Summer Issue, 2012

On February 11, 2012, Convocation and the 30SGroup （年青智庫「三十會」） invited nine young university graduates (the post 80s) to share their career experiences and life aspirations at three panel discussions. At the first panel discussion, the three speakers were Social Activists （社會行動派） . Chung Jah-ying 鍾嘉穎 (BBA(IBGM) 2010) founded her own social enterprise “Launch Pilots” immediately after graduation, to enable youngsters to design and execute innovative social projects. Crystal Chow 周澄 , a cultural commentator, participated in the 2010 Legislative Council By-elections and served for six months with an NGO in the Philippines. Wong Ho-yin 王浩賢 (BSc 2008) convenor of the Land Justice League （土地正義聯盟） and member of District Council, aims to solve social problems at policy level. At the second discussion “One Step into the Establishment” （當青年走入建制） , the three speakers shared their experience in joining the “establishment”. Paul Chan 陳智遠 (LLB 2001; PCLL 2002) was Political Assistant to the Secretary for Food and Health, HKSAR Government. Marcus Tse 謝子祺 and Lo Kin-hei 羅健熙 (BSW 2006) joined political parties and were elected to District Councils. They are full of conviction that their work will contribute to a better Hong Kong. But they found that the current political environment was not attractive to many young people. The theme of the third discussion was “New Possibilities: My Second Career” （開創第二事業） . Rico Chan 陳家亮 , a former Administrative Officer in the HKSAR Government, became the coach of the Hong Kong Arsenal Soccer School. Calvin Tse 謝海發 , who previously worked for a Big 4 accounting firm, opened a Mexican restaurant. Dr Victor Ng 吳瀚博士 (BEng(EEE) 1999), Senior Consultant, Hong Kong Productivity Council, volunteers his IT knowledge to help youngsters combat their drug problems and finds new meaning of life. Two main messages were shared by the speakers. First, young people can break away from traditional career paths as they have the time and space to follow their hearts to start their dream careers. Second, young people must be very clear about their own values. Only with a strong conviction in their beliefs can they cope with the pressure to conform and follow their dreams. In the final part, each speaker was invited to give a 2-minute speech on what they would do if elected as Chief Executive, after which the audience voted for their Chief Executive. Video: www.convocation.hku.hk/2012talk/ If I were the Chief Executive: Voices from the New Generation 假如我是特首：年青人的想像與期望 Convocation Forum II Convocation 40