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Jonathan Powell

Young people share their experience of the mainland
Name Tim Leung Chi-tim
Age 36
Job Project manager, Beijing MTR Corporation
Location Beijing
Beijing's first public-private partnership railway project - Beijing Metro Line 4 - is drawing on Hong Kong's wealth of  expertise. Tim Leung Chi-tim  is one of the senior engineers seconded from the Hong Kong MTR to work on the joint venture with the Beijing MTR. Mr Leung, who has an engineering degree from Hong Kong's Chinese University, a master's  in electronics engineering and an MBA from Hong Kong's City University, is responsible for the design and construction of communications, automatic fare collection and control systems on Line 4, due to open in September 2009.
'We are working towards building a five-star-standard metro line,' Mr Leung said.
'It must be the same high standard we have in Hong Kong. The technical knowledge here is already very good, and so the main task is co-ordination. My mainland colleagues are smart, professional, and there is a lot of mutual respect.'
He contributed to the Tseung Kwan O MTR extension in 2002, Mr Leung was transferred to Shanghai where he worked on joint venture railway projects. In 2005, he moved to Beijing.
'Line 4 will be very user friendly, efficient and customer oriented,' Mr Leung said.  'It's not just a case of copying the Hong Kong MTR. This is why listening to our mainland colleagues and developing synergy is important. It's how we create solutions.'
Mr Leung is also studying part-time for an EMBA at Tsinghua University.  'It's better to be here when I am young,' said Mr Leung, who is married with a three-year-old son. 'You can have more responsibility here, and make faster career progress.'
Mr Leung  lives in one of Beijing's luxury apartment complexes.  Rent for a two-bedroom apartment is around US$1,200 per month. They usually have a gym and swimming pool, and are surrounded by grassy areas or small lakes.
'It's in the central business district, and I have many Hong Kong friends at the same complex.  I joined the Chinese University alumni group and we have many social activities. We play basketball, badminton, and travel to Qingdao or Tianjin if the weather is good,' Mr Leung said.



Beijing on track for moving experience