A delegation from the New Territories General Chamber of Commerce (NTGCC), led by its President, Mr. Haywood Cheung, and its Chairman, Dr. Sam Wong, MH, visited the University on 19 January 2011.

Professor Albert S.C. Chan, President and Vice-Chancellor, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Cheung, Dr. Wong and all members of NTGCC for taking time out from their busy schedules to visit HKBU.  The NTGCC is a well established Chamber with a more than 50-year history. Professor Chan wished to explore the feasibility of future collaboration with the NTGCC and hoped its members could learn about the latest developments of HKBU during the visit.

In his remarks, Mr. Cheung said that the NTGCC was glad to witness the rapid development of HKBU. He looked forward to future collaboration opportunities between NTGCC and HKBU so as to share interactively the NTGCC’s real life experience in the business world with the new generation.

The visit began with an introduction on the development of the School of Business by Professor Stephen Cheung, BBS, JP, Dean of Business. The delegation then visited the School of Chinese Medicine and the newly built Communication and Visual Arts Building. The members were warmly received by Mr. Andy Lee, Vice-President (Administration) and Secretary; Professor Frank Fu, MH, JP, Associate Vice-President and Secretary-General of the HKBU Foundation; Professor Liu Liang, Dean of the School of Chinese Medicine; Professor Huang Yu, Associate Dean of School of Communication and Head of Journalism; Dr. Cheuk Pak-tong, Director of the Academy of Film; as well as Mrs. Lily Chan, Director of University Advancement.