創辦人簡歷

Ekmanson Poon
BEng(LESCM) MPhil MBA LLMArbDR MIET MHKIE MAES

Learning percussion since the age of 14 DIRECTOR under the guidance of Choy Lap Tak, Poon has gained much performance experience and had been the principal percussionist of several symphonic bands. He is also acquanited with the management of an music organisation, focusing on its marketing and promotion. Poon has been sharing his music performances on YouTube since 2008 with over 275,000 views.

With 7As in HKCEE, Poon was one of the first Early Admission Scheme students admitted by HKU. He now has a Master of Master of Philosophy degree in Logistics Engineering, a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Laws in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution. He is a member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineer, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK) and Audio Engineering Society (US). With his experience in managing the PA systems of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and later AsiaWorld-Expo, he is good at optimising the sound effect of an performance event.

Poon is also dedicated to youth development. He has been the master of ceremony for various events of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups since 2003. He has recently delivered guest lectures for their “FLL Robotics Tournament” and “1+1 Tip-top Talent Scheme”, and judged for the “Hong Kong Student Science Project Competition”. He had also organised the “Present Around The World” events (local and Asia-Pacific versions) for The Institution of Engineering and Technology from 2008 to 2011. During his tenure in AsiaWorld-Expo, he took up the role of Lantau Development Alliance Local Employment and Training Taskforce Chairman, running the “Youth-up Programme” to promote upward mobility of the teenagers.

學院總監

Flora Yung
BSocSc(Psychology) PGDE(Music) MA(Cultural Management) MA(Music)

Flora Yung is the director of The 440 Studio, which she founded in 2015.

Having started the clarinet at the age of 12 under guidance of Jumbo Chan and Martin Choy, Yung received many awards in the Hong Kong School Music Festival including champion of solo and ensemble class and first runner up of winds duet. She is an experienced clarinet and saxophone tutor, as well as a band and choir conductor. She has been participating in different local orchestras and symphonic bands. Yung has recorded the clarinet solo for movie soundtracks, including ‘Love in the Puff’, ‘Love in the Buff’, ‘Vulgaria’ and Canon advertisement.

Yung is a registered teacher in Hong Kong. With her experience as a secondary school music teacher, the Education and Outreach Coorindator at the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestra Manager at the Hong Kong Children’s Symphony Orchestra, she is good at both teaching music and organizing events and overseas exchange tours. She has also arranged numerous music performances of different styles in various town halls, APM, The Sun Arcade, Lan Kwai Fong, etc and performed herself in The East, Discovery Bay and Whampoa too.

Yung is also the director and founder of The 440 Productions, which focuses on graphic design and production outputs for concert and conference events, as well as school publications. Major clients include Prudential, New World Development, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Hong Kong Wind Philharmonia, etc.

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