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Fruitful Live Chat with Young Entrepreneurs of “The Forbes 30 Under 30
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06 Jul 2020, 02:00
06 Jul 2020, 02:00
| FROM CUHK: Fruitful Live Chat with Young Entrepreneurs of “The Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia” |
Three young entrepreneurial business alumni, who had just been named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2020 List, were invited to share their views on their entrepreneurial journey. The 20-minute long chit-chat session attracted approximately 6,700 viewers. The three speakers are:
For students who are keen on entrepreneurship, the speakers encourage them to go ahead exploring during the university life. “The university offers a wonderful platform where students could leverage numerous resources to give their entrepreneurial ideas a try. For instance, CUHK Centre for Entrepreneurship and CUHK Pi-Centre offer useful advice and connections that could help guide you to solidify preliminary ideas to a real business model,” they agreed. To further promote the entrepreneurial spirit among CUHK-ers, CUHK Alumni Torch Fund joined hands with relevant alumni associations and departments in CUHK, and launched the CUHK Entrepreneurs Alliance (CUEA), an alliance that aims to strengthen the network of CUHK alumni and faculty who are keen on the topic and share valuable resources through talks, meet-ups and interactions. The post Fruitful Live Chat with Young Entrepreneurs of “The Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia” appeared first on CUHK Business School. |
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CUHK Professional Accountancy Students Take Home Prizes from Big Four
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06 Jul 2020, 21:00
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| FROM CUHK: CUHK Professional Accountancy Students Take Home Prizes from Big Four Accountancy Firms’ Competitions |
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EY Young Tax Professional of the Year 2020 (Hong Kong) Sachiko Surjono (PACC, Global Accounting Stream, Year 3) won the championship of the EY Young Tax Professional of the Year 2020 in the Hong Kong region. “The competition was both challenging and demanding. It highlighted tax issues relating to e-commerce from both Hong Kong and international tax perspectives,” Sachiko commented. EY Young Tax Professional of the Year is an international competition designed to identify young talent with an interest in tax, help them enhance their professional skills and develop their careers. Participants have an opportunity to share experiences with people from a range of backgrounds and cultures. The competition aims to demonstrate how much the tax profession has changed today and how business is managed in different cultures. The competition aligns with the objectives of the Global Accounting Stream – prepare outstanding accounting students to acquire a global mindset as well as an understanding of international accounting practices and issues. “The competition allowed me to have a glimpse of what a career in tax entails is like. It goes beyond just crunching numbers and filing tax returns. Instead, it is a complex issue that requires an up-to-date mindset on changes in global trade, regulations and technology,” Sachiko added. Sachiko will represent Hong Kong at the national competition to be held in the second half of 2020. Two other PACC students, Tong Ka-man (PACC, Year 3) and Wong Oi-ying (PACC, Year 3), were also among the best 8 finalists. Apart from the prizes to the top 3 winners, they were awarded direct entries to EY’s assessment centre for tax internship or graduate programme. Dr. Edmund Wong, Director of the PACC Programme and Senior Lecturer of the School of Accountancy at CUHK Business School commented, “I am proud of our students’ strong analytical skills and ability to apply them in a complex and ever-changing business environment. I look forward to seeing Sachiko make another breakthrough in the national competition later this year.” PwC’s Career Plus Challenge A team of four PACC students including Sachiko Surjono, Patrick So (PACC, Global Accounting Stream, Year 3), Renee Ko (PACC, Global Accounting Stream, Year 3) and Sammi Leung (PACC, Year 3) got the 1st runner-up of PwC’s Career Plus Challenge in Hong Kong. Patrick shared, “Career Plus Challenge is a demanding yet interesting case competition. As ‘being innovative’ was the key judging criterion of the competition, we had to understand the market thoroughly and figure out strategies that have never been implemented.” This year, Career Plus Challenge centred around the theme “ideal employer”, encouraging students to unleash their creativity as Gen Z representatives. Star mentors from PwC provided professional guidance to the top 10 teams in the final round. Patrick added, “While brainstorming new ideas, our team seriously considered the feasibility, effectiveness as well as costs of our solutions. The case competition is a great learning opportunity as we learned how to strike a balance between innovation and practicality, which is an important skill in the modern business world.” “Creative thoughts form an important element in contemporary business world. Such significance is amplified in the fight against COVID-19,” Mr. Eric Leung, Associate Director of the PACC Programme and Senior Lecturer of the School of Accountancy said. “I am delighted to see that our students, as future accountants, were able to identify problems in workplace, apply their analytical skills and come up with innovative ideas to solve business issues. These are definitely the core competencies we would like to train our students through our programme curriculum.” To let students of the Global Accounting Stream gain international exposure and practical knowledge, the PACC programme organises overseas study trip and various non-classroom trainings such as case analysis workshops and leadership training sessions, with scholarships provided. Discover more about the Global Accounting Stream and other streams of the Professional Accountancy programme here. The post CUHK Professional Accountancy Students Take Home Prizes from Big Four Accountancy Firms’ Competitions appeared first on CUHK Business School. |
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Many Hats, Same Aspirations
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09 Jul 2020, 19:00
09 Jul 2020, 19:00
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Jayford Wong (BBA in Professional Accountancy 2010) is a man of many talents. He spent many years in one of the Big Four firms Ernst & Young (EY) and currently works in the accounting and financial sector. As an emerging writer, he has published numerous essays and novels. His acclaimed new release is a bold integration of the two forms of writing. He also founded social enterprise Green BB social innovation team to run creativity-driven fun activities on environmental conservation. A prime example of the “Slash generation”, Jayford wears many hats but his aspiration has always been the same ─ that is to give people new experiences that touch their hearts in a creative manner. Accounting is in His DNA One may think that Jayford was destined to be an accountant and follow the footsteps of his father, who is also a BBA in Professional Accounting (PACC) Programme graduate from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He remembers visiting CUHK as a child. The beautiful campus made a mark on him. The familiar environment and parental influence inspired him to enroll at CUHK Business School, although he was a top science student back in secondary school. At the start of Jayford’s undergraduate journey, the accounting novice did not perform as well as those who had accounting background. In addition to putting in extra effort, he participated in accounting and business case competitions to widen his horizons and make up for lost time. I’m not particularly gifted, but I believe as long as I work hard I shouldn’t be too far behind. — Jayford Wong  More Than Crunching Numbers After graduation, Jayford entered EY, where real world experience made him thankful for what he had learnt in CUHK. “Professional accountancy training at CUHK Business School has built a solid foundation for me. I could handle accounting and administrative work with ease and communicate with clients and co-workers effectively.” A senior once told Jayford that accounting would always be a good stepping stone regardless of his future career. Jayford finds it very true: “You can get a good understanding of the general condition of a company just by looking at the budget of each department. Accounting is more than crunching numbers.” At the start of his career, Jayford also studied part time for professional accreditation. He was later assigned to US-based private equity clients, which meant he got meetings at night due to the time difference. When he got home from work, it was usually past midnight. “Although my working hours were long, the fast-pace learning process forced me to grow every day and appreciate team work.” An Emerging Off-duty Writer When Jayford was a junior secondary school student, he used to help his mother, a primary school Chinese teacher, grade articles written by her students. It planted the seed of his love for writing. He later minored in Chinese and started dating in CUHK. The experience served as a catalyst that inspired him to put his thoughts into words. He was a prolific award-winning writer during his time at EY. Much of his work was published in his blog. I realised I could empower people through writing when my readers self-reflected because of what I wrote. — Jayford Wong Nowadays, Jayford is not as productive as a writer and publishes about one book a year because his free time is so limited. For about one month a year he locks himself up and focuses solely on writing. Sometimes he even skips meals to avoid interrupting his train of thought so he can complete the project on time. “Sometimes I ask myself, ‘Why don’t I take a break? I’m on leave after all.’ But I want to finish what I’ve started. I believe hardship always leads to something great.”  Jayford’s first book signing event attracted a group of loyal readers at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre last year. Jayford takes every setback as a lesson. After making a financial loss initially, he set out to understand the preferences of his readers through social media and adjusted his writing style accordingly. The sales eventually picked up. For his latest book, Don’t Want to Forget Although All Stubbornness Has been Exhausted, he has adopted a new format that integrates essays with novels to illustrate the process of recovering from a break-up. The attempt has proven to be very popular. “Last year I attended a book signing event at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. At first I was nervous and didn’t expect many people to show up. I was moved when I saw a line of readers.” Applying Creativity to Environmental Protection Jayford made the decision to leave EY and start Green BB Friend in 2018. In the prior year, he was invited by a friend who works for a social enterprise to lead a team to assess social needs and offer suggestions to improve the operating model of the organisation. “It made me realise that business acumen and creativity together can change the world.” Jayford thinks traditional environmental conservation activities are limited to picking up litter at the beach or separating waste. He wants to come up with original ideas that encourage people to make use of their imagination to contribute to protecting the environment. “Environmental protection isn’t a mission impossible. It can be fun instead of run-of-the-mill.”  Green BB Friend held its event “Raw Food 30” at Queen Elizabeth School last year. The students had a blast at the green party. Green BB Friend’s first original concept is called “Raw Food 30.” Participants are asked to make edible utensils to eat food with a low carbon footprint. Another project, “Dialogue in Gorlan,” recycles fruit with blemishes into dried fruit and juice as ingredients for participants to style artistic fruit platters. The brainstorming session during each event encourages participants to come up with new ways to promote environmental protection and pass on what they have learnt. These original experiences have been a hit among clients such as corporates, schools and charitable organisations. Soon they will host their first non-local events in Macau and Taiwan. A writer touches people’s hearts with words. A social enterprise stimulates new thinking through creativity. They’re basically cut from the same cloth. — Jayford Wong Although Jayford has three roles to play, he considers his end goal the same. “A writer touches people’s hearts with words. A social enterprise stimulates new thinking through creativity. They’re basically cut from the same cloth. As an accountant I’m good at cost control, so it strengthens the survival of the social enterprise. Perhaps we should care less about labels as long as we have clear guiding principles in life.” This article first appeared in CUHK Business School Alumni Portal, republished with permission from Alumni and Corporate Affairs Office, CUHK Business School. The post Many Hats, Same Aspirations appeared first on CUHK Business School. |
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