Dr Stephen S Roach, Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia Limited delivered a speech on "Pitfalls in a Post Crisis World: Implications for China and Hong Kong" to over 500 guests on Tuesday, 27 October 2009 at the 24th Susan Yuen Memorial Lecture and Dinner organized by the Association.
During the Dinner, Dr The Hon David K P Li GBM GBS JP, Chairman of the Association mentioned that the Theme Year addresses some important issues that are highly relevant nowadays such as changing economic environment, competitiveness and sustainable development of Hong Kong. In addition,
Mr Alkin Kwong, Chairman of the Theme Year Working Party 2009 highlighted some major activities organized by the Working Party throughout the year.
The Presentation Ceremony of the Award for Excellence in Training 2009 was also held during the Memorial Lecture and Dinner. Winners of Campaign and Individual Awards were presented with trophies and certificates by Dr Stephen S Roach and Dr The Hon David K P Li GBM GBS JP.
The results of Award for Excellence in Training 2009 were as follows:
Individual Awards:
Trainer of the Year
Ms Elsa Lam
Senior Manager
Fortis Insurance Company (Asia) Limited
Distinguished Trainer Awardees (Listed according to the alphabetical order of surname)
Mr Joseph Chan
Assistant Manager, Operation and Process Management Training
HSBC
Ms Elsa Lam
Senior Manager
Fortis Insurance Company (Asia) Limited
Mr Thomas Robillard
Advisor, APAC Sales Learning & Development
FedEx Express
Mr Wilkins Wong
Senior Training Officer (Acting)
Civil Service Training and Development Institute, Civil Service Bureau
Outstanding New Trainer Awardees (Listed according to the alphabetical order of company name)
Ms Fanny Chan
Manager, Wealth Management Training
HSBC
Ms Effie Cheng
Training Consultant
Training, Learning & Development
McDonald`s Restaurants (Hong Kong) Limited
Mr Andy Lau
Manager, Sales & Relationship Management Training
HSBC
Mr Nelson Wong
People Development Specialist
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Mr Will Wong
Manager, Wealth Management Training
HSBC
Campaign Awards:
Gold Prize
"`You Have a Say` Work Improvement Team Training Scheme Cultivating a Staff Engagement Culture"
MTR Corporation Limited
Silver Prize
"Service Pioneer in Macau Property Management Industry"
Synergis Management Services Limited
Bronze Prize
"Zurich Academy Catch the Coaching Habit"
Zurich Life Insurance Co Ltd
Certificates of Excellence (Listed according to the alphabetical order of company name)
"Wild about Safety"
Hang Yick Properties Management Ltd (A Member of Henderson Land Group)
"Seeding for a Green Revolution"
Hong Yip Service Company Ltd (A Member of Sun Hung Kai Properties)
"Driving Towards Excellence"
InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong
Recruit Most Innovative Award
"Seeding for a Green Revolution"
Hong Yip Service Company Ltd (A Member of Sun Hung Kai Properties)
Citation for Career Development
"Regional Graduate Development Programme"
HSBC
Citation for Continuous Performance Improvement
"Executive Financial Planning Training Programme (EFP)"
Sun Life Hong Kong Ltd
Citation for Staff Engagement
"`From Ears to Heart` Empathetic Coaching Programme for Supervisors"
MTR Corporation Ltd
SKECHERS Best Presentation Award
Mr Jacob Kam
Head of Operations Engineering
MTR Corporation Limited
About the Award for Excellence in Training
The Award has been organized by the Association since 1990. It aims to give public recognition to trainers and their companies for achievements and contributions that training can bring to corporate results.
Members of the Panel of Adjudicators include:
- Mr Ronald Chiu, Executive Director, i-CABLE News Limited
- Dr Allen Fung, Managing Partner, Hong Kong, McKinsey & Company, Inc. Hong Kong
- Mr Eric Goh, Managing Director, Hewlett Packard HK SAR Ltd
- Mr C K Lau, Chairman & CEO, Recruit Holdings Limited
- Mr Eric Leung, Chief Executive Officer, Tao Heung Group Limited
- Mr Joseph Yu, Managing Director, Fuji Xerox (Hong Kong) Ltd
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Mr John Allison (Chairman), Vice President of Human Resources Asia Pacific, FedEx Express |
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Ms Iris Cheng, Human Resources Manager, Corporate People Development, The Hong Kong Jockey Club |
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Dr Flora Chiang, Associate Professor, Department of Management, School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University |
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Mr Paul Clark, Group Director of Human Resources, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group |
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Mr Steve Chow, Human Resources Director, Synergis Management Services Ltd |
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Ms Sandy Fok, General Manager, Staff Development, John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited |
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Mr Douglas Holyoak, Director of Learning and Education, PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited |
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Mr NiQ Lai, CFO and Head of Staff Engagement, City Telecom (HK) Limited |
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Ms Tammy Li, Regional HR Director, Grosvenor Limited |
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Mr Andy Tsui, Director, Training and Development, PCCW Ltd |
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Dr Felix Yip, General Manager Human Resources, Yantian International Container Terminals |
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| Theme Year Working Party |
| Since 1985, the Association has introduced a theme year concept to its work in order to bring greater focus to various management activities. For 2009, the Theme Year Working Party adopted "Revitalizing Hong Kong`s Competitiveness" as its theme. This year, members of the Working Party include: |
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Mr Alkin Kwong, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive; (Chairman) |
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Dr Roy Chung JP, Group Vice Chairman & Executive Director; |
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Mr Chong Got, Managing Director, Premium Motors Ltd; |
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Mr Michael K H Leung, Executive Chairman, Onwel Group of Companies; |
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Dr Albert Ma JP, Chairman & Managing Director, Hong Kong L.P. Gas (Holdings) Ltd; |
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Mr Man Cheuk Fei, Chief Editor, Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly |
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Dr T L Ng BBS MBE JP, Chairman & CEO, Talent Solutions Inc |
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Mr Kyran Sze, Managing Director, Aedas Ltd and |
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Mr Ivan K W Tam, Deputy Managing Director, Chevalier International Holdings Ltd |
Susan Yuen Memorial Lecture
Organized by the Association`s Theme Year Working Party since 1985, the Susan Yuen Memorial Lecture and Dinner is one of the highlights of the Association`s whole year activities aiming to recognize the contribution of the late Mrs Susan Yuen to Hong Kong`s business community. This special event will raise funds for the Susan Yuen Fellowship and Research Foundation to provide scholarships for in-service executives to attend short and practical courses.
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Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 27 October 2009 |
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