The College of Business Distinguished Alumni Award has recognised three award winners for 2023:
- Ms Loretta LEE Wing-yee - Executive Master of Business Administration, 2022
- Dr Louis POON Lok-ming - BA Business Studies, 1996; Doctor of Business Administration, 2014
- Mr Banting SZE Wai-pan - MA Quantitative Analysis for Business, 1994
The Award aims to recognise the outstanding achievements and contributions of our distinguished alumni to their professions, the University and society.
Ms Loretta Lee is the Chairlady and Executive Director of the Canvest Environmental Protection Group Company Limited, a leading integrated urban environmental services provider listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which operates waste-to-energy and hygiene initiatives that create both business and social value. Ms Lee founded the ALMA Charity Foundation for the relief of the needy and the benefit of the Hong Kong community. She is also Chairperson of the Yan Tak Charity Fund and the Permanent Honorary President of the Pui Kiu Middle School and is committed to advancing sustainable development and promoting exchanges between the youth in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Ms Lee holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from City University of Hong Kong.
Dr Louis Poon is a leading marketing professional with 25 years international experience with preeminent asset management, banking and Fintech groups based in Hong Kong.
Currently, he is the Director, Deputy Head of Wealth Management at Fusion Bank based in Hong Kong. Dr Poon is a passionate advocate for ESG impact investing & marketing.
He has been the Senior Executive Vice Chairman of Association of Family Offices in Asia and Vice Chairman of Chartered Institution of Marketing UK Hong Kong Chapter. He has also been involved with several mentorship programmes at City University of Hong Kong for more than 10 years. Dr Poon holds a BA Business Studies and a Doctor of Business Administration, both from City University of Hong Kong.
Mr Banting Sze is the founder, Chairman and CEO of Freetech Road Recycling Technology (Holdings) Limited, a Hong Kong public-listed company. Mr Sze is a pioneer of recycling and low-carbon economy in the pavement industry, owning more than 200 national and international patents. Mr Sze is the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) standing committee member for Jiangsu province. He is also the President of Hong Kong Institute of Technology, Education & Culture, the President of Jiangsu Province Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, and the President of Nanjing (HK) Association Limited.
Mr Sze is the committee member of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Experts of United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). He is also the Chairman of Departmental Advisory Committee of Department of Management Sciences at CityU. Mr. Sze holds an MA in Quantitative Analysis for Business from City University of Hong Kong.
