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 (2015/16) :
| Honorary Chairman | Mr. Louis LO |
Honorary Chairlady
Ambassadorship
Media Monitoring
| Prof. Mimi OUYANG |
| Honorary Legal Advisor | Mr. Peter Siu Lam MA |
| Chairman | Mr. Ka Keung CHOW |
Vice-Chairman
Media Monitoring
Public Speaker Team | Mr. Tommy TSUI |
Secretary
Education | Dr. Edward LIU |
| Treasurer | Dr. Norman SIU |
| Education | Mr. Chi Keung CHAN |
| Webmaster | Mr. Eric CHOI |
| Publication | Ms. Christine CHU |
Programme
Annual Dinner Team | Mr. Eddie FAN |
Public Speaker Team
Publication | Ms. Bonita KWOK |
Programme
Certificate & Label Scheme
Annual Dinner Team | Ms. Miranda LEE |
Membership
Event Management Team
Programme
Annual Dinner Team
| Mr. Alexander Wai Kai LEUNG |
Public Speaker Team
Event Management Team | Mr. Henry LEUNG |
| Ambassadorship | Ms. Irene LEUNG |
Programme
Certificate & Label Scheme
Annual Dinner Team | Mr. Johnson LI |
Membership
Event Management Team
Public Speaker Team
of Ambassadorship | Ms. Nicole LI |
Membership
Event Management Team | Mr. Wing Chiu LI |
| Publication | Mrs. Anne MARSHALL |
Certificate & Label Scheme
Education
Webmaster
Annual Dinner Team | Dr. Miro NG |
| Annual Dinner Team | Mr. Eddy WONG |
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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