Academic Committee
Prof. Young Chien Ming Enoch (Chairman)
Professor Enoch Young is the Vice-President of the UNESCO Hong Kong Association and the Co-Convenor of Learning City Committee (Prep.).
Professor Young has been advocating life-long learning and served on many Government and non-Government Committees and councils, including the University Grants Committee, the Vocational Training Council, and the Council of the Physical Society in China. He was the Chairman of the Federation of Continuing Education in Tertiary Institutions in Hong Kong (2002-2007). In 2008, he was elected Vice-President of the Continuing Education Branch of the China Higher Education Association.
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to education, Professor Young was awarded the World Outstanding Chinese Award in 2006 and a Bronze Bauhinia Star in 2007 by the Hong Kong SAR government. Professor Young has been awarded honorary professorships and honorary doctorates from universities in Hong Kong, Mainland China, UK and the U.S..
Dr. Samson Ma (Researcher)
Dr. Samson Ma served for telecom, IT and service industries over 40 years and participated in management consultancy for more than 20 years. He is the principal consultant with specialty in business valuation, executive coaching, executive search, facilitation, growth management, IT management, leadership development, marketing, organizational design & development, physical & cyber security, process improvement, project management, quality management, reengineering, sales & business development, small & family business, strategy planning, supply chain & logistics, and sustainability.
He worked in various sections and projects under Cable & Wireless, Unisys, Shell, Bain & Company, HK Telecom, Telcordia Technologies, PwC, PCCW, Ovum and ValuePartners. He successfully conducted and delivered more than 50 development and consulting projects to public corporations, government and government agents in China, Hong Kong and Asia Pacific region, which included IT automation, Information systems development, quality management, business change/development, industry transformation, industries regulation, government policy, marketing research, sales efficiency improvement, product delivery, customer services improvement, logistics enhancement, process management, strategies setting and scenario planning.
Dr. Ma also supported and contributed his knowledge to NGOs and volunteer services included ICT innovation, e-services, e-health management, as well as sustainable development and research, which included the working with FHKI, IMCHK and WISDP to promote management consultancy and sustainable development for business and industries in Greater Bay Area.
Dr. CY Wong (Advisor)
Dr. Wong is a quality guru and trainer, notably in areas such as Human Resources, workflow, productivity improvements, and quantum improvement in efficiencies. For over 15 years, Dr. Wong has been associated as a Senior Advisor at the Management Development Centre (MDC) of the Vocational Training Council specializing in Manpower Planning, Project Management, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Engineers as Managers, Training Needs Analysis, Quality Improvement and Service Quality. During that period, Dr. Wong has trained more than 5,000 human resources practitioners.
Dr. Wong is also a management subject specialist and university lecturer. C Y has extensive experience in management development and teaching. He was a part-time lecturer for management subjects at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong 1997–2005 and also at Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2009–2010. He is the trainer (since 2008 up to current) for the Professional Diploma in Management Consulting and Risk Management organized by the HKPC. He was appointed by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (from 2007 to 2012) as a Specialist to assist the HKSAR Government to develop the “Qualification Framework” by using the Competency Approach.
Dr. Wong is also a seasoned management consultant and executive coacher, having coached a lists of board of directors from local listed public companies and manufacturing firms in Hong Kong and Mainland China as well over the years.