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Their activities outside of the classroom included Bhangra, Business and Economics Association, China Microfinance
Alliance, Corporate Social Responsibility Project, Debate, Intervarsity Statistics Shield, Lacrosse, Moot Court, Roller Skating
Society, Sarabande, Society of Women Engineers, South Asian Literature and Arts Magazine, Spirit of Color, Student Union
Choir, Students International Communication Association, Tufts Dance Collective, Tufts Energy Security Initiative, Tufts Spirit
of Coalition, Tufts Varsity Crew Team, and Tufts Vox.
The students began their interaction via the program’s discussion board, prior to meeting in Hong Kong for the summer.
They were asked to discuss Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson’s book Wild Grass: Three Stories of Change in
Modern China, which produced an interesting and lively exchange before they all met in person.
The year, the summer internships were hosted by Crown Worldwide, Friends of the Earth, Hong Kong Air Cargo Air Cargo
Terminals Ltd, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and the Government
of Hong Kong SAR (Economic Development and Labor Bureau, Environmental Protection Bureau, and Transport
Department).
The China Program’s summer Leadership Lecture Series brought significant figures in Hong Kong to the students to share
their views on Hong Kong’s political and economic landscape. The series featured
• Edwin Lau, Assistant Director of Friends of the Earth (HK). In 1990, Mr. Lau initiated the first waste paper recycling
program for schools. In 1993, he developed Hong Kong’s first “Sort & Recycle” system for a public housing estate. In 1997,
he led a team to research into the problems of idling vehicles and launched the “Stop Idling Engines Campaign” to lobby
motorists and the government to tackle air pollution problems. In 2000, he initiated the first Solar Cart Race in Hong Kong
to promote renewable energy. He keeps on advocating Producer Responsibility and Polluter Pays Principle as the effective
means to tackle our waste problems. He also works on campaigns which promote energy conservation as a way to improve
the air quality of Hong Kong.
• Elsie Leung, the Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region from 1997 to 2005 and former member
of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. Before she became the
Secretary for Justice, she was a partner of P. H. Sin & Co. and Iu,
Lai & Li Solicitors. Ms. Leung has a distinguished record of public
service. Before her appointment as Secretary for Justice, she
served on various government boards and committees, including
the Independent Police Complaints Council, Equal Opportunities
Commission, Social Welfare Advisory Committee and Inland
Revenue Board of Review. She was also honorary legal adviser to
many non-governmental organizations.
• Jeffrey Lam, the managing director of Forward Winsome
Industries Limited, a leading toy and gift company in Hong Kong. Under his leadership, the family business expanded
from merely a toy manufacturing company to a fully integrated toy enterprise which involves product design, research and
development, production and sales. Mr. Lam’s won him the “Young Industrialists Award” in 1989 and the “Toy Industry
Outstanding Award” in 1999. Despite his busy business schedule, Mr. Lam is an active and dedicated supporter of public and
community service, serving on numerous social, commercial and industrial committees and organizations. He is currently
a member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council.
• Quince Chong, General Manager of the Inflight Services Department of Cathay Pacific. In her first position with the
company as Manager of Corporate Communication, Ms. Chong brought to the role the vast experience she gained in her
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