Members Newsletter Sep 2017

President's Message

The summer behind us was rather tempestuous, with an exceptional number of scary typhoons bringing unwelcome devastation and floods not only to but our neighbours and the rest of the world. The unprecedented trend is, to many, a wake- up call and a reminder to us all of the grave need to look after our environment, prepare for climate change and invest where there is more than meets the eye to build resilience.

Thankfully, Hong Kong’s foundation remains solid. Our standards, especially those in regard to governance, rule of law as well as safety & security are all on par with the best international benchmarks. For the first time in Hong Kong history, we have a female Chief Executive, who, perhaps characteristic of us women who often focus on action and communication, pledges to lead us forward by listening, caring and being interactive, innovative and collaborative. At the Association, we’d definitely step up and continue with our many constructive initiatives to respond to the new leadership to contribute to a better Hong Kong.

We have just announced the five Awardees for the 2017 Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award, recognizing the best among ourselves and the wonderful woman power any community should continue to mine for the good of the world. Do join us and stay tuned. Viva la femme!

Sandra Mak President

Sep 2017 - 1 Recent Events

iPresent with Confidence 21-22 Jan 2017 With great success in the past year, HKWPEA continued to organize the Leadership Training Programme for Underprivileged Youngsters this year. Special thanks to Chew Yen Tan, our most passionate and loving trainer, on sharing useful skills and tips to the youngsters, which greatly helped the youngsters in building their self confidence. The training certainly created long term positive impact to these young people.

2017 Peacemakers’ Cultural Celebration 18 Feb 2017 HKWPEA acted as a supporting organisation of the 5th Peacemakers’ Cultural Celebration organized by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). The event was held at Hong Kong Science Park on a sunny day. Mr. Dhirendra Bhatnagar, the President of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations was the Guest of Honour. This annual event is the highlight of the UNESCO HK Peace & SDGs Youth Programme to promote inter- cultural understanding and UNESCO’s core mission to build peace. A variety of attractions and performances were featured. Over one thousand young people engaged in peace activities including calligraphy, planting and skipping for peace.

Sep 2017 - 2 HKPASEA New Year Reception 「丁酉年新春團拜酒會」 20 Feb 2017 Louisa, as the Vice President of HKWPEA, represented the Association to attend the New Year Reception which was hosted by HKPASEA ( 香港專業及資深行政人員協會 ) at World Trade Centre on 20 Feb. The ceremony was officiated by Mr. Paul Chan Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary. Around 200 members and guests attended. A number of our members attended the events as well.

OWA Press Conference 22 Feb 2017 2017 marks the 7th Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award (OWA), our signature event since 1999. The OWA Press Conference was held on 22 Feb at Caroline Centre, by courtesy of Amway. The press conference consisted of three parts: introduction of HKWPEA and the Award, Q&A session for media, and sharing session of past awardees with moderators. Special thanks to Grace Tse and Janice Tsang for being the moderators. The 2017 OWA press conference was covered in Oriental Daily, HKET and Cosmopolitan.

Sep 2017 - 3 Meeting with the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Mehdi Fakheri, the Consul General 6 Mar 2017 A courtesy meeting with Dr. Mehdi Fakheri, Consul General of the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was held on 6 Mar at the Consulate and attended by Marina Wong, Angela and Fanny.

2017 Hong Kong Women Celebrating International Women’s Day Dinner 6 Mar 2017 As one of the supporting organizations, Angela To attended 2017 Hong Kong Women Celebrating International Women’s Day Dinner on behalf of HKWPEA which was held on 6 Mar at Shangri-la.

Sep 2017 - 4 「我最喜愛的社企計劃」 by Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge 18 Mar 2017 The Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge (HKSEC) is a social venture startup competition organized by the Center for Entrepreneurship of The Chinese University of Hong Kong since 2007. It has been at the frontier in educating students and the general public about social enterprises in Hong Kong. Through a structured competition model, HKSEC encourages students to employ a creative entrepreneurial approach to solve real world social issues. In order to support the development of social enterprises in Hong Kong, our Association has sponsored again this year’s “My Favorite Social Enterprise Scheme”. Anne Chen represented us to attend the ceremony on 18 Mar.

Sep 2017 - 5 2nd Business Meeting and Dinner Talk 23 Mar 2017 The 2nd Biz Meeting cum dinner with talk was successfully held on 23 Mar with 59 participants at the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Club. Merlinda Ng as our guest speaker gave an interesting talk on sustainable seafood. Titled ‘Sustainable Seafood To Our Future 環保海鮮： 飲食新文化 ’ , the talk is part of the HKWPEA Dinner Talk Series 2017. Merlinda is the Sales Director of Worldwide Seafood Limited with over 18 years’ experience in seafood business. It was a great get together and we gathered useful information regarding sustainable food sources that we might not be aware of. Merlinda shared insights on safe and nutritious food sources. We learnt that to be responsible global citizens, we should adopt a lifestyle and diet that support sustainable development and biodiversity. A big thank you to the Fellowship, Programmes & Events Committee for organizing this event.

Sep 2017 - 6 Leadership Training Programme - Visit to PCCW & Career Talk 23 Mar 2017 Around 30 students paid a visit to PCCW on 23 Mar. The session included a tour around the PCCW facilities and a brief introduction on career opportunities in the IT and Telecom field in Hong Kong. The fun-filled session created a memorable experience for students while they learnt more about the industry

Leadership Training Programme - Training on Social Etiquette & Communication Skills 8 Apr 2017 Training on Social Etiquette & Communication Skills was completed on 8 Apr with 27 students in attendance. Special thanks to Rebecca Choy for her mentoring.

Sep 2017 - 7 FoodEver WasteNever Award Presentation Ceremony

27 Apr 2017

In support of the HKSAR Government’s policy and initiatives on food waste reduction, our Association, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), had been awarded a grant from the Environment and Conservation Fund to launch the 18-month food waste reduction programme, “FoodEver WasteNever”. The Programme aims to encourage the community to join forces to reduce food waste. The FoodEver WasteNever Award project has concluded, meeting the objectives as required by the Environmental Campaign Committee of the government. The Programme has been implemented successfully with the tremendous support from more than 300 entities in Hong Kong.

The Award Presentation Ceremony on 27 April at HKPC was officiated by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr. . Other officiating guests included Marina Wong, Annie Wu, , Florence Hui, Sophia Chan, Mabel Mak & Angel Hon. 334 attendants were present at the award ceremony.

Thanks to our past presidents , Caroline Mak and Agnes Koon, who helped presenting the awards. Special thanks to Angel and her team’s effort on PR and press matters. Kudos to the Environmental Protection Committee for their hard work behind the project from start to finish!

Sep 2017 - 8 Sep 2017 - 9 News Coverage on FoodEver WasteNever Programme

Sep 2017 - 10 Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts - Scholarship Presentation and Donors’ Appreciation Gathering 8 May 2017 Angel Hon and Agnes Koon attended the HK Academy for Performing Arts’ Scholarship Presentation and Donors’ Appreciation Gathering held on 8 May at the Academy Wanchai Campus on behalf of HKWPEA. The Association received a plaque in recognition of the HKWPEA Charitable Foundation School of Chinese Opera Scholarship at an annual donation of HKD50,000 for four years.

Sep 2017 - 11 香港專業女性貴州考察團 26- 30 May 2017 In order to facilitate exchange and liaison between women in Hong Kong and the Mainland, LOCPG ( 中央政府駐港聯絡辦協調部 ) organized a study tour for Hong Kong professional women to visit Guizhou from May 26 to 30. The tour included visits to Xijiang Miao Nationality Village, Zunyi Meeting Site, Moutai winery, Huangguoshu waterfall, etc, allowing our members to gain a closer and in-depth understanding of the economic and social development of local women, and of Chinese history, culture and ethnic customs. Our members enjoyed their fellowship time together with the fantastic scenery of Guizhou. Altogether 8 members - Alice Tso, Amanda Lim, Carlotta Wong, Catherine Yau, Lucy Kwan, Margaret Leung, Selina Cheng and Wendy Tang - joined this fruitful trip.

Sep 2017 - 12 HKWPEA UN ECOSOC Quadrennial Report 29 May 2017 Thanks to Cindy Chan Lo, Angela To, Fanny Lui and Julie Moy, the HKWPEA UN ECOSOC Quadrennial Report 2013-16 was submitted on 29 May 2017 to renew our ‘NGOs in General and Special Consultative Status’ with the United Nations.

United Nations – The Ocean Conference 8-9 June 2017 Our representative Julie Moy attended the UN conference in New York addressing environmental issues from June 8-9.

Sep 2017 - 13 3rd Business Meeting and Dinner Talk

15 Jun 2017

The 3rd Business Meeting was held on 15 Jun followed by an informative dinner talk at The Lingnan Club with enthusiastic turnout of 59 members and guests.

With the emerging interests and recent press stories on “organ donation”, we were honored to have Dr. Kenneth Chok, who is the Clinical Associate Professor and Deputy Director of Liver Transplant Centre at The University of Hong Kong, as the guest speaker to give us an enlightening talk on the issue of "Organ Donation - Where are we in Hong Kong 2017?". Dr. Chok was extremely knowledgeable and shared with us various views on the opt in and opt out systems for organ donation which generated interesting questions during the Q&A session.

Sep 2017 - 14 中華歷史文化研修班 23-27 June 2017 3 of our members, Catherine Yau, Claudia Yan Poon and Lucy Kwan, attended the study tour 中華歷史文化研修班 in Bejing from 23-27 June, organized by LOCPG

Sep 2017 - 15 Leadership Training Programme - Dining Etiquette 10 July 2017 With kind and continuous support from King Parrot Group, altogether 30 youngsters from var- ious secondary schools joined the Dining Etiquette Programme. The programme took place at King Ludwig Beer Hall on 10 July.

Apart from getting a taste of the German cuisine, students gained knowledge in a relaxed at- mosphere, as the restaurant manager shared his experience in the catering industry and talked about food culture as well as some essential tips on dining skills and table manners.

Special thanks to Anna Chau for her kind arrangement.

Sep 2017 - 16 HKUST Wise Scholarship The 16/17 HKUST Wise Scholarship was granted to a Year 1 student, Veronica Wong. We received Veronica’s thank you letter expressing her gratitude for our Association’s donation.

Sep 2017 - 17 Upcoming Events

24 Sep – 2 Oct 2017

InnoTech Expo 2017 (as supporting organization)

28 Sep 2017

2017 AGM cum OWA Award Presentation Dinner, at JW Marriott

15 Oct 2017

Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society Charity Walk (as supporting organization)

6 Nov 2017

Social Enterprise Summit - A Dinner To Remember (as supporting organization)

8 Dec 2017

4th Business Meeting cum Xmas Party, at The Full Moon, Macau Jockey Club, Sheung Wan

26-28 Jan 2018

Golden Age Expo & Summit (as supporting organization)

Sep 2017 - 18 New Members

Annie Yau 邱安儀

Annie is the Chairman and CEO of Tse Sui Luen Jewellery Ltd and an Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs awardee for 2014. Before entering the company in 2002, Annie served in various multi-national companies in the IT industry including Interleaf Inc, Motorola Semiconductors HK Ltd and IBM. On community service, Annie was a member of Jewellery Industry Training Advisory Committee in 2016. She is presently a GoverningCouncil Member of the Quality Tourism Services Association and also an Executive Committee Member of the Hong Kong Retail Management Association

Christina Ng 吳秀瀅

Christina is the Director of SSK Metal Limited. Previously she was the director of The Carlyle Group which she served for 17 years. Christina has also worked at Exor Asia and Merrill Lynch before changing her profession and dedicating herself to recycling for a sustainable environment.

Cindy Chow 周駱美琪

Cindy is the Executive Director of the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund. She has been working at Alibaba Group since 2007. Cindy is a certified public accountant and has worked at Hutchison Whampoa, ICG Asia, Sinolink Mobile Communications and Arthur Andersen. On community service, Cindy became a director of Youth Arch Foundation in 2014.

Fanny Heath 希偉賢

]Fanny is a teacher at Canossa School, teaching since 2004. She became a registered social worker in 2015, offering counselling to students and parents. On community service, Fanny serves as a volunteer at Principal Chan free tutorial center, in addition to being a producer in KEY_Theater_ 另類體驗劇場 . She also volunteered in the Society of Boys’ Centres ChakYan Centre School in 2015-2016.

Ruby Yeung 楊肇珊

Ruby is the Chairperson of the board of HKALPS Ltd, which she founded in 2015. Before that, Ruby was an Executive Director at Yearfull Contracting Ltd. She worked at Professional Contractor Ltd from 1996 to 2009. On community service, apart from founding HKALPS, she also co-founded the Hong Kong Special Care Dentistry Association in 2013.

Sep 2017 - 19 Members’ News / Achievements

8 members on Government’s Honours List

We are proud to have eight HKWPEA members receiving honorable recognition from the Government of HKSAR on 1 July 2017. Congratulations to all on their well-deserved achievements!

Sophia Kao – awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star, GBS

Ms. Kao, SBS, JP, is awarded the GBS in recognition of her long and distinguished public service, particularly her dedicated support and notable contributions to the formulation of policies on a wide range of issues concerning Hong Kong’s development including education, hospital management, the family, and women through the boards and committees that she served. As an experienced professional in human resources management and corporate administration, Ms. Kao has tendered valuable advice to the Government in recent years on cultivating and building a reserve of talents on public policy in support of Hong Kong’s future development.

Quotes from Sophia:

I am privileged and honored to have been able to serve Hong Kong through my various roles in public and community service. My modest contributions to the society have been made possible only with the trust and support of the people around me over the past years, for which I am immensely grateful. I look forward to your continued support in my future endeavors towards the betterment of Hong Kong.

Elizabeth Quat – awarded the , BBS

Ms. Quat, JP, is awarded the BBS for her meritorious public service, particularly her contributions to the promotion of Hong Kong’s innovation and technology development and her devotion to a wide range of policy issues.

Quotes from Elizabeth:

Thanks to the long-time support from members and friends of HKWPEA, I am humbly honored to receive the BBS Awards this year. I’ll continue to work together with all of you and HKWPEA for the betterment of HK.

Sep 2017 - 20 Nancy Ip – awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star, BBS Prof. Ip, MH, JP, is awarded the BBS for her strenuous efforts towards the advancement of science and education, and dedicated commitment to the academia.

Agnes Koon – awarded the Medal of Honour, MH Mrs. Koon is the Chief Executive of KSY Speciality Ltd which is an insurance broker with full consultancy and broking services in insurance solutions for commercial and individual customers on all lines of business with special focus on Jewellery & Fine Arts, Property & Liability. She has been awarded the MH for her dedicated public and community service, particularly her contributions to the insurance industry, women’s organizations and corruption preventive education work.

Susanna Chiu – appointed the Justice of the Peace, JP

Eva Cheng – appointed the Justice of the Peace, JP

Alexandra Lo – appointed the Justice of the Peace, JP

Maggie Koong – appointed the Justice of the Peace, JP

EDITORIAL TEAM

Helen Kan – Chairperson, Newsletter & Communication Committee / Vice President Rina Sun – HKWPEA Secretariat

HKWPEA Secretariat Address : Room B, 18/F Kingswell Commercial Tower, 171 – 173 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Tel : 852-2882 2555 Fax : 852-2882 4673 Email : [email protected] Website : www.hkwpea.org

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