The Hong Kong Retail Management Association (HKRMA) was founded in 1983 by a group of visionary retailers with a long-term mission to promote Hong Kong's retail industry and to present a unified voice on issues that affect all retailers. HKRMA has been playing a vital role in representing the trade, and raising the status and professionalism of retailing through awards, education and training. Today, HKRMA is the leading retail association in Hong Kong with membership covering more than 8,000 retail outlets and employing over half of the local retail workforce. HKRMA is one of the founding members of the Federation of Asia-Pacific Retailers Associations (FAPRA) and is the only representing organization from Hong Kong. FAPRA members cover 17 Asian Pacific countries and regions.