On the morning of 11 August 2021, the Faculty of Finance of the City University of Macau (CityU Macau) and the Association of Chong Hang Intellectual Elites held an exchange and cooperation meeting on the Main (Taipa) Campus. The meeting was attended by Deputy Director-General and Secretary-General of the Association of Chong Hang Intellectual Elites Suen Chun Hong; Vice-President of Chung Kiu Investment Holdings Limited Sun Io Chong; as well as several representatives from CityU Macau including Dean Cheung Wai Kong and Associate Dean Khong Yueng Wah of the Faculty of Finance, and Director of the International Training and Testing Center Ho Chan.
Dean Cheung Wai Kong extended a warm welcome to the delegation of the Association of Chong Hang Intellectual Elites and gave a detailed introduction to the structure, establishment background, curriculum, enrolment, teaching philosophy and faculty members of the Faculty of Finance. Dean Cheung pointed out that the Faculty shoulders the responsibility and actively cooperates with the Macao SAR Government to promote the construction of the financial services platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and the development of the modern financial centre. He also said that the Faculty of Finance of CityU Macau, as the first Faculty of Finance in Macao awarded Silver status validation by the Business Graduates Association (BGA), proves the high quality, high standard, professionalism and internationalisation of CityU Macau’s programmes. Associate Dean Khong Yueng Wah introduced the programmes jointly organised by the Faculty and different financial enterprises in the past, and presented the Faculty’s teaching achievements in cooperation with industries, universities and research institutions.
Mr Suen Chun Hong, Vice-President of Chung Kiu Investment Holdings Limited, shared the background, development and progress, and the culture of the Association of Chong Hang Intellectual Elites. He believed that the establishment of the Faculty of Finance of CityU Macau will facilitate the cultivation of talent in Macao and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. He also mentioned that under the pandemic, Macao’s financial services industry is presented with new development opportunities and the demand for wealth management professionals will increase. He expressed his hope that the Association of Chong Hang Intellectual Elites will work with the Faculty of Finance to nurture wealth management talent for Macao, with the aim of promoting the sustainable development of Macao’s financial services industry and thus contributing to Macao’s economic diversification.
Ms Ho Chan, Director of the International Training and Testing Center, listened to the views of all parties and said that the University will fully support the cooperation project between the Faculty of Finance and the Association of Chong Hang Intellectual Elites.
In the meeting, the two parties deepened mutual understanding and cooperation and conducted an extensive discussion on jointly fostering financial talent and conducting wealth management programmes in Macao, confirming the feasibility of future cooperation.