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JUL-SEP 2012

The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport in Hong KongThe 2010-2012 Council

PresidentDr. Stephen WC HO, FCILT

Immediate Past PresidentIr Prof. Sze Chun WONG, FCILT

Vice PresidentsMr. Jeremy SF HO, FCILTIr Dr. Kelvin KY LEUNG, FCILTProf. Becky PY LOO, FCILTMr. Jonathan TM YEUNG, FCILT

Honorary SecretaryMr. Joseph CF TSUI, FCILT

Honorary TreasurerDr. Kenneth KH PANG, FCILT

Council MembersMr. Sam MS CHOW, FCILTIr Vincent P FONG, FCILTMr. Robert CL FOOTMAN, FCILTIr Dr. David CS HO, FCILTMr. Sunny LK HO, FCILTDr. Wing Tat HUNG, FCILTIr Dr. Anthony SW LAU, FCILTMr. Kong Yui LEUNG, FCILTMr. Timothy KK LI, FCILTMr. Yun Tai LI, FCILTMrs. Judy WL LI, FCILTIr Prof. Hong Kam LO, FCILTMr. Peter YC NG, FCILTMr. Tony TAN, FCILTMr. Wing Hang TSANG, FCILTIr Dr. Paul HY TSUI, FCILTProf. Anthony GO YEH, FCILTMr. Frankie CM YICK, FCILTMs. Carolina LC YIP, FCILTMr. Kenrick CF FOK, CMILTMr. Simon SM TU, CMILTMiss Alice WC YIP, CMILT

Publication CommitteeIr Dr. David CS HO, FCILTMr. Jeremy SF HO, FCILTMr. Joseph CF TSUI, FCILTMr. Alok JAIN, CMILTMiss Vicky WM KOO, CMILTMiss Ruth SF LEE, CMILTDr. Stephen CH LEUNG, FCILT

(from left to right: Miss Jennifer Ng, Mr Joseph Tsui, Dr Stephen Ho, Dr Kenneth Pang, Mr Ronald Lee)

CILTHK Annual General Meeting 2012The Annual General Meeting 2012 of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong was smoothly held at the Hong Kong Football Club on 20 September 2012. Over 90 members and guests attended the meeting.

Dr Stephen Ho thanked all members for their support to the Institute over the years, and especially for the contributions of all Council Members, Committee Chairmen and members. Dr Ho reported that a total of 167 successful new membership applications, including among others 8 were Chartered Fellows and 35 Chartered Members in 2011/2012, were granted. Though a deficit was recorded in the financial year 2011, the Institute has been maintaining a healthy financial position.

Election of Members for the Council 2012-2014

A voting was conducted for the election of Council Members at the meeting. The new Council for the term 2012-2014 is:

PresidentProf Becky PY LOO, FCILT

Immediate Past PresidentDr Stephen WC HO, FCILT

Vice PresidentsMr Sunny LK HO, FCILT Ir Jeremy SF HO, FCILTIr Dr Kelvin KY LEUNG, FCILTMr Wing-hang TSANG, FCILT

Honorary SecretaryMr Joseph CF TSUI, FCILT

Honorary TreasurerDr Kenneth KH PANG, FCILT

Council MembersMr Sam MS CHOW, FCILTMr Kenrick CF FOK, CMILTIr Vincent P FONG, FCILTMr Robert CL FOOTMAN, FCILTIr Dr David CS HO, FCILTDr Wing-tat HUNG, FCILTDr Jacob CP KAM, FCILTMs Karen SK LAM, CMILTMr Kong-yui LEUNG, FCILTMr Timothy KK LI, FCILTMr Yun-tai LI, FCILTDr Venus YH LUN, CMILTMr Peter YC NG, FCILTMr Tony TAN, FCILTIr Dr Paul HY TSUI, FCILTMr Simon SM TU, CMILTIr Prof Sze-chun WONG, FCILT Prof Anthony GO YEH, FCILTMr Jonathan TM YEUNG, FCILT Mr Frankie CM YICK, FCILTMs Carolina LC YIP, FCILTMiss Alice WC YIP, CMILT

Dr Stephen CH Leung (left) received the Fellowship certificate from Dr Stephen Ho

Mr Steve YO Chor received the Chartered Membership certificate

New rates wef 1-Oct-2012

Fee Schedules – Individual MembershipApplication Fee HK$150Administration Fee for Appeal HK$300Election Fee for Direct Entry/UpgradeAffiliate Member (A) [incl. Graduate Member] HK$520Member (MILT) HK$570Chartered Member (CMILT) HK$1,000Chartered Fellow (FCILT) HK$1,450Fee Schedules – Organisation MembershipApplication Fee HK$150Entrance Fee (one-time fee) HK$5,500Application Fee for Changing Title Ownership HK$1,000

Approval of New Certification Fee effective from 1 October 2012

In view of the inflation and the increasing administrative costs in the past seven years, an adjustment on Institute’s certification fee is necessary. The Council approved the increment, which was passed by the special resolution at the AGM with a support from 98% of the attending Institute Members.The below rates have been effective from 1 October 2012. They are one-off fees and shall only affect to those new and upgrade membership applications.

At the 1st Council Meeting held on 15 October 2012, the Chairmen of the Council Committees for the session 2012-2014 have been appointed:

Standing CommitteeProf Becky PY LOO, FCILT

Administration CommitteeMr Joseph CF TSUI, FCILT

Education & Training CommitteeIr Vincent P FONG, FCILT

Finance CommitteeDr Kenneth KH PANG, FCILT

Gala Dinner Organising CommitteeMr Frankie CM YICK, FCILT

Logistics Policy CommitteeMr Tony TAN, FCILT

Marketing & Promotion CommitteeMr Simon SM TU, CMILT

Membership CommitteeMr Kong-yui LEUNG, FCILT

Professional Activities CommitteeMr Timothy KK LI, FCILT

Publication CommitteeIr Dr David CS HO, FCILT

Quality Assurance CommitteeProf Anthony GO YEH, FCILT

Transport Policy CommitteeMr Robert CL FOOTMAN, FCILT

Young Members CommitteeMr Yun-tai LI, FCILT

Mr Leung Kong-yui, FCILT, CILTHK President AwardThe award was conferred to Mr Kong-yui Leung, FCILT. Mr KY Leung began his career in transport profession in 1982 and became member of the CIT Hong Kong in 1983. Since 1986, he has been continuous serving the Council and various Committees. He was the Chairman of CIT Hong Kong in 1992/93 and President from 2003 to 2006. Other than local affairs in Hong Kong, Mr Leung also represented Hong Kong in serving CILT International in the past decade with the last five years in the position of International Vice President. Mr Leung’s long and invaluable service to the Institute both locally and internationally are well appreciated in deserving the honour.

The Institute would like to tender our appreciations to both Mr Andrew Chan and Ronald H.T. Lee & Co for their support in providing legal and audit services respectively on an honorary basis in the past term. Both of them have been re-appointed for the ensuring term and the financial year ended 31 December 2012.

At the closing of the AGM, Prof Becky Loo represented the Council and Institute in presenting a souvenir to Dr Stephen Ho in appreciating for his leadership during his presidency in the last two years, 2010-2012.

The full CILTHK Annual Report 2011/2012 is downloadable at www.cilt.org.hk/ Member Login/ IS-Disk/ CILTHK Disk/ CILTHK Annual General Meeting.

Congratulations to awardeesIr Dr Wong Wing-gun, CMILT, CPD AwardAt the recent CPD audit (for the 2-year, 2010-2012), Dr Wong has achieved the most CPD points of 840 amongst selected members. All members are encouraged to keep this good professional practice and commitment in maintaining and broadening knowledge and skills.

Miss Ng Pui-yee, Best Paper Award – PQE May 2012Miss Ng achieved the highest mark amongst all candidates in the Professional Qualifying Examination held in May 2012.OL4: Information Technology for Transport and Logistics

Dr Yip Tsz Leung received the Chartered Membership certificate

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education & training committeeCILTHK Logistics & Transport StudiesStudent Thesis Award 2012

Miss Polly Ho was presented with the L&T Studies Student Thesis Award 2012 at the AGM

Congratulations to Miss Ho Pui-lam Polly, the winner of the CILTHK Logistics & Transport Studies Student Thesis Award 2012.

She was a graduate with a BEng in Logistics Engineering and Supply Chain Management from the University of Hong Kong in May. Below is the abstract of her winning thesis titled “GA Based Approach for Automated Rostering System”.

Asia Airfreight Terminal Company Limited (AAT) is an air cargo operator in Hong Kong. The staff rostering process in its Export Documentation Department is a process that its senior management has always wanted to improve.

To tackle the staff rostering problem for AAT, in this project, an automated rostering system is built. The objective is to minimise the total number of shifts per week required for the staffs in the Department. By doing so, makespan is reduced and work efficiency of the Department is increased.

The proposed approach is based on Genetic Algorithm (GA). GA is a meta-heuristic method which is popular in generating solutions in optimization and search problems.

Data from Aug 2011 to Oct 2011 is collected to facilitate the process of designing the system model. As running the initial model is too time-consuming, a modified model is built. A weekly roster for the week 16 Oct 2011 to 22 Oct 2011 is generated. Compared to the manual method, the modified GA model provides a roster with fewer shifts required.

In the end of this paper, further improvements are suggested in order to obtain better results.

Low Carbon Logistics: Good Practice and Guideline for SMEs

The 11th CILTHKEssay Competition

English topic: Should the HKSAR Government take the lead to encourage the usage of electric car in Hong Kong?

中文題目︰香港特區政府應否牽頭鼓勵電動車在香港使用？

Deadline for submission:11 January 2013

Award Presentation: 9 March 2013

For Enquiry: 28666336 (t) / 28666118 (f) / info@cilt.org.hk

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Professional activities committee

Visit to New World First Bus (NWFB) & Citybus, 28 August 2012Since its inauguration in 1979 and 1998, Citybus Limited and New World First Bus Services Limited have been committed to providing the best bus services at reasonable fares for the public and fulfilling corporate social responsibilities. Currently, NWFB and Citybus operate more than 200 franchised bus routes and serve more than one million passengers daily. In pursuit of enhancing the bus fleet’s maintenance standard and operational efficiency, a seven-storey depot was commissioned on a site area of 13,000 m² on Chong Fu Road, Chai Wan. During the visit at the depot, members were introduced the cutting-edge technologies and innovative environmentally friendly initiatives, the central engineering workshop handles major units overhaul, such as engines, gearboxes, air-conditioning system, as well as different maintenance procedures, for over 400 buses daily. In concluding the visit, a quiz was raised and a bus model Volvo Olympian 11M was awarded to the member who answered the question correctly.

Joint Risk Management and Safety Seminar on “Risk and Safety – Perspectives from the Aerospace Industry”, 21 August 2012

The Aerospace Industry is composed

of multiple communities each of

which has their own unique views on the topics of risk and safety. The practice and implementation of risk and safety in these communities varies according to the role each of these have in the broader industry. Different practices and guidance developed in response to the challenges and needs of these communities. Even with these differences there exist many common principles which can provide a basis of understanding for each of these communities to understand the perspective and practice of the others. This seminar was delivered by Mr Michael Kelly, an Aerospace and Defense Industry professional. Mr Kelly shared his experiences in implementing risk and safety activities across several of these communities, in particular, the maintenance community, the flight test community and the space launch community. The seminar was co-organised with HKARMS and HKIE-MMNC Div.

An Institute souvenir was presented to Mr Michael Kelly (Right) by Mr Timothy Li

Visit to Marine Department,10 July 2012The Port of Hong Kong has always been a key factor in the economic development of the Hong Kong SAR. It is a hub port serving the South Asian Pacific region and acts as an enterport for the Mainland of China. It is one of the busiest container ports in the world. Being the administrator of the port, Marine Department’s principal functions are to ensure safe operation of the port and all Hong Kong waters as well as to operate the Hong Kong Shipping Register and safeguard the quality of the Hong Kong registered ships. A detailed introduction was given by both Mr Wong Chan-kwong and Captain Andrew LH Ng of the Marine Department at a visit to their Vessel Traffic Centre in Sheung Wan. Members had the opportunity to see the most high technology apparatus that used in ensuring the safe operation of the port and all Hong Kong Waters. The Institute would like to convey our appreciation to the kind hospitality tendered by staff of Marine Department.

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from right to left: Mr Kingsley CL Kwan, Mr Simon PL Tse (speaker), Mr Timothy Li & Mr Mervin Choy

Seminar on Outlook of Container Throughput at Global Top 20 Ports in 2012, 27 September 2012According to the report on “Outlook of Container Throughput at Global Top 20 Ports in 2012”, China will account for half of the top 20 container ports with the highest container throughput. Shanghai is expected to be the busiest port in the world, to be followed by Singapore and Hong Kong. At this seminar, the report “Outlook of Container Throughput at Global Top 20 Ports in 2012”, which is a joint effort by the Centre for Forecasting Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and CityU’s Centre for Transport, Trade and Financial Studies (CTTFS), released in June 2012 was introduced by Prof John Liu who shared his insights on container traffic forecast in the PRD for discussion and analysis.

Presentation materials of the above seminar are downloadable on www.cilt.org.hk/ Membership Login/ IS-Disk/ CILTHK Disk.

Joint Risk Management and Safety Seminar on “廣東省委、廣東省人民政府關於進一步加強安全生產工作的意見”, 22 September 2012The seminar focused on the idea of Guangdong Province in enhancing the Safety Manufacturing was given by Mr Yu Shuxi, Chairman of the Guangzhou Safety Production Administration Association. He emphasised that safety manufacturing was closely related to a human life and asset, economy and the stability of the society, thus, enhancing safety manufacturing was essential in technology development. Many methods of enhancing the safety manufacturing were listed out in the seminar. Various examples happened in Mainland were illustrated to explain the consequences of unsafely manufacturing.

Presentation materials of the above seminar are downloadable on www.cilt.org.hk/ Membership Login/ IS-Disk/ CILTHK Disk.

Seminar on Flag Raising (National Flag and Regional Flag) in HK, 17 September 2012After the handover, the major government buildings in Hong Kong are required to display the national flag or the national emblem, or both. Display the national flag in Hong Kong represents the idea of “one country”; while display the bauhinia blakeana flag in the special administrative region represents the idea of “two systems”. At the seminar, Mr Simon Tse introduced the People’s Republic of China flag (national flag), the Hong Kong Special Administration flag (regional flag) and the types of flag pole. The members also learned the guidelines and procedures of flying the flags. A pin with national flag and regional flag were given to every participant at the end of seminar. That evening was rewarding and enjoyable and the seminar was well received by all participants.

Joint Seminar on Application of Risk Tree in Enhancing Transportation Safety, 31 Aug 2012 Mr Nelson Ng (2nd from the left)

pictured with representatives of co-orgnisers, HKARMS, CILTHK and HKIE-MMNC Div.

A tree is structured living organism with a central stem connecting a hierarchy of branches, leaves and flowers or fruits. It grows and prospers day by day, and year by year. It responds and adapts to internal and external environment and survives through storms and other threats. These attributes of a tree can be found in a toolkit that MTR Corporation recently developed to manage safety risks of its operating railway network in Hong Kong, which carries over 4.5 million passengers daily, enabling MTR’s risk management system to monitor all safety risks associated with its operations, maintenance, asset replacement or upgrade, and network expansion. To put into perspective, there are over 3,000 safety risk items associated with railway systems and their interactions with the operations, maintainers, users and external factors needed to be managed effectively at all times to maintain the network at a high safety level. At the seminar, Mr Nelson Ng, General Manager – Safety & Quality of MTR Corporation highlighted MTR’s experience in pioneering the use of risk trees to enrich the risk management process and the benefits gained from its application.

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young members committee

YMC Annual Dinner cum Mentorship Program Appreciation Dinner 2012

International YP Convenor role to Stephen Chan of CILT Hong Kong

Congratulations to Stephen who has been recently appointed by CILT International for the position of International Young Professionals Convenor. The role was an output of the Young Professionals Committee’s recommendations to the IMC at the 2012 Convention and following a selection process with interest from many individuals across the world. Stephen has been actively participating

in the CILT Hong Kong institute affairs locally and he has served on the CILT Hong Kong Young Members Committee since in 2006.

He has been one of the nominated representatives of CILT Hong Kong in serving the International Young Professionals Committee at the last two International Conventions. Joining Stephen, Anand Lakhani from CILT UK is the deputy convenor. Both of them are now working with Mr Robin Dunlop as the IVP responsible for the Young Professionals group to create the new committee with a number of regional representatives and to then set the programme moving for YP’s globally.

This is a significant appointment and we are excited about the prospect of the YP work now progressing successfully across the CILT world.

The CILTHK YMC Annual Dinner cum Mentorship Program Appreciation Dinner 2012 was successfully held on 18 August 2012 at the Musical Square in Tsim Sha Tsui. 35 participants came to enjoy this unforgettable dinner. As usual, YMC Annual Dinner is one of the most meaningful events which everyone can know each other more and share their valuable experiences, as well as building up their networks. This year, with the performance from both mentees and YMC Committee members, everyone enjoyed a wonderful night!

The dinner commenced brightly with the welcoming speech by our chairlady, Miss Alice Yip. Everyone enjoyed the meal and shared with each other after the welcoming speech. There were two

performances at that night; one was performed by the mentees of the YMC Mentorship Program 2012. The theme of the performance was to thank for the mentors’ sharing during the past half year. The other one was the musical performance by YMC committee members - Mr Jason Ho (guitarist), Mr Woody Lam (guitarist) and Mr Edwin Yeung (pianist) who formed a live band and all YMC members sang along. With the great support and sponsorship from Council Members, YMC advisors and mentors, the night was further cheered up with the lucky draw.

With the effort of the committee helpers and the appreciation of the advisors, all participants had a memorable dinner that night.

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LAM Shui Kwan Karen, CMILT

LLM, LLB (Hons), MSc

Ms Lam is an experienced educator in teaching legal subjects and vocational education. Prior to joining Vocational Training Council, she had experience in Marine and General Insurance sectors. She was the Professional Writer of the Specification of Competency Standards and Writer of the Competency Requirements for CEF reimbursable courses for the Logistics industry. She is the Internal Examiner of CILT Hong Kong, Sector / Subject Specialist of The Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications and IVE Representative of Transport Logistics Training Board. Currently, she is the Course Leader of Higher Diploma in Airfreight Management and Global Logistics (IVE Tsing Yi) performing leadership, and administrative duties.

LUN Yuen Ha Venus, CMILT

DBA, MSc, MCIM, MBCS

Dr Lun is the Assistant Professor in the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Currently, she is the Director of the Shipping Research Centre of PolyU. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, and the Editor of Springer Series of Shipping and Transport Logistics. She has published a number of articles in scholarly journals and books with international publishers. Two of her recently published books (entitled “Shipping and Logistics Management” and “Oil Transport Management”) have been highlighted in the UNCTAD Transport Newsletter of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Recently, she has received the following awards: [1] Honorary Credential from Beijing Jiaotong University in recognition of her contribution as a Keynote Speaker at the International Conference on Low-carbon Transportation and Logistics, and Green Buildings 2012, [2] Best Paper Award conferred by the International Conference of Marine Environmental Governance in 2012, [3] Li & Fung Best Paper Award conferred by the joint conferences of 6th International Conference on Operations & Supply Chain Management and the 9th International Conference on Supply Chain Management & Information Systems in 2012, [4] Invention Patent (for Hierarchical Positioning System) granted by the State Intellectual Property Office of PRC in 2012, [5] Faculty Award for Outstanding Performance/Achievement conferred by the Faculty of Business of PolyU in 2011, [6] Outstanding Professional Services Award conferred by PolyU in 2011, and [7] Bronze Award conferred by the 38th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (Switzerland) in 2010.

members’ profiles

new & upgrade membersNEW FCILTNigel Jonathan MOORE

UPGRADE to FCILTsLEUNG Chi-hang, StephenDavid GOLDBERG

NEW CMILTsCHEUNG Chi-keungCHOR Yee-onCHOW Siu-fan, MichaelHUI Wing-tat, SunnyKAM Wai-mingLEUNG Hon-waiJenny LOKYAN Kin-pong

UPGRADE to CMILTWOO Chi-keung, Tony

NEW MILTCHEUNG Chun-see

UPGRADE to MILTNG Pui-yee

NEW Affiliate MembersCHAN Ching-hung, MichaelLEE Hou-yin, DoraTAM Man-kit, Tom

NEW Student MemberCHAN Man-yee

New Members’ list up to 8 Nov 2012

(from left to right: Alice Yip, Miranda Leung, Dorothy Chan, Vicky Koo, Miriam Lau, Becky Loo & Harriet Leung)

Women in Logistics and Transport (WiLAT)A group of female members of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has launched a major initiative. A group called Women in Logistics and Transport has been formed with Vicky Koo as the Convenor. Vicky is the first senior female joining the logistics sector in the capacity of Regional Logistics Manager for Levi’s in early 90’s. She has continued to pursue her career in the logistics and supply chain management function with other major MNCs in chemical, paper and printing industry in the past years with leading performance. “Historically women have been under-represented in sectors such as transport and logistics. This can be caused by women’s lack of interest in working in such environment or there are barriers that limit their access to male dominated environment” said Vicky. The Group is established to promote the status of women in logistics and transport sector and to provide a support network and mentoring opportunities for women. Advisors to the group include the influential Ms Miriam Lau and our well-known fellow member Mrs Miranda Leung who is also a member of the Women’s Commission. Founding members also include names familiar to us Dorothy Chan, Judy Li, Ruth Lee, Becky Loo, Harriet Leung and Alice Yip.

Look out for more news and the group will have its first meeting with Alan Waller, CILT International President in November.

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Annual Subscription 2012/2013The remittance advice for the year 2012/2013 (1 October 2012–30 September 2013) has been posted in early September 2012. Please be reminded to settle the annual subscription before 30 November 2012; otherwise, a 5% late surcharge shall be imposed. Fee structure:

FCILT HK$1,450

CMILT HK$1,000

MILT HK$570

Affiliate HK$520

Student HK$120

Organisation Member HK$5,500

CPD activities2012-11-30 HKIE Annual Symposium

2012-12-01 to 02 CILTHK 2-day Course: Commercial Arbitration (160 CPD points)

2012-12-07 CILTHK Seminar on Flight Operations (40 CPD points)

2012-12-12 Workshop on Transportgraphy: Advances in Spatiotemporal Transport Analysis

2012-12-15 to 17 The 17th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Theme: Transportation & Logistics Management

2012-12-19 The 5th International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability

Visit by Mr Keith Newton International Secretary General Mr Newton stopped over in Hong Kong before attending the Annual Conference of CILT Sri Lanka on 2 November 2012. During the short stay of 3 days, other than meetings with Dr Dorothy Chan, International President Elect and Prof Becky Loo, President of CILTHK; and dinners were hosted to welcome Mr Newton.

Dr Dorothy Chan and Mr Keith Newton taken at CILTHK Office

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Financial subsidy on the tuition fee provided by the Vocational Training Council-Transport Logistics Training Board “VTC-TLTB” is offered for application by eligible students.

NOTES

1. Airfreight M1 & M2 are recognised by IATA as certificate for IATA agent accreditation & renewal

2. Higher priority to any job seeker by HAFFA Committee Member Companies

Application forms are downloadable at the following websites:

• CILTHK at http://www.cilt.org.hk

• HAFFA at http://www.haffa.com.hk

Any enquiry, please contact.

CILTHK Secretariat: 28661018 (t) or chililai@cilt.org.hk

HAFFA Secretariat: 27963121 (t)

YMCA: 27833500 / 27833509 (t) or cockln@ymca.org.hk or visit http://www.ymca.edu.hk

Radon Asia: 29614230 (t) or apply@radonasia.com or visit http://www.radonasia.com

IfE, PolyU: 34002773 (t) or visit http://www.polyu.edu.hk/medc

Vocational Training Program for the Freight Logistics Sector (VTP)

CILTHK and HAFFA jointly organised 8 Vocational Training Programs (VTP) for the Seafreight and Airfreight Logistics Sectors, these courses are funded by the Hong Kong Logistics Development Council (LOGSCOUNCIL).

There are 4 modules for each sector. Module 1 is set as basic level and Modules 2 to 4 are of advance level. Both Seafreight and Airfreight Modules 1 to 3 are now open for enrollment whilst the last Module 4 will be launched in early 2013.

Designed in higher levels with broaden scope of knowledge, the Modules 3 and 4 have been registered and are the first SCS-based programme for the Logistics Industry under the Qualification Framework (QF) (please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSNV5kzDubM&feature=youtu.be). These modules provide advanced training on operation management in the industry with many best practices and up-to-date technical competencies. These will assist those who wish to advance their career to the supervisory level. For more details, please refer to CILTHK or HAFFA’s website.

Seafreight Module 1 (M1) Introduction to Seafreight (Enrol now!!)Seafreight Module 2 (M2) NVOCC (Customer Services) (Enrol now!!)Seafreight Module 3 (M3) Executive Certificate in Shipping Practices (Level 4) (Enrol now!!)Seafreight Module 4 (M4) Executive Certificate in Warehousing and Distribution (Level 4)

Airfreight Module 1 (M1) Introduction to Airfreight (Enrol now!!)Airfreight Module 2 (M2) Cargo Documentation (Enrol now!!)Airfreight Module 3 (M3) Executive Certificate in Airfreight Operational Supervisory Training (Level 4) (Enrol now!!)Airfreight Module 4 (M4) Executive Certificate in Airfreight Operational Managerial Training (Level 4)

Class Schedules of Seafreight Logistics Programme:

Course Course code Date Trainer Fee # QF

Seafreight M1 1704F 14 Dec 2012 – 22 Feb 2013 (Fri) YMCA $1,800 (max. $900 subsidy) N/A

Seafreight M2 1705E 5 Dec 2012 – 20 Feb 2013 (Wed) YMCA $1,800 (max. $900 subsidy) N/A

Seafreight M3 C3193A 17 Dec 2012 – 11 Mar 2013 (Mon) IfE, PolyU $2,850 (max $1,089 subsidy) Level 4

Class Schedules of Airfreight Logistics Programme:

Course Course code Date Trainer Fee # QF

Airfreight M1 - In 2013, exact date to be advised Radon $1,550 (max. $775 subsidy) N/A

Airfreight M2 12VTPM203 4 -22 Dec 2012 Radon $1,550 (max. $775 subsidy) N/A

Airfreight M3 C3191 15 Nov 2012 – 17 Jan 2013 IfE, PolyU $2,850 (max. $1,089 subsidy) Level 4

Executive Certificate in  

Airfreight Operational Supervisory Training (Level 4)

空運 – 行政人員營運管理培訓(第四級)行政證書(譯名)* 

(Also the Airfreight Module Three of the Vocational Training Programme for the Freight Logistics Sector) 

 

First SCS‐based programme for the Logistics ‐ Air Freight & Express Industry  

recognized under the Qualifications Framework (QF) 

 

Programme Highlights  

•Adopts Specification of Competency Standards(SCS) 

formulated by the Logistics Industry Training Advisory 

Committee (ITAC) under the QF as the main basis for 

curriculum design 

•Provides participants with operation know‐how with up‐to‐

date technical details via a systematic learning pathway 

•Facilitate the graduates to plan for career development and 

study advancement  

•Provides employers with information on the skill sets and 

knowledge of their employees for HR management purposes 

•Promotes industry best practices 

•Delivered in intensive mode: 10 sessions  

 

 

Recognition of Programme by Employers 

Participants who have successfully completed the 

programme will be given higher priority when they apply 

for jobs with the following HAFFA Committee Member 

companies (in alphabetical order): 

 

A‐Sonic Logistics (H.K.) Limited 

AE Eagle Freight Transportation (China) Limited 

Alltrans Cargo (HK) Limited 

BEL International Logisitics Limited 

Cargo Freight Services Limited 

Dimerco Air Forwarders (HK) Limited 

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Limited 

NAF Global Logistics Ltd 

Rhenus Logistics Asia‐Pacific Limited 

Scanwell Freight Express (HK) Limited 

SIMX Project X & Trade Cooperation Associated Ltd 

The Janel Group of Hong Kong Limited 

Trans Global Logistics (Hong Kong) Limited 

U‐Freight Limited 

Wangfoong Transportation Limited 

Worldtrans Air‐Sea Service Limited 

 

Programme Contents 

•Establish and maintain relationship with business partners 

•Monitor the performance of contractors 

•Handle and review customers’ opinions and complaints 

about service quality  

•Formulate air freight security standards 

•Freight problems caused by delay or cancellation of flights 

•Intellectual property and avoid infringement act 

•Application of Electronic Data Interchange 

•Handle customer enquiries and transactions 

•Assess sales information of the industry 

 

Medium of Instruction 

English (supplemented with Cantonese terminology) 

 

Programme FeeHK$2,850 # (HK$1,761 after partial subsidy) 

 #Participants may apply for a subsidy of HK$1,089 

(provided by the Vocational Training Council‐Transport 

Logistics Training Board “VTC‐TLTB”) via HAFFA if they: 

1) have passed the final examination ; and 

2) have attended more than 80% of the programme; 

and  3) are currently working in the transport logistics 

industry.   Please note that the subsidy is subject to availability of 

the funding.  

Who Should Attend 

Industry practitioners who are 25 years old or above, with 3 

years of relevant experience at supervisory level or above, or 

those with RPL qualifications for the logistic industry at QF level 

3 or above.  

Language requirements: 

Level 2 or above in HKDSE English Language; or  

E or above in HKCEE English Language (Syllabus B); or 

C or above in HKCEE English Language (Syllabus A); or 

E or above in HKALE (AS‐Level) Use of English. 

Those who do not meet the above language requirements will 

be required to pass an English language proficiency test prior to 

admission.  

*   If there is any inconsistency or ambiguity between the English 

title and the Chinese title, the English title shall prevail. 

The development of the programme is funded by the following: 

The programme materials are developed under  the direction 

of the following: 

Programme Organizers :Programme Sponsored by : Training Provider :

Note 2: Please refer to HAFFA website at http://www.haffa.com.hk for list of HAFFA Committee Member Companies.

For detail and application form, please visit HAFFA website www.haffa.com.hk or Radon Asia Limited website www.radonasia.com

Vocational Training Programme for the Freight Logistics Sector貨運物流業職業訓練課程Radon Asia Limited智翔亞洲有限公司

Airfreight Logistics Module 1 一一 Introduction to Airfreight

空運物流單元 1 一一 空運基礎入門

Airfreight Logistics Module 2 一一 Cargo Documentation

空運物流單元 2 一一 貨運文件處理

*To be advised in the letter of notification.

Course CodeDate

TimeDate

Time Venue

12VTPM103 Oct 9,11,16,18,25,30 2012 （19:00 - 22:00） Oct 13,20,27 2012 （15:00 - 19:00） *Down Town

Course CodeDate

TimeDate

Time Venue

12VTPM202 Jul 10,12,17,19,24,26 2012 （19:00 - 22:00） Jul 14,21,28 2012 （15:00 - 19:00） *Down Town

12VTPM203 Dec 4,6,11,13,18,20 2012 （19:00 - 22:00） Dec 8,15,22 2012 （15:00 - 19:00） *Down Town

Target ParticipantsNewcomer and current Operational / Customer Service / Sales / Frontline staff in the Airfreight Industry.

Target ParticipantsCurrent Operational / Customer Service / Sales / Documentation staff in the Airfreight Industry for at least 1-2 years. Fee per Applicant Total: HK$1,550.00Note 1: Qualified student can apply for a subsidy of HK$775（provided by the Vocational Training Council-Transport Logistics

Training Board“VTC-TLTB”）via HAFFA after the end of the module, provided that the student:

（1）Has passed the examination（passing mark: 50%）; （2）Has achieved an attendance of 80% or above; and

（3） Is currently an employee working for the transport logistics industry.

Please note that the subsidy is subject to the fund availability.

Our staff acquired practical knowledge and hands-on skills after taking the courses. It is impressive to see the immediate contributions they have made to my company.In addition, the partial subsidy offered by VTC greatly reduces our on-the-job training expenses. This course is undoubtedly value for money. I have no hesitation to recommend the VTP to anyone

in our industry ! By Mr. Cliff Sullivan （Senior VP of A-Sonic Logistics（HK）Ltd.）

1. M1 + M2 is recognized by IATA as certificate for IATA agent accreditation & renewal.

M1+M2 證書已獲 IATA 認可作其貨運代理申請或續會所需的證書。2. Subsidy HKD 775 Note 1 可獲港幣 $775 學費資助（見Note 1）3. Higher priority to any job seeker by HAFFA Committee Member CompaniesNote 2

持有 M1 或 M2 證書的應徵者將獲 HAFFA 執行委員公司優先取錄（見Note 2）

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Programme Highlights Adopts Specification of Competency Standards(SCS)

formulated by the Logistics Industry Training Advisory

Committee (ITAC) under the QF as the main basis for

curriculum design Emphasizes advanced operation know-how with up-to-

date technical details Promotes industry best practices

Who Should Attend Industry practitioners who are 25 years old or above, with

3 years of relevant experience at supervisory level or

above, or those with RPL qualifications for the logistic

industry at QF level 3 or above.

Language requirements: Level 2 or above in HKDSE English Language; or

E or above in HKCEE English Language (Syllabus B); or

C or above in HKCEE English Language (Syllabus A); or

E or above in HKALE (AS-Level) Use of English.

Those who do not meet the above language requirements

will be required to pass an English language proficiency

test prior to admission.

Programme Contents Freight service needs for different import and export

trading modes Outbound Shipments Inbound Shipments Trans-shipments Offshore shipments Key Performance Indices

Application Deadline

3 December 2012

Medium of Instruction

English (supplemented with Cantonese terminology)

Programme Fees HK$2,850 # (HK$1,761 after partial subsidy)

#Participants may wish to apply for a subsidy of HK$1,089

(provided by the Vocational Training Council-Transport

Logistics Training Board “VTC-TLTB”) via CILTHK if he/she:

1) has passed the final examination (passing mark: 40%)

2) attended more than 80% of the programme; and

3) is currently working in transport logistics industry.

Please note that the subsidy is subject to the fund

availability.

Certificate Issuance

Participants who successfully complete the programme

requirements will be awarded the Executive Certificate in

Shipping Practices (Level 4).

*

This is a translated title of the programme. If there is any

inconsistency or ambiguity between the English title and the Chinese

title, the English title shall prevail. The development of the programme is funded by the following:

The programme materials are developed under the direction of

the following:

Executive Certificate in Shipping Practices (Level 4)

海運 – 船務營運行政證書 (第四級)*

(Seafreight Module Three of the Vocational Training Programme for the Freight Logistics Sector)

First SCS-based programme for the Logistics – Sea Freight Industry

recognized by the Qualification Framework (QF)

CPD activities

2012-11-14 Business Environment Council EnviroSeries Conference 2012

2012-11-30 HKIE Annual Symposium

2012-12-01 to 02 CILTHK 2-day Course: Commercial Arbitration (160 CPD points)

2012-12-07 CILTHK Seminar on Flight Operations (40 CPD points)

2012-12-12 Workshop on Transportgraphy: Advances in Spatiotemporal Transport Analysis

2012-12-15 to 17 T h e 1 7 t h I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e o f H o n g K o n g S o c i e t y f o r T r a n s p o r t a t i o n S t u d i e s Theme: Transportation & Logistics Management

2012-12-19 The 5th International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability

Course OutlinesSeafreight M1 – Introduction to Sea Freight

• Overview of the Industry• International Trade and Shipping• Containerization• Principle of Maritime Trade• Players in the Industry and their Relationship• Physical Flow in the Container Transport Chain• Work Flow of an Ocean Carrier• Terminal Operations• Shipping Glossary

Airfreight M1 – Introduction to Airfreight

• International Trade, Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Airfreight Business

• Principal Characteristics of Air Logistics• Organization in relation to Air Logistics• Airfreight Equipment, Airport Services Provider (CTO/

RHO)• Trading Process related to Airfreight Operations• E-commerce• Airfreight Procedures and Document• Rate Application• Cargo Damage and Claims• Introduction of Dangerous Goods• Cargo Build-up & Storage• Consolidation/Equalization

Seafreight M2 – NVOCC SOP (Customer Service)

• Overview of Pre-loading Duties• Customer Profile Creation and Maintenance• Booking Procedure• Arrangement of Logistics Services• Report Preparation• Consolidation Cargo

Airfreight M2 – Cargo Documentation

• Export Operations• Import Operations• Transshipment

Seafreight M3 – Executive Certificate in Shipping Practices (Level 4)

• Analyze Customers’ Freight Service Needs• Master the Logistics Needs of Different Import/ Export

Trading Modes• Outbound Shipment• Inbound Shipment• Coordinate Point-to-point Cargo Transport Connection

Airfreight M3 – Executive Certificate in Airfreight Operational Supervisory Training (Level 4)

• Establish and maintain relationship with business partners

• Monitor the performance of contractors• Handle and review customer’s opinions and complaints

about service quality • Formulate air freight security standards• Handle freight problems caused by delay or

cancellation of flights• Intellectual property and avoid infringement act• Application of Electronic Data Interchange• Handle customer enquiries and transactions• Assess sales information of the industry

Seafreight M4 – Executive Certificate in Warehousing and Distribution (Level 4)

• Coordinate Dispatch, Scheduling and Warehouse Operations

• Analyze the Relationship between the Location of a Terminal and Goods Sources

• Formulate the Electronic Data Flow for Relevant Parties of the Logistics Industry

• Conduct Quality Management Audit

Airfreight M4 – Executive Certificate in Airfreight Operational Managerial Training (Level 4)

• Forecast future cargo volume and handling capacity • Handle claims for air cargo damage • Conduct quality management audit • Design and prepare tenders• Prepare proposals• Formulate on-the-job training plans for staff• Formulate contingency procedures on emergency• Formulate airfreight standard contract terms• Formulate environmental management policy• Handle co-loading market transactions with air freight

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Programme Organizers: Programme Sponsored by: