The Annual Working Meeting of World Alliance of Chinese Quality 2026 (全球華人品質聯盟年度工作會議)

In 2026, annual working meeting (Online) of World Alliance of Chinese Quality (WACQ) (全球華人品質聯盟) was held on 20^th Mar 2026. The meeting was held online with representatives from Mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, etc. Dr. Jane Wong, Dr. Aaron Tong, Ms. Minda Chiang and I represented HKSQ to attend this online meeting individually. The group photo had been taken at the end of meeting for memory. 

In the beginning, Ms. Wang Lin (王琳) (Deputy Secretary General, CAQ) gave welcoming speech and Ms. Wang Shengqi (王圣淇) on behalf of CAQ led the annual working meeting of WACQ.

All items in the agenda would be discussed.

The Chairman of each WACQ member gave speech. 

And then we reported our activities in last year.

After that SQI led the evaluation committee for award issues.

Finally, I briefly introduced the venue for the upcoming summit at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

The Department of Computing supported the WSCQ 2026.

The theme is temporary proposed as “AI for Quality: Leading the Future of Excellence” (智臻质量 引领未来). AI4Q is a good topic and could be designed into a good logo.

We proposed to visit HKSQ corporate member - Jockey Club’s Racing Laboratory.

Lastly, we said goodbye to each other and looked forward to meeting again at the WSCQ in Hong Kong in 2026.

Reference:

China Association for Quality (CAQ) - http://www.caq.org.cn/

Chinese Society for Quality (CSQ) - http://www.csq.org.tw/mp.asp?mp=1

Singapore Quality Institute (SQI) - http://www.sqi.org.sg/

Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ) - http://www.hksq.org/index.asp

Macau Quality Management Association (MQMA) - https://www.mqma.org/

Taiwan Healthcare Quality Association (THQA) - https://www.ahqroc.org.tw/

PolyU Senate 137th Meeting, QS Reimagine Education Awards Webinar & Industrial Lunch

 I am honored to be elected as COMP Departmental Representative on Senate for the remaining term of office up to 31 December 2026. Senate normally meets 4 times each year. This is my first meeting on 19^th Mar 2026. This gave me a deeper understanding of the decision-making mechanisms in PolyU.

Since Dr. Richard Lui, won the Silver Award at the QS Reimagine Education Awards 2025. I attended the sharing webinar organized by EDC today.

In afternoon, Dr. YC Chau and Dr. Vincent Fung invited me to have lunch in Ju Yin House, PolyU. We discussed the coming courses, HKSQ membership driving and other activities. After that I have two classes from 4:30pm to 9:30pm.

Today was truly a fruitful day.

Reference

The Senate - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/about-polyu/committee/

FCMS - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fcms/

COMP - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/comp/

202601012: COMP Teaching Colleagues Farewell Dinner with Dr. Kevin Yuen - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/01/comp-teaching-colleagues-farewell.html

20260310: FCMS Award Ceremony for Outstanding Faculty Members and Alumni 2025 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2026/03/fcms-award-ceremony-for-outstanding.html

Dr Richard Lui’s Project Wins Silver at QS Reimagine Education Awards 2025 - https://www.polyu.edu.hk/comp/news-and-events/news/2025/1210_richard-lui-qs-award/

ESG Webinar – AI-Age Leadership Strategy – The NAHQ Model

 The Executive Study Group (ESG) webinar named “The NAHQ Model: Strategic Boundaries for GenAI – Driving ROI Without Eroding Team Capability and Communication” was held by Asia Pacific Institute for Strategy Limited (APIFS) on 18^th Mar 2026. The webinar topics included “From Hype to Strategy”, “The NAHQ Model” and “Building a Lasting Edge”.

In the beginning, Dr. Mark Lee introduced GenAI which is a subset of AI.

Then he reviewed company’s approaches for using AI tools including vague encouragement and communicate direction. Dr. Lee rethink the right question either focus on AI capability or focus on performance.

And then he proposed leadership framework to use AI.

The first poll about leadership challenges and the most participant selected “Lack of Strategic Clarity” (36.6%) and the second one was “Managerial Capability Gap” (24.6%).

After that Dr. Mark Lee proposed a framework for choosing AI applications named NAHQ model.

The x-axis is from Low-risk Tasks to High-risk Tasks. It can be considered as error cost.

The y-axis is from Explicit Knowledge to Tacit Knowledge. 95% of tacit knowledge come from experience, thinking, competence, commitment and deed.

The first part “N” stands for No Regrets. Dr. Lee briefed the application of AI in different department in Case 1 & 2. It is low cost of error and explicit knowledge.

The second part “A” means Creative Analyst. It is low cost of error and tacit knowledge.

The third part “H” is for Human First. It is high cost of error and tacit knowledge.

The last part “Q” represents Quality Control. It is high cost of error and explicit knowledge.

The second poll was related to Strategic Priority. The result showed most of participant selected in zone “N” (34.1%) and “A” (31.4%).

Finally, Dr. Mark Lee discussed turning AI access into competitive advantage through three pillars with actions. The pillar 1 is “First-mover advantage in your industry”. The pillar 2 is “Proprietary data advantage” and the pillar 3 is “Complementary human assets”. The final insight is to turn GenAI from capability to advantage.

Reference:

Asia Pacific Institute for Strategy Limited (亞太策略研究所有限公司) – www.apifs.org

ESG facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/esg08

Leader 2030 - Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders - https://www.apifs.org/Leader2030-en

20251107: ESG Webinar – AI Prompt Tips - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/11/esg-webinar-ai-prompt-tips.html

20250908: ESG Webinar – AI Strategy for Workplace - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/09/esg-webinar-ai-strategy-for-workplace.html

20250806: ESG Webinar – AI Strategy by GenAI Risk Slope - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/08/esg-webinar-ai-strategy-by-genai-risk.html

20250625: ESG Webinar – Future-Proof Your Career: Strategies to Stay Irreplaceable in the Age of AI - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/06/esg-webinar-future-proof-your-career.html

20250319: Leader 2030 Webinar – How Are AI Projects Different from Traditional IT Projects - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/03/leader-2030-webinar-how-are-ai-projects.html

Previous talks summary:

https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/search/label/Executive%20Study%20Group

Remember to Mr. Chen Bang Zhu (陳邦柱) (CAQ)

A deeply sad news published by China Association for Quality (CAQ) website on 10^th Mar 2026 that Mr. Chen Ban Zhu (陳邦柱) founding chairman of CAQ passed away on 8^th Feb 2026 in Beijing at the age of 91. As president of the CAQ (2000–2012), Mr. Chen Ban Zhu advanced the “quality first” philosophy, pioneered the “Big Quality” concept, relaunched the National Quality Award, and significantly boosted the quality competitiveness of Chinese organizations during China’s entry into the WTO. 

I first met Mr. Chen Ban Zhu at the Asian Quality Network (ANQ) Congress held in Vietnam in 2011, where the HKSQ team took a group photo with him.

Subsequently, he led the China Association for Quality (CAQ) to participate in the first China Quality Forum (CQF) and delivered the opening speech in 2012. After three China Quality Forums, we established the pre-World Alliance for Chinese Quality (WACQ) and organized the WACQ Summit (or World Summit for Chinese Quality, WSCQ), which is now in its eleventh year.

We lost a quality professional in CAQ and WACQ family. Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ) expressed hearty condolences to Mr. Chen Ban Zhu’s family, friends and colleagues.

Remember Mr. Chen Ban Zhu (陳邦柱) contribution in Chinese Quality and RIP.

Reference:

20260310: 沉痛悼念陈邦柱会长 - https://www.caq.org.cn/html/xhxw/zxxw/23418.html

20110929: ANQ 2011 - Day 1 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2011/09/anq-2011-day-1.html

20120526: The first meeting for the Chinese Quality Forum (華人品質論壇) - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2012/05/first-meeting-for-chinese-quality-forum.html

2026 Seminar on Traditional Chinese Culture - I Ching Studies and Taoist Education: Wisdom of "Dream of the Red Chamber" and the "I Ching" (中國傳統文化之2026易學及道化教育講座: 紅樓夢與易經的智慧：情為何物？直教死生相許！)

 Prof. Pang’s (彭泓基教授) Seminar on Traditional Chinese Culture - I Ching Studies and Taoist Education entitled “Wisdom of "Dream of the Red Chamber" and the "I Ching": What is Love? To the Point of Life and Death Devotion!” (中國傳統文化之2026易學及道化教育講座: 紅樓夢與易經的智慧：情為何物？直教死生相許！) was held on 14^th Mar 2026 in Hong Kong Central Library. In the beginning, Minda and I took a photo in front of the topic before the seminar start.

I Ching classmate’s Yuanyin Choir (緣音合唱團) practiced in this afternoon.

I recorded a short video during their rehearsal.

Yuanyin Choir took this group photo before heading to the performance venue.

We quickly had a tea and then took a taxi to the venue.

At the venue, we set up our instruments and practiced again.

We all happy and took a group photo before the performance.

Partick Ng and I were the photographer and journalist, respectively. I captured this moment with a selfie.

Yuanyin Choir is ready to go.

Before the seminar, Mr. Wong on behalf of Hong Kong Taoist Association(香港道教聯合會) presented the appreciate certificate to Prof. Pang.

In the beginning, Prof. Pang briefed the content of tonight’s seminar covered the value, core ideas, I Ching wisdom, Taoist philosophy, analysis of love and desire, and modern inspirations found in "Dream of the Red Chamber."

He then compared the four great classical Chinese novels: Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Power), Water Margin (Justice), Journey to the West (Cultivation), and Dream of the Red Chamber (Illusion).

And then Prof. Pang introduced the Character Relationship Diagram of “Dream of the Red Chamber”. It is very complicated!

After that he summarized the whole book into four stages in which described recognizing illusions, developing emotions from appearances, deepening emotional involvement, and ultimately understanding the true nature of emptiness.

Prof. Pang discussed the love secret in “Dream of the Red Chamber” using Chinese poem 「雁丘詞」- 情為何物，直教生死相許 (What is love that makes people willing to die for it?).

The second topic is the Wisdom of the I Ching in Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢中的易經智慧).

He employed I Ching hexagrams (易經卦象) to analyze the family fate and different roles characteristics.

During the break, we introduced our friend and teacher of TCM Ms. Huang to Prof. Pang.

Before the performance, Yuanyin Choir and Prof. Pang took a photo for memory.

Prof. Pang performed the Electronic Saxophone.

And then Yuanyin Choir performed two songs and recorded as follows.

The first song named “好了歌”.

The second song was “紅豆詞”.

The last topic was “Eight Sufferings of Life in Dream of the Red Chamber” .

It included suffering of Birth, Aging, Illness, Death, Being with Those One Hates (怨憎會), Parting from Loved Ones (愛別離), Not Getting What One Wants (求不得) and Flourishing of the Five Aggregates (五蘊熾盛).

After that he explained the roles and functions of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.

Finally, Prof. Pang analyzed love, passion, desire (愛, 情, 慾).

They had different levels, forms and directions.

Lastly, he using the I Ching life cycle to explain the trend of love, passion, desire (愛, 情, 慾).

Q&A session.

After the performance and seminar concluded successfully, we had dinner together to celebrate.

Reference:

彭泓基教授 - https://www.master-insight.com/author/penghongji/

屈機TV (屈基論) - https://www.youtube.com/@wgtvhk/playlists