University
has become an integral
part of education in Hong Kong and an obvious
step after graduating from secondar y school.
Training to obtain a tertiary education degree
begins as early as primar y school (and some
would argue, even earlier), involving countless
hours of pr ivate tutor ing, all in the hopes of
entering a prestigious tertiary institution to secure
a brighter future. However, are students entering
university with the right mindset and for the right
reasons?
Allen Ma, Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong
Science and Technology Parks (HKSTPC), offers his
take on success.
To him, having the correct attitude and finding
the true interest are crucial for university life.
That is not to say that knowledge and a deep
understanding of the topic are not important,
but rather, that the combination of knowledge
and interest is the formula for accomplishing a
successful career. “A job or major that you are not
happy with equals wasted resources and wasted
time”. The discovery of an interest is the first step
in attaining a deeper understanding of a subject,
which can blossom a mere inception into a fruitful
business. Raising Wong Tao (an HKUST alumnus)
as an example, Ma mentioned how he turned his
interest of model airplanes into a multi-billion dollar
empire.
Mr. Ma’s advice is suppor ted by his own
story. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree
in accounting and holds an MBA degree but
had always reser ved interest in science and
technology. With 30 years of experience in senior
executive positions in telecommunications and
technology companies, he continues to absorb
knowledge from colleagues, experts, professors
and from reading related materials. Staying true to
his interests and being incredibly successful at the
same time, he is currently appointed as the CEO
of HKSTPC, hosting 450 companies, 300 of which
are large international firms or small business and
150 of which are dedicated to entrepreneurial
training.
大
學是中學生畢業後的其中一條出路，也成為了香港
教育不可或缺的一部份。很多人自小學起（甚或更早）便開
始接受培訓以取得高等教育的學位，當中包括無數的私人補
習和考試，只為希望入讀享負盛名的高等學府，繼而擁有美
好的未來。可是，你有正確的價值觀和合理的原因入讀大學
嗎?
香港科技園公司行政總裁馬錦星先生便分享了他對「成
功」的看法。
他認為大學時期最重要的是培養正確人生觀和發掘真
正的興趣。這並不表示知識和對學科的深切理解不重要，然
而，知識結合興趣才是建立成功事業的方程式。「找份不開
心的工作抑或入讀沒有興趣的大學主修，最終只是浪費時間
和資源。」因此，首先是要發掘興趣，之後對該學科進行深入
透徹的了解，才能創立有成效的事業。馬錦星先生以香港科
技大學畢業生汪滔為例，述說他如何將自己對模型飛機的興
趣變成一間每年賺取百億生意的大公司。
Knowledge is obtained
through inquisition
Spirit and Attitude:
Allen Ma,
CEO HKSTPC
