The 2022 Alumni Week was successfully held in November. This year, the School held three talks and invited experts to explore a number of topical issues - trends and investment strategies for the stock market and digital assets. The topics also covered how to deal with stress and emotional illness and stay positive. In addition, an eventful day trip to the Hong Kong Geopark North-East Wonder was arranged, allowing alumni to embrace nature and recharge their minds and bodies.

Outlook of The Global Economy in 2023

The “Global Economic Prospect for 2023” talk was given on 8 November by the keynote speaker, Mr Paul Pong Po-lam, Managing Director of Pegasus Fund Managers Limited.

Given that the global economy is now encountering the “5 in 1 Crisis” - including the Global Recession in Europe, the US and Emerging Markets, stagflation and inflation risks, the Russia-Ukraine war, disputes between China, the US, Japan and Taiwan, and the COVID-19 epidemic. There are more complications than in any stock market crash in the past. Mr Pong gave an in-depth analysis for alumni from both the macro and micro levels, shared tips on how to deploy investment strategies and manage risk factors in this current global stock market crash.

Taking Care of Mental Health

An estimated 1 in 7 people in Hong Kong experience a common mental disorder at any given time. Most of them may not realise or seek professional help. However, prevention and treatment are essential for mental health before it is too late.

In the “Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health” talk, held on 18 November, Dr Sylvia Chen Chia-lu, a psychiatrist, analysed the emotional problems of urbanites, giving tips on how to manage negative emotions and stress, and encouraging everyone to cultivate positive emotions.

Invest Digital Assets in the Right Way

NFT has been one of the most topical issues in Hong Kong recently. Mr Alex Au Wai-chi, the Co-Founder of the Hong Kong Digital Asset Society, gave alumni the talk “NFT Trends 2023” on 25 November, explaining the characteristics of different digital assets, providing instructions on how to discover potential NFT projects, analysing the risks of digital asset investment and forecasting the trends for various digital assets in 2023.

The Alumni Week talks were held simultaneously in the form of on-site participation and online live broadcast, and received an enthusiastic response from alumni. The three talks attracted nearly 400 people to watch in real-time, and the cumulative number of views by the end of November reached 1,700.

Embracing Nature

 “A Day Trip to Hong Kong Geopark North-East Wonder” is an event to get close to nature. On 12 November, alumni took a tour of Hong Kong Geopark North-East Wonder to learn about the mangroves ecology in Lai Chi Wo, visiting local Hakka villages and learning about their cultures; alumni also visited Tin Hau Temple and rambled along the Ap Chau’s Geology Trail. Participants completed their journey of cleansing the soul and everyone returned with a lighter heart.