Council Meeting  

       Council members of ADDAHK meet regularly every 4-6 weeks, usually on a Tuesday or Thursday evening from 8.30pm onwards at Moon Koon Restaurant, Happy Valley Racecourse.  This is a casual and social get together and members and friends of ADDAHK are welcome to come along.  A brief business meeting will follow the dinner at 10pm.  Anyone who would like to be on the mailing list for the meeting, please inform Dr. Norris Tsang on ntsang@ieschk.com

Support Australia Group 

       Support Australia Group (SAG) comprises ten Hong Kong based organisations with an Australian interest as follows: 

       Australian Association of Hong Kong

       Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

       Australian Consulate General

       Australian Doctors & Dentists Association of Hong Kong

       Australian International School Hong Kong

       Australian Society of CPAs

       Australian Tourist Commission

       Federation of Australian Alumni Associations

       The Australian Chinese Association of Hong Kong Ltd

       The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia 

It was through a dedicated initiative from the Australian Consulate General in 1996 that SAG came to existence.  The mission of SAG is to facilitate cooperation between the membership organisations in Hong Kong to enhance and promote a positive and cohesive image of Australia.  SAG serves an Australian expatriate population of about 45,000 people and many other professionals with vested interest in Australia.  SAG holds meeting every 6 weeks and representatives from the Council of ADDAHK regularly attend. 

       Through SAG, a florid of social activities are jointly organised by member societies.  To name a few, these include: 

l        Meet at Six. This is a social get together, monthly to bi-monthly, supported by the Australian Chamber of Commerce.  The venue varies and is usually a caf, lounge or bar in Central, Admiralty or Causeway.  The most recent venue is the BL.USH, 4-58 Hollywood Road, Central (one block west of the Escalator).  It runs from 6pm to 9pm with door prizes and raffles draws, and costs around $100 - 150 per head inclusive of drinks and canapes.  Details online at http://www.austcham.com.hk/, enquires Tel: 25225054. Email reply to Events@Austcham.com.hk.

l        Business seminars and special events.  Special functions are held periodically to coincide with visits to Hong Kong of politicians, sportsman, and musicians from Australia.  Over the past year, SAG has played host to the Foreign Minister Alex Downer, the Australian of the Year (1999) Dr. Yu, Musician Tommy Emmanuel, Captain of the Australian Cricket Team Mark Taylor, and the cast of the Broadway musical Chicago.  As members of ADDAHK, you will receive online priority information and invitation to some of these events.

l        Golf day.  The first Golf Competition between the North American Medical Association, British Medical Association - Hong Kong Branch, and ADDAHK was held in November 2000, and ADDAHK won the "Viagra Trophy" kindly sponsored by Pfizer.  SAG also runs an annual golf day, in which ADDAHK participates.  Golfers of different standards, with or without handicaps, are welcome to play for our Association or simply have fun on the course.

l        Annual functions.  The Federation of Australian Alumni Association, the Australian Chinese Association, and the Australian Association hold their annual ball in November to January each year.  Members of ADDAHK are cordially invited to attend, both to represent the Association and, more importantly, to have fun and to meet with other professionals. 

You can be informed of these and other exciting activities of SAG online. Anyone who are interested, please inform Dr. Norris Tsang via ntsang@ieschk.com 

Now, it is your turn to tell us what kind of activities you would like from ADDAHK.  Remember that ADDAHK is there to serve you and without your suggestions, we will never excel.