GAHK was formed by a group of FGA in Hongkong in l979, with major objective to promote gemmology to the public and to the trade, seeing that Hongkong was getting to play very important role in the World gemstone trading yet at that time, business were done purely on experiences of individuals and gemmology were rarely talked about.
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The GAHK produces an annual journal with articles from renowned gemmologists both in the region and from around the world. If you would like to read articles from our journals please click on "Education". |
The founding chairman was Dr. David Healey, professor of Dept. of Physics in Hongkong University.
The key founding membes were :
- Mrs. Anne Paul
- Miss Winnie L.B.Tao
- Mrs. Kathyrene Barcham
- Mrs Rosamond Clayton
- Mr. Pieter Nootenboom
- Dr. T.C. Wong
- Mr. Louis Lo
Board of Directors (2017/19) :
| Honorary Chairman |
Mr. Louis Lo |
Honorary Chairlady
Ambassadorship
Media Monitoring |
Prof. Mimi Ouyang |
| Honorary Legal Advisor |
Mr. Peter Siu Lam Ma |
| Chairman |
Mr. Eddie Fan |
| Vice-Chairman |
Mr. Tommy Tsui |
| Secretary |
Dr. Edward Liu |
| Treasurer |
Ms. Irene Leung |
| Ambassadorship Team |
Mr. Louis Lo
Ms. Irene Leung |
| Webmaster |
Mr. Eric Choi |
| Membership Team |
Ms. Nicole Li
Mr. Alexander Leung |
| Label Scheme Team |
Mr. Norman Siu
Mr. Johnson Li
Mr. Tommy Tsui |
| Programme Team |
Mr. Chan Chi Keung
Mr. Johnson Li
Mr. Henry Leung
Ms. Cecilia Chan |
| Publication Team |
Ms. Christine Chu
Ms. Anne Carrol Mashall |
| Education Team |
Mr. Edward Liu
Mr. Miro Ng
Mr. Chan Chi Keung |
| Media Monitoring Team |
Mr. Domonic Yim
Mr. Miro Ng
Mr. Yu Kam Chi |
| Public Speaker Team |
Mr. Henry Leung
Ms. Clara Luk |
| Event Management Team |
Mr. Li Wing Chiu
Mr. Henry Leung
Ms. Nicole Li
Mr. Alexander Leung
Ms. Clara Luk |
| Annual Dinner Team |
Mr. Johnson Li
Ms. Cecilia Chan
Mr. Alexander Leung
Mr. Louis Lo
Ms. Irene Leung |
Milestones of the Association are :
1978 | 1982 | 1988 | 1989 | 1995 | 1996 | 1998 | 2001 | 2002
2002
An SME Development fund was granted to the GAHK to develop an Accredited Gemmological Certification and Label Scheme for diamonds and jadeite.
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