The Hong Kong Management Association is proud to announce that the HKMA Award for Excellence in Training 2001 has attracted a record number of entries this year. Over 50 companies have shown keen interest in the Award. Among them, a record of 30 programmes have entered into this unique award which gives public recognition of achievements in training and development to companies and human resource professionals in Hong Kong. After the Shortlisting Interview (held on 28 February), a total of 13 programmes are shortlisted to go for the next stage of the competition.

The variety of organizations participating in this year's Award demonstrates that a wider community is recognizing the contribution of training and development. Entries this year comprise companies and organizations from a diverse field including manufacturing, retail, public utilities, banking, properties management, trading, professional services, and so forth.

Mr Patrick Maule, Chairman of the Human Resources Development Management Committee of The Hong Kong Management Association, noted with pleasure the increase in both the number of entries and the variety of nature of the participating companies. "The Award has been organized since 1990. Over the years, we have helped improve the quality of training and development in Hong Kong by giving examples of good training and development and by sharing experiences. The importance of training and development to corporate results are now widely recognized as witnessed by the enthusiastic response to the Award," said Mr Maule.

Organized by the Human Resources Development Management Committee of the Association, this annual competition offers HRD professionals and trainers the opportunity to have their efforts better recognized by their organizations, peer professionals and the community. It will also provide additional motivation to HRD and training professionals to extend their efforts.

The judging will be in three stages. At the Shortlisting Interview, all participating companies will give a simple verbal presentation of the training they have given, covering the content and the implementation only, to a Board of Examiners comprising members of the Human Resources Development Management Committee and consultants from the Association. Shortlisted entries will be invited to submit a five-page summary of their training programmes. The best six entries will be selected for the Final Presentation Seminar entitled "Benchmark Your Training Practices With Some Of The Excellent Companies", which will be held on 29 May 2001 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. It is a half-day experience-sharing seminar open to all executives whereby the six finalists will deliver a presentation before the Panel of Adjudicators who will then decide the winners of the Award.

The Panel of Adjudicators this year comprises of: Mr Peter Barrett, Managing Director, Organisation Development Ltd; Mr Alfred Chan, Managing Director, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Ltd; Mr Robert Chow, President and Chief Executive Officer, Panda-Recruit Group; Mr Roger Luk, Managing Director and Deputy Chief Executive, Hang Seng Bank Ltd; Dr Kim Mak, Executive Director, Corporate Development, The Hong Kong Jockey Club; and Mr William Ng, Director, Civil Service Training and Development Institute.

Members of the Board of Examiners include: Mr Patrick Maule (Chairman), Managing Director, Patrick Maule and Associates; Mrs Esther Chan, General Manager - Human Resources, Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation; Mr Steve Chow, Customer Services Manager (Property), The Hong Kong Jockey Club; Mr Graham Higgins, Manager, Learning and Development Group, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd; Ms Wendy Mak, Director, ResourcePlus Ltd; Mr William Ng, Director, Civil Service Training and Development Institute; Mr T F Lau, Deputy Director of The Hong Kong Management Association and Mr Conrad Yeung, Senior Manager of The Hong Kong Management Association.

The Award this year is proudly sponsored by the following companies:

Winner Sponsor
Standard Chartered Bank

Media Sponsor
Panda-Recruit

Sponsors
CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd
DHL Worldwide Express
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Marks and Spencer (Hong Kong) Ltd


Issued By The Hong Kong Management Association on 28 February 2001.

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