All TQM Companies are Urged to Enter the Prestigious
7/11/2002
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ALL TQM COMPANIES ARE URGED TO ENTER THE PRESTIGIOUS
HKMA QUALITY AWARD 2003
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First launched in 1991 by The Hong Kong Management Association, the annual HKMA Quality Award is now open for application. The Award aims to reward commitment in an age of change, and to bring public recognition to those organizations that have achieved outstanding standards of quality and made a lasting commitment to the process of quality management. All companies from the fields of service, manufacturing and small business, whose principal activities in Hong Kong, are eligible to apply for this prestigious Award.
The deadline for entries will be 15 November 2002. Participating companies will be invited to submit an Initial Submission. They will then be screened and evaluated until a list of shortlist is drawn up. Shortlisted entries will be requested to submit a final submission write-up (on or before 10 January 2003) and deliver a 30-minute presentation before the Board of Examiners (on 14 February 2003). The Board of Examiners will present their findings and recommendations on the shortlisted entries to the Panel of Judges who will then decide the winners of the Award. The examiners will conduct on-site verification of claims made in submissions of shortlisted entries if necessary. The Award Presentation Ceremony will be held in June 2003.
The HKMA Quality Award is the Association`s most prestigious business accolade. It is modelled after the American Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, and is the Hong Kong equivalent to the Japanese Deming Prize and the European Quality Award. The seven judging criteria include: Leadership, Strategic Planning, Customer and Market Focus, Information and Analysis, Human Resource Focus, Process Management and Business Results.
Past winners of the Award are all successful companies with company-wide commitment to quality. They include Ricoh Office Solutions (2002), COSCO (HK) Shipping Co Ltd (2001), Hsin Chong Real Estate Management Ltd (2001) and The Kowloon Motor Bus Co (1933) Ltd (2001), PARKnSHOP (2000), Glorious Sun Enterprises Ltd (1999), The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd (1999), McDonald`s Restaurants (Hong Kong) Ltd (1998), MTR Corporation (1998), Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong (1997), Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (1995), Integrated Solutions Ltd (1994), Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (1992) and Fuji Xerox (Hong Kong) Ltd (formerly Xerox Hong Kong Ltd) (1991).
The Award`s Panel of Judges this year include Dr The Hon David K P Li GBS JP, Chairman and Chief Executive, The Bank of East Asia Ltd (Chairman); 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 John Chan GBS JP, Managing Director, The Kowloon Motor Bus Co (1933) Ltd;
Mr Ramagopal Rao, Managing Director, Fuji Xerox (Hong Kong) Ltd and Dr Lawrence Wong, Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Jockey Club.
The Board of Examiners this year comprises Dr T Y Lee, Director, Technology Support Centre, The University of Hong Kong (Chairman); Mr Billy Chen, Executive Director, Membership Services, The Hong Kong Jockey Club; Mr Cliff Cheung, Senior Quality Assurance Manager, Hang Seng Bank Ltd; Mr Edmond Chow, Quality and Customer Satisfaction Director, Fuji Xerox (Hong Kong) Ltd; Professor Sam Ho, Professor of Strategic & Quality Management, International Management Centres, UK and Founder Chair, Hong Kong 5-S Association; Mr Victor Hui, Quality Manager, Philips Electronics (HK) Ltd; Mr Ray Lau, Deputy Administration Director, Glorious Sun Enterprises Ltd; Mr Leung Ping Him, Manager - Quality Management & Technical Training, The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd; and Mr John Yeung, Manager - Quality Programmes Implementation, Pacific Century Cyberworks Ltd.
Members of Organizing Committee this year include Mr Alfred Chan, Managing Director, The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd (Chairman); Mr T C Chu, Director and Managing Partner, McKinsey & Co Inc; Mr Howard Ho, Vice President - Business Operations, Asia Television Ltd; Ms Susanna Hui, Director, Public Affairs & Communications East Asia, American Express International Inc; Mr Liu Guo Yuan, Executive Vice Chairman and President, COSCO (Hong Kong) Group Ltd; and Mr Perry Mak, Publisher and Group Managing Director, Hong Kong Economic Times (Holding) Ltd.
The 2003 Award is sponsored by Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd; COSCO (HK) Shipping Co Ltd; Fuji Xerox (Hong Kong) Ltd; Glorious Sun Enterprises Ltd; Guoco Group Ltd; The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd; Hong Kong LP Gas (Holdings) Ltd; Hong Yip Service Co Ltd; Hsin Chong Real Estate Management Ltd; The Kowloon Motor Bus Co (1933) Ltd; Manfield Coatings Co Ltd; McDonald`s Restaurants (Hong Kong) Ltd; and Ricoh Hong Kong Ltd. Asia Television Ltd and Hong Kong Economic Times are the Media Sponsors of the Award.
For more information, please visit the website of the HKMA Quality Award at:
www.hkma.org.hk/qa. For enquiries on the Award, please contact Ms Victoria Lo on 2774 8528 or Ms Helen Li on 2774 8547.
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Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 7 November 2002.
For press enquiries, please contact Ms Titania Woo on 2774 8580 / titaniawoo@hkma.org.hk or Ms Sunnie Ma on 2774 8581 /
sunniema@hkma.org.hk.
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