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The following is issued on behalf of the Housing Authority:
Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) and numerous industry organisations, the Quality Public Housing Construction and Maintenance Awards 2008 is now open for nominations.
Held for the sixth consecutive year, the event aims to commend outstanding construction and maintenance projects, contractors, supervisors, workers and Housing Department (HD) project teams for their excellent performance in the construction and maintenance of public housing.
Ms Ada Fung, Deputy Director of Housing (Development and Construction), said today (July 21), "The HA has a fruitful relationship with the construction and maintenance industry. We have been partnering to enhance the built quality and maintenance of public housing. The awards will facilitate experience sharing and encourage practitioners to improve quality standards in craftsmanship and service delivery."
Co-organising the event are Hong Kong Construction Association Limited, Hong Kong Federation of Electrical & Mechanical Contractors Limited, the Hong Kong Construction Sub-Contractors Association, Hong Kong Construction Industry Employees General Union, Construction Site Workers General Union, Labour Department, Occupational Safety & Health Council, Hong Kong and Kowloon Electrical Engineering and Appliances Trade Workers Union, Construction Industry Council and the Vocational Training Council.
Ms Fung encouraged members of the Estate Management Advisory Committees, District Councillors, public rental housing tenants, contractors / nominated sub-contractors and HD staff to recognise the outstanding performance of supervisors, workers and HD customer service teams by submitting nominations.
The awards are classified into two categories: "new works projects" and "maintenance / improvement projects". Candidates will be assessed by their performance in terms of work quality, occupational safety and health, environmental protection, ethical integrity, partnership and customer service.
Nomination forms can be obtained at all public housing estate offices, the HA headquarters, site offices of construction and maintenance services contractors, or downloaded from the HA / HD website (www.housingauthority.gov.hk). Completed nomination forms should reach the HA headquarters on or before August 30.
For enquiries, please call 2129 3531 (new works projects) or 2761 6685 (maintenance / improvement projects).
Ends/Monday, July 21, 2008
Issued at HKT 19:20
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