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About the Editor
Scott P. Merry graduated from
California
Maritime
Academy
in 1988, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nautical Industrial Technology
and a US Coast Guard license as a merchant ship officer. After working in the
shipping industry and living in the
USA
and
Italy, he moved to the
United Kingdom
for a brief return to the academic world. In 1997 the
City
University
Business
School
(now known as Cass
Business
School
) in London
awarded him the Master of Science degree in Shipping, Trade & Finance. 1998
found Scott based in Hong Kong and working throughout China,
consulting to international insurance companies, law firms, banks and
nongovernmental organizations. Some
years later he was drafted as marketing and development manager, and was the
lone Westerner, at a successful startup e-business financed by Chinese and
Japanese corporate partners based in countries all across Asia. Later, with his mixed ethnic
Chinese partner, he set up a telecommunications corporation based first in Hong
Kong and then moving on to Manila.
Scott first
visited
Hong Kong
in 1985 and never forgot the energy of the city and its people.
At that time it was just becoming possible for tourists to visit Shenzhen
in Mainland China. Scott kept his eye on developments in
China
from then onwards, including study and research on business in East Asia while
doing his MSc in
London. He was very happy to move to Hong
Kong immediately after the colony was transferred back to China, and quickly set
to work there studying Mandarin Chinese, which was very useful in his work
throughout the Mainland.
Scott met Xiaoyan through the language school and they soon become good
friends. Scott was pleased to see Xiaoyan had a wonderful
cross-cultural relationship with Richard. Scott attended their wedding in
Hong Kong
along with friends and family from several cultures and backgrounds. Among the
very international surrounding many enjoyable conversations were held with this
diverse group, comparing Western and Chinese cultures and discussing the effects
on its people of the economic, political, social and personal life changes
happening in China.
Although both Scott and Xiaoyan eventually left
Hong Kong
for different destinations a few years ago, their friendship and interest in
different cultures keeps them in contact. As Asian Promise grew, Scott has
continued to offer his advice from the perspective of a Western man.
The ongoing discussions resulted finally in contributions to Xiaoyan’s
book “Chinese Women in Love and Marriage”.
Working and living around the world, Scott had the opportunity to spend
time with both Western and Asian people from various countries. Scott, now
working in Naples,
Italy, misses his Mandarin Chinese lessons terribly.
He is pleased to continue talking with Xiaoyan (unfortunately in English) and is thankful for the
Internet, which makes possible both the subject of the book, and the means by
which to write it!
Please contact Scott Merry at:
Email:
poly_regent@hotmail.com
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