2008 HKMA QUALITY AWARD
PRESS CONFERENCE AND AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY
MEDIA INVITATION

REVISED

Please note that Dr John Chan, GBS, JP, Chairman of the HKMA Quality Award Organizing Committee, and Non-Executive Director of Transport International Holdings Ltd will chair the Press Conference on behalf of the Organizing Committee.

You are cordially invited to attend or send a representative of your organization to cover the Press Conference and the Award Presentation Ceremony of the 2008 HKMA Quality Award during which results of the Award will be announced.

Details of the Press Conference and the Award Presentation Ceremony are as follows:

Date: Thursday, 10 July 2008

Press Conference
Time: 5:45 pm Welcoming Address and Introduction of HKMA Quality Award by
Dr John Chan GBS JP
Chairman of 2008 Quality Award Organizing Committee

5:50 pm Summary of Examiners Report by
Professor Matthew Yuen
Chairman, Board of Examiners, 2008 HKMA Quality Award

6:05 pm Announcement of Results by
Dr John Chan GBS JP
6:07 pm Question and Answer Session
6:17 pm Vote of Thanks by Dr John Chan GBS JP and Group Photo
6:20 pm End of Conference (Tea and coffee will be served)
Venue: Function Room Cherry
Intercontinental Hong Kong
18 Salibury Road Tsim Sha Tsui KOWLOON

Language: English

Representatives from the winning companies will attend the press conference. They include:

- Neo Derm Group;
- AIA Pension and Trustee Co. Ltd.;
- Sylva Industries Limited; and
- Hong Kong Business Intermediary Co. Ltd.


* Award Presentation Ceremony
Time: 7:15 pm Arrival of The Hon Ronald Arculli GBS JP
Chairman, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Member of the Executive Council, HKSAR
- Guest of Honour and Keynote Speaker

7:30 pm Dinner Bell Sounds
7:35 pm

Welcoming address by
Dr The Hon David K P Li GBM GBS JP
Chairman, The Hong Kong Management Association

7:40 pm Speech by The Hon Ronald Arculli GBS JP
8:00 pm Award Presentation Ceremony and Remarks by Gold Award Winner

8:20 pm Dinner Starts
Venue:

The Ballroom
InterContinental Hong Kong
18 Salibury Road
Tsim Sha Tsui KOWLOON


* 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.

Introduction of the Award
The Association introduced the annual Quality Award in 1991 to give recognition to those companies in Hong Kong which have made a lasting commitment to quality and also to provide an opportunity for companies to share with one another their experience in Total Quality Management.

The Panel of Judges of 2008 Award comprises
- Dr The Hon David K P Li GBM GBS JP, Chairman and Chief Executive, The Bank of East Asia Ltd (Chairman);
- Mr Giovanni Angelini, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts;
- Mr Alfred W K Chan BBS, Managing Director, The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd;
- Dr John C C Chan GBS JP, Non-Executive Director, Transport International Holdings Ltd;
- Dr Philip N L Chen SBS JP, Chairman, John Swire & Sons (China) Ltd;
- Mr James E Thompson, Chairman, Crown Worldwide Holdings Ltd; and
- Mr Joseph Yu, Managing Director, Fuji Xerox (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Members of Organizing Committee include
- Dr John C C Chan GBS JP, Non-Executive Director, Transport International Holdings Ltd (Chairman);
- Mr Brain Au, Vice President - Head of Sales (Hong Kong), Asia Television Ltd;
- Dr Michael Chan, Chairman, Caf de Coral Holdings Ltd;
- Mr Fan Cheuk Hung, Managing Director, Synergis Management Services Ltd;
- Mr Michael Huddart, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Hong Kong, Manulife (International) Ltd;
- Mr Liu Guo Yuan JP, Executive Vice Chairman & President, COSCO (Hong Kong) Group Limited; and
- Mr Perry Mak, Managing Director & Executive Director, Publisher, Hong Kong Economic Times.

The Board of Examiners comprises
- Professor Matthew Yuen, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Chairman);
- Mr Cliff Cheung, Senior Network Support Manager, Network Support Centre, Hang Seng Bank Ltd;
- Mr Lewis Ho, Chief E&M Engineer, Electrical & Mechanical Services Department, HKSARG;
- Ms Jenny Lam, Manager Business Improvement, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd;
- Mr Newman Lam, Corporate Management Accounting Manager, The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd;
- Ms Katherine Lau, Manager, Quality & Customer Satisfaction, Fuji Xerox (Hong Kong) Ltd;
- Mr Ray Lau, Administration Director, Glorious Sun Enterprises Ltd;
- Ms Ivy Leung, Director, Intellectual Capital and Quality, Langham Place, Mongkok, Hong Kong; and
- Mr James Ma, Senior Quality Manager, Synergis Management Services Ltd.

The 2008 Award is sponsored by:
- Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd - Hong Kong L.P. Gas (Holdings) Ltd
- COSCO (HK) Shipping Co Ltd - Maxims Group
- Ernst & Young - Ketchum Greater China
- Euro Suisse International Ltd - The Kowloon Motor Bus Co (1933) Ltd
- Glorious Sun Enterprises Ltd - Manfield Coating Company Ltd
- Guoco Group Limited - Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts
- The Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd - Synergis Management Services Ltd
- The Hong Kong Jockey Club

The 2008 Award Dinner is sponsored by:
- Asia Insurance Co Ltd - ExxonMobil Energy Limited
- Centaline Property Agency Limited - Langham Place, Mongkok, Hong Kong
- China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd - Leo Paper Group (Hong Kong) Limited
- CLP Power Hong Kong Limited - Urban Group
- Crown Motors Ltd - Caf de Coral Holdings Ltd
- Crown Worldwide Holdings Ltd

Document Management Sponsor: Fuji Xerox (Hong Kong) Ltd
Media Sponsors: Asia Television Ltd and Hong Kong Economic Times
Trophy Sponsor: Just Gold Company Limited

For more information, please visit the website of the HKMA Quality Award at: www.hkma.org.hk/qa. For enquiries on the Award, please contact Ms Victoria Lo on 2774 8528 or Ms Teresa Tsai on 2774 8563.

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Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 3 July 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





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2008 HKMA QUALITY AWARD
PRESS CONFERENCE AND AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY


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