(refer to the photo album here for more highlights)
Date: 16 June 2021
Time: 10:30 – 12:30
Venue: The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Led by its Chairman and Founder, Mr James E. Thompson GBS, the Crown Worldwide Holdings Ltd. (“Crown Worldwide”) paid a visit to the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK) on 16 June 2021 (Wednesday). The delegation also consisted of Mr Billy Wong, Managing Director, Greater China, Mr Maurice Wong, Human Resources Manager, Greater China, Ms Jessica Wong, Director of Sales & Marketing 3PL, and Ms Joanne Chan, Corporate Services Manager.
The delegation was first shown several of the University’s state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities, such as the Financial Trading Laboratory and the Virtual Reality Centre. The Crown representatives were all impressed by how our students could have a real taste of logistics and trading on our modern campus.
HSUHK’s latest establishment, The Inspiring (located in the Lee Shau Kee Complex), gave the Crown delegation a glimpse and a vision of how our students and staff could now enjoy an even bigger and more flexible co-learning space for academic exchanges and experiential activities.
Brandon Wu, an Honours Academy (HA) first-cohort student, then gave Mr Thompson, namely his mentor, and his colleagues the warmest welcome to his home for the last two years, the HSUHK Jockey Club Residential College (RC). Having enjoyed the privilege to visit Mr Thompson’s own residence earlier, Brandon was grateful for being able to return the hospitality by showing the whole delegation the thoughtful design of each student room, and other comprehensive facilities including the common room and the Communal Hall.
Greeted by Prof Simon Ho (President), the delegation then had a walkthrough, guided by Dr Tom Fong (Vice-President, Organisational Development) of our university’s path to success, being one of the leading private universities in Hong Kong. Prof YV Hui (Acting Provost and Vice-President, Academic and Research) further shed light on the university’s updates on the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, together with the students’ glorious achievements, having the Crown Worldwide’s interests and development at heart.
As one of the Professional Fellows of the Honours Academy, Mr Thompson was enlightened on the HA’s philosophy and the milestones of the HA students in their journey so far, in the company of Prof Jeanne Fu, Head of HA, and the two Associate Heads, Dr Holly Chung and Ms Esther Lee. Finally, Gianni Ting and Brandon Wu, two HA first-cohort students and Mr Thompson’s mentees, expressed their sincere gratitude towards their mentor’s guidance in the past year, hoping to take their mentorship to the next level – a friendship.
Mr Thompson concluded the visit with his closing remark, showing his appreciation of the rapid and sustainable development of our university. On behalf of the Crown Worldwide, Mr Thompson also wished the budding relationship his enterprise has newly established with the HSUHK to be long-lasting.