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More than 500 university students in Ontario and British Columbia learnt more about career opportunities available in Hong Kong today (March 10, Canada time) when participating a cross-Pacific career video conference held simultaneously in Toronto, London (Ontario) and Vancouver.
The conference connected the Canadian students to human resources and career experts in Hong Kong and Vancouver. They provided the students with latest information on the job market and useful advices on career development in various sectors in Hong Kong.
Organised by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Canada, jointly with the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau (CITB) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the career video conference served an interactive and useful platform for students who were interested to pursue their career in Hong Kong after graduation.
Guest speakers from the business and professional services sectors in Hong Kong and Vancouver included: a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Mr Barry Macdonald; Mr Alan Yip of Yip Design Ltd.; Managing Director, Aspirations Ltd Ms Sonya Wu; HR Manager-Power System, CLP Power (Hong Kong) Limited Mr H S Chan, as well as a recent Canadian university graduate, Ms Xenos Hung, who is currently completing a Graduate Engineering Trainee program in Hong Kong.
Ends/Saturday, March 11, 2006
Issued at HKT 11:52
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