Friday, January 16
This was our last day of meetings. We first visited the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology which has a large business school. It awards BS, Masters, and Ph.D. degrees. It is located in a new campus which overlooks a beautiful bay. It was just established in 1991. We had a lively discussion about the marketing and strategic efforts of business in China. The discussion also covered domestic and multinational firms. http://www.ust.hk/eng/about/index.htm
Then we toured the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park. This is a statutory body of the Government of the HongKong Special Administrative Region (HKSTP). It is a hub for startups in technology and engineering.
I had about an hour of shopping near the hotel on Canton Street. The “mall” is an extensive second, third and fourth floors of the buildings near the hotel. It ends at the bay (surprise!) where there is a large patio with benches to sit and watch the beautiful views.
We have arranged a 6 a.m. wake up call and reserved a shuttle to the airport.
My flight leaves Hong Kong at 11:40 a.m. Saturday, January 17. I arrive in Chicago, USA at 11:48 a.m. Saturday, January 17!!
Tonight I am calling my class to have a discussion about China. I am looking forward to hearing from my students.
4 comments:
I hope your call goes well today. The joys of technology!
So you had time to go shopping on your trip.... Thats good to have a break from the meetings so you could enjoy China even more. Did you buy anything authentic from China? Any artwork or cool China trinquets?
I am impressed with the technology park that you visted. I took a look at the website and its a real nice place. I would love to go and vist these sites one day in my life.
The University looks more like a city, very nice. I'm pretty sure you enjoy it. Is there a big difference in comparing Chinas Universities vs U.S Universities? when it comes to size, design etc..
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