Department of Finance
Meeting the Professional Needs of the Business Community
Owing to a knowledge-based, technologically advanced economy,
Hong Kong's demand for well-educated manpower has already exceeded
supply and is expected to grow rapidly especially in the areas of
business, finance, insurance, and logistics. As Hong Kong is undergoing
a transition from skill-based to knowledge-based economy that includes
high value-added business and services, management professionals
have therefore become the key human resources for supporting the
transition. All of these factors indicate that graduates of the
Finance (FIN) Programme will be well placed to gain employment from
the expected increase in manpower demand in the future.
Full Awareness of Business Opportunities in China
With the emergence of China as a member of the WTO, and the rapid
development of other Asian major cities, Hong Kong is facing increasing
competition from other regional counterparts. It is vital for us
to develop a coherent and consistent direction that is in line with
the development of China and to fortify our strengths in order to
take full advantage of the plentiful business opportunities that
come about from China's WTO status. As it is evident that China
can provide abundant and cost effective labour in the industrial
and business sectors, Hong Kong, in order to take advantage of the
above, should concentrate on what we do best by providing and supplementing
China with professional and management expertise that are on parity
with international standards. In addition, the recent Government's
Policy Address highlighting the growth of the Pearl-Delta Region
as a highly productive economic region again re-emphasised the importance
of the co-operation between Hong Kong and the Mainland.
In order to maintain Hong Kong's competitive advantage, as a tertiary
education institution, it is our responsibility to equip our citizens
with professional and technological know-how through quality education.
Our Accounting and Banking programme is in position to help meet
this robust demand for well-trained, highly qualified and experienced
professionals in Hong Kong and its neighbouring regions.
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