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HKMA/TVB Award for Marketing Excellence 2002 Award Presentation Ceremony

8/10/2002


TO THE EDITOR

HKMA/TVB AWARD FOR MARKETING EXCELLENCE 2002
AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY

MEDIA INVITATION


You are cordially invited to attend or send a representative of your organization to cover the Award Presentation Ceremony of the HKMA/TVB Award for Marketing Excellence 2002. Dr Dennis Sun BBS JP, Deputy Chairman, The Hong Kong Management Association and Mr T K Ho, Group General Manager, Television Broadcasts Ltd, will present trophies and certificates to the winners. Dr Vincent Lo GBS JP, Chairman and Chief Executive, Shui On Group, will deliver a keynote address on "Hong Kong Marketing Experience Can Win in the Mainland - The Story of Shanghai Xintiandi" during the function.

Details of the function are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 17 October 2002

Programme: 1:20 pm Welcoming Address by
Dr Dennis Sun BBS JP
Deputy Chairman
The Hong Kong Management Association


1:25 pm Speech by
Dr Vincent Lo GBS JP
Chairman & Chief Executive
Shui On Group



1:55 pm Awards Presentation by
Mr S K Cheong
Chairman, Marketing Awards Organizing Committee
The Hong Kong Management Association


2:15 pm

Programme Concludes
Venue: Grand Ballroom, Lower Lobby
Conrad Hong Kong Hotel
Pacific Place, 88 Queensway
HONG KONG


To ensure smooth arrangement, you are requested to send in the reply slip attached on or before Tuesday, 15 October 2002..


*Remarks: A press area which is around 35 feet away from the stage has been arranged. Please bring along your own appropriate equipment for tele-photographing.

This prestigious Award has been organized by The Hong Kong Management Association since 1985 and sponsored by Television Broadcasts Ltd since 1989. The winning programme needs to be a well-integrated marketing programme which comprises meticulous market research, well-organized promotional work, good public relations, accurate forecasting of results together with efficient administration.

Out of 54 entries received this year, the following six finalists are selected: (in alphabetical order of company name)


1. "See You at Caf de Coral" by Caf de Coral Fast Food Ltd
2. "Cathay Pacific - The World`s Biggest Welcome" by Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
3. "Hang Seng Femina Banking - Lead a Fabulous Life" by Hang Seng Bank
4. " `M.I.Kid` Account - Develop your Children`s Potential for Great Achievements"
by Hang Seng Ban
5. "An Exceptional Community for An Exceptional Childhood - Discovery Bay Siena
One Marketing Campaign" by Hong Kong Resort Co Ltd
6. "The Making of RoadShow" by RoadShow Holdings Ltd


Gold, Silver and Bronze prizes as well as the Certificates of Merit will be awarded to the six best campaigns. In addition, the recipient(s) of the Citation for Innovation, the Citation for Outstanding TV campaign and Citation for Excellence in Mainland Marketing will be chosen from among all the entries.

The Panel of Judges this year include: Professor Andrew Chan, Director, Executive MBA Programme & Professor, Department of Marketing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Mr Peter Lau, Chairman and Chief Executive, Giordano International Ltd;
Mr Douglas Li, Chief Executive Officer, SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd; Dr Ng Tat Lun BBS MBE JP, Managing Director, Energizer Company, Inc; Mr Y K Pang,
Chief Executive Officer, Zung Fu Co Ltd; and Ms Magdalena Wong, Managing Director,
Oracle Market Research.

The Board of Examiners comprised members of the Marketing Awards Organizing Committee 2002 and the Marketing Management Committee 2001/2.

Members of the Marketing Awards Organizing Committee 2002 include: Mr S K Cheong, Assistant General Manager, Television Broadcasts Ltd (Chairman); Mr Adolf Ho, Managing Director - Greater China, Campbell Soup Asia Ltd; Ms Marisa Kwok, Director, Marketing & Operations, Hong Kong CSL Ltd; Mr Eddy Lee, Chairman, Lee Kum Kee Co Ltd; Mr Michael Wu, Managing Director, Maxim`s Caterers Ltd; and Mr Andrew Yao, Chairman, Van Shung Chong Holdings Ltd.

Members of the Marketing Management Committee 2001/2 include: Mr Alfred Chan, Managing Director, The Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd (Chairman); Professor T S Chan, Associate Vice President, Academic Dean (Business Studies), Chair Professor of Marketing, Lingnan University; Ms Viveca Chan, Chairman & CEO, Grey Worldwide China & Hong Kong; Mr S K Cheong, Assistant General Manager, Television Broadcasts Ltd; Mr Justin Chiu, Executive Director, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd; Mr Sam Lam, Chief Executive Officer, A-World (China) Ltd; Mr Louis Tong, CEO, Paramount (China) Ltd; Mr Robert Young, Director, Yip`s Chemical Holdings Ltd; and Mr Titus Yu, Agency Manager, The Prudential Assurance Co Ltd.

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Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 4 October 2002.

For press enquiries, please contact Ms Titania Woo (Tel: 2774 8580 /
Email: titaniawoo@hkma.org.hk) or Ms Sunnie Ma (Tel: 2774 8581 /
Email: sunniema@hkma.org.hk)






THE HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
HKMA/TVB AWARD FOR MARKETING EXCELLENCE 2002
AWARD PRESENTATION LUNCHEON



REPLY SLIP


TO: THE SECRETARIAT
PR DEPARTMENT
THE HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATI0N
Top Floor Unit M
Phase III Kaiser Estate
11 Hok Yuen Street
Hunghom, KOWLOON

ATTENTION: MS TITANIA WOO / MS SUNNIE MA
TEL: 2774 8580 / 2774 8581 FAX: 2365 1000


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HKMA/TVB Award for Marketing Excellence 2002 to be held on Thursday,
17 October 2002 at the Conrad Hong Kong Hotel.

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