Organized by the Hong Kong Management Association since 1990, the aim of the Award for Excellence in Training is to give public recognition to trainers and companies, for the contribution that training can make to corporate results.

Out of 30 entries this year, six training programmes have been selected for the Final Judging.

The six finalists are:

1.	"Grooming Future Leaders: Giordano Trainee Programme" Giordano International Ltd
2.	"Insurance Training Programme" Hang Seng Bank
3.	"Green Practice Training for Quality and Interactive Property Management Service" Hang Yick Properties Management Ltd
4.	"Care from the Heart - Customer Service Training Programme" Hongkong Post
5.	"Excel Our Self Power - Service Excellence Training Programme" Hong Yip Service Company Ltd
6.	"Health and Fitness Advisors Training Programme" Watson's The Chemist

The six finalists will share with the business community details of their training programme objectives, contents, implementation and outcomes at an open seminar, "Benchmark Your Training Practices with Some of the Excellent Companies". The seminar is combined with the final round of the competition for the Award for Excellence in Training and is the only real case experience-sharing seminar ever held in Hong Kong. Details are as follows:

Date:	Tuesday, 29 May 2001
Time:	9:00 am - 12:45 pm (Seminar) 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm (Lunch and Results Announcement)
Venue:	Theatre II (Seminar) Rm 401 (Lunch and Results Announcement) Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 1 Harbour Road Wanchai HONG KONG

At the seminar, the Gold, Silver, Bronze Prizes and Certificates of Merit recipients will be chosen by the Panel of Adjudicators. A recipient of the Best Presentation Award will be selected by all the participants of the seminar. The winner of the Panda-Recruit Most Innovative Award will be chosen from amongst the entries by the Board of Examiners. Results of the Award will be announced at the luncheon following the seminar. The Award Presentation Ceremony will be held on 18 September 2001 at the Sixteenth Susan Yuen Memorial Lecture, at which winners of the Award will be presented with trophies or certificates.

Mr Patrick Maule, Managing Director, Patrick Maule and Associates, will deliver a keynote speech on "Contribution that Training can make to Business Success" during the seminar.

Running in its twelfth year, the Award is sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank (Winner Sponsor), Panda-Recruit Group (Media Sponsor), CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd, DHL Worldwide Express, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation and Marks & Spencer (Hong Kong) Limited.

The Award's Panel of Adjudicators comprises: 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.


For enquiries on the Award and the seminar, please contact Ms Titania Woo or Ms Sunnie Ma on 2526 6516. You are also welcome to visit the HKMA website at www.hkma.org.hk.

Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 3 April 2001.

For press enquiries, please call Ms Titania Woo or Ms Cecilia Wong
on 2526-6516/7392-3505.