Outstanding Trainers Recognised
The Presentation Ceremony of the HKMA Award for Excellence in Training and Development 2010 was held on 18 October 2010. Winners of Campaign and Individual Awards were presented with trophies and certificates by The Hon Ms Eva Cheng JP, Secretary for Transport and Housing, Transport and Housing Bureau, Government of the HKSAR. The Hon Ms Eva Cheng delivered a speech on how creativity, innovation together with good management on improving quality of life in Hong Kong to over 500 guests who turned out to discover who had won the coveted Trainer of the Year Award.
Since 1985, the Association has introduced a theme year concept to its work in order to bring greater focus to various management activities. For 2010, the Theme Year Working Party adopted, Innovation and Creativity – Winning in a Changing World” as its theme. During the Dinner, Dr The Hon David K P Li GBM GBS JP, Chairman of the Association also gave more details on this topic explaining that this year’s theme will focus on management innovation and the development of cultural and creative industries in Hong Kong.
The results of Award for Excellence in Training and Development 2010 were as follows:
Individual Awards:
Trainer of the Year
- Ms Lee Chung Lim, Natalie
- Manager Wealth Management Training
- HSBC
Distinguished Trainer Awardees (in alphabetical order of surname)
- Ms Lau Shuk Han
- Programme Manager
- Ageas Insurance Company (Asia) Ltd
- Ms Lee Chung Lim, Natalie
- Manager Wealth Management Training
- HSBC
- Ms Jacqueline Moyse
- Head of Organizational Development
- Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
- Mr Bradley Wadsworth
- Director, Learning & Development
- Pacnet
Outstanding New Trainer Awardees (in alphabetical order of surname)
- Mr Jason Furness
- Senior Sales and Relationship Management Training Manager for CIB and CMB
- HSBC
- Ms Angelina Lee
- Customer Service Training Manager
- CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
- Mr Lawrence Luk
- Assistant Manager, Training and Development and Operations
- General Mills Hong Kong Ltd
Campaign Awards:
Gold Prize
- “「一切由心出發」服務 ‘Make-a-Difference’ Service of Customer Service Ambassadors”
- Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
Silver Prize
- “On The Job Training (OJT) for Operations”
- Morgan Stanley
Bronze Prize
- “Racing Ahead – Powered by YOU”
- The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Excellence Awards (in alphabetical order of company name)
- “Optimization from ‘Inside-Out’ – Aon Talent-leadership Development Programme 2009”
- Aon Hong Kong Limited
- “Document Solutions Pioneer Programme”
- Fuji Xerox (Hong Kong) Limited
- “Developing the Talent Pipeline to Support the Growth of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group”
- Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Certificates of Merit
- “iREADY – Living the Corporate Values”
- CITIC Bank International Limited
- “From Green to Evergreen”
- Sino Property Services
- “WM830”
- Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
- “Managing Business Results Through Strategy and Total Involvement”
- Synergis Management Services Limited
Recruit Most Innovative Award
- “WM830”
- Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
Best Presentation Award
- Mr Freddie Chung
- Manager, Corporate Business Planning (Racing Development and Programme Planning)
- The Hong Kong Jockey Club
About the Award for Excellence in Training and Development
The Award has been organised by the Association since 1990. It aims to give public recognition to trainers and their companies for achievements and contributions that training and development can bring to corporate results.
Members of the Panel of Adjudicators include:
- Mr S K Cheong, General Manager – Broadcasting, Television Broadcasts Limited
- Dr C H Fan, Managing Director, Synergis Management Services Limited
- Mr Anthony Leung, Managing Director, Hong Kong and Macau, FedEx Express
- Mr K C Leung, Managing Director, Sonca Products Ltd
- Dr Albert Ma JP, Chairman and Managing Director, Hong Kong L.P. Gas (Holdings) Limited
- Mr Samuel Wan, Non-Executive Director, Recruit Holdings Limited
- Mr William Yeung, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Broadband Network Ltd
Members of the Training and Development Awards Organizing Committee include:
- Mr John Allison (Chairman), Vice President of Human Resources, Asia Pacific, FedEx Express
- Mr Graham Barkus, Head, Organization Development and Change, Cathay Pacific Airways
- Mr Stingo Chan, Vice President- Group Learning and Engagement, American International Assurance
- Company, Limited
- Ms Iris Cheng, Human Resources Manager - Corporate People Development, The Hong Kong Jockey
- Club
- Mr Steve Chow, Human Resources Director, Synergis Management Services Limited
- Mr Paul Clark, Group Director of Human Resources, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
- Ms Sandy Fok, Founder and Managing Partner, Potent Minds
- Mr Michael Fraccaro, Head of Learning, Talent, Resourcing and Organization Development, Human
- Resources – Asia Pacific, HSBC
- Mr NiQ Lai, CFO and Head of Talent Engagement, City Telecom (HK) Limited
- Ms Maylie Lee, Director- Human Resources, Hong Kong, American Express International Inc.
- Mr Jim Lygopoulos, Vice President – Human Resources, Asia Pacific, The Walt Disney Company (Asia
- Pacific) Limited
- Mr Kelvin Ng, Head of Training and Organization Development, Maxim’s Group
- Ms Jasmine Tang, Director, Human Resources, Fuji Xerox (Hong Kong) Limited
- Mr Andy Tsui, Director of Training and Development, Talentstrength Development Limited
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 2010, the Theme Year Working Party adopted ““Innovation and Creativity – Winning in a Changing World” as its theme. This year, members of the Working Party include:
- Dr Harry Lee SBS JP, Chief Executive Officer, TAL Apparel Limited; (Chairman)
- Dr Roy Chung JP, Group Vice Chairman & Executive Director, Techtronic Industries Co Ltd;
- Mr David Fong JP, Managing Director, Hip Shing Hong Group of Companies;
- Mr Roger Lee, Director, TAL Apparel Limited;
- Dr Albert Ma JP, Chairman & Managing Director, Hong Kong L.P. Gas (Holdings) Ltd;
- Mr Man Cheuk Fei, Chief Editor, Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly;
- Ms Winnie Ng, Director, The Kowloon Motor Bus Co (1933) Ltd and
- Dr T L Ng BBS MBE JP, Chairman & CEO, Talent Solutions Incorporation.
Susan Yuen Memorial Lecture
Organised by the Association's Theme Year Working Party since 1985, the Susan Yuen Memorial Lecture 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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