Along with industry visits and workshops, our two week Hong Kong advertising and public relations study tour had time to explore Hong Kong. And I still find myself amazed by the extraordinary diversity that Hong Kong has to offer. Within minutes you can go from wandering along the…

The one Chinese phrase you need to learn:  “Shénme shì nǐ zuì piányí de yǐnliào?” We came expecting knock-off watches, cheap tailored suits and street food that would only cost a couple of dollars. Unfortunately, with a booming economy and a weakening Aussie dollar, Hong Kong was not…

For our last industry trip on the 2015 Hong Kong tour we visited QUT graduate Dean Vowles, the latest featured face in QUT’s ‘Graduate Success’ campaign. Dean works at DigitasLBi (DLBi) in Hong Kong, a digital agency with many highbrow clients including Disney and Cathay Pacific. Dean and…

The Hong Kong InterContinental is in prime position to offer a high tea, which is both a visual and culinary feast on several fronts. Positioned with a horizon view of Victoria Harbour, the Lobby Lounge provides a colourful panorama of the city’s famous cityscape while you enjoy your afternoon…

The final Saturday of our study tour to Hong Kong, we set out as a group for a day trip to Macau. Like Hong Kong, Macau is a special administrative region of China, and until 1999 it was under Portuguese rule. The region is renowned for two things:…

Picture this: frantic waiters race a variety drink orders across the room while a group of assorted QUT alumni introduce themselves, and one of my study tour colleagues Angus (“Aussie Angus”) bellows a G’day greeting to them at the top of his voice. If you’ve ever wondered what…

After the whirlwind presentation at NowTV in Chai Wan and a lunch that I’m going to have dreams about at Kam’s Roast Goose, we set off to find the Tourism Australia office which was located incidentally in Wan Chai (that’s not a mistake). After navigating what felt like…

Thursday morning felt like Friday night under the lights, as the QUT Business School advertising and public relations study tour group trekked to the epicentre of Hong Kong sports production, Hong Kong’s largest pay TV company NowTV’s sport headquarters in Chai Wan. As someone who started my postgrad…

There is nothing quite like reaching into your bag for your wallet in the middle of Hong Kong’s Times Square and coming away with nothing. Trust me, I know, because it happened to me on the second night of QUT Business School’s advertising and public relations study tour. …

At 6’ 2” l knew I was going to be big in China, but height is translating into celebrity status. That’s what I’m running with anyway. And I’d like to think my vertically gifted peer, Dom will run with it too, because ‘freak show’ is so passé. In…