Young people are often called upon by community leaders to "seize opportunities". But what does "opportunity" really mean and how can it best be seized? In Anissa's view, an opportunity could mean an inspiration given by someone, or could refer to participating in something that enables you to see more of the world. "To seize an opportunity means you have to know how to start exploring it and move forward," she believes.

Born with a happy personality that encouraged her to "do my best with what I'm good at or I like", Anissa feels she enjoyed a lucky childhood. She was given a lot of opportunities, from being an outstanding student at secondary school to receiving a Jockey Club Scholarship to help her through her studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. "The best thing I got from the Scholarship was getting to know other JC Scholars with different achievements," she recalls. "This gave me more social experience and a broader world view. Inspired by their achievements, I believed I could share more experiences with young people from different walks of life after I graduated."

To nurture teamwork skills and promote community contribution among youth, Anissa volunteers in a student leadership camp.

Blessed with multiple open doors in her career, Anissa seized the opportunity to drive corporate social responsibility projects for a bank. She had the chance to collaborate with various charitable organisations for initiatives that include marathon, sight restoration projects and youth art programmes. This gave her more exposure to youth and social welfare work, which ultimately led to her becoming a director of a charitable organisation dedicated to youth development. Always eager to nurture young talent, she encouraged her charges to take up the same mission of giving back to society and pass it on to others.

Anissa continues to strive for the interests of future generations through her current job at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. She believes that public institutions play a pivotal role in driving the global agenda for sustainable development issues. "We can expect growing interaction between the public and private sectors in working towards sustainable development objectives for the benefit of our future generations," she says.

Anissa shares her valuable experience with aspiring professionals in a career sharing session.