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The Recognition Ceremony of Citi Community Intern Program 2009 was held successfully on 31 May 2010. Around 100 guests, representatives of University Business Schools and non-profit organizations attended the Ceremony to witness the achievements of the interns. The Ceremony was officiated by Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, JP, Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong SAR Government; Mr Shengman Zhang, Citi Country Officer for Hong Kong; Mr Bernard Chan, Chairperson of The Hong Kong Council of Social Service and Ms Christine Fang, Chief Executive of The Hong Kong Council of Social Service. An Award of Excellence was presented to 4 teams of interns to recognize their outstanding performance in the program. [ Photo Album ]

Citi Community Intern Program 2009 – Electronic Memorial Booklet  [ Read the book ]

The electronic memorial booklet records the local University Business Schools’ encouragement to the interns, and the sharing of the participating non- profit organizations and interns as well. All interns expressed that they would recommend the program to other university students, while 98% of the placement organizations also indicated that they would participate in the program again.

Citi Community Intern Program 2009 Supplement – “Future community leaders value Corporate Responsibility to help people” (Economic Times, 23 June 2010) [ Read the Supplement ]

Mission

“I am glad to see that the Citi Community Intern Program (CIP) has been successfully launched. I would like to thank heartily to Citi and all participating NGOs for providing a learning platform to enrich the life experiences of our university students and help them achieve their social commitment through participating in the community, which echoes to the holistic personal development in tertiary education.

Dean Stephen Cheung
Hong Kong Baptist University, School of Business

"CityU's College of Business has been cultivating students' social responsibility through local and overseas voluntary work.  I am delighted to see the launch of the Citi Community Intern Program jointly by the private and the NGO sectors.  My heartfelt gratitude also to the organizing team and the staff involved who have put in a lot of efforts in making this a success.  Undoubtedly we should continue to promote corporate social responsibility among students and the support from various sectors are indispensable."

Dean K K Wei
City University of Hong Kong, College of Business

"Increasing numbers of companies have come to appreciate the value of providing opportunities to their employees to contribute something to society on a voluntary basis. In providing business students the opportunity for internships in NGOs, this internship program is a further step forward in building a culture of volunteerism across the business community in Hong Kong. I am delighted to see business students from Lingnan University joining others to stand shoulder to shoulder in support of this exciting initiative."

Prof. Robin Snell
Lingnan University, Business Programs

"The Open University of Hong Kong is very pleased to be affiliated with the Hong Kong Council of Social Service and participate in their Citi Community Intern Program.  Needless to say, internship programs play an important role in our curriculums either formally or informally.  The Citi Community Intern Program is particularly good to our students as it combines well with our corporate internship programs and provides different exposures and experiences which have received growing recognition as essential and important in helping to shape the concepts of business ethics and social responsibility for our students."

Dean Y K Ip
The Open University of Hong Kong, Lee Shau Kee School of Business & Administration

“The program serves as an effective platform where youngsters learn from wisdom and operation of successful social enterprise models. We have been honoured by sending prominent students to join the program, and are confident that students will be benefited greatly. I am very thankful for the time and talent, energy and enthusiasm that collaborative partners invested into this initiatives.”

Dr. Ricky Szeto
Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Department of Business Administration

“Congratulations to the organizers, sponsors and participants of the Citi Community Intern Program (CIP). CIP provides both valuable work experience to elite students and valuable talent to the community projects of premier NGOs. We are delighted that the talented students of Hong Kong's premier universities are participating, contributing to their community organizations and gaining skills to propel their careers as future business leaders with social vision.”  

Dean Gary C. Biddle
The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Business and Economics