Interview with Lawrence Hung, President of the HKIHRM By the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management
Key takeaways:
- In his new leadership role as President of the HKIHRM, Lawrence Hung will focus on enhancing the membership and stakeholder experience.
- Among his aspirations for the role is increasing collaboration with government departments and bodies, professional associations, and media partners in propelling forward HR standards.
“It is my honour to be elected as President of the HKIHRM. I would like to give special thanks to my fellow Executive Council members, for their unwavering support,” said Lawrence Hung, who served as Vice President of the Institute from 2014 to 2021.
Hung credits the HKIHRM’s past presidents for building a solid foundation through their concerted efforts over the past 45 years. During his tenure, he aspires to train his focus on strengthening the membership and stakeholder experience through the Institute’s daily operation, service offerings, and programmes. “Through heightening the HR sensitivity of our secretariat, a better experience can be provided,” he said.
During his presidency, Hung would endeavour to dedicate himself towards the advancement of ESG through his work with the HKIHRM. He emphasised, “HR is for sure one of the champions to support top management, employees, and investors in this area.” As more statutory guidelines have been formulated for ESG in recent times, he believes that the HR function plays a crucial role in supporting its development through the multiple arenas of stakeholders management, risk assessment and reporting, talent management, data analysis, policy and programme design, KPI and rewards.
In his leadership role, Hung plans to engage the Institute’s committees and taskforces and leverage their expertise more, so that they can offer the HKIHRM’s growing community with more insights on how to elevate the HR profession’s standing. “The strengthening of our committees and taskforces will propel the growth of the Institute,” pinpointed Hung, who thinks that the HR Excellence Awards and international accreditation programmes can also help boost HR practitioners’ influence.
To enhance the HKIHRM’s reach on the advocacy front, Hung hopes that it can proactively respond to government policies and keep the public in the know of its stance on key issues, from The Budget to Statutory Minimum Wage Rate to Maternity Leave.
When it comes to succession planning, Hung aspires to augment the membership base of young HR practitioner by increased engagement with tertiary institutes through their career office and the Institute’s mentorship programme, to support the development of student members. He continued, “I hope to kickstart an internship programme to provide them with career opportunities.”
“Last but not least, I look forward to joining forces with more government departments and bodies, professional associations, and media partners to advance HR standards,” said Hung.
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香港人力資源管理學會新任會長孔于人專訪
撰文：香港人力資源管理學會
- 孔于人接任會長、肩負新職，將致力優化學會的服務，改善會員和持份者的體驗。
- 新任會長孔于人希望與政府部門及團體、專業協會和傳媒緊密合作，共同推動本地人力資源管理的專業水平。
孔于人表示：「我很榮幸能當選學會會長，在此特別感謝眾理事會成員的支持。」2014年至2021年，他曾任學會副會長。
他衷心感謝歷屆會長在過往四十五年同心協力，為學會奠定穩固的基礎，並展望履職後主力提升學會的服務，藉著日常運作、服務及活動，讓會員和持份者享受更好的體驗。他表示：「通過提升秘書處對人力資源方面的敏感度，可提供更好的服務。」
他將會積極推動學會探討環境、社會及企業管治（ESG）的議題。他強調：「人力資源管理同時支援管理層、員工和投資者，可謂實現ESG的一大支柱。」隨著近年更多有關ESG的法定指引公佈，孔于人相信人力資源管理專業與ESG息息相關、涉及多個方面，如持份者管理、風險管理及回報、人才管理、資料分析、政策及方案制定、績效指標及報酬等，對ESG發展的影響舉足輕重。
學會會員社群日益擴大，孔會長計劃與學會各委員會和專責小組緊密合作，透過他們的專長和見解，協助提升人力資源管理專業的地位。他指出：「加強委員會和專責小組的發展將能推動學會的成長。」他認為舉辦卓越人力資源獎和國際認可課程均能協助同業提高影響力。
談及人才培育，孔于人寄望與大專院校加強合作，通過就業中心和學會的師導計劃，支持學生會員的發展，有助拓展年輕會員的數目。他補充：「我希望可以開展實習計劃，讓學生得到更多就業機會。」
孔于人表示﹕「我期待日後能與更多政府部門及團體、專業協會和傳媒攜手合作，共同提升香港及外地人力資源管理的專業水平。」
