News from GITPA (November 2018)

LUNA LAMP WORKSHOP

The Luna Lamp Workshop「GITPA – 月球燈手作坊」 was successfully held on 4 November 2018 (Sat). 16 colleagues, family members and friends joined this activity.

The workshop lasted for about four hours. It was not as easy as the participants thought.  First, they needed to inject the chemical liquid into the mold which weighted some 5 pounds. Then they lifted and rotated the mold continuously for 25 minutes, in order to make the liquid spread smoothly and evenly inside.

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Alongside waiting for the “Luna” to take shape, the participants decorated the wooden stand of the lamp. They could choose to use an equipment to engrave the outline of their favourite pictures, or to paint directly with water color. After installing the moon lamp, the beautiful as well as useful art piece was born!

All of the participants were satisfied with their final products. Most importantly, the workshop itself provided a precious and enjoyable time!

COMING ACTIVITY

While the mobile shooter game is very prevalent in recent years, now it is chance for you to go from online to offline. GITPA will hold an indoor「GITPA – War Game體驗日」 on 16 December 2018 (Sunday).

See you at the game and stay tuned for our battle reports in next issue!

News from GITPA (October 2018)

INDOOR CLIMBING FUN DAY

The indoor rock climbing class 「GITPA — 攀石同樂日」 was successfully held on October 13 2018 (Sat). 27 colleagues, family members and friends joined this funny and challenging activity.

After all participants gathered, they were guided by the professional trainers to do the stretching and warm up exercise together.
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There were four different pre-defined routes with different level of difficulties. All participants tried to climb and feel the rock wall one by one first. But they could not wait too long to climb to the top, especially for the kids!

The goal of this sport is to reach the highest endpoint and touch the top of the wall. After some practices with the basic route, all the participants gained the fulfillment. Then they challenged the more difficult one. It was a huge discrepancy as some even failed to reach the top at the first try! However, as long as they did not give up and got some rest before the second time, all of them had achieved the target successfully.

It was really an enjoyable and meaningful activity for all the participants. Hope to see you next time if you miss it.

COMING ACTIVITY

We have rescheduled the Luna Lamp Workshop to November 2018 due to the typhoon in September. We finally could see the beautiful art pieces from our colleagues in the next issue.

News from GITPA (September 2018)

MEETING WITH AP GRADE MANAGEMENT

As stated in our work direction, GITPA will liaise and have regular meetings with AP Grade Management. During the last meeting on 30 July 2018, we discussed various topics including sustainable staff development, succession planning for AP Grade, staff promotion, staff wastage, recruitment, staff relation activities and staff communications etc. The minutes have been uploaded to OGCIO portal, available at this link. We will keep close liaison with AP Grade Management and the next meeting with them will be held in January 2019.

POSTPONED LUNA LAMP WORKSHOP TO NOVEMBER

Due to the strong typhoon Mangkhut (山竹), GITPA had postponed the Luna Lamp Workshop (originally held on 15 September and 16 September) to November 2018. Members and friends who have enrolled in the workshop should have received our notice about the coming arrangement. If concerned members have any questions, please contact our social convener Alpha Wong at 2829-5743 for the most updated information.
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COMING ACTIVITY

Do you want to take the lead in experiencing the healthy and challenging rock climbing activity before it becomes the hit after the 2020 Summer Olympics? GITPA will first hold a Rock Climbing Fun Day (攀石同樂日) on 13 October 2018 (Sat). Participants would increase the understanding of the sports climbing and hopefully be able to master the basic skills at this event!

Stay tuned for the photos sharing of this event in next issue.
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News from GITPA (August 2018)

FUN ARCHERY CLASS

The fun archery class「GITPA — 射箭體驗班」was successfully held on August 18 2018 (Sat). 27 colleagues, family members and friends joined this event.

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The class began with a briefing session held by a professional instructor. Some basic skills, rules and more importantly, the safety rules and measures were introduced. After the demonstration from the instructor, all participants were divided into three groups to practise. It was fun and also very challenging.

The climax came with the competition after three rounds of practice. The three groups were reformed to four teams and then to compete with each other!

It was definitely an enjoyable afternoon with laughter and sweat!

MOONCAKE PURCHASE DISCOUNT OFFER

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. GITPA Ex-Co would like to take this opportunity to wish all colleagues a joyful festival with your beloved family! This year we continue to provide the mooncake purchase discount offer to our members. We have received record-breaking of orders this year! Members who have ordered should be receiving the redemption coupons from us. We thank so much for our members support!

COMING ACTIVITY

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Besides enjoying the moon with your beloved ones on the day, would you like to make your own “moon”? GITPA is going to hold a Luna Lamp Workshop「GITPA – 月球燈手作坊」 on September 15 (Sat) and September 16 (Sun) 2018. The response from last year was so overwhelming. It is time to grasp the chance this year! For colleagues who managed to apply for the Workshop, see you there!

News from GITPA (July 2018)

MACARON BAKING CLASS

The baking class「卡通造型馬卡龍製作班」was successfully held on July 14, 2018 (Sat). Over 30 colleagues, family members and friends participated!

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Based on the instructions from the professional baker, participants made their delicious and cute macarons with their creativity and interest. Especially for the children, they really enjoyed to draw the cartoon face on the macarons! Guess if they would not be willing to eat them afterwards?

COMING ACTIVITY

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Looking for a relaxing and healthy activity but preferring the indoor and air-conditioned one in this summer? GITPA is going to hold a fun Archery Class for you to learn and experience the basic skills of archery on August 18, 2018 (Sat)! For details, please read our email “「GITPA — 射箭體驗班」” dated July 20, 2018! As places are limited (25 ONLY!), please act fast to enroll! See you there!

News from GITPA (June 2018)

GRETTINGS FROM THE NEW GITPA EX-CO

At the beginning of the new term, we wish to take this opportunity to thank members and friends of GITPA for your support and participation! We will continue to serve our members and listen to your voice. Please do not hesitate to express your views and convey your ideas on matters relating to the Analyst/Programmer Grade. Every opinion counts! Members are more than welcome to contact any of us. Do keep in touch with our Ex-Co members, watch out for GITPA news and visit the GITPA Blog on Knowledge & Information Collaborative Platform (KICP) and our website: https://gitpa.org.hk/!

COMING ACTIVITY

The new Ex-Co will continue to help maintain Work-Life Balance for members. We are gearing up for the activity plan with a bunch of exciting activities to enrich and liven up your spare time throughout the year!

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The first exciting activity we have planned will be the macaron baking class 「卡通造型馬卡龍製作班」on 14 July 2018 (Sat). This activity welcomes members to come and enjoy together with their friends and family. As of today, we have received overwhelming applications from our members! We will share our happy moments with you in our next issue. For those who have registered, see you there!

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Stay tuned for the upcoming events. We look forward to seeing you!