The Honourable Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region Government delivered a speech on "Human
Capital for a World City" to over 850 members and guests of The Hong
Kong Management Association at its 40th Anniversary Dinner on 22 November.
During the occasion, fellowships and charter memberships were presented.
Fellows are individuals who have distinguished themselves in the management
field either by example or by contributing towards the general body
of theory, philosophy and management practice. Charter members are
corporate bodies or companies which are admitted by invitation only.
New Fellows are Mr Roy Chung, Managing Director, TechTronic Industries
Company Ltd; Mr Kwek Leng Hai, Chief Executive, Dao Heng Bank; Mr
Richard Li, Chairman and Chief Executive, Pacific Century CyberWorks;
Mr Albert Ma, Chairman and Managing Director, Hong Kong LP Gas (Holdings)
Ltd and Sir Po Shing Wo, Chairman, Kailey Enterprises Ltd.
New Charter members include: Airport Authority, Computer Associates
International Limited, Dao Heng Bank, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Gammon
Construction Limited, Pacific Century CyberWorks, Lingnan University
and McKinsey & Company Inc.
This year, Management Development Credit Unit Award-winning organizations
are Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) and Bank of Communications,
Hong Kong Branch. KCRC was awarded for sponsoring the largest number
of training hours and staff members on the management training programmes
organized by the Association. The Bank of Communications, Hong Kong
Branch was awarded for the most significant growth in the number of
training hours and staff members.
In addition, the Diploma in Management Studies (DMS) Graduation Ceremony
was also held. Established in 1975, the DMS aims to meet the needs
of in-service managers and executives who seek a formal education
in modern business management. The Diploma is widely recognized by
overseas universities as equivalent to a formal degree. Graduates
are also granted membership or exemptions by a number of prominent
professional institutes.
Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 22 November 2000
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