Summer interns' gathering in Singapore

A group photo showing some 60 Hong Kong higher education student interns in Singapore during the gathering hosted by the HKETO in Singapore on July 27, 2018.

The Director of HKETO in Singapore, Mr Bruno Luk, in his address encourages student interns to be the “ambassadors” of Hong Kong and vice versa upon return to Hong Kong, so as to help enhance mutual understanding and strengthen people-to-people bonds between Hong Kong and ASEAN.

The student interns enjoyed a blissful evening at the gathering, bringing home meaningful lessons from the experience sharing and new friendships made from the networking opportunities.

Mr Bruno Luk (first right) chats with student interns to learn more about their work and life in Singapore.

A student intern happily shares her valuable internship experience on stage.

Another student intern talks about how he finds the internship experience helpful to his future career.

The student interns seize the opportunity to share their precious internship experience including challenges faced and insights developed.

Enthusiastic and amusing exchanges were seen at every corner of the light-hearted gathering.

Student interns celebrate new friendships made during their internship.

Summer interns’ gathering in Singapore 2018

July 27, 2018

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Singapore hosted a gathering on the evening of July 27 for more than 60 higher education students interning in Singapore under various internship programmes this summer. 45 of them joined the 2018 ASEAN Internship Scheme for Hong Kong Higher Education Students.

The Scheme was launched by the HKETO in Singapore in 2014. It aims to provide an opportunity for higher education students in Hong Kong to widen their international perspectives by taking up internship in the ASEAN region which, as a bloc, has been Hong Kong’s second largest trading partner, as well as a fast-growing region with which Hong Kong enjoys long established ties.

The eight UGC-funded universities and three Hong Kong higher education institutions, namely Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong Shue Yan University and Hang Seng Management College, are covered by the Scheme. Students of these institutions have responded positively to the internship opportunities offered. About 700 students have joined the Scheme so far, taking up internships at private companies, international organisations, academic institutions, think-tanks, arts and cultural organisations, as well as government organisations in the region.

See more details of the Scheme here.

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