YOUR
TRUSTED
ADMISSION
CONSULTANT
UG｜PG｜Executive
Specializing in University Application, Interview Coaching and Career Planning
ABOUT US
Vision
New Hope Culture is an education consultancy founded by the most seasoned admission experts and scholars in Hong Kong. Our firm comprises a core consulting team and an advisory board. We deliver strategic and effective admissions and academic services to students in the Greater China Region and the rest of East Asia. With more than 12 years of experience and a myriad of successful cases, we are the expert at helping all types of students reach for their university goals and beyond.
Mission
Our mission is to deliver the most comprehensive, customised and strategic admission services to students from diverse backgrounds. We are good at polishing our students’ academic profiles and personal skills through inspirational dialogues and effective trainings.
Methodology
Our consultants not only carry our students through their applications, but we also teach you to become a WINNER. We teach you how to leave good impressions, we make you an interesting candidate, we predict trends in the interview questions, we tell you what is irrelevant and what is not, we help you outsmart your cohort.
Resources
What makes our service unique and unparalleled is that we provide MENTORSHIP and SCHOLARSHIP matching services that enable you to understand your target department better through our advisors/professionals and get support of all kinds from your referees.
SERVICES
The Midas Touch
"The Midas Touch" package includes the following tailored services:
Study Choice Analysis
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Career Planning
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School / Department / Major / Exchange / Internship Choice analysis
Interview Coaching
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Mock Interviews (general admission + department-specific)
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Interview Skills Clinic
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Interview Sessions with Professionals
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Grooming Workshop
Application Preparations
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CV write-up / polishing
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Personal Statement write-up / polishing
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Filling in application forms / handling online payments / notarizing documents
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Reference Letter drafting / polishing
Interview-day Escort
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Accompanying you into the university and taking you to the interview room door (Yes, we have special access)
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Arranging your stay - accommodation, transportation, itinerary, etc)
Admission Strategies
Mentorship & Scholarship
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Walking through the admission process
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Deepening your understanding of the Target Department
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Firm Visits
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Meeting your mentor
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Getting referees
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Scholarship opportunities
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Internship opportunities
FACULTY
Gary Deng
Academic qualification
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EdD, EduHK (expected 2025)
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MA, EduHK
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BBA, HKBU
Professional training
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Cert in Higher Education Teaching, Harvard Bok Center
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Dip in Educational Leadership, Cambridge Assessment International Education
Mr. Deng and his education group serve over ten thousand students annually. He is the founding chairperson of HKAEEP, the leading professional body of extramural education with more than 300 organisational members in Hong Kong. Mr. Deng is now pursuing his doctoral degree at the Education University of Hong Kong. Mr. Deng devotes himself to education in GBA.
Mr Zhuang
Senior Consultant
Academic qualification
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MA, HKUST
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BSc Econ & Fin, HKUST
Professional training
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Cert in Business-proficient English as a second language, Saylor Academy
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Cert in Professional Writing, Saylor Academy
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Cert in Interview Skills, Saylor Academy
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Cert in Resume Writing, Saylor Academy
Mr Zhuang is an expert in school admission and scholarship application. He began his career as an executive at a non-government organization focusing on poverty alleviation projects in China. While in charge, he organized a nationwide inter-collegiate social enterprise competitions, hosted academic summits in Hong Kong and New Dehli, India and assisted in the distant learning for civil servants in rural China. In 2010, Mr Zhuang and his team started a matching grant for philanthropists and corporates' CSR departments to set up scholarships. He had screened hundreds of candidates and interviewed the finalists of the GCL-Poly Green Scholarships for overseas postgraduate studies.
During his college years, Mr Zhuang was HKUST's delegate in numerous exchange activities, for example, APRU Summer Economics Forum in 2007, Satellite Scholars Project by Harbin Institute of Technology in 2008, as well as the World Civic Youth Forum 2009 by the United Nations.
Mr Kyle Yeung
Senior Editor
Academic qualification
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BEd, EduHK
Professional training
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Registered Teacher, Education Bureau, Government of HKSAR
Mr. Yang is a registered teacher in Hong Kong, with expertise in designing curriculum and editing teaching materials. He is chief editor for a series of DSE learning materials and related publications.
ADVISORS
Advisors (Academic)
Principal Lai Chu-Kuen
Chief advisor (HKDSE Curriculum)
Offices Held:
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Chief Curriculum Development Officer, Education Bureau, HKSAR Government
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Subject Panel Chairman, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
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Chairman, Committee on Math Education, Curriculum Development Council
Principalship:
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CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School (2015-2019)
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Man Kiu College (2011-2015)
Principal Lai Chu-kuen is a member of New Hope’s advisory board, overseeing our scope of service in DSE curriculum design and implementation. Principal Lai is a mathematician and an educator. He had served in the Education Bureau and the Examination Authority of Hong Kong for more than twenty years. He thus has deep understanding about the evolution of Hong Kong’s public exam system over the past decades and extraordinary prospect insights.
Mr Lai had held principalships at two secondary schools in Hong Kong. In his capacities as headmaster, he had been working at the forefront of the DSE curricula, helping students prepare for the exams and strive for excellence.
Advisors (Industrial Mentorship Program)
We make sure that you are pursuing mentorship from successful figures in your targeted field of studies.
(To avoid uninvited access, the names of our mentors are hidden deliberately.)
Legal
Partner, Jones Day
Senior Associate, King & Wood Mallesons
Senior Associate, JSM Mayor Brown
Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills
Tech
Regional Head of Sales, Twilio
Senior Manager, Microsoft
Research Associate, DJI
Research Associate, Ecoflow
In-house Counsel, Tencent
Legal Counsel, Makers Fund
Investor, Apollo Future Mobility Group
Medicine
Medical Doctors
Chinese Medical Doctors
Certified Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
Clinical Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Banking and Finance
VP to MD, every investment bank in the city you can think of
Managing Director, TransAsia Private Capital Limited
Director, Jeffreys Group
Investor, Horizon Ventures
Director, Harewise Capital (Cryptocurrency + NFT investment)
Art
Adjunct faculty, Parsons School of Design
School Principals, Vice-principals and Teachers
School Managers
Award-winning Lyricist
MEDIA COVERAGE
Discussing the development of DSE curricula in Greater Bay Area
Mr Gary Deng and Sen Consultant Mr Zhuang
Co-sponsoring COVID-19 test kits to DSE students with China Resources Group
Discussing the development of DSE curricula in Greater Bay Area
New Hope Culture has been widely covered in the local and national press. We are also invited to write editorials for major news channels. Click the links below to see our media stories.
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Training Center (HK): Unit 4, 4/F Kowloon Building, 555 Nathan Road, Kowloon, HKSAR
Training Center (SZ): Room C245, Floor 2, Building C, Huafeng International Robot Industrial Park, Bao'an District, Shenzhen
Back Office: Unit C, D2, 10/F, 760-762 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon, HKSAR
Email: info@newhope.hk
Tel:
+852 9325 8768
+86 15960530587
CONTACT
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