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Hong Kong, with its open economy, free flow of currency, its status as a major hub of information and transportation and as a tourist centre for the region, has strong comparative advantages for the development of e-business, even in the current economic downturn.
Wouldn't it be good to know that, in the wake of an avalanche of corporate malfeasances, there was a surefire and trustworthy way to gauge how well the listed companies in Asia are governed, rather than having to pore over their annual reports and financial statements? If CityU's Professor Stephen Cheung has his way, by the end of 2003 Asian and global investors could find solace in an innovative corporate governance scoring system he is currently devloping.
Seventy academics and professionals from more than 10 countries in the Asia Pacific region and the US shared their knowledge and best practices in business management at the 8th Asia Pacific Management Conference at City University and the South China University of Technology from 15-17 November.
More than 300 CityU athletes competed at the ninth CityU Annual Athletic Meet, held at the Joint Sports Centre on 3 November, with a total of 15 new records in track and field events.
An Association of Accredited Advertising Agents (4As) road show recently showed off the remarkable talent of CityU graduates.
Students from CityU's Department of Marketing are getting a crash course in conducting business on the mainland through the department's China Business Summer Internship Programme.
Acertain Fred Smith received little encouragement at university. His brainchild, which eventually revolutionized the delivery of packages and information, began life as a final year project at Yale University. Mr Smith, FedEx founder and CEO, received a C for that project. His ideas were considered logistically unfeasible.
The Senate at its meeting in March endorsed a comprehensive quality assurance framework for the University. Developed and proposed by CityU's Quality Assurance Committee (QAC), this framework is known as 3Ps: principles, policies and practices.
Marketing students were rewarded with prizes and a valuable experience through recent company visits to two leading mainland enterprises, Galanz Enterprise Group and Gree Air-Conditioner International Corporation Ltd.
More than 100 local academics and business professionals packed the Multi-Media Conference Room on 19 March for a seminar on knowledge management in Hong Kong.