Press Releases

The Opening Ceremony of
the HKMA Management Development Centre


8/3/2004


In order to meet the needs of students and to further enhance our services, The Hong Kong Management Association developed a fully-equipped training centre in Causeway Bay in early 2003. The opening ceremony was held on Monday, 8 March 2004 and officiated by Dr The Hon David K P Li, GBS JP, Chairman of the Association. At the opening ceremony, Dr Li highlighted that, “In a knowledge-based society such as ours, life-long learning is vital to our economic development and competitiveness. The establishment of the HKMA Management Development Centre will not only enable more people to benefit from life-long learning, but also boost the skills and knowledge base in Hong Kong.”

The outfitting, furnishing and equipment of this centre was generously contributed by the following Sponsors:

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
Mr Roy Chung
Creativity and Education Foundation Limited
CYMA Charity Fund Ltd
Great Eagle Holdings Limited
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited
INFA Telecom Group
Sagawa Express (HK) Co Ltd
Sales and Marketing Executives Club
Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited
Shun Hing Education and Charity Fund

The Centre is located in Causeway Bay and well served by different public transportation. It just takes five minutes walk from the Causeway Bay MTR station. (1-6/F, First Commercial Building, 33-35 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay.) The centre, measures 20,345 square feet, has a total of six floors and comprises eight training rooms, which can accommodate more than 400 executives.

The training rooms are well-equipped with modern facilities which are suitable for multi-purpose teaching and learning activities. They include LCD projectors, PA systems, electric screens , visualizers , computers , VCR players , wireless, microphones, overhead projectors, white boards, flip charts and so forth.

The Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) was established in 1960. As a non profit making professional organization, its mission is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of management in Hong Kong.

The HKMA is one of the largest providers of management training and education in the Territory offering over 2,300 training programmes to more than 50,000
participants annually. A diverse range of programmes are provided including Certificate courses, Distance Learning courses, Diploma and Professional Diploma programmes, seminars and workshops, Work-oriented short courses as well as Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degrees offered in association with various prestigious overseas universities.

The HKMA also offers free services to both members and the business community at large. "The Hong Kong Manager", a bilingual professional journal on management, was first published in 1965. Members can now get access to it free of charge through the website of the HKMA, www.hkma.org.hk.

To cultivate a general culture of modern management, a series of Awards has been organized. These include the Best Annual Reports Awards, the HKMA Quality Award, the Award for Excellence in Training, the HKMA/TVB Award for Marketing Excellence, the Hongkong Management Game and the Distinguished Salesperson Award.

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Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 8 March 2004.

For press enquiries, please contact Ms Titania Woo, Manager (Tel: 2774 8580 / 9094 2960 / Email: titaniawoo@hkma.org.hk) or Ms Sunnie Ma, Assistant Executive Officer (Tel: 2774 8581 / Email: sunniema@hkma.org.hk) or Ms Sharon Keung, Assistant Executive Officer (Tel: 2766 3303 ext. 575 / Email: sharonkeung@hkma.org.hk)