Milestones of HKIHRM

1977Ø	˜ ˜	The Hong Kong Institute of Personnel Management (HKIPM) was officially registered in February. First Annual General Meeting was held and Peter Barrett was elected first President of the new Institute. First newsletter was published in May.
1978Ø	˜	HKIPM conducted its first survey of executive compensation (now the renowned annual Pay Trend and Pay Level Survey).
1980Ø	˜	HKIPM held its first two-day HKIPM Annual Convention.
1983Ø	˜	HKIPM appointed its first full time secretariat staff.
1985Ø	˜	HKIPM drew up A Code of Conduct and Ethics for Human Resources Professionals.
1987Ø	˜	HKIPM celebrated its 10th anniversary, and changed its logo.
1988Ø	˜ ˜	HKIPM conducted its first Emigration from Hong Kong  an Organizational Survey. HKIPM conducted The Present State of Personnel Management in Hong Kong (now the Research on HRM Strategies and Practices in Hong Kong).
1991Ø	˜	HKIPM joined hands with the Hong Kong government and the HongKong Bank to form the Hong Kong IPM Manpower International Limited.
1992Ø	˜	TheHong Kong Society for Training and Development merged with HKIPM.
1994Ø	˜	HKIPM published The Employment Ordinance ¡V An Annotated Guide
	˜	HKIPM introduced the Staff Opinion Survey (now the Employee Experience SurveyTM ).
	˜	HKIPM formed the Asia Pacific Group.
	˜	HKIPM changed its name to Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management . A new mission statement was also announced.
1995Ø	˜	HKIHRM joined hands with The Conference Board of the US to organize its first Conference Board Conference in Asia.
	˜	President Eddie Ng was elected President of the Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management (APFHRM) 1995 - 1999.
	˜	HKIHRM formed the PRC Club (now the China Interest Group).
1996Ø	˜	HKIHRM, in conjunction with the APFHRM and World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA), organized the 1996 World Congress on Personnel Management.
	˜	HKIHRM launched its official website on May 1.
1997Ø	˜	HKIHRM introduced the Global Remuneration ProfessionalR (GRP) programs and examinations of the American Compensation Association (now WorldatWork) in Hong Kong.
	˜	HKIHRM produced the Data Privacy Guidelines.
	˜	HKIHRM published the Hong Kong Employment Law Manual.
1998Ø	˜	HKIHRM and the University of Michigan Business School jointly conducted Human Resource Competencies Study in Hong Kong.
	˜	HKIHRM issued the Guide to Redundancy.
	˜	HKIHRM conducted Benefits Survey and Manpower Planning Survey.
2000Ø	˜ ˜ ˜ ˜	Immediate Past President Eddie Ng was elected President of WFPMA 2000-2002. HKIHRM conducted Training Needs Analysis Survey (now Training Needs Survey).. HKIHRM published "News Digest" ¡V a daily e-summary of HR-related news (now daily e-newsletter). HKIHRM published professional monthly journal "People Today" (now "Human Resources").
2001Ø	˜ ˜ ˜	HKIHRM website was redesigned with new members-only access. HKIHRM as one of the founding members of the CPD Alliance. The Alliance was formed by some 20 professional organizations to promote the importance of continuing professional development. HKIHRM introduced complimentary legal advisory service to corporate members.
2002Ø	˜	HKIHRM set four initiatives (Accreditation, China, Website/IT and SMEs) as key development areas.
2003Ø	˜ ˜ ˜	Immediate Past President P O Mak elected as Vice President of the Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management (APFHRM). HKIHRM introduced complimentary employment related tax advisory service to corporate members.
2004	˜ ˜ ˜	President Virginia Choi was elected Chairperson of the CPD Alliance. HKIHRM joined hands with Worldwide ERCR to launch the Global Mobility Specialist (GMS) Program. HKIHRM and the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan conducted a new round of the "Human Resource Competency Study in China". HKIHRM commenced the initial stage of developing an IT system to integrate major operational processes.
2005		HKIHRM and SCMP copresented the first "Human Capital Management in Greater China" Conference.
2006		HKIHRM launched the Continuous Learning Recognition (CLR) Scheme. HKIHRM drew up the draft Accreditation Roadmap. HKIHRM formed a delegation to visit major ministry/government units in Beijing . HKIHRM and SCMP jointly launched the People Management Awards. HKIHRM tried launching its China Pay Trend and Pay Level Survey .
2007Ø	˜	HKIHRM celebrates its 30th Anniversary. HKIHRM membership exceeds 4,000. HKIHRM introduced a new bi-weekly PRD-Shanghai-Beijing e-newsletter. HKIHRM redesigned its official journal "Human Resources" with a new look and enhanced contents.