| In order to meet the needs of students and to further enhance our services,
The Hong Kong Management Association developed a fully-equipped training
centre in Causeway Bay in early 2003. The opening ceremony was held on Monday,
8 March 2004 and officiated by Dr The Hon David K P Li, GBS JP, Chairman
of the Association. At the opening ceremony, Dr Li highlighted that, In
a knowledge-based society such as ours, life-long learning is vital to our
economic development and competitiveness. The establishment of the HKMA
Management Development Centre will not only enable more people to benefit
from life-long learning, but also boost the skills and knowledge base in
Hong Kong.
The outfitting, furnishing and equipment of this centre was generously
contributed by the following Sponsors:
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
Mr Roy Chung
Creativity and Education Foundation Limited
CYMA Charity Fund Ltd
Great Eagle Holdings Limited
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited
INFA Telecom Group
Sagawa Express (HK) Co Ltd
Sales and Marketing Executives Club
Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited
Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund
The Centre is located in Causeway Bay and well served by different public
transportation. It just takes five minutes walk from the Causeway Bay
MTR station. (1-6/F, First Commercial Building, 33-35 Leighton Road, Causeway
Bay.) The centre, measures 20,345 square feet, has a total of six floors
and comprises eight training rooms, which can accommodate more than 400
executives.
The training rooms are well-equipped with modern facilities which are
suitable for multi-purpose teaching and learning activities. They include
LCD projectors, PA systems, electric screens , visualizers , computers
, VCR players , wireless, microphones, overhead projectors, white boards,
flip charts and so forth.
The Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) was established in 1960.
As a non profit making professional organization, its mission is to improve
the effectiveness and efficiency of management in Hong Kong.
The HKMA is one of the largest providers of management training and education
in the Territory offering over 2,300 training programmes to more than
50,000
participants annually. A diverse range of programmes are provided including
Certificate courses, Distance Learning courses, Diploma and Professional
Diploma programmes, seminars and workshops, Work-oriented short courses
as well as Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degrees offered in association
with various prestigious overseas universities.
The HKMA also offers free services to both members and the business community
at large. "The Hong Kong Manager", a bilingual professional
journal on management, was first published in 1965. Members can now get
access to it free of charge through the website of the HKMA, www.hkma.org.hk.
To cultivate a general culture of modern management, a series of Awards
has been organized. These include the Best Annual Reports Awards, the
HKMA Quality Award, the Award for Excellence in Training, the HKMA/TVB
Award for Marketing Excellence, the Hongkong Management Game and the Distinguished
Salesperson Award.
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