Summer Issue, 2013

Mentor: Alexander Lui 呂耀華 Mentee: Kate Chan 陳君衡 (BBA(Law),Year 2) A peek into the world of business Alex has generously shared with me his career development in the real estate industry. He discusses with us social and economic issues. I learnt a lot from his unique thinking style. He challenges us on some deep-seated beliefs that we possess and teaches us to think multi-dimensionally. He often reminds us we have to contribute back to society once we graduate. He always invites us to company functions and festival celebrations. He genuinely hopes we can learn and grow. He is funny and always makes jokes. He is sel ess and shares with us his career journey, his work and views on different topics. I have had a peek into how the top management of a listed company works and lives. Kate Chan 陳君衡 A multicultural network of 500 pairs of mentors and mentees each year, enabling them to learn from each other and discover the world together. Mentees Kenneth, Ivan, Katherine and Tina (front row, from left) were invited to the Chinese NewYear Party of K Wah Group. Chairman Dr the Hon Lui Che Woo (third row, centre), mentors Alexander Lui Yiu-wah (third row, 5th right), Herbert Hui and Albert Yeung (second row, 4th and 5th left) also joined the party. Mentor: Adrian Lee 李澄明 (BSocSc 1973) Mentee: Ben Miller (Social Sciences) Access Hong Kong, barrier-free When I initially applied to the programme, I thought that being a non-local might be a barrier. However, Mr Adrian Lee quickly dispelled that idea. Although it can quite be intimidating for students to chat with highly successful, older people, I quickly found Mr Lee to be approachable and easy to talk to. In addition to a variety of useful Cantonese phrases that Mr Lee and his family have taught me, he has also provided me with a more experienced, objective viewpoint on several topics we discussed. This has been valuable to me, especially as a foreigner in Hong Kong. We recently went out for some delicious ‘Chiu Chow’ food with Mr Lee’s mentees from previous years. This was a great way to meet even more interesting people, and learn about the cuisine of my mentor’s home region. I would thoroughly recommend the mentoring programme to fellow international students – in fact, many are already quite envious of me! Ben Miller from the UK Adrian (1st right) and his Incoming Exchange mentee Ben Miller (Social Sciences) (3rd right). 61 Mentorship Guidance and Friendship Beyond the Campus