"Caring Employer" Medal Presentation Ceremony 2025 held today (with photos)
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The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, delivered a video speech, congratulating the 215 awardees of the "Caring Employer" Medal (the Medal) and the "Caring Employer" Medal Design Competition (the Competition), and appealing for joint efforts to support the employment of PWDs.
The Under Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Ho Kai-ming, and Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mr Philip Lo served as the officiating guests and presented the Medals. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr Ho thanked the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and relevant assessment panels for their support in taking forward this initiative. He appealed for greater focus across the community on the abilities of PWDs, and called on enterprises to provide more employment opportunities for PWDs to develop their potential.
Mr Lo expressed sincere appreciation and congratulations to the awardees for their contributions to inclusive employment, as well as for their role in fostering cross-sector collaboration. He said that the Hong Kong Jockey Club would continue to connect with more employers through the Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment, thereby promoting training and job matching, assisting PWDs in integrating into the workplace, and encouraging inclusiveness as a core corporate value.
About 400 guests, individual awardees, and representatives of commercial and social welfare organisations attended the presentation ceremony. During the ceremony, in addition to award presentations and inclusive performances, representatives of some awardees were invited to share their experiences in fostering workplace disability inclusion.
To recognise employers who actively engage and support PWDs and foster an inclusive workplace, the LWB launched in early 2025 the Diverse Abilities．Inclusive Workplace Recognition Scheme on the basis of the existing Talent-Wise Employment Charter, and collaborated with the Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust to jointly take forward the Medal. Following the assessments, a total of 185 organisations were awarded the Medal - Level 1: Disability Inclusive Supporter, Level 2: Disability Inclusive Employer, and Level 3: Disability Inclusive Pioneer, as well as the Thematic Awards: Inclusive Buddy Award, Inclusive Collaboration Award, and Inclusive Innovation Award.
The Competition received some 680 entries. Following the assessments, a total of 30 outstanding entries across five categories (Tertiary Institute and Open Group, Persons with Disabilities Group, Special School Group, Secondary School Group, and Primary School Group) were awarded prizes. The champion design of the Tertiary Institute and Open Group was selected as the emblem of the Medal.
Please refer to the attachments or the LWB's website (www.lwb.gov.hk/en/highlights/charter_scheme/s4.html) for the lists of awardees.
Ends/Friday, October 10, 2025
Issued at HKT 19:25
Issued at HKT 19:25
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