{"id":287,"date":"2017-09-06T12:50:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T12:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/on-parade\/?p=287"},"modified":"2017-09-06T14:28:23","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T14:28:23","slug":"update-from-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/on-parade\/2017\/09\/06\/update-from-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Update from Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Find out what happened when alumna Vivian Ching (MSc Management) met with the Foreign Office Minister in Hong Kong<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Vivian Ching (middle row, second from left) with the panellists who met with Mark Field, the UK Minister for Asia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On 24 August 2017\u00a0I was\u00a0honoured to have been invited by the British Council to an Exclusive Roundtable Discussion with Rt Hon Mark Field,\u00a0who is a\u00a0UK Member of Parliament\u00a0for London and Westminster, and\u00a0also the Minister of State for Asia Pacific.<\/p>\n

Field was in Hong Kong\u00a0for a few days,\u00a0and he was interested to learn more about the prevailing attitudes and opinions of young people in Hong Kong. As one out of ten young emerging leaders from a wide range of industries selected to join the panel, the\u00a0event offered a unique opportunity for us to share our thoughts with Field with regards to building\u00a0improved UK foreign policies that benefit the future of Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0roundtable\u00a0touched on a wide array of social, economic and political issues. We discussed how young people in Hong Kong tend to perceive themselves in relation to China and the world, shared our opinions on the impact of economic integration with mainland China, as well as Hong Kong\u2019s status as China\u2019s \u201cworld city.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Given the diversity of the panellists at the event, we also shared our views on how our\u00a0respective\u00a0education has helped shape who we are today, and what can be done to improve the\u00a0current\u00a0education system in Hong Kong. This topic actually triggered a deeper discussion on the importance of nurturing creativity among the younger generation.<\/p>\n

As a doctoral degree holder, a business professional working at a Global Fortune 500 company as well as an artist, I talked about my\u00a0experiences\u00a0as an example of\u00a0the benefits that Hong Kong students can gain from a more diverse curriculum that promotes innovation and experimentation beyond traditional career paths.<\/p>\n

Overall, the roundtable was a success and we were able to openly exchange ideas with Field, as well as other British Consulate General and British Council staff who were\u00a0also\u00a0present at the meeting. Even though all panellists had come from differing backgrounds and specialties, the majority of our opinions were actually on a similar page, which was\u00a0a\u00a0fascinating finding to all those who were present at the event.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It will be interesting to see how our ideas can be integrated into\u00a0existing\u00a0foreign policies, and I very much look forward to new opportunities to contribute more towards enhanced dialogue between Hong Kong and the UK in the future.<\/p>\n

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