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GPGC End-of-term Gathering at Tai O ( 27 April 2024 )

On April 27, after a week of rain, the sky finally cleared. Professor Zhan Jing, Professor Tsao King Kwun and about 20 GPGC students went on an outing to the tranquil fishing village of Tai O. We first visited a cozy, family-style workshop to learn more about the process of making shrimp paste. Next, we traveled through Shek Tsai Po and visited Hung Shing Temple and Tin Hau Temple. We then walked along the coastline up the hill to the Tai O Heritage Hotel. The Tai O Heritage Hotel was revitalised from the old Tai O Police Station and still retains traces of the arrest chamber and prison cells. In the fresh and pleasant sea breeze, we climbed along the picnic trail to Tiger Mountain, overlooking the magnificent Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.

At lunchtime, students and teachers gathered to taste local dishes and silky tofu puddings. After a full meal, everyone joined a workshop to make tea cakes. At about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, we returned with good memories.

Study Visit to the Legislative Council (01 March 2024)

At the invitation of Mr Tang Fei, an alumnus of the Department of GPA and a current member of the Legislative Council, students of the two master’s programmes of MPUP and GPGC visited the Legislative Council on 1 March (Friday). Mr. Tang has been involved in the education industry for many years. He has served as a secondary school principal, assisting in the Curriculum Reform in New Senior Secondary Education, and has also hosted countless lectures and seminars for education reform topics. In 2013, he was awarded the Medal of Honour of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

On the day of the visit, Mr. Tang first gave a detailed introduction to the history of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in the History Gallery, then took a group photo with the participants, and then led the participants to visit the main venues including the Legislative Council Chamber. During the one-and-a-half-hour guided tour, Mr. Tang broadened students’ horizons and stimulated their interest in exploring the history of Hong Kong’s political system with his rich knowledge and insights on modern Chinese history and Hong Kong history.

GPGC & MPUP Alumni Day and Career Sharing Session (3 February 2024)

GPGC and the MSSc Programme in Public Policy (MPUP) co-organized the Alumni Day & Career Sharing Session on 3 February 2024 at the Harmony, Lee Woo Sing College.

Seven alumni as below from the two programmes attended the sharing session and shed light on their unique career experiences and practical tips on preparation for the recruitment process. Some alumni also provided job postings from their respective institutions.

The sharing session attracted more than 40 students who appreciated the valuable opportunity to make connections with and learn from the alumni. Students benefited from their predecessors’ advice on a growth mindset and good workplace etiquette, which are key factors to fresh graduates’ career development.

Mr. Sze To Chun Hin was electedas the Yuen Long District Council Member	Mr. Fong Yat Kwan was elected as the Kwun Tong District Council Member	Mr. Tosi Shing Hin was elected as the Tuen Mun District Council Member

「內地生在香港的機遇與挑戰 」座談會（2023年12月2日）

十二月二日上午，我們很榮幸邀請到香港特區政府政制及內地事務局前任局長、現任中文大學榮譽教授聶德權先生就「內地生在香港的機遇與挑戰」主題與學子們進行座談。二十多位GPGC及其他課程的同學及校友聚首一堂參與活動。

聶教授首先介紹了最近非常流行的人工智能聊天機器人對該題目的回答，然後切入特區政府提出的一系列為香港「搶人才」的措施，與參加者暢談香港如何依靠人才計劃，不斷增強發展動能，在融入大灣區的同時也保持自身的獨特性，以及內地生在此背景下有何機遇和挑戰。

本次座談會由GPGC課程管理委員會成員、中文大學政治與行政學系高級講師蔡子強先生擔任主持。在蔡先生和聶教授的鼓勵下，GPGC同學和校友們踴躍分享自己來港讀書、工作過程中的難忘經歷與未來的計劃。兩個小時的座談會在熱烈融洽的氛圍下圓滿結束，與會者互相交換了聯繫方式，期待再聚。

GPGC Admission Scholarship 2023/24

The GPGC programme is happy to announce that Mr. LO, Chun Fai, Ms. MENG, Fei, Mr. WANG, Yue, Mr. XU, Kangqi, and Mr. XUE, Haoyu, five students of our 2023 Entry, are awarded admission scholarships this year.

Each year, the programme awards admission scholarships to outstanding new students. To be eligible, students should have obtained excellent academic performance in a prior study and demonstrate strong interest and enthusiasm in learning about public administration in the Greater China region. Subject to the endorsement by the Programme Committee, the top 10% of the student intake will be nominated to receive the scholarships. Congratulations to our awardees, and we wish everyone a fruitful learning experience at CUHK.