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News from GITPA (September 2018)

September 28, 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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GITPA — 攀石同樂日

September 14, 2018

各位親愛的同事：

2020年的東京奧運將新增運動攀登為競賽項目，預計屆時會為全球帶來一股攀石熱潮。

想率先體驗這項既健康又俱挑戰性的活動？GITPA將舉辦攀石同樂日增加大家對運動攀登的認識，齊來掌握基本技巧，一同體會攀石樂趣。

報名方法及詳情，請參閱已發出的宣傳電郵。

有任何疑問或查詢，可致電 Alpha WONG 、 Oscar U 或 Hebe LAU 查詢。

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News from GITPA (August 2018)

August 31, 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!

GITPA — 射箭體驗班

August 6, 2018

各位親愛的同事：

平日工作繁忙，放假時想做運動減壓，但怕炎炎夏日好天曬落雨淋。

GITPA 將於八月舉辦射箭體驗班，在全天候冷氣開放、配套齊全的室內場地一同感受射箭運動帶來的樂趣。

報名方法及詳情，請參閱已發出的宣傳電郵。

有任何疑問或查詢，可致電 Oscar 或 Hebe LAU 查詢。

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News from GITPA (July 2018)

July 30, 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!

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News from GITPA (June 2018)

June 30, 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!

GITPA — 卡通造型馬卡龍製作班

June 14, 2018

各位親愛的同事:

說起甜品，很多人會想到被譽為「貴族甜品」的馬卡龍(Macaron)。馬卡龍外型小巧精緻，色彩繽紛，口感豐富。因此即使其價格與其他甜品有些差距，仍然廣受歡迎。

怎樣可以既享用精緻可愛的甜品，又食得健康？

GITPA 特意為注重健康的你，安排一個適合大人小朋友參與的活動 — 卡通造型馬卡龍製作班。學員們可以從中學習及掌握馬卡龍(Macaron)的基礎知識及製作技巧，之後可以自己繼續嘗試挑戰不同款式的馬卡龍，和家人及朋友分享低糖又美味的馬卡龍。

夏日炎炎，大家不妨於週末體驗一下烘焙的樂趣，跟家人、伴侶、朋友或小孩一同製作美味可愛的馬卡龍吧﹗

報名方法及詳情，請參閱已發出的宣傳電郵。

有任何疑問或查詢，可致電 Hebe LAU 或 Alpha WONG 查詢。

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News from GITPA (May 2018)

May 31, 2018

GITPA Newsletter 2017/18

GITPA Newsletter 2017/18 has been published! In this issue, you can know more about GITPA’s work in the last year. Besides, we have invited members to share about their “off-the-job” profession and their passion in different aspects. You would be inspired from their wonderful stories! You can access the Newsletter on the KICP.

Enjoy reading!

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) cum Annual Dinner was held on 16 May 2018 (Wednesday) at the Hong Kong Medical Association Club House (Wanchai Premises). In the meeting, the ExCo gave an account of GITPA’s work as well as the financial position in the past year.

The new ExCo 2018/19 was successfully elected. We also presented the prizes to the winners of best-of-three masterpieces from “Valentine’s Flower Workshop”, which were voted by our colleagues. The dinner was conducted in a pleasant atmosphere. All participants enjoyed the game session very much, and some even won the attractive prizes!

Let’s meet the new ExCo:

https://gitpa.org.hk/gitpa-executive-committee-2018-19/

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News from GITPA (April 2018)

April 30, 2018

News from GITPA (April 2018)

Membership Renewal Exercise 2018

The GITPA Membership Renewal Exercise 2018 was successfully completed. We sincerely thank all of YOU for your continuous support to GITPA. The results and the full GITPA membership list will be announced shortly. For those who are not our members yet, please DO consider joining GITPA – the only official staff association that represents YOU. To do so, you may contact your site representatives or send us your completed membership application form with payment in cheque. Further details and the application form are available at our website: www.gitpa.org.hk > About Us > Join Members.

Annual General Meeting cum Annual Dinner

Thank you for your support over the years. Time flies. It is time again for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and get-together in May every year. In addition to sharing with you our work this year, the current and the to-be-elected Chairmen, as well as other Ex-Co members, are keen to meet you on this occasion.

The AGM cum Annual Dinner will be held on 16 May 2018 (Wednesday) at Club House, the Hong Kong Medical Association (香港醫學會宴會廳). All GITPA members are cordially invited to join! As always, your participation is instrumental to the success of GITPA. If you cannot attend the meeting in person, please submit your e-proxy form, which will be sent to you under Lotus Notes email.

Lastly, to sustain and develop GITPA to better serve AP grade colleagues, we would like to invite members to join the new Ex-Co of 2018-19. If you are interested to join, please don’t hesitate to send us an email before the AGM.

Looking forward to seeing you at the AGM cum Annual Dinner.

GITPA Ex-Co 2017-18

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News from GITPA (March 2018)

April 3, 2018

GITPA 新春行大運

The GITPA’s Lunar New Year hiking activity (GITPA 狗年新春行大運 (鶴藪、沙螺洞、鳳園)遠足活動) was held on 3 March 2018 (Saturday).

A total of 26 colleagues and their family members had joined the activity. Departing from the Hok Tau (鶴藪) barbecue site in Fanling at around 2p.m., we walked along Hok Tau Tsuen (鶴藪村), Hok Tau Reservoir (鶴藪水塘) and Sha Lo Tung (沙螺洞), and arrived at Fung Yuen (鳳園) at about 4:30p.m.

Away from the hustle and bustle of the concrete jungle, we enjoyed peace and fresh air. It was quite cloudy and foggy in the beginning, but sunshine started to greet us during the hike. The 2.5-hour hike was relaxing and refreshing. We even got the chance to have “afternoon tea” at Sha Lo Tung!

Consultation Exercise – Extension of Service of Civil Servants

As you may have learnt from the circulation from the administration unit or personnel section of the B/D that you are serving, the Secretary for the Civil Service has launched a consultation paper on extension of the service of civil servants who joined the Government between 1 June 2000 and 31 May 2015. The consultation paper sets out the proposed implementation framework of the new initiative. (The paper is available on the website of the Civil Service Bureau at http://www.csb.gov.hk/english/publication/2695.html).

If you would like to provide your views and comments on the consultation paper through GITPA for us to present them in one go to the OGCIO, you may send them to us at GITPA/OGCIO/HKSARG on or before 9 April 2018 (Monday). Looking forward to hearing from you!

GITPA Ex-Co 2017-18