Overview

The Beta Gamma Sigma CUHK Chapter was established in 2000, as the first chapter outside of North America, to honour academic excellence and to encourage personal and professional excellence among its members. The only scholastic honour society recognised by AACSB International, Beta Gamma Sigma awards membership to undergraduate students in their second year or above with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) in the top 10% and graduate students in the top 20%.

Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the most prestigious recognition awarded to a business student, and the society further awards two veteran business leaders who embody its ideals through exceptional leadership as Chapter Honorees every year.


History

Founded as an American national organisation in 1913, Beta Gamma Sigma is the first national honour society in business. Originally a merger of three separate honour societies at the University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois, and the University of California, the society only allows business schools accredited by AACSB to join. Beta Gamma Sigma currently has more than 580 chapters worldwide dedicated to fostering outstanding and ethical business leadership.


Chapter Honoree

2024 Chapter Honorees

Mr Albert Kong Ping NG

Retired Chairman of EY China

Mr Albert Ng is the retired Chairman of EY China. At EY, Mr Ng served as a member of Greater China Managing Partner and Global Executive Board of EY, overseeing all business operations of EY in Greater China. Prior to joining EY, he was the Managing Director of Citigroup China Investment Banking and Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen in Greater China. He has more than 30 years of experience in the accounting profession in Hong Kong and mainland China.

Mr Ng is the President of Hong Kong China Chamber of Commerce. He served on the First and Second Advisory Committee of the Accounting Standards for Enterprises of the People’s Republic of China Ministry of Finance. He is an Honorary Advisor of the Hong Kong Business Accountants Association and sits on the Advisory Board on Accounting Studies and the MBA Programmes of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He also sits on the Audit Committee and the Governing Board of Education Foundation of CUHK, Shenzhen. He was appointed by the Financial Secretary of HKSAR to the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform. Mr Ng is an advisor to the International Business Leaders’ Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai and was awarded the Magnolia Gold Award by the Shanghai Government in 1998.

Mr Ng received his BBA and MBA from CUHK. He is a member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK.

Mr Ng is an Independent Director of Alibaba Group Holding Limited and an Independent Non-executive Director of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd., China International Capital Corporation Limited, and Shui On Land Ltd.