2025 Value Investment Proposal Competition

Sponsored by Overlook Investments Ltd., Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance (IGEF) is organising the sixth Value Investment Proposal Competition (“the Competition”) in February 2025, offering undergraduate students a unique experience of learning value investment techniques from top industry experts and applying such knowledge in a competition setting. Participants are expected to attend a series of lectures and then submit an investment proposal; winning teams will receive cash prizes of up to HK$60,000.

The Competition is open to all full-time students studying an undergraduate degree programme at a local tertiary institution or The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) for the 2024-2025 academic year. Students from any discipline are welcome. Participants must apply as a team of two to four members, where at least one member must be a full-time undergraduate student currently enrolled at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (CUHK-Hong Kong). Each participant can enter the Competition as a member of only one team.

Interested teams should register for the Competition by completing this application form by 26 February 2025. Due to limited availability, applications will be processed on a first come, first served basis; successfully registered applicants will be notified through emails.

Instructional Modalities
Unless otherwise specified, lectures and workshops will be delivered in person on the CUHK-Hong Kong campus. Online access to lectures and workshops via Zoom will be offered to participants from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) exclusively.

Recording in any form as well as disseminating of the presentations, partially or entirely, are strictly prohibited unless written consent was obtained previously.

Please note that all finalist teams, including those that include CUHK-Shenzhen students, will be required to attend the presentation in person.

Who can apply?
Open to all undergraduates from local universities in Hong Kong or CUHK-Shenzhen.

Team size
2-4 people, at least one of them must be a CUHK-Hong Kong student

Cash Prizes
1st Place: HK$60,000
2nd Place: HK$30,000
3rd Place: HK$15,000

In addition, two Honourable Mention teams will be offered a cash prize of HK$7,500.

Key Dates
17 February 2025: Induction session and sharing of past winners
26 February 2025: Deadline for registration
26 February – 26 March 2025: Lecture series & workshops
22 April 2025: Deadline for proposal submission
Late April 2025 (Tentative*): Special workshop for finalists
Early May 2025 (Tentative*): Presentation of proposals by shortlisted teams
Early June 2025 (Tentative*): Announcement of results


*Further details will be announced on the Competition’s website in due course.