BIZ issue 14_20

Department of Accountancy
Corporate Governance and Youth Personal Finance
Workshop
The first Corporate Governance and Youth Personal Finance
Workshop, organised by the Department of Accountancy and
supported by Society of Registered Financial Planners (HKRFP),
was successfully held on 4 July 2019. Over 80 secondary school
teachers and students, as well as academic staff of HSUHK,
participated in the event. President Simon S M HO delivered
welcoming remarks. Guest speakers included Mr Simon LEE,
personal financial planning expert and Senior Lecturer of CUHK
Business School; Mr Michael WONG, President of HKRFP; and
Dr Eden CHOW, Senior Lecturer of Department of Accountancy
of HSUHK. The event was moderated by Professor Kevin LAM,
Head of Department of Accountancy of HSUHK.
The event aimed at introducing the main concepts of personal
financial management and corporate governance, the benefits
of early financial planning, as well as enhancing HSUHK’s
interaction with secondary schools. To enrich students’ postexamination
educational experience, the element of experiential
learning was added and smart technology was used for the
interaction between guests and students. The event received
positive feedback from the participants.
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