You are cordially invited to attend or send a representative of your organization to cover the Press Conference of the 2001 HKMA Quality Award during which results of the Award will be announced.

Details of the Press Conference are as follows:

Date: Monday, 11 June 2001

Time:	3:30 pm -	Welcoming Address and Introduction of HKMA Quality Award by
		Mr Alfred Chan, Chairman, 2001 HKMA Quality Award Organizing Committee
	3:35 pm -	Summary of Examiners' Report by Dr T Y Lee, Chairman, Board of
		Examiners, 2001 HKMA Quality Award
	3:50 pm -	Announcement of Results by Mr Alfred Chan
	3:55 pm -	Question and Answer Session
	4:05 pm -	Vote of Thanks by Mr Alfred Chan
	4:10 pm -	End of Conference (Tea & Coffee will be served)

Venue:	Inter-Continental I & II
	Hotel Inter-Continental Hong Kong
	(formerly known as The Regent Hong Kong)
	18 Salisbury Road
	Tsim Sha Tsui
	KOWLOON

Representatives from the finalist companies will attend the press conference. They include:
Mr John Chan, Managing Director, The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd.;
Mr C H Fan, Director and General Manager, Hsin Chong Real Estate Management Ltd;
Mr H S Kuok, Deputy Managing Director, Chevalier Group;
Mr Henry Tan, Managing Director, Luen Thai International Group Ltd; and
Mr Xu Zun Wu, Managing Director, COSCO (H.K.) SHIPPING CO., LTD.

The Association introduced the annual Quality Award in 1991 to give recognition to those companies in Hong Kong which have made a lasting commitment to quality and also to provide an opportunity for companies to share with one another their experience in Total Quality Management.

Headed by Dr T Y Lee (Chairman), Director, Technology Support Centre, The University of Hong Kong, the Board of Examiners this year include Mr Y K Chan, Safety and Quality Development Manager, MTR Corporation Ltd; Mr H K Leung, Project Director, Motorola - SDPC Centre for Enterprise Excellence, Motorola (China) Electronics Ltd; Mr Sidney Leung, Assistant Vice President, Wealth Protection Solutions, HSBC Republic; Mr I S Wink, Group Quality Systems Manager, Gammon Construction Ltd; Mr Isaac Yeung, Finance Manager - New Business, The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd; Mr Aaron Yim, Chief Operating Officer, Ricoh Office Solutions.

The Award's Panel of Judges include Mr Giovanni Angelini, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts; Mr Alfred Chan, Managing Director, The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd; Mr David Cronin, Vice President and General Manager, Hong Kong, American Express International, Inc; Dr The Hon David K P Li, Chairman & Chief Executive, The Bank of East Asia Ltd; Mr Banio Mok, Managing Director, Xerox (Hong Kong) Ltd; Mr Or Man ah, First Deputy General Manager, Bank of China, Hong Kong Branch; and Dr Lawrence Wong, Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Jockey Club.


The Organizing Committee of this year's Award are Mr Alfred Chan (Chairman), Managing Director, The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd; Mr T C Chu, Director and Managing Partner, McKinsey & Co Inc; Ms Susanna Hui, Director, Public Affairs and Communications, East Asia, American Express International, Inc; Mr Steve Loo, Director and Senior Vice President, Asia Television Ltd; Mr Perry Mak, Publisher and Group Managing Director, Hong Kong Economic Times (Holding) Limited; and Mr David Turnbull, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

The Award this year is sponsored by American Express International, Inc; Bank of China, Hong Kong Branch; Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd; Glorious Sun Enterprises Ltd; The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd; The Hong Kong Jockey Club; HSBC International Trustee Ltd; Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation; The Kowloon Motor Bus Co (1933) Ltd; Luen Thai International Group Ltd; McDonald's Restaurants (Hong Kong) Ltd; PARKnSHOP; Ricoh Hong Kong Ltd; Xerox (Hong Kong) Ltd. Media sponsors of the Award are Asia Television Ltd and Hong Kong Economic Times. The web site sponsor for this Award is Computer Associates International Ltd.





Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 6 June 2001

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