23rd issue

Alumni News
Sophia Yeung
(CKY Class of 2020)
Meeting HKGCC’s CEO, George Leung Siu-kay
Hello everyone, I am Sophia Yeung from CKY’s
Class of 2020, studying Bachelor of Business
Administration in International Business and Global
Management (BBA (IBGM)) from HKU. The
pandemic has reshaped our personal relationships
in unprecedented ways, which is certainly a hurdle
to achieving academic fulfilment and success in
university throughout these challenging times. “You
will never know your limits until you push yourself to
them.” is the only piece of advice I could give. In
terms of academics, it is unfortunate that ¾ of my
semesters are held virtually through zoom. Yet,
despite the uncertainties, rather than limiting myself,
I have joined different programmes offered by HKU,
for instance, a virtual cross-cultural research
programme, to network with ASEAN and Japanese
University
students in teams to deliver proposals to corporate
professionals in solving real-world business
challenges. Not only have I learnt eye-opening
business corporate branding ideas from different
stakeholders’ perspectives, but I also developed lifelong
friendships with students from diverse cultures
and backgrounds. Socially, I am extremely fortunate
to have exclusive internship opportunities during the
pandemic, such as The Hong Kong General
Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC). This internship
offers me valuable business opportunities, activities
and talented people I have met and networked with.
I have pushed myself through all these experiences
during the pandemic, which helped to develop my
strong enthusiasm for working with NGOs to make a
social impact on society. All in all, don’t be afraid to
try something new; who you were when you
graduated from CKY might be vastly different from
who you’re going to be when you graduate from
university.
Sophia at the Faculty of Business and
Economics (HKU Business School)
Sophia’s summer internship in The Hong Kong
General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC)
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