Being the only award of its kind in Hong Kong in the past three decades, the Award for Excellence in Training and Development, organized by the Training Awards Organizing Committee, People Development Management Committee and People Management Committee of The Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA), has the pleasure to give significant recognition to the human resources development professionals and trainers for their achievement and devotion in cultivating more talents in the business sector.

The Final Judging took place at the HKCEC on 17 August 2022. HKMA had the honour to have Ms Mary Huen, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong and Cluster Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong, Taiwan & Macau of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited as the Guest of Honor of the event. Her extensive and profound experience in senior management role has endowed her with holistic vision in developing more talents for human resources sustainability. Ms Huen unveiled the event with a keynote speech on the transformation of the HR role in “talent war” and the opportunities followed. She iterated the importance of an open-minded corporate mindset, capability and culture which are the keys to foster ceaseless learning among the staff, thus, to keep the organizations evolving and surviving in the rapidly changing environment.

After Ms Huen’s inspirative sharing, the organizer had the pleasure to announce the awardees of the Distinguished Trainer Awards and Outstanding New Trainer Awards.

Distinguished Trainer Awardees

Mr Fung Wai Hong, Daniel
Regional Manager
Prudential Hong Kong Limited

Ms Ho Manchi
Business Training and Development Department, Specialist
AIA Hong Kong & Macau

Ms Sarah Kwong
Senior Learning and Development Manager, Insurance Academy
HSBC Life (International) Limited

Ms Lam Sze Sze, Gladys
Talent Development Manager
Yip’s Chemical Holdings Limited

Ms Sally Wong
Training Manager
Prudential Hong Kong Limited

Mr Wong Tung Lui, Dony
Branch Manager
Prudential Hong Kong Limited

Outstanding New Trainer Awardees

Ms Cheung Chi Fung, Daizy
Senior Unit Manager
Prudential Hong Kong Limited

Mr Jacky Fu
Distribution Training Manager
AXA China Region Insurance Company Limited

Ms Peggy Ho
Business Training and Development Department, Analyst
AIA Hong Kong & Macau

Ms Tina Tam
Business Training and Development Department, Analyst
AIA Hong Kong & Macau

Mr Andy Tsang
Senior Manager, Design Thinking Programme
CLP Power Hong Kong Limited

Mr Wu Wing Shing, Vincent
Assistant Manager – Training
CLP Power Hong Kong Limited

The final judging of the Award for Excellence in Training and Development 2022 began right after the congratulation cheers to the awardees. The 10 finalists as below took turns in presenting their pride in training excellence.

Finalists of the Award

Bupa (Asia) Limited
“Driving Digital Transformation – Growing our People through Bupa’s Digital DN@cademy”

CLP Power Hong Kong Limited
“Stay Curious and Be Empathetic, Design Thinking Programme”

Esquel Group
“Building An Agile Sales Workforce”

The Hong Kong Jockey Club
“Leadership Development Programme”

The Hong Kong Jockey Club
“Striding forward in digital learning: Racing 101”

Hongkong Land Limited
“inspire: Aspire”

Prudential Hong Kong Limited
“The New Oxygen: Digitising, Humanising, Delivering”

Sino Group
“Sino Sustainability Academy”

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
“SC Learning Academy”

Tricor Hong Kong
“Tricorians in the Floow”

The finalists showcased their endeavour and innovation in talent development to the panel of adjudicators consisted of 7 exceptional management experts, namely, Mr Nixon Chau, Managing Director and General Manager, SenseTime Hong Kong; Ms Margaret Cheng, Human Resources Director, MTR Corporation; Chairman of HKMA People Management Committee; Ms May Chung, General Manager, Nestlé Hong Kong Ltd; Mr Oscar Kwok, PDSM, Head of the Civil Service College of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Mr Vincent Leung, Chief Executive Officer & Vice Chairman, Peoples Smart Living Ltd; Dr Kenneth Tsang, Chief Executive Officer, Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong; and Ms Titania Woo, Executive Director, The Hong Kong Management Association. The results of the Awards will be announced on 25 October at the 37th Susan Yuen Memorial Lecture cum Award Presentation Ceremony in JW Marriott Hotel.

Besides the keen competition, the Talent Development Fund Presentation Ceremony was one of the highlights in the event. Talent Development Fund provides financial support to business executives to pursue academic advancement by world-class management-related education and training programmes. Sponsored programmes include degrees from world-renowned universities or diplomas from HKMA. HKMA had the thrill to present the certifications to recipients to encourage them to take a further step on their academic pursuance.

Nurturing human resources is the HR’s never-ending obligation to the corporate as well as the society to maintain business sustainability. HKMA had the honour to be part of the stakeholders in contributing to the society by providing quality education support.

The Award this year is proudly sponsored by the following companies:

Lead Sponsors

• AIA Group Limited
• Hongkong Land Limited

Main Sponsors

• Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited
• The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Sponsors

• AXA Hong Kong and Macau
• Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL)
• The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas)
• MTR Corporation
• Sino Group

People Development Seminar Sponsor

• Yip’s Chemical Holdings Limited

Media Sponsors

• Convey Group
• Recruit & Company Limited
• The Standard

Digital Media Sponsors

• CTgoodjobs
• LinkedIn

Seminar Engagement Activity Sponsor

• iDance Enterprise Limited

Final Judging Equipment Sponsor

• HP Inc. Hong Kong Limited

Seminar Wifi Sponsor

• HKBN Enterprise Solutions Limited

For more information, please visit the website of the Association at https://www.hkma.org.hk/training-award/.

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About The Hong Kong Management Association
The Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) was established in 1960. As a non-profit making professional organization, its vision is to be the leading professional organization advancing management excellence in Hong Kong and the Region. To nurture human capital through management education and training at all levels, the Association offers over 2,000 education and training programmes and activities to more than 50,000 participants annually. A diverse range of programmes are provided including Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degrees offered in partnership with prestigious universities worldwide; Diploma programmes; Certificate courses; Distance Learning courses; as well as seminars and workshops for business executives and professionals. To promote best practices in management, the Association organizes forums and conferences as well as nine annual business awards, which are recognized as the highest accolades of the business community, providing an exemplary model for business professionals to follow and benchmark. With a membership of 13,000 executives and 500 companies, from multinationals to SMEs, the Association offers a wide range of activities through its six Specialist Clubs and provides members with an excellent platform for exchange of ideas, networking and personal development.

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Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on Wednesday, 19 October 2022.