{"id":57,"date":"2019-02-03T09:06:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T09:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2019-09-03T12:00:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T12:00:27","slug":"about-the-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/?page_id=57","title":{"rendered":"About the Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30e0\u5185\u5bb9<\/h1>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-57 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/89-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/89-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/89-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/89-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/89.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The HKU-UTokyo Joint Summer Program is an experiential learning programme in which HKU students will work on a group project with visiting students from Japan to study issues related to the Japan-Hong Kong relations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first part of the programme includes seminars and talks given by professors and business leaders, as well as field trips to stores, factories and business federations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second part of the programme requires students to work on research presentations on topics that are related to Japanese products and services in Hong Kong. A student group composed of members from HKU and UTokyo will create a research agenda, conduct interviews with industry figures, and analyze issues from multicultural perspectives.<\/p>\n<h2>Guest speakers<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Students have the unique opportunity to hear from leading commercial and academic thought-leaders from local and Japanese business communities in Hong Kong in seminars exclusive to the program.<\/p>\n<p>Past guest speakers have included:<\/p>\n<h5>SPEAKERS<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>The Honorable John Tsang (\u66fe\u4fca\u83ef), Former Financial Secretary, Hong Kong SAR Government<\/li>\n<li>Ambassador Kuninori Matsuda (\u677e\u7530\u90a6\u7d00), Consul General of Japan Business Leaders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>BUSINESS LEADERS<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. David Mong (\u8499\u5fb3\u63da), Chairman, Shun Hing Group<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Tsutomu Nakajima (\u4e2d\u5cf6\u52aa), Executive Director and CEO, Nippon Wealth Limited<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Masaaki Ogino (\u837b\u91ce\u6b63\u660e), Chairman, Fenix Group<\/li>\n<li>Ms. Yoshie Shigemitsu (\u91cd\u5149\u60a6\u679d), Vice President, Ajisen Ramen<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Castor Hui, Senior Manager, Global Business Strategy &amp; Transformation, Nissan Infiniti Academics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>ACADEMICS<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Professor Lui Tai-lok (\u5442\u5927\u6a02), Education University of Hong Kong<\/li>\n<li>Professor Shigeto Sonoda (\u5712\u7530\u8302\u4eba), UTokyo<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Brian Fong Chi Hang (\u65b9\u5fd7\u6052), Education University of Hong Kong<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Yoshiko Nakano (\u4e2d\u91ce\u5609\u5b50), HKU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Site visits<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-57 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/LRG_DSC00186-1024x775.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/LRG_DSC00186-1024x775.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/LRG_DSC00186-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/LRG_DSC00186-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/LRG_DSC00186.jpg 1155w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20160805-citysuper-2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20160805-citysuper-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20160805-citysuper-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20160805-citysuper-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As part of the program, students make multiple site visits to see Japan-Hong Kong relations in action.<\/p>\n<p>Past locations of site visits include:<\/p>\n<h5>Companies<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Ajisen Ramen<\/li>\n<li>city\u2019super<\/li>\n<li>Japan Airlines<\/li>\n<li>Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Business Federations<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Hong Kong Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (\u9999\u6e2f\u65e5\u672c\u4eba\u5546\u5de5\u4f1a\u8b70\u6240)<\/li>\n<li>Hong Kong Trade Development Council \uff08\u9999\u6e2f\u8cbf\u6613\u767a\u5c55\u5c40\uff09<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Research presentation<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The capstone of the HKU-UTokyo Joint Summer Program is a research presentation where HKU and UTokyo students\u00a0work on group presentations on topics that are related to Japanese products and services in Hong Kong. Students collect data and\u00a0conduct\u00a0interviews through fieldwork and present their findings to business leaders, members of the media, and alumni of the program.<\/p>\n<p>Past research topics have included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Branding Japanese products for the Hong Kong market<\/li>\n<li>Perceptions of Yoshinoya in Japan and Hong Kong<\/li>\n<li>Ichiran in Hong Kong: Hong Kong people\u2019s pursuit for authentic ramen<\/li>\n<li>Hong Kong-Japan Trade Relations and Sino-Japanese Tensions<\/li>\n<li>Marketing Japanese Authenticity: Hana-Musubi as Case Study<\/li>\n<li>Challenges in Human Resource Management for Japanese companies in Hong Kong<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHokkaido\u201d as Marketing Tool in Hong Kong<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u30d7\u30ed\u30b0\u30e9\u30e0\u5185\u5bb9 The HKU-UTokyo Joint Summer Program is an experiential learning programme in which HKU students will work on a group project with visiting students from Japan to study issues related to the Japan-Hong Kong relations. The first part of the programme includes seminars and talks given by professors and business leaders, as well as field &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/?page_id=57\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About the Program&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":402,"href":"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions\/402"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hku-utokyo-summer.hku.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}