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Palpating by Numbers – Enhancing the Health of Corporations and Accounting

Many people’s impression of accounting work is that it is inherently repetitive and, more importantly, “all about the numbers”. Yet Loretta Fong (PACC 1993) has a different take on the entire matter: “Numbers are merely health indexes. What accountants truly need to do is to feel the pulse of a business by analysing its performance, diagnosing problems and prescribing treatment. It gives me great satisfaction to see businesses thrive operationally and financially as a result.”

15 August 2022 Featured Stories

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Priming Students for an Evolving World

A frequent recipient of teaching awards, including the Vice-Chancellor’s Exemplary Teaching Award of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2015 and again in 2020, Dr. Andrew Yuen is highly focused on preparing students for the future. He works tirelessly to instil within them not only the knowledge they need but also the ability to grow continually through time, learning to adapt to a world whose contours are constantly being redrawn.

1 August 2022 Featured Stories

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Going Beyond the Low-Hanging Fruit and into the Next Century

Ever since he started his first business at the age of 22, Andy Ann (EMBA 2009) has founded and invested in more than 20 start-ups. The serial entrepreneur is now the founder and CEO of NDN Group, an investment company focusing on venture building, digital consulting and marketing services, innovative technologies and digital training. With a forward-thinking mindset and a penchant for going beyond the low-hanging fruit, Andy has expanded his business into a variety of digital technology realms. He has even become a pioneer in many I&T ventures and forged his own digital empire.

18 July 2022 Featured Stories

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Always on the Lookout for Opportunity

Singaporean student Yee Yan Ng (BBA-JD, Year 5) loves to leverage undiscovered opportunities. She believes that life is full of unexpected surprises if one opens their mind to them. And her life has certainly taken unexpected turns. Since joining the inaugural class of CUHK’s BBA-JD double degree programme, she has unearthed a bevy of extraordinary opportunities for personal and professional growth, and a fantastic university life.

1 July 2022 Featured Stories

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Jumpstarting Young Entrepreneurs’ Dreams as the Greater Vision

“As society grows in diversity, we need both visionary young people and traditional professionals to drive Hong Kong’s long-term growth via innovation,” said Cindy Chow (BBA 1992).

15 June 2022 Featured Stories

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Unexpected Turns in the Life That Made the HKMA’s Chief Executive

Without a safe and stable banking system, Hong Kong’s economy would not have been as prosperous and resilient as it is today. As the third Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Eddie Yue (BBA 1986) undertook the responsibility of maintaining Hong Kong’s financial stability.

1 June 2022 Featured Stories

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Straddling Polarities to Help Hong Kong Creativity Soar Again

“The advertising industry is full of polarising experiences. That is what makes it so intriguing,” said Alexis Chiu (BBA 1997), the Chairman of the HK4As and Group Managing Director of Saatchi & Saatchi Hong Kong.

16 May 2022 Featured Stories

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A New Kind of Student

With a myriad of possibilities for university life, you can take the leap to chart your desired path at all times. Despite the unprecedented challenges emerged under COVID, learning explorations at CUHK continue beyond the physical boundaries of a classroom. In the latest #MondayTakeover campaign, five undergraduate students share how they maximise their CUHK life in midst of the pandemic.

1 May 2022 Featured Stories

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A “Time Speculator” Yielding Positive-Sum Gains in Medicine and Research

Globally renowned professor of hepatology, Dr. Henry Lik-yuen Chan (EMBA 2014), is a master investor. Unlike the typical soft-spoken doctors, Henry is admirably forthright and affable. While at times, he is a chatty, jovial fellow, at other times his voice carries the conviction and ambition of an orator. He is, invariably, full of wit and humour.

14 April 2022 Featured Stories

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In Perpetual Search of Aha Moments

One could easily compare researchers to modern-day voyagers. Driven by a voracious curiosity and an unrelenting spirit of discovery, they are constantly in search of newfound knowledge in unchartered frontiers. However, according to Professor Zhenyu Gao, the Associate Professor of the Department of Finance and recipient of the Research Excellence Award 2020-21, the path to the eureka moment is rarely straightforward and almost never easy.

1 April 2022 Featured Stories

CUHK Business School - Clement Lau (MBA 1996), Head of Developments and Valuations, Hongkong Land Limited

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Championing Sustainable Development in the Real Estate Industry

Establishing a solid foundation, developing a comprehensive plan and achieving objectives tactically: This is how Clement Lau (MBA 1996) approaches his work and public service. Such strategy has helped the Director & Head of Development and Valuations at Hongkong Land Limited and the President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) promulgate sustainable development and nurture the much needed next-generation talent.

16 March 2022 Featured Stories

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From An Ordinary to Influential Entrepreneur: Embracing Averageness and Ignorance

Winnie Lee (IBCE 2016) founded Spread-it in 2016 to capitalise on the budding micro-influencer trend. By engaging social media savvy youth to promote brands to their followers, Spread-it helps brands gain exposure in difficult-to-reach segments.

1 March 2022 Featured Stories