Press Release - March 10, 2006

More than 500 university students in Ontario and British Columbia today (Friday) learned more about the exciting career opportunities available in Hong Kong 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.

Organized 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 are 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: Mr Barry Macdonald, a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers; Mr Alan Yip of Yip Design Ltd.; Ms Sonya Wu, Managing Director, Aspirations Ltd.; Mr H S Chan, HR Manager-Power System, CLP Power (Hong Kong) Limited., as well as a recent Canadian university graduate, Ms Xenos Hung, who is currently completing a Graduate Engineering Trainee program in Hong Kong.

Photo shows HKETO Director Mr Bassanio So (left, 1st row) sharing a lighter moment with the Toronto participants at the 4th cross-Pacific video conference.

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