晉身校際演算交易比賽七強

Reaching the top seven of the inter-university ALGO trading contest

More than 100 teams from institutions across the nation competed in the Second Inter-University ALGO Trading Contest. The ‘OUHK Algo Trader’ team, made up of Tam Hiu-hin (Master of Philosophy in Computing), Tam Ka-yiu (BBA with Honours in Business Management) and Lam Wai-tat (BBA with Honours in Business Intelligence and Analytics), reached the finals of the contest held on 19 February. From generating trading ideas to implementing trading strategies, the finalist teams were required to develop algorithmic trading strategies mimicking real-life algorithmic trading. The ‘OUHK Algo Trader’ team came seventh overall.

運動健將揚威聯校賽事

OUHK athletes stand out in joint school tournaments

OUHK athletes have been displaying their sporting talent in recent tertiary institution contests. The OUHK Tadkuwondo Team debuted in the annual Taekwondo Competition organized by the University Sports Federation of Hong Kong in February, in which team members Cheung Man-cheuk and Kwan Wai-hin came second and third in the men’s black belt lightweight and bantamweight categories respectively. Meanwhile, a group of OUHK basketball players teamed up to compete in the ‘Inter-institutional Basketball Tournament 2018’ organized by the Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education (FSTE) in March and won the third place.

師生創新里程 創科比賽奪一等獎榮譽

OUHK team hit new milestone: first-class award in innovation competition

Nong Shirong, Yuen Shuk-ying, Sun Kwai-chu and Lam Man-yi, four new Bachelor of Science with Honours in Applied Science (Biology and Chemistry) graduates of the School of Science and Technology, teamed up to study the use of spirulina as a fertilizer for plants. Under the supervision of Assistant Professor Dr Wong Yee-keung, and after eight months of hard work, they completed their final-year project titled ‘Application of “Spiru-Gel” in a New LED-lighting Hydroponic System for Plant Cultivation’. The students also used the project to join the Challenge Cup National Competition and won a First Class Award (Innovation — Energy, environmental and chemical engineering) in the Hong Kong Regional Final

會計系優異生獲業界傑出學生獎

Industry recognition for outstanding Accounting student

The excellent academic performance of Alby Lam Kwan-yung, a full-time final-year student in Professional Accounting, was recognized by CPA Australia as one of the eight Outstanding Students of the Year 2016. Along with other awardees, Alby will be granted scholarships, internship placements at the Big Four accounting firms and other valuable networking and learning opportunities with industry leaders.

榮獲社企比賽獎項

Winning social enterprise awards

Computing graduates Lui Kin-ching and Fung Kwong-chiu teamed up with partners from other institutions to found iSEE Mobile Apps, a company developing mobile apps for the visually impaired. The team won the championship of the Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge 2016. Two other teams composed mainly of OUHK students made it to the semi-finals of the same competition: Plus 1 Chopsticks, an online platform that allows busy working people to purchase meals from home cooks, and $9 Smart Veg, an enterprise offering affordable vegetable and fruit packs directly sourced from local wholesalers to working-class families. The former team also won a Best Presentation Award in the semi-final round.

本校跑手慈善越野賽奪標

Trail running success for OUHK cross-country team

Five OUHK students and two staff took part in the inaugural ‘AIDS-Free Charity Trail Run’ organized by the Hong Kong AIDS Foundation on 13 January. With an outstanding run of 31’40”, Nursing student Mandy Kan Ming-pui was the overall champion of the ‘5 km Fun Run’, defeating all male and female competitors in the distance. In the 10 km race, Accounting student Chow Yik-hei placed fourth and Subba Bhavisya Raj studying Sports and Recreation Management placed sixth in the top 10 men, while Emilie Pavey from the Educational Technology and Publishing Unit came second in the female race.

獲取商業個案比賽亞軍

First runner-up in business case competition

Full-time Business and Administration students Joleen Chan and Nike Lai Kei earned praise at the AIA Business Sustainability & Risk Management Case Analysis Competition. Each of the competing teams was required to compile the CSR report for a building construction company. Among 18 university teams from the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, the OUHK team impressed the judges with an outstanding CSR report and their creative presentation. They won second place and were presented a scholarship of $15,000 and internship opportunities.

會計學學生於稅務辯論比賽中贏得季軍

Accounting students win the second runner-up in tax debate competition

A team of four Year three students from the OU Professional Accounting programme participated in the Tax Debate Competition 2019 organized by the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong. This year, a total of eight teams from local institutions entered the Competition and the OU team won the second runner-up prize with their sound taxation knowledge and convincing arguments. In addition to the trophy, certificates and cash prizes, their fee for the Certified Tax Adviser Qualifying Examination can be waived.

The Tax Debate Competition aims to promote the study of taxation and encourage university students to join the tax profession upon graduation. It has also provided excellent opportunities for students to express their views on various hot tax topics. The Competition has successfully aroused public concern on the related issues since it was first held in 2015.

商業策劃比賽 獲優異獎

Merit award in ACCA business competition

Full-time Accounting students Monica Chan Chi-man, Susanna Chan Kwan-sim, Vicky Ng Ka-ki and Brendan Yau Yuet-ho participated in the ACCA Business Competition held on 18 February. The competition is now in its tenth year, and attracted over 400 teams to compete on the theme of ‘Young catalysts in driving social enterprise excellence’. Each of the teams was required to conduct a case study of a social enterprise, develop a proposal and recommend feasible solutions to optimize business and streamline operations. The OUHK team made it into the top seven after several rounds of competition and won the merit award.