First published: 31st August 2007
Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) has announced the establishment of a new division of the society, the HKCS CIO (Chief Information Officers) Board. This division was officially established on the 20th of June 2007 with 7 founding members all of whom hold positions as Chief Information Officers or Heads of Information Technology in prominent Hong Kong companies.
The CIO Board is a group focused on sharing information between CIOs. Membership will be restricted in order to ensure the quality and relevance of member's submissions. The Board aims to encourage members to learn from each other through round-table discussions and open best practice sharing.
The CIO Board also plans to organise seminars, surveys and study groups to research and consolidate the volume of knowledge each member brings to the group. It plans to address a wide range of topics facing the Hong Kong ICT industry, including compatibility, education, knowledge retention and IT integration between Hong Kong and Mainland China.
The primary objectives of the new division are to provide a platform for (CIOs/HoITs) to share insights, views, issues and experiences amongst themselves. Also it aims to enhance the professionalism and competency of CIOs and HoITs in Hong Kong. Furthermore, to collect common views on matters of common interests related to ICT and to consolidate such views and submit them to relevant parties, to establish a knowledge-base on best practices of CIO and IT management and to contribute to the training and development of potential CIOs/IT managers in Hong Kong. Other objectives are to exchange and share experience with fellow CIOs/HoITs based in Mainland China and around the region and to assist CIOs to develop and mentor the next generation of IT leaders.
Membership to the HKCS CIO Board is restricted to individuals who head up IT, IS, MIS or Computer Services departments and can be obtained through nomination by existing members and approval by the CIO Board Executive Committees.
Activities for CIO Board members will be held on a bi-monthly basis.? Members will be sharing their best practices, latest technologies and developments. At the first meeting of the CIO Board, the Chairman and members of the Executive Committee were elected. Members also came up with a long list of topics and issues to be addressed in future meetings.
Membership List
- Chairman: Mr. Daniel Lai, MTR Corporation Limited
- Mr. Joe Locandro, CLP Power
- Mr. Raymond Cheng, HSBC
- Mr. Raymond Chu, Hong Kong Housing Authority
- Mr. Peter Smith, HKCSL
- Ms. Susanna Shen, Towngas
- Mr Andre Greyling, Hospital Authority
- Mr Alfred Wong, HKEx
- Mr David Nicholls, Hutchison Whampoa
- Mr Edward Nicol, Cathay Pacific
- Mr Michael Leung, China Construction Bank
- Mr Michael Ma, AIG
- Mr Joseph Lai, Airport Authority
- Mr Paul Liu, Chong Hing Bank Ltd.
- Mr. Sunny Lee, Hong Kong Jockey Club
- Mr Timothy Tang, Hutchison Port Holding