Stock Pitch on a Green Company

Executive Summary: TA long recommendation on BYD (1211.HK) at a six-month target price of 304 HKD is proposed, which implies a 29% upside from the stock’s current price 235 HKD. There are three upside drivers. With China’s reopening, a strong demand from, and more export opportunities to foreign countries are expected. In addition, it is believed the company’s vertical integration and diversified new energy products strengthen its operation and revenue streams. BYD’s well-established sustainability framework also aligns with China's 'go-green' ambition. For valuation, the sum-of-the-part approach is adopted. Three risks are identified: more fiercer competition in the Electric Vehicles (EVs) market, reputational risk stemming from sustainability practice, and product recall concern.

Macroeconomic Research on Energy Diversification

This is a group research project undertaken by the students to apply macro models, statistical and econometrics tools to analyze a real-world question, in order to gain better understanding of the models and to practice the skills on problem solving, team-work and presentation.

The research aims to study whether the diversification of the energy portfolio can reduce inflation surprise during energy price shocks.

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Business Innovation Project about Gerontechnology

Executive Summary: A digital divide often refers to uneven distribution in the use of, access to or impact of information and communication technologies between distinct groups. Alongside with the advancement in technology, the digital divide among age groups worsened. In other words, while technology continues to go further, it leaves the elderly behind. Although the elderly nowadays are now adapted to the extensive use of technologies, the complexity of technologies brings frustration and amotivation to the elderly, making some reluctant to use them. Therefore, we hope to have a more elderly-friendly device to help the elderly to make the first move to embrace technologies, thus improving their lives with the aid of convenience brought by technological advancement. Plus, a large part of the aging population is suffering from loneliness. So our robot Bonnie is set to be elderly’s assistive technology device and companion simultaneously.

Information System Project: Redesigning an App Interface

This project aims to impelment an information system porject planning with waterfall metholodgy to revamp the interface of the HKUST Entrepreneurship Centre App and boost the user engagement rate.