{"id":23381,"date":"2018-08-29T18:45:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T10:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/?p=23381"},"modified":"2024-01-16T12:05:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T04:05:28","slug":"hsmc-welcomed-new-board-chairman-and-governors-for-campus-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/hsmc-welcomed-new-board-chairman-and-governors-for-campus-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"HSMC Welcomed New Board Chairman and Governors for Campus Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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29 August 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

HSMC welcomed the recently appointed Chairman of its Board of Governors and two new Governors for a campus tour discussing the College\u2019s vision of becoming a leading private liberal-arts-oriented university in the region.<\/p>\n

New Board Chairman, Ms Louisa W W Cheang, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive of Hang Seng Bank, along with new Governors Professor Michael K M Hui, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Marketing and Chairman of Department of Marketing at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Dr Eric K C Li, Senior Partner at Li, Tang, Chen & Co, Certified Public Accountants (Practising), were received by HSMC President Simon S M Ho and other members of senior management.<\/p>\n

Ms Cheang\u2019s appointment as Governor and Board Chairman took effect on 1 July, while Professor Hui and Dr Li officially took up their respective roles as Governors on 31 July. Dr Patrick Y B Fung, Chairman of OCBC Wing Hang Bank Limited, was also appointed as Governor with effect from 31 July.<\/p>\n

The visitors were briefed on the latest College developments and achievements and its unique role in the higher education sector. President Ho also highlighted HSMC\u2019s \u2018Liberal + Professional\u2019 education model and its distinctive educational strengths, such as its award-winning green campus facilities, innovative degree programmes, and ability to provide a unique residential college experience, as well as its emphasis on small-class teaching, close teacher-student relationships and extracurricular mentorship.<\/p>\n

President Ho and the Governors also discussed HSMC\u2019s 5-Year Strategic Plan 2018-23, which includes the establishment of an art and design academic unit and the launch of the \u2018One Student, One Internship\u2019 scheme. Through actively engaging in different learning opportunities, students will get to know themselves better, broaden their horizons, gain self-confidence and realise their potential.<\/p>\n

The tour of HSMC\u2019s teaching and learning facilities included the Auditorium, SCOM TV Studio, Library, Fung Yiu King Hall, Financial Trading Laboratory, Wei Lun Square, Sports Hall and Indoor Swimming Hall. The Chairman and Governors also visited the HSMC Jockey Club Residential Colleges and talked to student residents to learn more about their day-to-day campus experience.<\/p>\n

Ms Cheang said: \u201cThe initiatives established under HSMC\u2019s Strategic Plan will ensure that the College continues to advance towards its laudable aspiration of becoming a leading private liberal-arts-oriented university in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Professor Hui said: \u201cIt is my honour to be invited to serve on the HSMC Board.\u00a0 I hope that my academic and management experience in the higher education sector would infuse more different perspectives for the Board and benefit the growth of HSMC.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Li said: \u201cI am impressed by HSMC\u2019s trailblazing development and the collegiate atmosphere of the campus.\u00a0 I look forward to working closely with the Board and the College Management.\u201d<\/p>\n

The College and its stakeholders are delighted to be able to benefit from the expertise, broad experience and valuable insights of the new appointees to the Board of Governors. Supported by the Board\u2019s passion for education and wise counsel, the College will strive to reach new heights of excellence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Biographies of Newly Appointed Board Chairman and Governors<\/b><\/p>\n

Ms Louisa CHEANG Wai-wan
\n<\/b>Ms Cheang is Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive of Hang Seng Bank, Chairman of Hang Seng Bank (China) and various subsidiaries in the Hang Seng Group, Chairman of the Hang Seng Index Advisory Committee of Hang Seng Indexes and a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation. She is also a Group General Manager of HSBC and a Director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.<\/p>\n

Ms Cheang joined HSBC in 1999, and has worked in a wide range of Personal Financial Services and Marketing positions. She was appointed Head of Personal Financial Services, Hong Kong at HSBC in 2007; Regional Director of Personal Financial Services, Asia Pacific in 2009; and Regional Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Asia Pacific in 2010. Ms Cheang became Group Head of Retail Banking in 2014 before being appointed as Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive of Hang Seng Bank in 2017.<\/p>\n

Ms Cheang currently also holds the following appointments:<\/p>\n