HKABPW organises monthly seminars, workshops and guest speaker luncheons/dinners on a variety of subjects, providing members and potential members with continuous professional and personal development opportunities. Subject areas cover Professional Development, Personal Development, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Leadership and Recreational Activities. Speakers are selected from Hong Kong, the Asia Pacific region and around the world. This is an opportunity for members and the public to acquire new information on a variety of subjects.

The following lists illustrate the wide range of topics that have been offered over the years.

Professional Development
Time Management
Talking to the Media
See You at the Top
Self-Esteem for Women
Lessons from the White House
Women Leaders in the New Economy
Presentation Skills
Assertiveness Skills
Forensic Science

Personal Development
Women’s Health
Women & Heart Disease
Self Defence Training
Managing Stress
Traditional Chinese Approaches to Stress, Diet and Health
Aromatherapy
Neuro-linguistic Programming
Fitness
World Atlas of Sex

Entrepreneurship
Running One’s Own Business
Quality Management
Cultural Differences and Doing Business
Women in the Spotlight
Self-Marketability
Resumes and Interviewing Skills
Working Women’s Art of War
Empowering Women Through Creative Partnerships
Passing the Baton to the Next Generation – Succession Planning

Finance
Banking and Investment
Insurance
Establishing Credit
Money Management

Leadership
Significant Speakers and Topics
Anson Chan – Leadership and Government
Anna Wu – Sex Discrimination
Lavender Patten - Family Law
Christine Loh – The Environment
Fanny Cheung – Equal Opportunities Commission
Cheung Man Yee – Radio Television Hong Kong
Emily Lau - Journalism
Rebecca Lee – Antarctic Expeditions
Joanna Chan - Theatre
Wing Sie Yip – The Role of a Conductor of an Orchestra
US First Lady Hillary Clinton and US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright – Forum
HKABPW members attended this forum organised by the Government of the HKSAR.

Recreational Activities

In addition to monthly events on professional and personal development, HKABPW has held a number of informal, outdoor, social activities and the following provide a small taste of the variety of events held over the years.

HKABPW Outward Bound Weekend. Activities included canoeing, rock climbing, abseiling, orienteering and gymnastics.

Cycling in Guangzhou Weekend. Fourteen members cycled around and through villages in Guangdong Province.

Tour of Heritage Sites in the New Territories. Members and friends traveled to several interesting historical sites recently restored and open to the public.

HKABPW Events from 1979-1989 by Anne Thaler

Program Archives and History (Cantonese)

Program Archives and History (Mandarin)

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