They were also asked to write a one-line caption under the photo. Hard as it may be for detractors of Hong Kong students to believe, the staff of the new school were extremely pleased by the overall level of creativity, imagination and independence of mind among the 180 applicants who were interviewed. Many of the applicants turned up with excellent portfolios. Some of the most creative had the lowest examination marks. I'm going to help them to grow.
Some people grow faster, some grow slower.
Despite the decline of the Hong Kong film industry, Professor Choy sees a lot of demand for creative individuals in the fields of new media and communications. The school will provide three years of multi-disciplinary education. Graduates will have both the technical and intellectual training to translate theory into practice. In the past, there hasn't been anything like that. People studied only theory or production.