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College of Business Distinguished Alumni Award 2018

Dear Colleagues and Students

I am proud to announce the results of the College of Business Distinguished Alumni Award 2018, which aims to recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions of our distinguished alumni to their professions, the University and society.

The three award winners are:

  1. Ms Mabel Chan Mei Bo – BA in Accountancy 1993
  2. Dr Venus Tang Lai Wah – BA in Accountancy 1991, EMBA 1999, DBA 2011
  3. Mr Johnny Wong Kwok Ming – BA in Information Systems 1995

Mabel Chan graduated with a BA in Accountancy in 1993.  She then joined KPMG and subsequently PwC as an auditor. She values audit greatly and would like to apply what she has learned from the College, KPMG and PwC to smaller and growing enterprises. She believes it would help the SME sector to enhance the quality of financial reporting and internal control for their business growth. After resigning from PwC and she took a part-time MBA programme. In parallel, she started her own CPA firm. Throughout the years she had shared her knowledge to support the business development of her clients. Her business grew swiftly before merging with Grant Thornton. She is now Deputy Managing Partner of Grant Thornton Hong Kong Limited. Along her career, she has taken up various roles in promoting and supporting the development of students, the accounting profession, the government and wider society.

Venus Tang has obtained three degrees, a BA in Accountancy, an EMBA and a DBA, all from CityU. She has worked as a financial controller for several listed companies in the telecommunications, publishing and information technology industries. Currently, she is CFO of Excel Technology International (Hong Kong) Limited and is also Independent Non-executive Director of a listed company. As a devoted and supportive alumna, Venus is our Alumni Ambassador and serves as a Departmental Advisory Committee member of the Department of Accountancy. She is also actively involved in mentorship programmes for our accountancy undergraduates. Venus has given enthusiastic service to the community. She is a committee member of ACCA Hong Kong and is serving the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications as a specialist and financial expert.

Johnny Wong graduated with a BA in Information Systems in 1995. He is the co-founder of Hotmob Limited and Vice Chairman of HKAIM. He has over 18 years of experience in mobile software development and the digital media industry. He established the first premium advertising network in Hong Kong and expanded the business to Japan, and later developed the largest big data-driven hybrid mobile advertising marketplace. Johnny was awarded the "Digital Marketer of 2015" at the Media Convergence Awards for his percipient vision and technical know-how. He took Hotmob further by integrating machine learning into programmatic advertising solutions and developed the new advertising model Audience Intelligence maximising custom audience reach. 

Please join me in congratulating the winners, and thanking them for their contribution to their profession, the University and society.

Prof Houmin Yan
Dean of College of Business