HIGHLIGHTS
HKUST and TFAHK Partner to Nurture Fintech Talent
,br/>Various media including , HK Economic Journal, Sing Tao Daily, Wen Wei Po, Ta Kung Pao, HK01, Headline Daily, Bastillepost, Topick, Line Today, etnet, dotdotnews, eastmoney, Yahoo! HK, MSN News, Sing Tao Canada, people.cn, Mirage News, and Crowdfund Insider reported the HKUST signed an MoU with Tencent Finance Academy Hong Kong (TFAHK) to nurture fintech talent at a Youth Forum. An HKUST graduate, Winko Lui, who will join Tencent through the Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme also shared his views on young people pursuing careers in GBA at the forum.
New Digital MBA for Global Leaders 
Inside Asia Gaming and Macau Business published a supplement featuring HKUST’s new Digital MBA for Global Leaders program, and how the program can help senior executives transform and lead in the digital era.
OTHERS
Hybrid-rice Pioneer in China and Diaoyu Islands Movement (May 31)
Emeritus Prof. Francis LUI, Department of Economics, wrote an article on hybrid-rice pioneer YUAN Longping’s contribution in SpeakOut, and commented on HK young people and their knowledge about China’s modern history in a separate article in HK01.
HK Land Policy (May 25 & 30)
SpeakOut featured interviews with Adjunct Prof. KC CHAN, Department of Finance, on his view on former CE CY LEUNG’s suggestions on building public housing flats on the edges of Tai Lam Country Park (Part 1 interview), and HK land policy (Part 2 interview).
Popular Industries among MBA Graduates (May 24)
HKUST Business School was mentioned in BusinessBecause in an article on how an MBA equips students with the latest technological skills for business, and the most popular industries among MBA graduates.
China’s Latest Census Finding (May 17, 20 & 24)
Emeritus Prof. Francis LUI, Department of Economics, published an article in SpeakOut (May 24) on China’s latest census findings. He also shared his view on building public flats on peripheries of Tai Lam Country Park in SpeakOut (May 20), and wrote about China and US’s motives regarding Taiwan in SpeakOut (May 17).
Executive Appointment for Alumnus (May 20)
HK Economic Times mentioned the appointment of KH EMBA alumnus Michael YUE as Google HK’s general manager, sales and operations.
Non-Fungible Token (May 20)
Associate Prof. HUANG Hao, Department of Accounting, wrote on the pricing mechanism for Non-Fungible Token (NFT), the latest cryptocurrency, in HK Economic Times.
Top Asian Business School MBA (May 15)
HKUST MBA was reported by Poets&Quants as one of the two Asian MBA programs featured among Financial Times’ Top 100. The program was also cited as the only one in Asia ranked among the 20-best in “International mobility” in the latest Financial Times MBA ranking.
Digital Tokens (May 14)
Financial Times cited comments by Associate Prof. Allen HUANG, Department of Accounting, on digital tokens - digital proofs of ownership for virtual or physical assets. He said they may give rise to legal ambiguities, such as which country taxes are payable in when an asset is held virtually on the internet as well as money laundering issues.
Innovation and Technology Development (May 14)
ZhiNews (深圳衛視直新聞) and Stnn (星島環球網) featured an interview with Adjunct Prof. KC CHAN, Department of Finance, on the direction of HK’s innovation and technology development.
MBA Helps Land Top Finance Job (May 14)
MBA alumnus Matthew CHOI was featured in BusinessBecause on why he decided to pursue MBA at HKUST, and the opportunities and knowledge that the program has offered.
Selling Strategy and Visual Thinking (May 14)
HK Economic Times and HK Economic Journal carried two articles by Senior Advisor (Entrepreneurship) Prof. Erwin HUANG (Department of ISOM) on selling strategy and visual thinking respectively.
Family Office Opportunities in China (May 13)
Prof. Winnie PENG, Director of Tanoto Center for Asian Family Business and Entrepreneurship Studies, wrote on family office opportunities brought by China's fast-growing pool of wealth in HK Economic Times.
Public Service Appointment for Faculty (May 3 & 10)
Oriental Daily mentioned the appointment of Emeritus Prof. Francis LUI, Department of Economics, as a member of the government’s Public Service Commission, effective from June 1. Separately, Speakout carried two articles by Prof. LUI on the May Fourth Movement (May 10) and the mistakes made by the pan-democrats in the social movement (May 3) respectively.
ESG Risks and Opportunities (May 6)
Chair Prof. LI Jiatao, Department of Management, wrote an article on the environment, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities of enterprises in HK Economic Times.
Retirement Ceiling in China (May 3)
Today Online cited comments by Chair Prof. Albert PARK, Department of Economics, saying that the Chinese government needs some resolutions to raise the nation’s retirement ceiling as it may jeopardize the employment of older workers who tend to be much less skilled or educated than their younger counterparts.
Development of Local Virtual Banks (May 2)
Senior Advisor (Entrepreneurship) Prof. Erwin HUANG (Department of ISOM) commented on the development of local virtual banks in HK Commercial Daily, saying the industry may need to obtain at least 30% of the market to achieve profitability.