1. President's remarks

The Association is honoured to have the continuous support from the Honourable Mrs. Anson Chan, Chief Secretary for Administration, as its patron. Upon the retirement of Mrs. Chan, the new Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr. Donald Tsang has agreed to be our new Patron in May 2001.  The Executive Committee of the Association continued to seek the strengthening of its ties with counterparts in the region and to maintain close contact with its Members.  We have organised a number of short trips to the Mainland and participated in seminars and conferences in Macau and Manila etc. With limited resources, we have managed to support a number of students to attend some of these conferences, utilizing the last allocation we have obtained from the Sir Robert Black Trust Fund. The Association has developed some new source of income from co-organizing conferences and seminars with local government organisations and universities. We received over HK$ 60,000 from this source in the past year. We will continue to build upon our successes in the past and strive to do more for our members and the community in the years ahead.

2. Membership

During the year, out the two hundred on the membership list, there were 104 paid-up members and 20 student members. 14 new members were added.

3. Public Administration and Policy: A Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific Journal

In conjunction with the Department of Public and Social Administration of City University of Hong Kong, the Association continued to publish a bi-annual journal free for all members.  Two issues were published during the year. 

We have also published a quarterly Newsletter to keep members informed of the activities of the Association and to encourage participation. Three issues were issued during the year.

4. Lunch/Dinner Talks and Visits

HKPAA had organised a number of functions for Members:-

• A luncheon talk was given by Dr. Anthony Cheung, Head, Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong, at the eleventh Annual General Meeting of the Association held on Thursday 15 June 2000, at the Staff Club of CGO (New Annex) in Central, Hong Kong.
• The delegation consisting of 20 officials from the State Planning Commission as well as the Ministry of Personnel etc. visited Hong Kong from 25 October to 5 November.  We had provided logistic support and lined up a number of visits for them, including visit to HK Police, BSPU, China Light & Power, HK Gas and Poly U etc.  The President and ExCo members hosted a lunch for the delegates at HK Cricket Club as well.
• Three officers from Shanghai Personnel Bureau had visited Hong Kong from 7 to 14 March 2000 to examine the translation service in the public sector. We provided logistic support and lined up a number of visits for them, including visit to HK Exam Authority, OLA and San Po Kong District Office as well.
• A 24-member delegation from Macau Public Administration Association ALAP visited Hong Kong from 11-12 May 2000. We exchanged views with them on recent Civil Service Reform of our SAR government.
• A delegation to Shenzhen Science Park/Party School was held on 15 April 2000 and 12 members attended. After visit to the HRM unit of the Organization Department and the Party School, members visited the Shenzhen Museum as well.  The Shenzhen Party School hosted a luncheon for the group and provided free transport during the visit.
• A two-day delegation to Macau Public Administration Association ALAP and Zhuhai Hi-tech Development Centre is scheduled on 24 and 25 June.  We plan to visit the Macau and Zhuhai government departments.

5. International Conference

HKPAA had organised/participated in the following conferences and seminars:-

• An international conference on Public Management and Governance in the New Millennium: Lessons from the Past and Challenges for the Future¡$¨$organised by City U and co-sponsored by HKPAA was held on 10-11 January 2000. We sponsored some 15 undergraduates from various tertiary institutes to attend this conference.
• Dr. Fong attended the IASIA Conference and presented a paper at the National School of Administration in Beijing 13-14 July 2000.  This is an annual conference of International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA).  The theme of the Conference is: Improving Accountability, Efficiency and Responsiveness in government: ideas and lessons for the new millennium.  There were about 200 attendees from 60 countries.
• As the co-organiser with the Efficiency Unit, 12 HKPAA EXCO members represented HKPAA to attend the conference.  Dr. Peter Fong took part in the VIPs photo session with our patron, Mrs. Anson Chan before she delivered the keynote address at the opening ceremony.  350 delegates of whom 150 came from overseas and local delegates mainly came from Government HKSAR senior officials attended the conference.  There were 30 seminar presentations, as well as 4 keynote speeches. 
• The E-Government conference was held from 14-16 November in Hong Kong and on 17 November in Macau.  The conference was jointly organised by HKU SPACE and PARTNERS (Singapore) and supported by HKPAA.
• A Seminar presented by Mr. Clive Parry, Head, International Public Service Unit of the UK Cabinet Office (CMPS) was held on 5 December 2000 for Executive Committee members of HKPAA at AIOU.
• Dr. Fong, Dr. Gloria Chan and YH Cheung attended the seminar of ¡$§The 15^th Five-year Plan of China¡$¨$organized by AES held on 16^th February 2001.
• A joint evening seminar was held by HKPAA and AES on 26 April 2001. Dr. Anthony Cheung was invited to be the speakers.

6. Liaison with other associations

• The HKPAA has maintained strong linkages with a number of local and overseas associations, which have an interest in public administration.  The linkages are based upon both formal liaison as well as regular interactions.
• The HKPAA is a corporate member of the Eastern Regional Organisation for Public Administration (EROPA).  It has also established formal co-operation agreements with the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM), the Chinese Public Administration Society (CPAS), the Macanese Association of Graduates in Public Administration, the Japanese Society for Public Administration, and the Korean Society for Public Administration.  The HKPAA has also been exploring the possibilities of establishing linkages with public administration associations in such countries as Australia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore.
• Other than formal linkages, the HKPAA has engaged in regular interaction and exchange with other public administration associations.  We have sent delegations to attend functions organised by these associations as indicated above. For instance, our delegation attended, and presented papers at, the ASPA annual conference every year. Furthermore, members of our executive committee have visited other public administration associations.  We also received visitors from these associations when they stopped by Hong Kong.

7.   HKPAA Flyer

A new flyer in both English and Chinese version has been produced to introduce the association's history, objectives, activities, patron, advisors and ExCo as well. It also includes a Membership Application Form.

8. HKPAA homepage

A revamp of our homepage has completed. The new website is http://www.hkpaa.org.hk/. The previous website in Baptist U will be removed. The new email address is hkpaa@hotmail.com.

9. The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee held 12 meetings during the year. It comprised the following members:

Date: June 2001