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The HKMA has Enjoyed a Highly Successful Year in 1999

27/6/2000


During the 39th Annual General Meeting of The Hong Kong Management Association held on Tuesday, 27 June 2000 at its Headquarter, Dr The Hon David K P Li, JP, Chairman of the Association, proudly reported that "the Association has fulfilled its mission with success in 1999."

In 1999, the Association provided a huge range of training programmes for more than 50,000 participants. These included a number of programmes relating to information technology, entrepreneurship, health, environment, ethics as well as legal, financial and accounting systems in the Mainland, which were all designed to meet the changing needs of the community. Besides, the Association has established a high-quality, English medium secondary school under the Direct Subsidy Scheme, aiming to ensure that the youth in Hong Kong will receive the best education available and to thrive under a positive and challenging environment. This is indeed a reflection of the Association`s commitment in building Hong Kong`s future as a world class city in the new millennium.

At the Annual General Meeting, Mr Alfred Chan, Managing Director, Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd; Dr Alice Cheng, Managing Director, Taching Petroleum Co Ltd; Mr Ian Fok, Managing Director, Yau Wing Co Ltd; Mr Daniel S C Koo, Chairman, Shui Hing (HK) Ltd; Mr Irving Koo, General Manager - Marketing and Customer Services, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited; Dr The Hon David K P Li, JP, Chairman and Chief Executive, The Bank of East Asia Ltd; Mr David Turnbull, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and Dr Annie Wong Leung Kit Wah were elected or re-elected as Council members of the Association. While at the Council Meeting held immediately after the Annual General Meeting, Dr The Hon David K P Li, JP, Chairman and Chief Executive, The Bank of East Asia Ltd and Dr Dennis Sun, Chairman and Managing Director, Fuji Photo Products Co Ltd, were re-elected Chairman and Deputy-Chairman of the Association respectively.

Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 27 June 2000.
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