May 2023

Volume 24, Issue 2

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

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CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS

The SHTM's Food and Wine Academy organised several workshops, including the following:

Mr Boris Cheung, Sales and Marketing Manager, and Ms Joana Westerlund, Assistant Sales and Marketing Manager, Great (HK) Investment Company Limited, introduced next generation plant-based innovation and foods of the future from Finland at the Plant-based Meat Workshop on 30 March 2023.

Chef Connie MaMa presented three typical Thai dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner at the "What Thais Eat" workshop on 6 April 2023.

Mr Kelvin Ng, Tea Master, and Chef Edmond Ip, Executive Chinese Chef, RÚ at Nina Hotel Tsuen Wan West, taught the history and culture of Chinese teas paired with Cantonese dim-sums at the Yum Cha workshop on 28 April 2023.

Mr Gregoir Cleary, Managing Director, House of Fine Wines, and Mr Godefroy Baijot, Brewmaster and Founder of Brasserie Gôde, introduced a revolutionary half-beer, half-champagne beverage that is produced using a combination of two renowned artisanal methods, at the Champ-Beer Workshop on 3 May 2023.

Ms Jennifer Luk, Wine Educator and Wine Judge for the Argentina Wine Awards 2016, gave an overview of the general characteristics of winemaking in Argentina through a presentation and wine tastings at the Wines of Argentina Workshop on 4 May 2023.

Ms Olivia Lee, Sommelier and Founder of Penticton, shared the traditions of France's most original sparkling wines, introduced various winemaking methods, showcased grapes such as Chenin Blanc and discussed the few winemakers who break the rules at the Beyond Champagne Workshop on 11 May 2023.

Dean Kaye Chon delivered a distinguished lecture on "Innovations and Leadership in Hospitality and Tourism" at Beijing Hospitality Institute on 17 April 2023, with the support of the Katie Shu Sui Pui Charitable Trust.

Dean Chon delivered a speech on "Creating an Icon – The Story Behind Hotel ICON" at the 2023 ASEAN Plus Three Tourism Training and Education Network in Bandung, Indonesia, on 9 May 2023.

Professor Honggen Xiao delivered a keynote on "Tourism and (for) Rural Revitalization in China: Challenges, Potentials and Perspectives" at the International Conference on Sustainable, Transformative and Regenerative Tourism in Hong Kong on 12 May 2023.

Dean Kaye Chon, Professor Sam Kim, Dr Deniz Kucukusta, Dr Qu Xiao, Dr Daniel Leung, Mr Jason Kelly, Dr Ekaterina Chevtaeva, Dr Fanny Manner-Baldeon, Dr Joselyn Goopio and Ph.D. student Mr Tadesse Bekele Hailu attended at the 21st APacCHRIE Conference and 14th APacCHRIE Youth Conference in the Philippines on 25-27 May 2023. Dean Chon delivered a welcome address at the 21st APacCHRIE Conference. Dean Chon and Professor Kim participated in "The Presidents' Hour: Insights into How to Thrive Successfully in the World of Hospitality and Tourism" at the 14th APacCHRIE Youth Conference.

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