CityU hosted its third Employers’ Luncheon cum Student Work Exhibition on March 16 to strengthen the University’s ties with the industrial and corporate world and hence to enhance the employability of students. The event attracted close to 500 participants, including about 300 senior management representatives of reputable companies from a wide spectrum of industries and over 200 university staff and students.

The Luncheon’s keynote speaker, Dr. Allan Zeman, Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group and a holder of an honorary doctorate from CityU, delivered a speech titled “Start Early, Aim High and Don’t Look Back – What Millennials Can Do for a Successful Career”. Dr. Zeman shared his story of career success and encouraged students to aim high and be more creative as the world has been changing rapidly.

The employers in attendance were senior management representatives of multinational corporations based in Hong Kong and abroad. Among those attending were professionals from HSBC, Deloitte China, Ernst & Young, MTR Corporation, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited, Lan Kwai Fong Group, and many more.

Dr. Allan Zeman

From right: Prof. Horace Ip, Mr. Herman Hu, Dr. Zeman and Prof. Way Kuo.

CityU students Roy Hung (Finance, Year 3) and Bobby Fan (Engineering, Year 4), co-founders of startup company B-route, demonstrate to the guests their app Ticket-Chain, an e-ticket trading platform.

Dr. Zeman tries the game "Run! Vendor", an arcade game developed by students from School of Creative Media.