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The Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hong
Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) on 20
June 2014. IVE students who are admitted to eligible
Information Technology (IT)-related programs assessed
by HKCS annually are now pre-approved to apply for
HKCS Student Membership. This collaboration of HKCS
with local tertiary institutions first started two years
ago, with the view to cultivating potential young talent
and furthering the development of Information and
Communications Technology (ICT) in Hong Kong.
Mr. Michael Leung, the President of HKCS, was delighted
to establish a partnership with IVE that would cultivate
IT talents and promote professional development. He
pointed out that, “There is a huge demand for IT talents
in Hong Kong to support the knowledge-based economy.
More importantly, information technology is now an
indispensable part of daily life and will be significant
to the future development of human society. Therefore,
HKCS aims to nurture young IT talents, and has been
encouraging them to choose the IT industry as lifelong
career since 1970.’’
The MOU Signing Ceremony was arranged at IVE (Tsing
Yi), co-hosted by Dr. Ong Lay Lian, Academic Director
of IT Discipline of IVE, and Mr. Michael Leung. Mr.
Michael Leung stated that, “From now on, IVE students
admitted to ICT-related programs recognised by HKCS
are pre-approved for application to HKCS Student
Membership which would help students to understand
more of ICT-industry development and even to better
plan their career paths by participating in related ICT
seminars and events. After graduation, they can also
apply for HKCS Associate Membership or Professional
Class (e.g. Full) Membership, based on their academic
qualifications and working experience. As HKCS is a
well established IT professional association in Hong
Kong, its Professional Class Member status represents
respondent ICT professionalism.”
Mr. Michael Leung expects that, ‘’Students will actively
participate in the events held by HKCS throughout the
year to get the most updated information about the IT
industryand cherish the opportunities to exchange views
and experiences with professionals. ‘’ In conclusion, Mr.
Leung also encouraged students that ‘’the annual salary
growth rate and the entry-level salary of university
graduates are both reasonable in the ICT industry,
according to the report released by our society last year.
Young people are naturally drawn to this prospective
industry, as it is full of creativity, dynamically driven, and
crucial to the development of human society.’’
香港電腦學會與香港專業教育學院於2014年6月20
日簽署合作備忘錄，凡修讀經香港電腦學會承認之
資訊及通訊科技相關課程的學生，將獲香港電腦學
會預先批核為學生會員。香港電腦學會與本港專上
學院於兩年前開始展開此類型的合作，旨在為香港
培育資訊及通訊科技專才，並藉此推動行業的發
展。
香港電腦學會會長梁建文先生對於是次與香港專業
教育學院的合作，表示十分歡迎。梁建文指出：「
香港對於資訊科技專才有龐大的需求，以配合知識
型經濟的發展模式。更重要的是，資訊科技現已成
為生活中不可或缺的部分，甚至會影響人類未來的
生活形態。因此，自1970年成立以來，培育資訊及
通訊科技專才和鼓勵年青一代投身於此行業為本會
的兩大策略性重點工作。」
合作備忘錄簽署儀式於香港專業教育學院青衣分校
舉行，由香港專業教育學院資訊科技學科學術總監
王麗蓮博士及梁建文先生代表雙方簽署。梁建文先
生於簽署合作備忘錄時表示：「簽訂該備忘錄後，
香港專業教育學院修讀指定資訊及通訊科技有關
科目的學生，可獲預先批核為香港電腦學會學生會
員。透過參與相關的資訊科技講座或活動，香港電
腦學會學生會員能接觸更多資訊科技行業的動向，
從而更好地計劃自己的職業發展路向。學生畢業
後，根據其學歷及資歷，更可申請成為聯繫會員或
專業級別（例如正式會員）會員。香港電腦學會作
為資訊科技的專業團體，其專業級別會員及資深會
員資格亦意味著資訊科技人員的專業資格。」
梁建文會長亦期望：「同學們成為會員後會積極參
與本會全年舉辦的各項活動，從中獲得有關資訊及
通訊科技的最新資訊以及與業內專業人士交流分享
的寶貴機會，同學們定能獲益良多。」最後，梁建
文不忘鼓勵同學：「根據去年本會公佈的IT就業及
薪酬趨勢調查，業內薪酬的年度增長率以及大學生
的入職薪酬均屬十分理想的水平。因此，我呼籲各
位年青人積極考慮投身資訊及通訊科技這一個極為
具創意、活力、發展前景以及可以對人類作出深遠
貢獻的行業。」
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