The Hong Kong Management Association is proud to announce that the HKMA Award for Excellence in Training 2002 has attracted a record number of entries this year. A record of 31 training 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 1 March, a total of 14 training programmes were 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 retail, public utilities, banking, properties management, professional services, airlines, telecommunications, insurance and so forth.


Mr Graham Higgins, Chairman of the Human Resources Development Management Committee of The Hong Kong Management Association, noted with pleasure the increase in both the number and variety of entries. "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 Higgins.

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 (either in English or Cantonese) 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 7 June 2002 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 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 HRD Management Committee include: Mr Graham Higgins (Chairman), Manager, Learning and Development Group, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd; Mrs Esther Chan, General Manager - Human Resources, Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation; Ms Winnie Chiu, Group Director, Human Resources & Administration, SUNDAY Communications Ltd; Mr Steve Chow, Administration Manager (Services & Planning),The Hong Kong Jockey Club; Ms Wendy Mak, Director, ResourcePlus Ltd; Ms Rosemary Moore, Head of HR Consulting Practice, East Asia, PWC Consulting Hong Kong Ltd; Mr William Ng, Director, Civil Service Training and Development Institute and Miss H M Tong, Assistant General Manager, Head of Human Resources Division, Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

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

Media Sponsor
Panda-Recruit Group

Sponsors
Hang Yick Properties Management Limited
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Hong Yip Service Company Ltd

For details, please contact Ms Titania Woo (Tel: 2826 0535/ 2526 6516 /
email: titaniawoo@hkma.org.hk) or Ms Gigi Lau (Tel: 2826 0527/ 2526 6516 / email:gigilau@hkma.org.hk) or by fax on 2868 4387. You may also visit the website of the Association: www.hkma.org.hk

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Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 12 March 2002 For press enquiries, please contact Ms Titania Woo on 2826 0535/7383 5116 or Ms Gigi Lau on 2826 0527 or Ms Sunnie Ma on 2826 0532.