HONG KONG, Sept. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CPA Australia celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival in a new and unique style by breaking the Guinness World Record of the largest Business Speed Networking Event in history. 406 particpants took part in the event in Hong Kong to exchange professional advice and ideas while enjoying a traditional Chinese mooncake! The new record beats Kansas City's previous total of 357 last November.
Under this festive spirit and amidst the brightly lit Chinese lanterns, each mentor had 3 minutes with 20 mentees to exchange their advice on choosing accounting as a career path.
"The ultimate goal of this Business Speed Networking event was to provide students and young professionals with a fun opportunity to connect with industry experts to get advice about a future career based on professional accounting skills, and it was a record breaking success," commented Peter Lee, Divisional President - Greater China of CPA Australia.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important Chinese festivals ever since the early Tang dynasty. The festival brings together family and friends to celebrate the abundance of good harvest under the full moon. Traditionally, the celebration is a three-day event consisting of family gatherings, enjoying lantern displays and delicious festival foods. Mooncakes are an important symbol of good fortune and are gifted to one another, in particular in business, to convey blessings.
