Bullish in a China Shop

In a face-to-face meeting with The Economist’s business editor Bill Ridges in London in early January, Prof. Kalok Chan, Dean of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School and Wei Lun Professor of Finance pointed out that Hong Kong is uniquely placed to act as the gateway between Mainland China and the West.

Commenting on last year’s democracy protests in Hong Kong, Dean Chan believes it will not have a negative effect on the flow of university students from Mainland China. He thinks witnessing the protests was a new experience for Mainland students studying in Hong Kong as they had not seen such events in China. Under “One Country, Two Systems,” Hong Kong does enjoy freedom of expression and demonstration, and that, according to Dean Chan, is something that mainland students may appreciate in the long run.

Facing competitions from a growing number of Mainland Chinese business schools, Dean Chan feels optimistic as Hong Kong and CUHK have a great tradition and foundation in offering mainland students high-quality business programs with comprehensive learning experience and global exposure.

Dean Chan also notes that for mainland students, the major difference between studying the same subject in a mainland university and at CUHK is the training one can get at the latter in terms of coping with diversity and exposure to the global mindset. As more students get familiarized with the global marketplace, this will have an effect on the mainland’s talent and business landscape… Read More (PDF)

Source: The Economist
Date published: 7 January, 2015