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Students from CUHK, HKU & LU Analyse Financial Tsunami in Lee Shiu Essay Competition
The Lee Shiu Essay Competition, jointly organized by Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), The University of Hong Kong and Lingnan University, has been held successfully. The competition was sponsored by Dr. LEE Shiu and Dr. Jennie Mui LEE, both active philanthropists in local higher education. Participants of the competition were required to write a 4,000-word English essay analysing the causes of and the lessons learned from the financial tsunami in 2008. Three winners from each participating institution were selected, and a Grand Prize winner was selected by the chief judge, Prof. Joseph YAM Chi-kwong, former Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Global Economics and Finance at CUHK.
The joint Prize Presentation Ceremony of the Lee Shiu Essay Competition was recently held at the Chung Chi College, CUHK. At the ceremony, Prof. Joseph YAM Chi-kwong, who attended as the guest of honour, gave a remark on his views on financial reforms and the 2008 Financial Tsunami. Other officiating guests included Dr. LEE Shiu and Dr. Jennie Mui LEE, Prof. Victor CHAN, Head of Chung Chi College of CUHK, Prof. LEUNG Yuen Sang, Dean of Arts and Former Head of Chung Chi College of CUHK, Prof. Eric C. CHANG, Dean of Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong and Prof. HO Lok Sang, Head of the Department of Economics of Lingnan University. Mr. JI Jianjun, Deputy Inspector, Department of Educational, Scientific and Technological Affairs, Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R. also attended the ceremony and congratulated the prize winners. The First, Second and Third Prize winners of the each institution were awarded cash prizes ranging from HKD 10,000 to HKD 25,000. The Grand Prize winner received an additional cash prize of HKD 25,000. The list of winners is as follows:
Grand Prize
Mr. Arjyo MITRA
Economics and Finance / Year 3
The University of Hong Kong
Institutional Prizes
| Chung Chi College, CUHK | Lingnan University | The University of Hong Kong | |
| First Prize | Miss WONG Po Yee Global Business Stream in Integrated BBA / 2014 |
Mr. FOK Cheuk Kwong Finance Stream in BBA / Year 3 |
Mr. Arjyo MITRA Economics and Finance / Year 3 |
| Second Prize | Mr. LUK Sum Kin Global Business Stream in Integrated BBA / 2014 |
Miss LEUNG Fung Kiu History / Year 3 |
Miss LEUNG Chi Yung Economics / Year 4 |
| Third Prize | Miss Nicole HUI Global Business Stream in Integrated BBA / Year 3 |
Mr. MA Man Wai International Studies Stream / 2014 |
Mr. CHEUNG Wing Lam Quantitative Finance / Year 3 |
Prof. Joseph Yam, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Global Economics and Finance, CUHK (right) presents the Grand Prize to Mr. Arjyo MITRA.
Dr. LEE Shiu (2nd left) and Dr. Jennie Mui LEE (3rd left) with the First Prize winners of the participating institutions.
Officiating guests and award winners from Chung Chi College, CUHK.
Officiating guests and award winners from The University of Hong Kong.
Officiating guests and award winners from Lingnan University .
