THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING 2008
SEMINAR & RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT
MEDIA INVITATION

Organized by the Human Resources Development Management Committee of The Hong Kong Management Association, the Award for Excellence in Training 2008 enters into the final stage.

This year, the Campaign Award attracted a total of 27 entries and six finalists were shortlisted. They will share with the business community details on the objectives, contents, implementation and outcomes of their training programme at the upcoming seminar. Mr Tang King-Shing, Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong Police Force will be the Keynote Speaker. He will address participants on the topic "Training within the Hong Kong Police: whose responsibility?". Results of the Campaign Awards including the Gold, Silver, Bronze Prizes, Certificates of Excellence, Best Presentation Award, Most Innovative Award and the Individual Awards including Trainer of the Year, Distinguished Trainer Awards and Outstanding New Trainer Awards will be announced at the luncheon following the seminar.

You are cordially invited to attend or send a representative of your organization to cover the event. Details are as follows:

"Benchmark Your Training Practices with Some of the Excellent Companies”

Date: Tuesday, 10 June 2008
Time: 8:30 am (Registration)
9:00 am – 1:00 pm (Keynote Speech and Seminar)
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (Lunch and Results Announcement)
Venue:

Room 201 2/F (Keynote Speech and Seminar)
Room 301 & 306-8 3/F (Lunch and Results Announcement)
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (New Wing)
1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, HONG KONG


  • To ensure smooth arrangement, you are requested to send in the reply slip attached on or before Friday, 6 June 2008
  • Remarks: A press area which is around 30 metres away from the stage has been arranged. Please bring along your own appropriate equipment for tele-photographing.
The six finalists are:
1. "Culture Change for Staff Awareness of Hospital Safety”
Canossa Hospital (Caritas)
2. "Transformer”
CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd
3. "Frontline Leader Development Programme”
Hong Kong CSL Limited
4. "The ’Magic of We’ - Going Beyond the ‘Call’ of Duty for Part-time Supervisors”
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
5. "How to Train ‘Grass Roots’ to Professional General Service Attendants at the Castle Peak Hospital”
Hospital Authority and Maxims Caterers Ltd (Dutch Kitchen)
6. "The ‘Winning Ways’”
InterContinental Hong Kong

The Award this year is proudly sponsored by the following companies:

Main Sponsors: Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd
HSBC
Tao Heung Group Limited
Sponsors: CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
FedEx Express
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
Media Sponsors: HR Magazine
Recruit Advertising Limited
Media Partner: CABLE News
Seminar Sponsors: City Telecom (HK) Limited
Hong Kong CSL Limited
OKIA Optical Co., Ltd
Zurich Life Insurance Co. Ltd
Presentation Skills
Workshop Sponsor: Connect Communication Ltd

Members of the Panel of Adjudicators include:

- Mr Ronald Chiu, Executive Director, i-CABLE News Limited
- Mr Clifton Chua, Managing Director, Hong Kong, Macau, and the Philippines FedEx Express
- Ir Alkin Kwong, Vice Chairman & Chief Executive, Hong Yip Holdings Ltd
- Mr C K Lau, Chairman & CEO, Recruit Advertising Limited
- Mr Herman Lam, General Manager, Microsoft Hong Kong Ltd
- Mr Joseph Poon, Managing Director and Deputy Chief Executive, Hang Seng Bank Ltd

Members of the Training Awards Organizing Committee include:

- Mr John Allison (Chairman), Vice President, Human Resource, Asia Pacific Division, FedEx Express
- Dr Ritchie Bent (Deputy Chairman), Group Head of Human Resources, Jardine Matheson Limited
- Mr Graham Barkus, Manager, Learning and Development Group, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
- Mrs Lena Chan, Head of Learning and Development Asia-Pacific, The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd
- Mr Steve Chow, Human Resources Director, Synergis Management Services Limited
- Mr Nigel Evans, Executive Vice President – HR, Li & Fung (Trading) Ltd
- Ms Sandy Fok, General Manager, Staff Development, John Swire & Sons (HK) Limited
- Mr Kevin Ng, Chief Learning Officer, Sun Microsystems of California Ltd
- Mr Andy Tsui, Director, Training and Development, PCCW Ltd
- Dr Felix Yip, Vice President- Human Resources & Administration, i-CABLE Communication Ltd
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Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 2 June 2008.

For press enquiries, please contact:

Ms Helen Li, Public Relations Manager

Tel: 2826 0538

Email:helenli@hkma.org.hk

Ms Mandy Hung Tel: 2766 3303 ext 364 Email:mandyhung@hkma.org.hk




THE HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING 2008
SEMINAR & RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT


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THE HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATI0N
14/F Fairmont House,
8 Cotton Tree Drive,
Central, Hong Kong

Ms Helen Li, Public Relations Manager

Tel: 2826 0538 Email:helenli@hkma.org.hk
Ms Mandy Hung Tel: 2766 3303 ext364 Email:mandyhung@hkma.org.hk
Fax: 2365 1000

Our representative(s) will attend Award for Excellence in Training 2008 Seminar on Tuesday, 10 June 2008 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Details are as follows:

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(Please return this reply slip on or before Friday, 6 June 2008.)