December 2025

Volume 26, Issue 5

Newsletter of School of Hotel & Tourism Management
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

SHTM VISITORS

17 December – Zhejiang University, China
Led by Professor Lizhong Wang, Executive Vice President, Zhejiang University, a seven-member delegation including Professor Xiaoyun Xie, Dean, School of Management; Professor Tianyu Ying, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management, School of Management; Professor Fei Li, Director, Training Division, Graduate School; Professor Jun Chen, Director, Planning and Finance Office; Ms Jiping Zhu, Director, Zhejiang University – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Joint Center; and Ms Qi Mao, Deputy Director, Zhejiang University – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Joint Center visited the SHTM and its facilities.

12 December – Macao University of Tourism, Macau
Twenty-two doctoral programme students from the Macao University of Tourism, led by Dr June Yang, Assistant Professor, visited the SHTM.

10 December – University of Galway, Ireland
Dr Murray Scott, Vice Dean of Internationalisation, College of Business, Public Policy and Law, University of Galway; Mr Adrian Larkin, Marketing and Recruitment Manager, J. E. Cairns School of Business and Economics; Ms Sarah O'Mahony, Marketing Manager, Shannon College of Hotel Management; and Ms Lorna Cuckow, Director of Internationalisation, visited the School and its facilities.

5 December – Makerere University, Uganda
Dr Provia Kesande, 2023 Ph.D. graduate and Lecturer, Department of Leisure, Events and Hospitality, Faculty of Tourism, Hospitality and Languages at Makerere University Business School, visited the SHTM.

1 December – Hunan Tourism Group and Sanxiang Group, China
Mr Yu Li, Deputy Secretary General of the Party Committee of Hunan Tourism Group; Ms Lan Hu, Acting Director of the Human Resources Department of Hunan Tourism Group; Mr Kai Tang, General Manager of Sanxiang Group; Mr Deyi Huang, Director and Chairman of the Labour Union of Sanxiang Group; and Mr Xinlong Li, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Management Department of Sanxiang Group, visited the SHTM and its facilities.

21 November – Huaqiao University, China
Led by Professor Chaowu Xie, Dean of the College of Tourism, Huaqiao University, a four-member delegation including Dr Jie Yin, Assistant Dean; Dr Jiangchi Zhang, Deputy Director of the Master of Tourism Administration Centre; and Dr Liangquan Zhang, International Exchange Secretary, visited the School.

18 November – Singapore Hotel Association, Singapore
A 27-member delegation from Singapore Hotel Association visited the School and Hotel ICON.

17 November – James Cook University, Singapore
Dr Manisha Agarwal, Lecturer and Head of Accreditation, James Cook University (Singapore campus), visited the SHTM.