Guangzhou Observation Tour

Computer Science Alumni Association, HKUST

A New Perspective on Pearl River Delta

Computer Science Alumni Association organized an Observation Tour to Guangzhou on April 3, 2004. It is a 1-day-back trip, 11 alumni and executive committee members have joined the tour.

The tour is organized with the following objectives,

To observe the current situation of economic development and society in Guangzhou
To have a better understanding of the application and management of the IT industry in Guangzhou
To strengthen the network between participants

The programme included the visits to Pearl-River Hang Cheong Real Estates Consultant Limited, Approved Mercedes-Benz Service Centre and Sun Yat-Sen University.

The tour is organized by the External Affairs Divisions of CSAA which is headed by Mr. Almon Kwan, Vice-president (External Affairs), and Mr. John Poon, Secretary of International Affairs, is the project manager of the trip. This is the first trip of the year, and more observation trips of similar kind will be organized in the coming months. If you are interested in knowing more, please visit our alumni website: http://alumni.cse.ust.hk/.

Let's share the feedback from the participants below,

	“ It is our first trip. Although it is a one-day short trip, I can still learn a lot from the visits." — *Albert Au, Founding President, CSAA*
	“ It is an invaluable experience to have visits and experience sharing with commercial sectors and academic institutes of high ranking in Guangzhou." — *Anthony Lai, CISSP, System Consultant, CSAA Member*
	“ We hope this trip can help our alumni to gain more exposure to the lastest development of the Greater Pearl River Delta. We believe the issue is instrumental to the development of Hong Kong in the coming decades. We are thankful to all the parties who had helped organizing this trip, especially the companies who gave us a hearty reception. We look forward to more trips of similar kind in the future." — *Almon Kwan, Vice-President (External Affairs)*