On June 20th, more than twenty CCIP students visited the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York (HKETO-NY). These fortunate students met with the Office's Acting Director, Paul Cheung.

Located on 54th St in Manhattan, HKETO-NY was established in 1983 with the mission to strengthen the economic and trade cooperation between Hong Kong and the 31 eastern states of the USA. It is one of the three offices of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) in the United States.

Cheung holds a Master’s in Public Administration (International Relations) from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration (Professional Accountancy) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), where over 20 percent of the students who attended CCIP this year come from. Cheung gave a passionate presentation about HKETO's work, as well as the relationship between Hong Kong and United States.

After the presentation, students stayed for a roundtable discussion with Cheung, who shared his personal experience about working as an Administrative Officer in the Hong Kong government for 10 years and briefed students on the latest career prospects for Administrative Officers.

"It was a great activity. I learned from different angles about Hong Kong, which is where I originally come from. I am so proud that I am a Hong Kong citizen," said Chinese University of Hong Kong’s student, Alice, who served as one of the student leaders for this activity.

Winnie, another student leader from the City University of Hong Kong agreed. "We see that the government indeed put a lot of effort in promoting the economy and trade by helping Hong Kong businesses take on challenges," she said. "It really is a great work!"