Interesting Speaker at GW

I attended a professional lecture on Wednesday hosted by the Hong Kong International Society. The speaker was Mr. Donald Tong, the US Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs. As Commissioner, he directs the Hong Kong Government's efforts in promoting U.S.-Hong Kong economic and trade ties, and constituency-building activities in the U.S. He also oversees the work of the three Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in Washington, New York and San Francisco. While I expected the lecture to be similar to those that I've experienced at LSE (London School of Economics, where I studied abroad last year) which are more academically and economically focused, it was still refreshing to learn about the history of Hong Kong and the career opportunities available to graduates. One student asked if he could work in Hong Kong despite not knowing any Mandarin or Cantonese, and the Commissioner said it is nearly a norm for most foreigners to only speak English in Hong Kong. Perhaps you all could potentially study abroad in Hong Kong one day!!