jieh Yee Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Department of Marketing of HSUHK, and South China Morning Post (SCMP). It aimed at encouraging tertiary students in Hong Kong to transform their innovative ideas into entrepreneurial start-up actions and to put forward innovative ideas in technological, commercial, creative, cultural and social domains. The finalist teams conducted their final pitch at the HSUHK Entrepreneurship Day on 11 April 2019.

After assessment by professional adjudicators, HSUHK’s students had outstanding performance and topped the Challenge. The winner went to the team “Steps and Visions” which comprised Cheuk-nam Cheung, Ka-pik Shum, Yuen-yau Leung and Melody Tong (all BBA-CG). Their winning project “City’s Treasure” was to promote community’s shops in Hong Kong. The team “Bubble” consisting of Yinxiang Tang, Chun-ling Yip (both BMSIM) and Wai-man Chu (BBA-Management), who had proposed an innovative application in P2P tourism, won the 1st runner-up. The 2nd runner-up was awarded to the six-member team“Poros” which was composed of Ho-yu Yeung, Ho-yee Chan, Ching-fong Lee (all BBA-Marketing), Raymond Yeung (BBA), Kit-hei Ho (BTB) and Tsz-hin Ho (BMSIM). They had developed an all-in-one skincare APP.

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong student team represented by the BBA in Management Year-3 students snapped up the winner position in the Tithe Ethical Consumption Movement (TECM) Youth Promotional Campaign Competition organized by the Fullness Social Enterprise Society on 1 December 2018 held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

The competition aimed at enhancing student awareness towards ethical consumption at social enterprises in Hong Kong. Student teams had to submit promotional campaign plans for promoting the TECM event within the university student communities. The contesting teams of this competition included students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2 teams), the College of International Education of the Hong Kong Baptist University (2 teams), the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (2 teams) and the Vocational Training College (1 team). Two winning teams were selected by the panel judges at the end of the competition. The two winners are teams representing the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The representatives of the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong included To Wing Yiu, Lai Chi Han, Tse Kwan Tsz, Liong Tsz Wai and Dao Cho Yan.

The representatives of the second Hang Seng University of Hong Kong student team included Tse Long Yuet, Fu Tsun Kit, Wong Yin Ping, and Yuen Ka Wai who are also Year-3 students of BBA in Management programme.

Two teams of HSUHK students achieved remarkable results at the Hong Kong Undergraduate Financial Planners of the Year Award 2018 – championship and certificate of merits received. In addition, Chan Chin Hong, Brooklyn was awarded “Best Presenter”. Organised by the Society of Registered Financial Planners, the award programme attracted more than 300 contestants from over 80 teams this year. The participating students thanked a dedicated supervisory team formed by HSUHK teachers who provided valuable support all along.

Three students from BBA (with Accounting Concentration) received their scholarships from the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) on 22 September 2018. They are:

Ms. WANG Zijie, Twinkle (Graduate 2018) was awarded QP Scholarship 2018;

Ms. CHAN Kit Wai (Year 4 student) and Ms. WONG Hiu To (Year 4 student) were awarded the Hong Kong Institute of CPAs Scholarship 2017-2018.

Congratulations to all awardees.

HSMC students had outstanding performance in the Corporate Governance Paper Competition 2018 organised by the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (HKICS) on 8 September 2018. So Bo Ki, Boky and Wong Mei Ming, Vanessa (both BBA, Year 2) were members of a joint-university team which won the championship in the Paper Competition and was 1st runner-up in the Paper Presentation. Another team, formed by three BBA-Corporate Governance Year 4 students, was champion in the Paper Presentation and 2nd runner-up in the Paper Competition. Team members are: Kao Ho Kwan, Ben; Lau Tsz Fung, Michael and Ng Kwan Tung, Quentin.

The HSBC Scholars Day, an annual celebration of HSBC Scholarship recipients’ outstanding achievements, was held on 15 Jun 2018 at the HSBC Main Building in Central. This year, three HSMC students were awarded the HSBC Hong Kong Scholarship 2017/18 amounting to HK$150,000.

HSBC has a long history of encouraging young people to unleash their potential through educational support in Hong Kong. Funded by the Hongkong Bank Foundation, the HSBC Hong Kong Scholarship Scheme benefits top tertiary students with all-round excellence and significant commitment to Hong Kong.

After rounds of selection interviews, three final year students, Cheng Nga Man, Ella (Year 4, Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Financial Analysis), Liang Chi Shun, Rind (Year 4, Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Management) and Tam Pui Kei, Alice (Year 4, Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) in Corporate Governance) were selected to receive the HSBC Hong Kong Scholarship 2017/18.

The three HSMC awardees are now members of the HSBC Scholars Network which gathers past HSBC scholarship recipients through networking events and community service activities.

Our HSMC team won the 1st runner-up and Best Team Spirit Award in Tax Debate Competition 2018 organised by The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong on 26 and 27 May 2018. Our team members are:

Mr. HO Keung Chun, Kenny, Year 3 student in BBA (with Accounting Concentration)

Ms. POON Yuk Sheung, Ada, Year 4 student in BBA (with Accounting Concentration)

Ms. SO Wing Yan, Alison, Year 4 student in BBA (with Accounting Concentration)

Mr. TAM Ka Chun, Chris, Year 4 student in BBA (with Accounting Concentration)

The Champion goes to CUHK.

This is the third year HSMC participated in this Debate.  Last year, we won the Championship and Best Debater Award, whilst we were 1st runner-up in 2016.

Special thanks go to the members from past years’ winning teams for their coaching and supports!  Once again, thanks for all members’ hard work, and congratulations!

A team formed by four students from the School of Business was first runner-up in the Joint University Forex Investment Simulation Contest. Members of the winning team are:

Chan Chin Hong, Brooklyn, BBA with Banking and Finance Concentration
Ho Lap Yeung, Edward, BBA
Luk Quentin, BBA
Ng Shang Him, Kelvin, BBA with Accounting Concentration

The contest, an investment competition in Hong Kong, has been organised for 11 years. It aims to enhance students’ understanding of the foreign exchange (Forex) market and to provide an opportunity for participants to gain experience in investment decisions.

The competition was divided into two rounds. In the first round, each contestant was required to submit a two-page summary on measures to boost Forex trading in Hong Kong. In the final round, the 12 finalists had to devise an investment plan of HK$30 millionto be presented to the judging panel.

A four-member team of HSMC students won the Gold Award and the Best Advertising Video Award in the prestigious Joint University Outstanding Marketing Award (JUOMA) competition 2017/18. The winning team consisted of Chan Ho Yi, Lydia (BBA-Management), Chan Pak Hang, Micky (BBAMarketing), Cheung Ching Hei, Daniel (BBA-Corporate Governance) and Tsang Pui Man, Vicki (BBA-Management).

This year, a total of 388 teams entered the first round of JUOMA, and after two rounds of intense competition, the HSMC team emerged as one of the four finalists. The last challenge for the final four involved a social media campaign to maximise engagement (number of “likes＂ and “shares＂) and actual sales (number of patrons showing the advert at RedMR). The HSMC team attributed its success to a creative marketing plan and strong support from the School of Business.

Ho Ka Yu and Lee Tsz Ho from BBA-MKT  won the championship in the YDC Dare to Change organised by the Young Entrepreneurs Development Council. The team expressed their gratitude to the College for providing support and recognising their efforts. They believed that the keys to success were – possessing a “never give up” attitude, having sufficient preparations for the competition and the opponents, being responsive to changing challenges and supportive to team members. Last but not least, they were grateful to their coaching teams for the guidance and support all the way.

HSMC team took the championship in the CTA Tax Debate Competition held on 27 and 28 May 2017, and its student Wilson Chan Tsz Ho (BBA-Accounting Year 4) was awarded “The Best Debater”. Congratulations!

The competition was organised by the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong. A total of nine teams from local higher education institutions entered the competition, including Hong Kong University (1st runner-up), Hong Kong Shue Yan University (2nd runner-up), Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Baptist University, City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Open University of Hong Kong and School of Continuing and Professional Education of CityU. The HSMC team comprised Wilson Chan Tsz Ho, Ng Shang Him (BBA-Accounting Year 3), Andrew Law Cheuk Kit (BBA-CG Year 3) and Ng Cheuk Ting (BJC Year 2).

This is the second year HSMC participated in the competition. Last year, HSMC was 1st runner-up after CUHK.

Mr CHAN Tsz Ho Wilson, a BBA Accounting Year 4 student, won the Second Runner-up in EY’s Young Tax Professional of the Year 2017 Hong Kong regional final competition held on 3 March 2017. In addition, he has been awarded “My Most Favorite Presenter”. The cash prizes for both awards are $4,000 and $1,000 respectively.

EY’s annual Young Tax Professional of the Year competition is a global tax competition established in 2010 to nurture and foster the next generation of global tax leaders. The Hong Kong competition is in its fourth year and is well attended by all the tertiary higher education institutions. In addition to Wilson’s outstanding performance, seven of our BBA accounting students are also among the 32 students shortlisted as finalists to enter the Hong Kong regional final competition. They are:

CHAN Tsz Fung Hank
CHEUNG, Chun Yan Jeffrey
MAK Lai Fong
PANG Chung Wai Peter
TAN Anjelica Chui
WONG Ka Yan Katy
WONG Tsz Hei Wilson

Congratulations to all of them!

由2位主修會計文詠琦同學、麥綺雯同學及1位主修企業管治劉寶翠同學的工商管理三年級同學所組成的參賽隊伍，於「ACCA商業策劃大比拼2016」奪得季軍。

比賽踏入第十年，本年度的主題為《年青力量推動卓越社企》。我校獲獎隊伍選擇「新領域潛能發展中心」作為是次比賽的服務社企，並匯報了一份計劃書，建議可行的計劃，讓企業可以幫助培訓有特殊教育需要的學生（SEN），發展他們的事業和尋找合適的工作從而發揮他們的才能。該計劃得到小組評判的讚賞，匯報亦做得很不錯。

歡迎瀏覽以下網址，重溫恒管獲獎隊伍的比賽片段！
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EW1UnU3HpE

A BBA-CG Year 3 student, Mr Law Cheuk Kit Andrew, won the Classified Post’s “Shadow a CEO Programme”. Andrew is one of the 8 elite students who will have the opportunity to shadow business leaders from renowned companies this winter.  Over the three days in Dec/Jan, Andrew will be joining Mr Stanley Yau, Director of Human Resources & Administration of Hong Kong Airlines, in experiencing the working life as a CEO.

Congratulations to Andrew!

Two teams from HSMC, (Team 1) Wong Wan Lung, Clement (BBA- Accounting, Year 3)  and Lee Yee Man, Miranda (BBA, Year 2); and (Team 2) Lam Ho Him (BBA- Accounting, Year 4)  and Kwan Chi Kin, Edmund (BBA- Accounting, Year 3), were selected as the two out of the six finalist teams in HKICS Corporate Governance Paper Competition 2016. The two teams received the following awards:

Paper Competition

• Wong Wan Lung and Lee Yee Man – Second Runner-up
• Lam Ho Him and Kwan Chi Kin – Merit Award

Paper Presentation

• Wong Wan Lung and Lee Yee Man – Merit Award
• Lam Ho Him and Kwan Chi Kin – Merit Award

Four Year 4 students from the BBA Programme (with Accounting Concentration), Bonnie YU Hoi Lam, Bernini LEUNG Chin Wai , Christie LAM Man Ting and Claudia CHONG Oi Shan, won the first runner-up in the ACCA Hong Kong Business Competition 2015. The team also took home the Best Proposal and the Most Creative Team awards. The winning proposal is “Baau Zin Dap” which is about foot massage, manicure and pedicure for the elderly and disabled, inspired by one of the team members who helped her diabetic grandmother clip her nails. This everyday life observation that many elderly and disabled individuals need similar assistance turned into an innovative business proposition.

Two year-4 students, Mr WONG Cheuk Yin, Ricky and Miss HO Wing Hei, Sally, participated in the Women in the Accounting Profession 2015 Competition organised by Association of Women Accountants (Hong Kong) Limited in May 2015. Ricky and Sally won the second runner-up prize in the Competition and earned two valuable internship opportunities in two companies where two of the judges served. Ricky and Sally provided a detailed analysis on the career development of women accountants in Hong Kong through an interesting presentation with a few funny but professional self-made short video clips.