A team formed by two FBE students and another two students from HKU has beaten over 60 teams, including those from world-renowned universities, and won the Championship in the 2018 World Asian Business Case Competition.
This is an annual case competition organised by The Academy of Asian Business. This year’s theme is “How Asian Brands Soar”. Participating teams were asked to present an Asian business case on how it turned its small start into a tremendous success, and the HKU team has made a fantastic analysis on how Grab, a Singapore-based technology company offering ride-hailing transport services, food delivery and payment solutions, beat Uber in Southeast Asia.
Thanks Professor Haipeng Shen for being the advisor of the team, and congratulations to all the team members.
FBE members include: Miss Chiu Ngai Han, BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 4 Miss Lam Wai Ting, Alison, BSc(QFin), Year 4
Two teams of undergraduate business students represented HKUFBE to take part in the Oliver Wyman Impact 2018 and bring home the Champion and 1st Runner-up in the final round.
Oliver Wyman Impact is a business case competition held in Hong Kong, targeting students who are interested in exploring a career in strategy consulting. This case competition focuses on strategic trends that are directly impacting businesses and society.
Participating teams were required to develop a proposal with their recommendation to advise how businesses should respond to such trends and present it to a panel of judges from Oliver Wyman.
Two team members are as follows:
Champion Miss Chan Yuen Yu, BBA(IBGM), Year 2 Miss Li Hui Tou Vanessa, BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 2 Miss Moy Yee Ching, BBA(IBGM), Year 2 Mr. Ng Ngo Tin, BBA, Year 2
1st Runner-up Miss Bi Yuwei, BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 4 Miss Han Shichen, BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 3 Miss Xing Haiyi, BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 3 Miss Zhang Yuchen, BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 3
Hong Kong Shared Good Values Case Competition aims at inspiring young people to become future leaders who embrace the idea of “Creating Shared Value”. Participating teams attended an intensive mentorship session, followed by submitting proposals aligned with the core business ventures of selected companies. In 2018, the two supporting organisations are Airport Authority Hong Kong and St. James’ Settlement. By adopting the CSV approach and business mindset, contestants provided recommendations in their proposals on expanding Airport Authority’s community investment project ‘Extra Mile’ or improving the operations of social eco enterprises under St. James’ Settlement ‘Green Ladies’ and ‘Green Little’. Sixty-seven teams joined the competition this year.
Big Congratulations to HKUFBE teams who altogether won five out of six prizes in the competition (four teams consist of FBE students only, and one consists of both FBE and students from other university), and their ideas might be adopted by the supporting organisations.
The winning teams and their team members are:
I) Airport Authority Hong Kong Case Category
Champion – Team ATHIATION
Mr. Li Cheuk Lun, BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 4
Mr. Fung Chun Kit, BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 4
Mr. Ng Suen Ngai, BBA(IBGM), Year 4
1st Runner-up – Team Silver Liners
Mr. Ma Chuangsen, BBA(IBGM), Year 2
Miss Do Ki Wai BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 2
(Remarks: This team comprises 2 more members from other Universities in Hong Kong.)
Team Decoding Law comprising three BBA(Law)&LLB students, two law students from another university, together with experienced software developers, data scientists and AI researchers was crowned one of the four winning teams in the Global Legal Hackathon.
Co-organised by Asia Capital Markets Institute and Thomson Reuters, with supporting organisations Fintech Association of Hong Kong, HKU, Cyberport, WHub, InvestHK, Korum Legal and Association of Corporate Counsel – Hong Kong, this hackathon drew entrants from 40 teams from 40 cities across 22 countries worldwide.
The team’s invention, also named Decoding Law, is a machine learning powered browser plug-in that helps people, especially unrepresented litigants, to read and understand legislation by breaking down complex legislative drafting into simple language and explaining defined terms.
The team developed their prototypes over a hectic weekend under the supervision of experienced mentors from diverse backgrounds in the local competition, and was selected as Hong Kong’s overall winner. Its efforts to improve access to justice had also gotten the attention of Hong Kong’s Department of Justice, who invited the team for a mutual sharing before they left for New York to compete with 13 teams for the world championships.
Team members from HKU (2nd to 4th from left): Miss Sally Yiu Man Ki, BBA(Law)&LLB, Year 3 Miss Alison Li Pui Wun, BBA(Law)&LLB), Year 3 Miss Edelweiss Kwok Yuet Yi, BBA(Law)&LLB, Year 3
Team Decoding Law comprising three BBA(Law)&LLB students, two law students from another university, together with experienced software developers, data scientists and AI researchers was crowned one of the four winning teams in the Global Legal Hackathon.
Co-organised by Asia Capital Markets Institute and Thomson Reuters, with supporting organisations Fintech Association of Hong Kong, HKU, Cyberport, WHub, InvestHK, Korum Legal and Association of Corporate Counsel – Hong Kong, this hackathon drew entrants from 40 teams from 40 cities across 22 countries worldwide.
The team’s invention, also named Decoding Law, is a machine learning powered browser plug-in that helps people, especially unrepresented litigants, to read and understand legislation by breaking down complex legislative drafting into simple language and explaining defined terms.
The team developed their prototypes over a hectic weekend under the supervision of experienced mentors from diverse backgrounds in the local competition, and was selected as Hong Kong’s overall winner. Its efforts to improve access to justice had also gotten the attention of Hong Kong’s Department of Justice, who invited the team for a mutual sharing before they left for New York to compete with 13 teams for the world championships.
Team members from HKU (2nd to 4th from left): Miss Sally Yiu Man Ki, BBA(Law)&LLB, Year 3 Miss Alison Li Pui Wun, BBA(Law)&LLB), Year 3 Miss Edelweiss Kwok Yuet Yi, BBA(Law)&LLB, Year 3
The Wolves of U Street, a team formed by two HKUFBE students and another student from the Faculty of Engineering, has wonderfully analysed a FinTech business case and won the Championship at the ISACA Student Group Annual Case Competition 2018.
This is a joint-university case competition organised by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (“ISACA”) China Hong Kong Chapter and assisted by the ISACA Student Groups, which aims at developing university students’ interest in IT Security. 96 teams from eight universities joined the competition this year and prominent industry leaders were invited as judges.
Team members from FBE are: Mr. KOO Chak Yin, BEcon&Fin, Year 5 Mr. NG Chun Wai, BEcon&Fin, Year 5
Organised by Ernst & Young, Young Tax Professional of the Year is an international competition designed to identify young talent with an interest in tax, help them enhance their professional skills and develop their careers . Participants perform case studies at different levels of competition , and are evaluated by the judging panel based on their tax technical, reasoning, presentation and communication competencies.
Congratulations to BBA(Acc&Fin) Year 4 student Mr. Chan Yui Hang who not only won My Most Favorite Presenter Award and 1st Prize at the local competition 2018, but also beat representatives from mainland China and Taiwan , and won the 1st Prize at the national competition that followed. He will represent Greater China at the international competition taking place in Europe in late 2018 and compete with all finalists across the world for the prize of a 30-day round-the-world business trip.
Congratulations also to BBA(Acc&Fin) Year 3 student Mr. Hao Yifeng who won the 3rd prize in the local competition.
The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an annual global competition that offers a simulating setting for participants to act as real-world research analysts. 11 teams each representing a local university joined the 2017 – 18 final competition in Hong Kong. Each team analysed a HK listed company in-depth with the assistance of mentors, met the company management and wrote a research report on the company with a buy, sell, or hold recommendation. The five teams with the highest written report scores then presented their investment research to the panel of judges at the report presentation and award ceremony, and be advised of judges’ comments and recommendations.
Congratulations to HKU FBE’s team who won the 2nd Runner Up, and thanks to their advisor Mr. Jimmy Woo. Team members are:
Mr. NG Chun Wai, BEcon&Fin, Year 5 (1st from right) Miss Ho Ching Man Joyce, BEcon&Fin, Year 4 (2nd from right) Miss Kowk Yee Huen, BEcon&Fin, Year 4 (3rd from right) Mr. Leung Tak Wing, BSc(Qfin), Year 4 (1st from left) Miss Tsui Pui-Chi Melanie, BSc(Qfin), Year 4 (2nd from left)
Congratulations to team “GreenPrice” formed by four FBE students and two students from other institutions, which won one of the Champions (two in total) and the Best Presentation Award in the Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge (HKSEC) 2017-18!
In HKSEC, students have to employ creative entrepreneurial approaches to solve real world social issues through a structured competition model. Trainings are provided to them through a series of social entrepreneurial seminars, workshops and an online self-learning platform. Participants can also exchange ideas with executives from the commercial sector.
The Challenge is open to students and graduates from all institutions. 82 teams participated this year. Teams that entered the semi-final each presented a detailed social venture plan that illustrated a serious problem it seeks to address. They are required to elaborate also on the market needs, the competitive landscape, the potential risks and strategies for managing those risks, as well as the social impacts it would generate.
“GreenPrice” runs a real social supermarket (www.greenprice.hk) that resells safe and decent groceries that are getting close to, or have just passed their “best before” dates. The reselling is done lawfully and at bottom prices through multiple distribution channels, through which the public is educated about the food waste problem and the “best before” date concept.
Thanks to Faculty Advisor Dr. Ernest Lo, and the team’s FBE members are:
Mr. Hon Chun Him, BBA, Year 3 Mr. So Hon Wan, BEcon&Fin, Year 3 Mr. Chau Chun Yin, BEcon&Fin, Year 3
Themed ‘Professional and Social Conscious Leaders for our Shared Future’, the ACCA Hong Kong Business Competition 2019 was concluded on 26 January 2019. This year, our students not only garnered the most awards, but also swept top prizes and two Best Presenter Awards after rounds of competition.
In the final round of competition, student teams were required to present their business proposals of the chosen social enterprise to the panel of judges comprising finance leaders and social enterprise experts, on how to optimise the operations of the social enterprise on areas of catering, retail & direct sales, ecotourism or promotion of well-being.
The Faculty and its teams have won a total of 9 out of 13 awards in the competition. With students’ keen participation, FBE was named the Top Participating University again this year. While four teams of FBE students were awarded the 1st Runner-up, 2nd Runner-up, Merit, Best Presenter, Best Proposal, Best Budgeting, Digital Excellence, Team Excellence and the newly introduced prize ‘Future Leaders in the Eyes of Employers’.
Aiming at nurturing students with a blend of accounting and business knowledge alongside values of social responsibility, ACCA launched this annual competition since 2007. Students benefit from a board range of skills training workshops and coaching from the ACCA fellow members, to enhance their analytical, proposal writing and presentation skills.
Students feedback:
Eric KO Yiu Wa, one of the the Best Presenter Award winners, said, ‘This competition provides a great platform to work with a team and to learn how to present our ideas and thoughts effectively. I learned a lot from this experience and I am eager to take part in other future case competitions.’
The team which won the prizes of 1st Runner-up, Best Proposal and Team Excellence Award, reflected on their expereince, ‘In preparing the final presentation, we worked hard to refine our strategies on proposal writing and pitching our ideas. And we were impressed by many innovative ideas and useful analysis tools of other groups, and learned more about the accounting profession from our coach Joanna and other training workshops.’
Members of the student teams and the awards are:
1st Runner-up, Best Proposal and Team Excellence Award LUI On Ni, BBA(Law) & LLB, Year 2 FUNG Adrian Ting Hin, BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 2 KO Yiu Wa, BEcon, Year 2 WONG Kit Long, BEcon, Year 2
2nd Runner-up and Digital Excellence Award KIM Yeonwoo, BBA, Year 1 BYUN Jong Wook, BBA(IBGM), Year 1 JEONG Hyunji, BBA(IS), Year 1 KOH Hyun Jun, BBA(IBGM), Year 1
Best Budgeting, Future Leaders in the Eyes of Employers and Merit Award CHUNG Chak Fung, BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 2 CHAN Shun Yan, BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 2 CHIK Woon Ting, BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 2
Best Presenter Award CHAN Shun Yan, BBA(Acc&Fin), Year 2 KO Yiu Wa, BEcon, Year 2
Merit Award WONG Ching Yin, BEcon&Fin, Year 2 CHAN Hoi Yan, BEcon&Fin, Year 2 LAI Hing Ping Rachel, BBA(Acc&Fin) , Year 2 TUNG Li Chen, BFin(AMPB), Year 2
1st Runner-up, Best Proposal, Team Excellence Award
2nd Runner-up, Digital Excellence Award
Best Budgeting, Future Leaders in the Eyes of Employers, Merit Award
Merit Award
Best Presenters
Dr. Olivia Leung receives the Top Participating University Award
