HKQF Partnerships Commendation Ceremony

Hong Kong Qualification Framework (HKQF) arranged a QF Partnerships Commendation Ceremony on 29 Nov 2016 at the Heung Yee Kuk Jockey Club Grand Theatre.  HKQF is a platform covering academic, vocational and continuing education sectors to promote lifelong learning with a view to continuously enhancing the quality, professionalism and competitiveness of our workforce in an increasingly globalized and knowledge-based economy.  QF Partnerships Commendation Ceremony” was a large-scaled event to commend and show government appreciation to more than 100 organizations for their support and contribution to QF.  I (member, Industry Training Advisory Committee for Testing, Inspection & Certification Industry (TIC-ITAC)) was honor to be invited for attending this ceremony.  I took a photo in front of the venue.

Then I met the two winners of Award Scheme for Learning Experiences.  They were Ms. Kathy Choi (SGS) (2016/17) and Mr. Litto Tam (SGS) (2015/16)

They became our HKQF TIC ambassadors. Ms. Kathy Choi and I gave career talk to secondary school. (https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2016/10/hkqf-career-talk-on-testing.html ) and Mr. Litto with other winners joined ANQ Congress 2015 in Taiwan. (https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.hk/2015/09/anq-congress-2015-taipei-day-2.html )

 Then we took a photo with Ms. Fung Ka-Wing (Senior Manager, HKQF) for memory.

CityU EngD(EM) Graduation Dinner & EngDSoc Annual Dinner 2016

The Celebration Dinner and Annual Dinner for EngD Graduates 2016 in the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (SEEM), City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) was held on 27th Nov 2016.  In this year, only four EngD graduates in CityU and Dr. Wing Hong SZETO was only one from SEEM EngD (EM) graduate.  Before the celebration, Dr. Szeto took a photo with his supervisor Dr. Kong Bieng CHUAH and Mrs. Chuah. 

Then I took a photo with Dr. Szeto.

HKQF 2nd Career Talk on Testing & Certification Industry 2016

The Career Talk on Testing and Certification Industry 2016 for secondary school was co-organized by Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education (HKASME), Hong Kong Qualification Framework (HKQF), The Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification (HKCTC) and Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS).  My 2^nd time to give career talk to secondary school and it was held on 23^rd Nov 2016 at St. Paul’s Convent School.  In 2014/15, it was the 160^th anniversary.

Hong Kong Science Park Expansion Programme Ground Breaking Ceremony

Science Park Expansion (SPX) ground-breaking ceremony was held on 22 Nov 2016.  The theme named “Building for a Vibrant Community˙Innovation for a Prosperous Tomorrow”. Venue was between Building 15W and SPX1 site.  There were addition of two purpose-built R&D fit office buildings that would provide extra capacity to sustain the vibrant growth of the innovation and technology (I&T) ecosystem.  In the beginning, our chairlady the Hon Mrs Fanny Law, GBS, JP gave welcoming remarks.  She said the new phase development in Science Park was a testimony of the HKSAR government’s commitment to the promotion of innovation and technology in Hong Kong.

The Hon C Y Leung, GBM, GBS, JP (The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) gave a speech and he said the Government would continuous invest in I&T industry in both infrastructure and funding support.  

CityU SEEM Students visit HKSTP

I was honor that Dr. KS Chin (Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong) and his students from BEng in Systems Engineering and Management (BENG SEM) visited for Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP) on 21^st Nov 2016.  BENG SEM was a new bachelor degree and it aimed to nurture students’ analytical skills in understanding, analyzing, managing and improving modern enterprises and systems, grounded in engineering principles and scientific methods.  BENG SEM separated into two streams and they were Total Quality Engineering (TQE) and Data Analytics (DA).

Firstly, I played the corporate video for the student and then briefed HKSTP quality management system and some laboratories in Technology Support Centre (TSC) to students, including ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 27001 certification, as well as, HOKLAS (ISO 17025) accreditation.  After that, students visited our different laboratories such as Probe and Test Development Centre (PTDC), Reliability Laboratory (RL), IC Failure Analysis Laboratory (ICFAL) and Biotechnology Support Laboratory (BSL).

HKSQ Study Mission for Industry 4.0 – Day 4: Attend to the International Symposium of Quality Management (ISQM) 2016

The study mission named “Quality Professionals preparing for Industry 4.0” was organized by Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ), supported by ASQ and Hong Kong Quality Function Development Association (HKQFDA) from 16 to 20 November 2016.  In day 4, we attended the International Symposium of Quality Management (ISQM) 2016 on 19 Nov (Saturday) which was held in the National Cheng Kung University.  I took a photo in the entry.

During registration, I met Mr. Liu Li Tsung (劉黎宗) (President, Chinese Society for Quality (CSQ)) and took a photo in front of the College of Management.

HKSQ Study Mission for Industry 4.0 – Day 3: Visit to National Cheng Kung University and Attend CSQ Annual Dinner

The study mission named “Quality Professionals preparing for Industry 4.0” was organized by Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ), supported by ASQ and Hong Kong Quality Function Development Association (HKQFDA) from 16 to 20 November 2016.  In day 3, we took a high speed rail to Tainan and then visited National Cheng Kung University.  We took a photo inside the high speed rail.

HKSQ Study Mission for Industry 4.0 – Day 2: Visit to FineTek Group & King Design Industrial

The study mission named “Quality Professionals preparing for Industry 4.0” was organized by Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ), supported by ASQ and Hong Kong Quality Function Development Association (HKQFDA) from 16 to 20 November 2016.  In day 2, Chinese Society for Quality (CSQ) arranged to visit FineTeck Group and King Design Industrial on 17 Nov 2016. Mr. Weng (翁辰修), Mr. Liu Li Tsung (劉黎宗) and Mr. Mark Yang (楊鍚珪) led us to go to the destination.  We took a photo in the bus.

HKSQ Study Mission for Industry 4.0 – Day 1: Visit to CSQ

The role of Quality Professionals will become more important in the new Industry Revolution - Industry 4.0, because more customer involvement and data communication have to be managed effectively and efficiently.  Taiwan is one of the first movers on Industry 4.0 research and application in Asia Pacific, and enterprises adopted the result and prepared for the new wave of smart manufacturing. Since there are many common features of Taiwan and Hong Kong manufacturing industry in terms of geographic operations, management systems and customer scope, this is an opportunity to Quality Professionals to learn from their experience of the development roadmap.  Therefore, the study mission named “Quality Professionals preparing for Industry 4.0” was organized by Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ), supported by ASQ and Hong Kong Quality Function Development Association (HKQFDA) from 16 to 20 November 2016.  Firstly, we visited Chinese Society for Quality (CSQ) to attend seminar for Industry 4.0 on 16 Nov 2016.  In the beginning, our chairman Mr. Peter Fung (馮光) (middle) took a photo with Mr. Liu Li Tsung (劉黎宗) (President, CSQ) and Mr. Lai Hsin-Yang (來新陽) who presented his book named “帚珍集” which summarized his 60 years quality life.

Then I took a photo with Mr. Kuan Sheng-Pin (官生平), Mr. Peter Fung and Mr. Liu Li Tsung.

HKSTP TecONE Seminar on Latest Gov Support & Planning towards Tech SME

The TecONE seminar entitled “Sharing on Latest Government Support and Planning towards Technology SMEs” was organized by Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) with Strategic Partner – Technology Incubation Network on 15^th Nov 2016.  TecONE’s infoTalk invited the Legislative Councillor (IT) to share with us the updates on the latest InnoTech initiatives such as a $500 million Pilot Technology Voucher Programme (PTVP), as well as, other government support towards technology SMEs.  Dr. Alan Lam (Group CEO, Sengital Limited) was moderator in this talk and introduced the speaker Hon Charles Mok.

IuPDI Seminar on Safeguard Business with IP and Brand Protection

The Seminar entitled "Safeguard business with Intellectual Property and Brand Protection" was organized by International union of Professional Development Institutions (IuPDI) and Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (SEEM) of CityU on 12 Nov 2016.  The Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ), CMA Testing and Certification Laboratories (CMA-TCL), Chartered Quality Institute – Hong Kong Branch (CQI-HK) and CityU Engineering Doctorate Society (CityU EngDS) were supporting organizations. The seminar aimed to introduce IP as a key asset to create value for a business and Brand Assurance.  In the beginning, Dr. KS Chin (SEEM, CityU) gave a welcome speech.  He told us IP was a hot topic which included product and process.   And manufacturing industry needed to be OBM and no longer for OEM.

HKSQ Seminar on Reliability & Maintenance: Enablers of Industry 4.0

The HKSQ seminar named “Reliability & Maintenance: Enablers of Industry 4.0” co-organized by Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ), ASQ Hong Kong and Dept., of Industrial and System Engineering, PolyU.  Industry 4.0 principles not only demand the availability of machines, they also recommend collection and analysis of machine data through shop-floor communication and cloud computing to enable optimization of reliability and maintenance (R&M) management.  This seminar would present the way in which asset management decisions could be optimized by resolving the conflicts of a decision situation.  Dr. Albert Tsang (Former chairman, HKSQ; ASQ Country Counselor (HK), author of “WeibullSoft” and co-author of “Maintenance, Replacement, and Reliability: Theory and Application”) was our guest speaker to share this topic.  

HKAS Training on RMP and PTP Accreditation

Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS) organized a training course entitled “Training on RMP and PTP Accreditation” on 11 Nov 2016.  ISO 17034, the future standard for the accreditation of reference material producer (RMP), is expected to be published soon.  Many other ISO guides and standards relevant to RMP and proficiency testing provider (PTP) operation have also been revised recently or are under review.  This training course aimed at enabling participants to gain a better understanding of the new requirements.  Before the start, I met my old friend Mr. K. Gabuji (Technical Assessor and Lab Test Expert) and took a photo for memory.

In the beginning, Dr. Wolfram Bremser (BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing) was the first speaker and his topic entitled “Competence of RMP and the transformation of ISO Guide 34”.  

Visit to the Ministry of Industry & Commerce, Laos

Laos is one of One Belt One Road countries that I never visit before.  This time, I went with my wife to visit her classmate in Warwick University.  Moreover, I had also visited my ANQ friends’ company (Laos Government Department) to understand more about Laos Quality Movement.  I arrived on the Ministry of Industry and Commerce on 7 Nov 2016 at 2:00pm and took a photo in front of the government building.

Inside the building, I took a photo in the Industry and Commerce Sector. 

Visit to Laos – Day 3 & 4

On 7 Nov 2016 (Monday) morning, we drove from “Thavisouk Hotel and Resort” to “Don Chan Palace” about 3 hours.  In the road, we saw the king of Laos sculpture.

The lotus fountain was in front of the Don Chan Palace. 

Visit to Laos – Day 2

We stayed in the Hotel & Resort Thavisouk on 6 Nov 2016 (Sunday) and I took a photo in front of the hotel for memory.

We saw a balloon in the hill.

Visit to Laos – Day 1

My wife and I went to visit her classmates in Warwick University (studied 16 years ago) from 5 to 8 Nov 2016.  We arrived in the Wattay International Airport on 5 Nov 2016 (Saturday afternoon).

InnoCarnival 2016

The Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) launched InnoTech Month 2016 from mid-October to early December 2016. The anchor event of InnoTech Month 2016 will be the nine-day InnoCarnival 2016 to be held at the Hong Kong Science Park from 29 October to 6 November 2016.

I attended the InnoCarnival 2016 on 1 Nov 2016 and visit different Exhibition sites included different universities, education associations, public organizations, government departments.  Firstly, I met Mr. Terence S.S. Chan (Secretary-General, ASHK) in the Academy of Science of Hong Kong (ASHK) booth and we took a photo for memory.