Mainland study tours attract university students from HK

Internships at financial companies and visits to high-tech firms broaden perspectives, job prospects

Eric Tsang, a finance major senior and computer science minor at Chinese University of Hong Kong, said he sees his two-month internship on the Chinese mainland as essential to his competitiveness in pursuing a career in the financial technology sector.

"I was skeptical about the program at first," Tsang said. "I used to prefer the idea of practical experience in the United States or some European countries that are more advanced in technology development.