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Sixty-seven companies were honoured today (December 14) at the 2015 Hong Kong Awards for Industries (HKAI) presentation ceremony, at which the Financial Secretary, Mr John C Tsang, officiated.
The Grand Award winners were the Lifestyle Group Limited - ClubONE (customer service), Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd (innovation and creativity), May Cheong Toy Products Fty Ltd (productivity and quality), ASM Pacific Technology Limited (technological achievement) and Biel Crystal (HK) Manufactory Limited (upgrading and transformation).
A total of 294 entries were received. The winners were chosen by the final judging panels chaired by Professor Joseph Sung.
The HKAI is championed by the Government. It was launched in 2005 by merging the former Hong Kong Awards for Industry and the former Hong Kong Awards for Services, established in 1989 and 1997 respectively. The HKAI aims to recognise the outstanding achievements of Hong Kong enterprises in pursuit of high technology and high value-added activities, and to commend excellence in various aspects of their performance.
The 2015 HKAI covers seven categories, namely the consumer product design category organised by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries; the equipment and machinery design category organised by the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong; the customer service category organised by the Hong Kong Retail Management Association; the innovation and creativity category organised by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; the productivity and quality category organised by the Hong Kong Productivity Council; the technological achievement category organised by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, and the upgrading and transformation category organised by the Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council.
The 2015 HKAI media partners are Hong Kong Economic Times, Metro Finance and Metro Finance Digital.
Ends/Monday, December 14, 2015
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