Hong Kong students take in experience at big Shanghai firms

SHANGHAI - Having spent two months in internships at some of the most prominent companies in Shanghai, 30 university students are returning to Hong Kong on Tuesday with great expectations.

They constitute the first batch of students to take part in the Shanghai-Hong Kong Future Leaders Internship Program 2011, which was organized by the Hong Kong-Shanghai Youth Exchange Promotion Association. The program offers internships, cultural exchanges, lectures and various educational excursions.

The 30 students were selected from among 300 applicants at the University of Hong Kong.