Meet Our People

“We need to sow the seeds today or there won’t be any harvest in 20 years’ time,” Dr Pang said.

Bruce Wyatt Placathose expressed that deep inside, he has always wanted to shine. As a Mauritian, dancing is like a second nature.

Frederick has served as a Principal since 2012 and joined St. Paul's Co-educational College in July 2017. He seeks to provide the best opportunities to nurture his students to become global citizens who would serve the public good and lead a meaningful and fulfilling life.

Mr Wong Chun-hong always keeps in mind the motto, "Fear no difficulty".

During a chance campus visit, Mr Wong learned that some high-achieving students could not attend overseas programmes because of financial difficulties.

Gary said the Student Ambassador Programme taught him a lot about professionalism.  It’s not only about personal grooming and presentation skills, but also our work attitude and the effort he has to put in preparing for every task assigned.

Since his initial connection with CityU in 2015, he has been deeply impressed by CityU’s emphasis on creativity and innovation.

Dr Yip Kit-chuen genuinely cares about nurturing the next generation for the greater benefit of Hong Kong society and mainland China.

Gigi Yan Ying-fong, a graduate of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, remembered a day during her third year when she brought home two pieces of news: one good and one bad. The good news was that she had been admitted to the City University of Hong Kong-Columbia University Joint Bachelor’s Degree Programme. The bad news was that she could not afford it.

Forest Chan Che, a Bachelor of Business Administration graduate, embarked on his journey at Columbia University in 2016, thanks to a scholarship provided by Mr James Liu Ying-yin, an alumnus of CityU and a member of the CityU Foundation’s Board of Governors. Forest's hallmates at Columbia came from around the world. Many of them already had successful careers, but were there to pursue Master’s, PhD or post-doctoral degrees. “I found the experience of exchanging ideas with those students really eye-opening,” he said.