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2025/2026 session

The Chairman’s Report (2025/2026 session)
Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ) has performed another successful year in 2025/2026 on its commitment to serving Quality Professionals in Hong Kong. This report includes the Society, major events and activities held online and on-site in the fiscal year ending 30th June 2026 as follows.

 
Section A. Executive Committee and Representatives
1. Office Bearers
Chairman : Dr. Jane WONG
Vice Chairman : Ms. Angela WONG
Hon. Secretary : Ms. Kelly LIU
Hon. Treasurer : Dr. Mandict WONG
2. Directors Ir Dr. K.S. CHIN
Ir Dr. Lotto LAI
Mr. Humphry LEE
Ir Dr. Aaron TONG
3. Regular Members Ms. Susanne CHANG
Ms. Minda CHIANG
Mr. Peter FUNG
Ir Dr. Vincent WC FUNG
Ir Dr. SL MAK
Ms. Sunny MENG
Mr. Ben TSANG
Dr. Jack WU
Dr. Ken YAU
Mr. Keith KWOK

4. Advisors

Mr. CP CHOW
Mr. SW LAM
Dr. Albert TSANG
Prof. Fugee TSUNG

5. HKSQ Overseas Representatives

Prof. Frankey PUN (Representative of the Americas)
Dr. Andy WONG (Representative of the UK)
Dr. Zoie WONG (Representative of Japan)

Section B. Governance

In the 2025/2026 session, the Executive Committee met five times (online and on-site) to plan and review the activities organized by the Society. One of these meetings was dedicated to formulating the plan of activities in the year under review, which were 26th September 2025, 12th December 2025, 6th March 2026, 16th May 2026 and 11th July 2026, respectively.

Section C. Activities

HKSQ activities held in 2025/2026 and summarized below:

  • Membership drive: 7 (CityU, HKU, HSU, Edelman, THEi and Samsonite x 2)
  • Workshop/Training courses: 4
  • Seminars: 10 (3 organized by HKSQ; 7 supported by HKSQ)
  • Conferences: 2 International (ASQ, WACQ, ANQ and IAQ) and 4 local/Mainland
  • Study Mission / Technical Visit: 6
  • Student Project Competition: 1
  • Social Events: 1
  • Publications: 5 (4 Newsletters & 1 Highlight for 2025)
  • Government-Funded Project: 0
  • Networking: 9 International and 10 local/Mainland

These activities were well received by our members and other participants.

1. Membership, Membership Drive and Professional Certifications

Up to the end of July 2026, the Society has 95 individual members (with voting rights) and 14 Corporate Members (no voting right). These 95 individual members consist of 69 Ordinary Members, 20 Senior Members and 6 Fellows.

A membership drive was conducted by:

  • Dr. Jane WONG through CFA training to Edelman on 18th December 2025.
  • Dr. Jane WONG visited the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi) on 13th January 2026.
  • Dr. Jane WONG and Exco member– Ir Dr. Vincent FUNG were honoured to be invited as Guest Speakers for SDSC3102 by Professor K.S. CHIN from the Department of Data Science, City University of Hong Kong, on 19th March 2026.
  • Dr. Jane WONG introduced HKSQ to Samsonite suppliers on 27th April 2026 through Carbon Footprint training.
  • Dr. Jane WONG (Chairman) and Dr. Aaron TONG (Director) were invited by Professor Howard CHEUNG to provide Career Talk for Data and Systems Engineering (DASE) of the University of Hong Kong students on 4th May 2026, we introduced Our Society and TQM (our Corporate member) how to support students for preparing themselves before graduate.
  • Dr. Jane WONG (Chairman), Ms. Angela WONG (Vice Chairman) and Ms. Kelly LIU (Hon. Secretary) were invited by the Hong Kong Hang Seng University (HKHSU) on 14th May 2025 to attend Award Ceremony of Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate (CSSGB) issued by HKSQ to HKHSU students and our Hon. Secretary – Ms. Kelly LIU introduced the mission and initiatives of Our Society, and to share insights on the importance of quality management in today’s evolving business landscape to students.
  • Dr. Jane WONG introduced Our Society through the Body of Knowledge (BoK) for Certified Quality Manager (CQM) to the Samsonite Asia Quality Team from 26th to 29th  May 2026.

The Society has 71 Certified Six Sigma Green Belts, 4 Certified Six Sigma Black Belts, 45 Certified Quality Engineers, 9 Certified Quality Manager, 6 Certified Laboratory Quality Specialist and 37 Certified Factory Auditor on our registers of certified quality professionals.

2. Workshops / Training Courses

  • Our Society provided a Certified Factory Auditor (CFA) training to a trading firm on 18th and 19th December 2025 by qualified trainer Mr. Jack TANG and our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG.
  • Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG and director – Dr. Aaron TONG delivered a 2-days Carbon Footprint training to Samsonite suppliers from 27th to 28th April 2026, it is strengthening sustainability capabilities across the supply chain.
  • Our Society delivered a comprehensive training session on the Body of Knowledge (BoK) for Certified Quality Manager (CQM) to the Samsonite Asia Quality Team from 26th to 29th May 2026 with 10 hours per day, which was provided by Our Advisor – Dr. Albert Tsang and Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG. Over the intensive 4-day programme, participants deepened their understanding of key quality management principles, leadership competencies, and best practices aligned with the CQM framework.
  • Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG successfully conducted a 4 days Certified Factory Auditor (CFA) training for Samsonite suppliers from 14th to 17th July 2026.

3. Seminars

Events Organized by HKSQ:

  • The Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024/2025 was held on 1st August 2025 via online and onsite at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. We invited Regional Director of Digital Forensics & Incident Response, Blackpanda HK Limited – Mr. Tim TAO as the guest speaker to give us the AGM Seminar named “Cyber Crisis Management Insights from Digital Firefighters”.
  • November 2025 was designed as Quality Month. We held a joined seminar with SQC and signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Signing Ceremony with the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU). Firstly, Our Society and Saudi Quality Council (SQC) co-organized Quality Week Webinar named “Quality Innovation – Risk and Opportunity of AI Innovation Management System (AIIMS)” on 13th November 2025. Our Director – Dr. Lotto LAI was invited as speaker. And then on 19th November 2025, our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG and Dr. Tong LEE Chi Chung (Head of Construction and Quality Management), witnessed by Professor Philips WANG Fu Lee (Dean) and Ir Dr. Aaron TONG (Director), signed the MOU. In this programme, Our Society would arrange for its members to share their experiences and provide advice to help students for planning and developing their future careers in profession via meetings, workshops, or other HKSQ activities where appropriate.
  • We successfully concluded the Seminar/Webinar on Medical Device Cybersecurity: Lessons from Real Incidents and Introduction to IEC 81001-5-1 Security Requirements on 10th April 2026, highlighting the growing importance of cybersecurity in patient safety and medical device quality. We were pleased to have Dr. Norton YUEN share his practical insights.

Events Supported by HKSQ:

The Society supported 7 quality-related events hosted by other organizations in the last fiscal year. We continued to support other local and international professional bodies in organizing seminars or symposia that align with our objectives to leverage the resources and allow members to join these activities at no cost or discounted fees.

4. Conferences

International Conferences:

  • The 10th World Summit of Chinese Quality (第十屆全球華人品質峰會) was organized by Macau Quality Management Association (MQMA) (澳門品質管理協會) and pre-World Alliance for Chinese Quality (pre-WACQ – 全球华人品质联盟（筹）) on 23rd September 2025 in Macau. The theme was “High-quality Construction in the Bay Area” 「濠鏡質造·灣區共鑒」. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG and Director – Dr. Aaron TONG represented Our Society to attend. And Dr. Aaron TONG was the third keynote speaker to present “Subtracting Quality and Activating a New Manufacturing Engine” (減法質量·激活製造新引擎). Due to typhoon issue, our Director – Lotto LAI, Ms. Minda CHIANG and Dr. Peter SUEN (ACP Director) joined it via on-line. Congratulations to ACP achieved “Model of Global Chinese Quality Culture Construction (Organization Award)” (全球华人品质文化建設典範（组织类获奖）) and Dr. Lotto LAI achieved “Global Chinese Quality Culture Promoter (Individual Award)” (全球华人品质文化推动者（个人奖）) that evaluated by WACQ Awards Committee. Finally, the WACQ flag was handled over from Prof. Lin CHANG (MQMA) to our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG (HKSQ), Our Society would organize 11th  World Summit of Chinese Quality in Hong Kong the following year.
  • We are proud to announce that our Advisor – Professor Fugee TSUNG, was conferred the prestigious George L. Smith International Award for Excellent in Promotion of Industrial Engineering by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) on 2nd June 2025, at the IISE Annual Conference & Expo, held in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mainland China and Local Conferences:

  • Our Society supported the Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification (HKCTC) organized seminar on How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Drives Testing and Certification Industry on 17th July 2025. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG, Vice Chairman – Ms. Angela WONG and Exco member – Dr. SL MAK attended this event.
  • Our Society supported the Cyber Security (CS) Summit Hong Kong 2025, which organized by Hong Kong Productivity Council, and our Director – Dr. Lotto LAI on behalf of Hong Kong Society for Quality (HKSQ) attended it on 6th November 2025.
  • Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG, Director – Dr. Lotto LAI and Exco member – Dr. SL MAK, represented HKSQ together with Ir. Felix Chan (Chairperson of Industry Training Advisory Committee for Testing, Inspection & Certification Industry (TIC-ITAC) were invited to attend a QF Partnerships Commendation Ceremony 2025 (資歷架構夥伴嘉許典禮 2025) organized by the Hong Kong Qualification Framework (HKQF) on 16th September 2025 at the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Building. Secretary for Education – Dr CHOI Yuk-lin gave welcome speech.
  • Our Society supported an event HKQAA Green and Livable City Innovation & Technology Forum 2025 held in HKSTP grand hall on 17th December 2025 with the theme “Advancing Silver Economy and Green Transformation for a Sustainable Tomorrow”, Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG, Vice Chairman – Ms. Angela WONG, Director – Ir Dr. Lotto LAI and Exco member – Mr. Keith KWOK were attended it on behalf of Our Society.

5. Study Mission / Technical Visit

  • Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG, Exco members – Dr. Jack WU and Mr. Keith KWOK visited Blackpanda HK Limited (Blackpanda) on 15th July 2025. Blackpanda shared insight about Cyber Crisis Management.
  • Our Society organized a Technical Visit to the Hong Kong Jockey Club Racing Laboratory on 26th September 2025 (Friday) led by Dr. Jane WONG (Chairman). The Racing Laboratory is internationally recognised for the quality of its work and has never reported a “false positive” finding in official samples since it was established in 1970. Indeed, Hong Kong’s post-race positive results are more than ten times lower than the world average, which exemplifies how Hong Kong’s fair and just approach to racing acts as a deterrent to malpractice.
  • Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG visited the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi) to discuss about the collaboration on issuing HKSQ Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) certification on 13th January 2026.
  • Our Society was honoured to be invited as Guest Speakers for SDSC3102 by Professor K.S. CHIN from the Department of Data Science, City University of Hong Kong, on 19th March 2026. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG and Exco member – Ir Dr. Vincent FUNG shared industry experience with CityU students on “Intelligent Quality Management in the Manufacturing Industry”, highlighting how data analytics and intelligent systems are transforming quality management practices.
  • Our Society and our Corporate member – TQM Consultants Co. Ltd. were invited by Professor Howard CHEUNG to deliver a Career Talk to The University of Hong Kong DASE students on 4th May 2026. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG, introduced the role of Our Society and shared insights into the Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) industry, and highlighted how the Hong Kong Qualifications Framework (HKQF) supports lifelong learning and talent development. Dr. Aaron TONG from TQM presented how to support students for preparing themselves for their future careers before graduation.
  • Our Society is pleased to support the development of future quality professionals through the Six Sigma Green Belt certification on 14th May 2026. We extend our warmest congratulations to the Bachelor of Management Science and Information Management (Honours) (BMSIM) of the Hong Kong Hang Seng University (HKHSU) students, who have successfully attained this internationally recognized credential. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG and Vice Chairman – Ms. Angela WONG present the certificates and celebrate this important milestone with the students. Our Hon. Secretary – Ms. Kelly LIU introduced the mission and initiatives of Our Society, and to share insights on the importance of quality management in today’s evolving business landscape to students.

6. Student Project Competition

The Student Competition 2026 award was held on 6th Aug 2026; the object of this competition is to inspire the next generation of quality professionals and innovators. There are four awards for four University, which are “Technical Merit Award” – The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, “Implementation Excellence Award” – The University of Hong Kong, “Impact Excellent Award” – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and “Innovation Excellence Award” – The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

7. Publications

HKSQ Newsletters for October 2025, January 2026, April 2026 & July 2026 were distributed to members to update the past and forthcoming activities. Moreover, the Highlight for 2025 has distributed to members in January 2026.

8. Social Event

• Our Society organized a social event named “Sai Ying Pun Heritage Walking tour” on 13th December 2025, it was led by our former Chairman – Mr. CP CHOW, we visited some of the famous buildings in the area, telling the story of Hong Kong’s history..

9. Government Funded Project

No project was undertaken this year.

Section D. Networking

International/ Regional:

  1. Dr. Albert TSANG and Professor Fugee TSUNG represent HKSQ on matters relating to ASQ.
  2. Dr. KS CHIN and Dr. Lotto LAI represent HKSQ on matters relating to ANQ.
  3. Dr. KS CHIN, Dr. Lotto LAI, Dr. Aaron TONG and Dr. Jane WONG represent HKSQ on matters relating to WACQ.
  4. We are honored to have two of our HKSQ members (Dr. K.S. CHIN and Dr. Fugee TSUNG) recognized in the 2025 World’s Top 2% Scientists list released by Stanford University and Elsevier.
  5. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG and Vice Chairman – Ms. Angela WONG organized a quality technical visit with Sandi Quality Council (SQC) to our corporate member Intertek HK office on 9th October 2025. The visit underscored the importance of strengthening bilateral collaboration between Hong Kong SAR and Saudi Arabia, aligning with Saudi Vision 2030 and Hong Kong SAR Government’s strategy to enhance economic connections.
  6. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG, Vice Chairman – Ms. Angela WONG and Director – Dr. Lotto LAI continually organized a seminar named “Best Practices on Quality Initiatives in the Era of AI” in collaboration with the Department of Computing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (COMP PolyU) and SQC on 10th October 2025 morning. In the afternoon, we organized the quality technical visit with Saudi Quality Council (SQC) to our corporate member – CMA Testing and its laboratory. This allows the group to exchange views and explore future collaboration opportunities in Belt and Road countries. During the seminar, participants learned about the activities of the SQC, Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, quality infrastructure and halal certification, and AI education at PolyU.
  7. The 2026 ANQ-CEC Spring Meeting was held on 10th March 2026. Our Vice Chairman – Ms. Angela Wong participated the meeting on behalf of HKSQ. The meeting discussed the ANQ’s Certified Quality Supervisor (CQS) / Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) programs.
  8. The annual working meeting of the World Alliance of Chinese Quality (全球華人品質聯盟) was held on 20th March 2026. The meeting was held online with representatives from Mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. Our Chairman – Dr Jane WONG, Director – Dr Lotto LAI, Dr. Aaron TONG and Exco member – Ms. Minda CHIANG represented HKSQ attending this meeting. The 11th World Summit for Chinese Quality (WSCQ) will be held from 6th to 7th August 2026 in Hong Kong. The proposed theme is “AI for Quality: Leading the Future of Excellence” (智臻品質 引领未来). Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG gave a presentation about the arrangement and timeline including invitation of speaker, call for paper, reviewing the final paper and etc.
  9. The 11th World Summit of Chinese Quality (全球華人品質峰會) would be held from 6th to 7th August 2026 in The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The 1st preparation meeting was held on 30th March 2026. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG, Vice Chairman – Ms. Angela WONG, Hon Treasurer – Dr. Mandict WONG, Director – Dr. Lotto LAI and Exco member – Ms. Minda CHIANG, attended the meeting. We discussed the details arrangement including confirmed the theme “AI for Quality: Leading the Future of Excellence” (智臻品質 引領未來), budgeting, confirmation keynote speakers, paper collection, venue, technical visit and other logistical matters, etc. The following 5 preparation meetings were held in Apr, May, June, July and Aug 2026.

Local / Mainland:

  1. The meeting for 2025-2026 Award Scheme for Learning Experience (ASLE) (檢測及認證業學習體驗獎勵計劃甄選小組會議) for Testing, Inspection & Certification Industry (TIC-ITAC) under Hong Kong Qualification Framework (HKQF) was held on 29th July 2025. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG and director – Dr. Lotto LAI were invited to be panel and chair panel respectively.
  2. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG was appointed as a member of the Advisory Peer Group for Testing Certification Programme Suite at Hong Kong Metropolitan University’s School of Science and Technology.
  3. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG was appointed as a member of the Advisory Peer Group for Testing Certification Programme Suite at Hong Kong Metropolitan University’s School of Science and Technology.
  4. On 19th November 2025, our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG and Dr. Tong LEE Chi Chung (Head of Construction and Quality Management), witnessed by Professor Philips WANG Fu Lee (Dean) and Ir Dr. Aaron TONG (Director), signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during the Signing Ceremony with the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU). In this programme, Our Society would arrange for its members to share their experiences and provide advice to help students to plan and develop their future careers in profession via meetings, workshops, or other HKSQ activities where appropriate.
  5. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG, Vice Chairman – Ms. Angela WONG and Director – Ir Dr. Lotto LAI attended the joint meeting of Education & Training Subcommittee and Promotion & Consultation Subcommittee of Industry Training Advisory Committee for Testing, Inspection & Certification Industry (TIC-ITAC) under Hong Kong Qualification Framework (HKQF) on 2nd December 2025.
  6. Our Director – Ir Dr. Lotto LAI attended the HKCTC Mascot Design Workshop held on 15th December 2025 in Civil Service College, HKSAR.
  7. Our Society was proud to be one of the supporting organizations for the “Testing and Certification Manpower Development Award” Presentation Ceremony cum Luncheon, held on 6th February 2026. Our Chairman – Dr Jane WONG and Director – Ir Dr. Lotto LAI (also member of Panel on Manpower Development, HKCTC) joined the ceremony. A warm congratulations to our HKSQ Corporate Members – CMA, HKPMAC, Intertek, SGS, and The Hong Kong Jackey Club Racing Laboratory, for receiving awards.
  8. The 11th meeting of HKCTC Panel of Manpower Development was held on 12th March 2026. Our Director – Ir Dr. Lotto LAI is one of panel members, they discussed Mascot design and strategies to promote HKCTC to public, including students.
  9. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG was invited by HKIE MIS division to join its Gala dinner on 10th April 2026.
  10. The 17th meeting of Industry Training Advisory Committee for Testing, Inspection & Certification Industry (TIC-ITAC) under Hong Kong Qualification Framework (HKQF) was held on 20th April 2026. Our Chairman – Dr. Jane WONG attended the meeting on behalf of Our Society. The meeting focused on matters related to industry training needs, competency standards, and workforces’ development for the TIC sector, supporting the continuous enhancement of professionalism and quality within the industry.

Section E. Service to the Community

1. The Society served as a mentor in the SUCCESS Mentorship Program. (Represented by Dr. Aaron TONG)
2. The Society served as a member of the HKQF for the TIC Industry Training Advisory Committee. (Represented by Dr. Lotto LAI and Dr. Jane WONG)
3. The Society served as a member of the Promotion and Consultation Subcommittee meeting of the Industry Training Advisory Committee for Testing, Inspection & Certification Industry (TIC-ITAC) under HKQF. (Represented by Dr. Lotto LAI & Dr. Jane WONG)
4. The Society served as a member of the HKCTC panel on manpower development in 2026. (Represented by Dr. Lotto LAI)
5. The Society served as Advisory Peer Group – Testing and Certification Programme Suite, Department of Construction and Quality Management of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (Represented by Dr. Jane WONG)

Section F. Internet Communication Groups

We continued to make use of Social Media such as Facebook and LinkedIn to share quality related information with quality practitioners worldwide.

Here, we are thankful for the participation and support from members, partners and sponsors who made the above events successful.

Last but not least, I am sincerely grateful for the contributions of the Executive Committee during the pandemic period from 2025 to 2026. More on-site and online activities (e.g. webinars) and workshops will be planned and arranged in coming years. Without your kind contribution in planning and implementation, our administration and the above activities would not be performed successfully. We will continue our quality and innovation journey.

Prepared by Jane WONG

Chairman – 2025/2026

Sep 6, 2026 @ 11:07 pm