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A calendar of events organised by GAHKJuly Geological Settings for Formation of Precious Stones2018 Speaker: Prof. Chan Lung Sang, Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

Classification&GradingofOpal Speaker: Mr Wong Yi Tat, Eddy

August The Instrumentation in the Gem Testing Lab2018 Speaker: Ms Bonita Kwok, Senior Gemmologists, Gübelin Gem Lab

ISO/IEC17025:2017,HKASPolicyDocNo.1&ISO31000:2018AdvancedTrainingClass Conductor: Mr C.K. Cheung

September LaunchingCeremonyofStandardMethodsforTestingFeiCuiforHongKong-ChineseVersion2018 cumAcademicConferenceofGAHK2018-ColouredGemstones OntheTrailofNewGemDeposits:ExcitingfortheTradebutChallengingforGemLabs Speaker: Dr Michael S. Krzemnicki, Director, Swiss Gemmological Institute, SSEF SeeingRed:APassionateGuidetoRuby Speaker: Mr Richard W. Hughes, for Gem-A ProvenanceProof:TechnologiesforPhysical&DigitalTracingofGemstones Speaker: Dr Daniel Nyfeler, Managing Director, Gübelin Gem Lab

November GAHK39thAnniversaryDinner20182018 UpdatesonDiamondProspecting&Mining,&theMagnificientCullinanDiamond Speaker: Mr Mark R. Cullinan

December 判斷紅藍寶⽯價格的要素 PriceDeterminationFactorsforRuby&Sapphire2019 講者： 李鎰財先⽣⾹港寶⽯學協會理事 Mr Johnson Li, Director, GAHK 瞭解鑽⽯市場最新⾯貌 ~ 精明消費者攻略

DiamondMarketUpdate-strategyforsmartconsumers 講者： 嚴定恭先⽣⾹港寶⽯學協會理事 Mr Dominic Yim, Director, GAHK

SyntheticEmeralds:updates&handyidentificationtechniques Speaker: Mr Lo Yick Sun, Louis, Honorary Chairman & Director, GAHK

January SeminarsonOrganicGems&Spinels2019 Speaker: Prof. Dr Henry A. Hänni

March SeminaronGlobalPerspectivesofInternationalisationofFeiCuiStandard:2019 LatestProgress,theValuesandImplications GlobalPerspectivesofInternationalisationofFeiCuStandard: AnOverviewandProgression Speaker: Dr Gaetano Cavalieri, President, The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) GlobalPerspectivesofInternationalisationofFeiCuStandard: KeyConsiderationsofMajorStakeholdersofJewelleryRetailingIndustry& VoiceofCertificateUsers Speaker: Mr Kent Wong, Chairman, Hong Kong Jewellers’ & Goldsmith Association GlobalPerspectivesofInternationalisationofFeiCuStandard:ExpertViewpoints Speakers: DrYangLixin,DirectorofStandardizationOffice,NationalGemstoneTestingCenter Prof. Mimi Ouyang, Chief Academic Advisor & CPD Trainer of GAHK Fei Cui Standard Project Dr Michael S. Krzemnicki, Director, Swiss Gemmlogical Institute SSEF Dr Edward Liu, Secretary, The Gemmological Association of Hong Kong Mr Horace Leung, Consultant, Smart Manufacturing & Material Division,

Hong Kong Productivity Council

June ResearchVisittoJadeMarketsinShihuiofZhaoqing&PingzhouofShunde,PRChina2019 GemResourcesofMogokStoneTract,Myanmar Speaker: Dr Edward Liu, Secretary & Education Director, GAHK

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Mr Kent Wong (3-r) Chairman of The HK Jewellers’ & Goldsmiths’ Association was Guest of Honour at the 39th Anniversary Dinner of GAHK in November 2018. Eddie Fan (3-l), Chairman of GAHK. (1) Directors and the many members were joined by industrial leaders (4). (2) Ms Anne Carroll Marshall spoke on behalf of Gem-A, the major sponsor.

(5-7) GAHK promoted the Association at both the September 2018 and June 2019 UBM HK jewellery fairs to serve and recruit members. This was organised by Miss Nicole Li (5-mid), Membership Director, and Mr W.C. Li, Event Management Director (5-r) as well as their committee team members.

(8) Prof. Chan Lung Sang (l-3) delivered a seminar on the geology of precious stone formation, and Mr Eddy Wong (9-l) talked about opal in July 2018. (10) Ms Bonita Kwok talked on lab instruments, and Mr C.K. Cheung (11) conducted training on ISO/IEC 17025 in August 2018.The Chinese version of the Standard Methods for Testing Fei Cui in HK was launched (12) during the September UBM jewellery fair, followed by an Academic Conference on Coloured Gemstones, highlighting the Tracing of Gemstones by Dr Daniel Nyfeler of Gubelin (13-l), the Trail of New Gem Deposits by Dr Michael Krzemnicki of SSEF (13-mid) and A Passionate Guide to Ruby by Mr Richard Hughes representing Gem-A (13-r).

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(14) Mr Mark Cullinan (l) delivered a seminar on diamond prospecting in November 2018.

(15) During the HKJMA fair in December 2018 Mr Johnson Li (l) talked a b o u t t h e p r i c i n g o f ruby & sapph i re , and Mr Dominic Yim (r) spoke on the diamond market.

(16) Prof. Henry Hänni (l) conducted seminars on Organic Gems and Spinels in January 2019.

(17) Mr Louis Lo (m) gave updates on synthet ic emerald with some handy identification techniques in December 2018.

(18) A seminar on the Global Perspectives of the Internationalisation of the Fei Cui Standard took place during the HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery Show in March 2019. Speeches were delivered by Dr Gaetano Cavalieri (front l-6) of CIBJO, Mr Kent Wong (front l-8) of The Hong Kong Jewellers’ & Goldsmiths’ Association. It was followed by a forum with panelists Mr Lixin Yang (back l-7) of NGTC, Dr Michael Krzemnicki (front l-4), Prof. Mimi Ou Yang (front l-5), Dr Edward Liu (front l-3) and Mr Horace Leung (back l-8) of HKPC.

(19) A research visit to Ping Zhou & Shihui jade markets was co-organised by The Kowloon Gold, Silver & Jewel Merchants’ Staff Association (Kowloon Association) and GAHK in June 2019. Thanks to Mr William W.S. Wong, Chairman & CEO of Luk Fook Holdings (International) Ltd, and Honorary Life President of The Kowloon Gold Silver & Jewel Merchants’ Staff Association who sponsored the trip.

(20) A talk on the gem resources of Mogok, Myanmar, was given by Dr Edward Liu (l-3), Secretary & Education Director of GAHK, during the UBM jewellery fair in June.

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