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Why Hong doesn’t call herself Julia any more

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If you had met Shao Hong, a high-flying partner at professional services giant PwC, in the early stages of her career in Australia, you would be forgiven for thinking her name was Julia.

After arriving in Sydney in 2005 from Liaoning province in China, and having never spoken conversational English, the then Ernst & Young auditor was desperate to fit in.

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Hannah Wootton is a reporter for the Financial Review. Connect with Hannah on Twitter. Email Hannah at hannah.wootton@afr.com

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