News from GITPA (March 2023)

GITPA Annual General Meeting

The 2023 GITPA Annual General Meeting (AGM) cum Annual Dinner will be held on 17 May 2023 (Wednesday) at the Hong Kong Medical Association (HKMA) at Wanchai.  We will share our work in the year 2022-23, and the new GITPA ExCo for year 2023-24 will also be elected.

We are most delighted to have your support in the AGM as your participation is instrumental to the success of GITPA.  If you cannot attend the meeting, please kindly send us the e-proxy form to appoint a representative to vote for you.  Details will be sent out soon through email.  We would like to thank all members for your continual support and we look forward to seeing you!

GITPA ExCo 2022-23

News from GITPA (February 2023)

AP Grade Board Game Interest Group

A number of AP grade colleagues have formed a board game interest group, which organises events from time to time, and forms an online community to share new and interesting board games.  Recently, they have orgainised a gathering and played games in a party room for a whole day.  If you would like to play together in spare time and meet friends who are board game lovers, welcome to contact Raymond YIP at 3509 7190 or Ted WONG at 2123 6001 for details.

GITPA Newsletter – Members’ Message Activity

We are preparing for this year’s GITPA Newsletter.  The theme of this issue is “Road to Normalcy”, which marks the end of the three-year pandemic and also symbolizes the starting point for a new journey. This time, we specially set up a members’ message activity, hoping to provide a platform for everyone to share their wishes and expectations for a return to normal life after the pandemic.  We will integrate the collected comments into a word cloud and publish it in the coming issue of GITPA Newsletter.  You are welcome to leave a message on Google Form before March 15, 2023 (Wednesday).  20 participants will be selected to receive small prizes (GITPA one-year membership or a set of GITPA cutlery).

GITPA Newsletter – Members’ Message Activity

Want to renew your GITPA membership?  Contact your site representative or GITPA’s membership secretary now! We have a bunch of events and membership benefits (including discount on HKCS membership; special offers of mobile and broadband plans from 1O1O, HKBN, 3HK and SmarTone; and health check discounts from美邦醫學體檢中心, 全仁醫務中心 and 港醫康醫務中心) waiting for you!

Not a GITPA member yet?  Join us now!  Your support is indispensable to sustain the development of our staff association.  Please continue to join and support GITPA.

GITPA ExCo 2022-23

News from GITPA (January 2023)

GITPA Board Game

The GITPA新春開GAME開好年was successfully held on 7 January 2023 (Saturday).

We are excited to share with you that 37 GITPA members, and their friends and family, had a great time in the very first event of 2023. Participants were divided into groups to play different board games. They enjoyed a joyful afternoon together.

After the event, some of the participants initiated a board game interest group. We sincerely invite colleagues who are board game lovers to join the AP Grade Board Game WhatsApp group to meet friends and play together in their spare time. Please contact Raymond YIP at 3509 7190 or Ted WONG at 2123 6001 for details.

Invitation for Contribution to GITPA Newsletter 2022-23

The annual GITPA Newsletter is currently open for submission of articles. The COVID-19 pandemic is now coming to an end, we would like to know what colleagues are planning to do after the pandemic. Any changes in your lifestyle? Feel free to share with us your stories by emailing GITPA/OGCIO/HKSARG with title “Article Submission for GITPA Newsletter”.   For further enquiries, please feel free to contact our editor Mr. Theo Chu at 3168 3008 or email us. Looking forward to your contribution!

GITPA ExCo 2022-23

News from GITPA (November 2022)

GITPA 秋季遠足

The GITPA’s autumn hiking activity was successfully held on 26 November 2022 (Saturday).

The trail we picked was the famous “Lung Fu Shan”. We gathered at The University of Hong Kong and started the hiking with a joyful atmosphere. The first spot we visited was the“Pinewood Battery”(松林炮台). The battery was built in 1905 and severely damaged during the“Battle of Hong Kong” in 1941. Now it is a Grade II conservation. Another check-point of the trail was “Lugard Road”, which was named after Sir Frederick Lugard, the Governor of Hong Kong from 1907 to 1912. The view of the city at the Lugard Road Lookout was stunning and spectacular.

Want to join us and have fun?  Please keep a close look for our upcoming invitation emails, see you there!

GITPA ExCo 2022-23

News from GITPA (October 2022)

GITPA War Game

Due to the pandemic, it has been a while since our last group event.  We are excited to share with you that 21 GITPA members, and their friends and family, had a great time in the very first group event of the year – 室內啫喱彈War Game on 15 October 2022 (Saturday).

Participants were divided into teams for a series of battles and missions. From the pictures, you can feel their vibrant vibe and team spirit.

We wish to take this opportunity to thank members and friends of GITPA for your support and participation.  Your support is our biggest motivation.  
Want to join us and have fun?  Stay tuned to our upcoming invitation emails, see you there!

GITPA ExCo 2022-23

News from GITPA (September 2022)

Member Benefits

We are pleased to inform you that the Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS) continues to offer membership discount for both new application and membership renewal to our GITPA members.  For details please refer to our GITPA website: https://gitpa.org.hk/membership-benefits/

Struggling for your data plan? Here are some new options offered by Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) that may help. A corporate discount offer for our GITPA members!

For GITPA members who wish to register for the mentioned services, please contact your site representatives (Site Representatives List (as at Sep 2022) – GITPA) or Social Conveners at 2601 8824 (Davy CHAN) / 3543 1512 (Justin TO) / 3509 7190 (Raymond YIP) / 3855 6714 (Shirley LAI) for details.

There are still more member benefits to come! Please stay tuned to our up-coming emails and our website for the latest information!

For non-GITPA members, please join us now and enjoy the discount offers! Details can be found at https://gitpa.org.hk/membership-application-renewal/ (2022 Annual membership will last until 31/12/2022).

The membership application form can be accessed via the URL (http://bit.ly/gitpa_membership) and the QR code below:

GITPA ExCo 2022-23

News from GITPA (August 2022)

AP Grade Football Interest Group

A number of AP grade colleagues have formed a football interest group, which organises football matches from time to time, and forms an online community to discuss the play of various matches and cheer for their favourite teams in their leisure time. To further deepen the bonding and team spirit of the group, they have recently made a group jersey. Look cool and professional, right? If you would like to join them and meet friends who are all football lovers, welcome to contact Alfred TO (2844 9980) or Mars YU (2835 2204) for details.

Tips for Fighting COVID-19

Stay healthy and safe!

GITPA ExCo 2022-23

News from GITPA (July 2022)

MOONCAKE PURCHASE DISCOUNT OFFER

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. It is the time for reunion in our Chinese tradition.  GITPA ExCo would like to take this opportunity to wish all colleagues and your beloved family a joyful festival! This year, we continue to arrange sorted discount offers of mooncake coupons for members to celebrate with families under the beautiful full moon.  Apart from Haagen-Dazs and Taipan, we have introduced several popular brands including Mandarin Cake Shop, Imperial Patisserie and Patisserie La Lune, providing more than 40 mooncake choices.  Thank our members for the overwhelming responses, we have received an enormous number of orders for a total of 251 boxes of mooncakes!  Members who have placed order will receive the redemption coupons from us soon.  Thank you very much for your continual support.  Please stay tuned for our further notice!

COMING ACTIVITIES

In addition to caring about your work related concerns, GITPA also endeavours to enrich and liven up your spare time throughout the year!  To organise activities that would be interested by most members, we have prepared an online survey for understanding your preference.  Your opinions are important for us to identify the most popular activities.  Please do not hesitate to return your opinions by clicking the link or scanning the QR code on the right.  We always stand ready to embrace views from members.

To become a GITPA member, join us by contacting your site representative or GITPA’s membership secretary at https://gitpa.org.hk/membership-application-renewal/.
See you in the coming activities!

GITPA ExCo 2022-23

News from GITPA (June 2022)

MEETING WITH THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE

The meeting between GITPA and the Registration and Electoral Office (REO) was held on 9 June 2022.  Before the meeting, we had passed our collected comments to REO for their reference.  We reflected our comments and deliberated suggestions for the 2021 Legislative Council General Election (LCGE 2021), as highlighted below –

• Define clear roles and responsibilities of APRO(IT) as an IT coordinator role for supervising the Electronic Poll Register (EPR) System setup at the polling stations instead of conducting hands-on tasks by themselves;
• Secure capable and experienced IT technicians to support the EPR System setup at the polling stations;
• Engage more than one vendors for IT technicians and equipment logistics to share the workload and risks;
• Enlarge the pool for APRO(IT) such as to consider Computer Operator grade, EMSD technical staff, ITMU officers other than AP, and T-contract staff;
• Review and redefine the roles and responsibilities of other electoral staff to provide necessary support and backup to APRO(IT);
• Strengthen Elite Team and distribute more team members for regional support such as incident handling and helpdesk responses to improve the problem-solving efficiency;
• Improve the logistics support such that adequate equipment for supporting the EPR System setup could be arranged;
• Arrange on-site inspections (recce) with APRO(IT) or Elite Team and/or provide photos and site sketch with the LAN port and power socket location clearly marked well before the Set-up Day for planning the EPR System setup; and
• Provide sufficient training but extend the training period to avoid drawing staff from their offices extensively 2 weeks before the Polling Day.

In the meeting, the REO expressed appreciation to the professional supporting efforts from APRO(IT)s and the Elite Team contributed to the success of LCGE 2021.  The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) appreciated our constructive comments, and was very impressed that over 300 AP Grade staff provided their valuable suggestions in every part.  It would be helpful for their review and consolidation to improve the future election arrangement.

As the labour union of the AP Grade staff, we stand ready to embrace views from members and represent members to liaise with Grade Management and other parties.  Please allow us to represent you by joining and supporting the GITPA.  Without you, our power would not be strong enough.  To join us or renew your membership, please contact your site representative or GITPA’s membership secretary at https://gitpa.org.hk/membership-application-renewal/.

GITPA ExCo 2022-23