Organized by the Human Resources Development Management Committee of The Hong Kong Management Association, the results of the Individual Awards and Campaign Awards of the Award for Excellence in Training 2006 were announced on 23 June 2006 during the luncheon following the Half-Day Seminar on "Benchmark Your Training Practices with Some of the Excellent Companies".

The results were as follows:

Individual Awards:
Trainer of the Year
Ms Michelle Yam
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts

Campaign Awards:

�Tailoring Mortgage Solution Programme�
Hang Seng Bank

�Service A+ Programme�
Jones Lang LaSalle

�Creating Value Through Synergy�
Shun Hing Electric Service Centre Ltd

�The High Yield GST�
Langham Place Hotel

�Creating Value Through Synergy�
Shun Hing Electric Service Centre Ltd

Mr Eddie Ho
Langham Place Hotel

The Presentation Ceremony of the Award will be held on Thursday, 7 September at the 21st Susan Yuen Memorial Lecture.

This year, the Association is honoured to have Dr Lawrence T Wong, Chief Executive of The Hong Kong Jockey Club as the guest speaker of the event and delivered a thought-provoking speech on �A Balanced Approach to Employee Development and Well-Being�. Dr Wong highlighted the importance of staff training and development as well as employee wellness in order to maintain the highest possible service standards. Through these initiatives, he said the Club sought to cultivate a harmonious and productive working environment, which not only helped the Club meet its strategic goals but also contributed to the competitive strengthening of Hong Kong`s human capital.

The Award for Excellence in Training was introduced by The Hong Kong Management Association in 1990 with the aim of giving public recognition to trainers and companies for the contribution that training can make to corporate results. Since 2005, the Award has included the individual category to give recognition for individual trainers who have made significant contribution to the human resources development of their companies as well as the whole community.

The judging process of the Award is simple but comprehensive. For the Campaign Awards, the participating companies were required to give a simple verbal presentation of their training to the Board of Examiners at a Shortlisting Interview. Shortlisted entries would be invited to submit a five-page summary of their training programmes. The best six entries would be selected for the final presentation seminar entitled "Benchmark Your Training Practices with Some of the Excellent Companies". The six finalists would deliver a presentation before the Panel of Adjudicators who would then decide on the winners of the Award.

Members of the Panel of Adjudicators this year include:

• Mr Peter Allen, Executive Director, Group Human Resources, PCCW Ltd;
• Mr S K Cheong, General Manager - Broadcasting, Television Broadcasts Ltd;
• Mr C K Lau, Chairman & CEO, The Recruit Publishing Co Ltd;
• Mr Y K Pang JP, Executive Chairman, Zung Fu Company Ltd; and
• Mr David Rossiter, Head of Human Resources, Hospital Authority.

Members of the Training Awards Organizing Committee include:

• Mr Graham Higgins (Chairman), Manager, Learning and Development Group, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd;
• Dr Ritchie Bent, Group Head of Human Resources, Jardine Matheson Limited;
• Mr Andy Brown, Executive Director, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Corporation;
• Mrs Lena Chan, Head of Learning and Employee Development, Asia Pacific, HSBC;
• Mrs Winnie Chiu;
• Mr Nelson Lai, Director of Human Resources, Shun Hing Group;
• Ms Tammy Li, General Manager, Human Resources and Administration, Urban Renewal Authority;
• Mr Anthony Mak, Assistant Principal Training Officer, Civil Service Training and Development Institute;
• Miss H M Tong, Assistant General Manager, Head of Human Resources, Hang Seng Bank Ltd;
• Dr Chester Tsang, Human Resources Manager, Training & Professional Development, Institute of Health Care, Hospital Authority;
• Mr Andy Tsui, Director of Training and Development, PCCW Ltd; and
• Mr Kenneth Wai, Area Director of Human Resources, Island Shangri-La Hong Kong.

Running in its seventeenth year, the Award this year is proudly sponsored by the following companies:

Main Sponsors:
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Media Sponsor:
The Recruit Publishing Company Ltd

For press enquiries, please contact:
Ms Titania Woo (Tel: 2774 8580/9094 2960 Email: titaniawoo@hkma.org.hk)
Ms Sunnie Ma (Tel: 2774 8579 / Email: sunniema@hkma.org.hk)
Ms Christie Chan on (Tel: 2774 8581 / Email: christiechan@hkma.org.hk)