The Faculty of Engineering has organized an information session at Yasumoto International Academic Park, CUHK, on 11 January 2017 for introducing the programme details. Prof. Chen Nan, the Programme Director, shared the program mission in it. He said, “The programme is devoted to nurturing leadership and entrepreneurship for the next generation of financial talents in support of Hong Kong’s endeavor to grow to an international FinTech hub.” He also remarked that graduates of this programme would be ideally suited for positions that require strong quantitative and technological skills in the financial services industry.

In the information session, Mr. Shu-pui Li, Executive Director (Financial Infrastructure) of HKMA, gave a talk in “Development of a Fintech Econsystem in Hong Kong”. He discussed the regulatory and business environment of FinTech in HK and explicitly highlighted the urgent demands for FinTech talents. Dr. Duncan Wong, ASTRI Vice President, delivered a talk about how blockchain, a new technology, changes the landscape of the financial services industry. Prof. Anthony So also addressed the admission requirements. The information session has attracted many secondary students, their parents and schoolteachers.

Prof. Michael Hui, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, opened the information session with a welcoming address. He concluded his speech by a Chinese proverb “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step (千里之行，始於足下).” The words express the University’s full support and, more importantly, high expectation to the new FinTech Programme.

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