The Hong Kong Management Association Annual Fellowship Dinner cum Hong Kong Sustainability Award 2023 Presentation Ceremony was held successfully at Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel on Tuesday, 14 November 2023. The Honourable Cheuk Wing-hing, Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was the Guest of Honour at this joyous occasion.
The Presentation Ceremony of the Hong Kong Sustainability Award 2023 was also held during the occasion. Winners of Organization and Individual Awards were presented with trophies and certificates by Dr Y K Pang, Chairman of the Association; Mr S K Cheong and Prof Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Deputy Chairmen of the Association; Mr Lincoln Leong, Mr David Fong, Mr Ricky Wong, Dr Allan Zeman, Mr Martin Murray, Mr T K Chiang and Mr Peter Wong, Council Members of the Association; Prof James Thompson, Honorary President.
Fellow and Charter Membership
During the occasion, 13 new Fellow and Charter Memberships were presented. Fellows are individuals who have distinguished themselves in the management field either by example or by contributing towards the general body of theory, philosophy and management practice. The two new Fellows this year are:
- Mr T K Chiang, Chief Executive Officer, CLP Holdings Ltd
- Mr Peter Wong, Managing Director, Hong Kong and China Gas Company Ltd
Charter Members are outstanding corporate bodies or companies, which are admitted by invitation only. The eleven new Charter Members this year include:
- Bupa Hong Kong
- Caritas Institute of Higher Education and Caritas Bianchi College of Careers;
- FUJIFILM Business Innovation Hong Kong Ltd;
- Hong Kong District Cooling Company Ltd;
- Hong Kong Television Entertainment Company Ltd;
- JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong;
- McKinsey & Company, Inc;
- Nanyang Commercial Bank, Ltd;
- Peoples Smart Living Limited;
- River Cam Medical Group; and
- Wheelock Properties (Hong Kong) Ltd
Management Development Credit Unit (MDCU) Award
To recognize the achievement of companies in staff training and human resources development, companies were awarded the Management Development Credit Unit (MDCU) Awards. This year, Hong Kong Hospital Authority was awarded The MDCU Largest Sponsor of Staff Members Award and Hong Kong Police Force was awarded The MDCU Largest Sponsor of Training Hours Award.
Hong Kong Sustainability Award 2023 Presentation Ceremony
In view of the rising significance of sustainability, the Association launched the Hong Kong Sustainability Award in October 2016 aiming to raise awareness of the business community of the importance of sustainability, to recognize best practices of sustainability, as well as to give public recognition to organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to sustainability in their operations while achieving good business performance. This year, an Individual Award Category has been launched to honour business leaders and sustainability experts for their contribution to the sustainable development of their organizations and the business community.
The results of the Hong Kong Sustainability Award 2023 were as follows:
ORGANIZATION AWARDS (Listed according to alphabetical order of company name)
Grand Award
Large-sized Organizations
- Swire Properties
Small and Medium-sized Organizations
- Champion REIT
Distinction Awards
Large-sized Organizations
- Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited
- Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
- CLP Holdings Limited
- Crystal International Group Limited
- Hang Lung Properties Limited
- Hongkong Land (Property Management) Limited
- Hysan Development Company Limited
- MTR Corporation
- New World Development Company Limited
- Swire Pacific Limited
- Swire Properties
- Towngas Smart Energy Company Limited
Small and Medium-sized Organizations
- Champion REIT
- Dream Impact HK Limited
- The Harbour School
- Meiriki Japan Company Limited
- Nan Fung Property Management – 8 Deep Water Bay Drive
- Smart Farming HK Limited
Merit Awards
Large-sized Organizations
- Airport Authority Hong Kong
- Henderson Land Development Company Limited
- Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited
- Kerry Properties Limited
- Orient Overseas Container Line Limited
Small and Medium-sized Organizations
- Fortune REIT
- U PLACE
Certificates of Excellence
Large-sized Organizations
- Analogue Holdings Limited
- Baguio Green Group
- Chinachem Group
- Drainage Services Department
- Eaton HK
- Esquel Group
- McDonald’s Hong Kong
- Nestlé Hong Kong Limited
- NWS Holdings Limited
- Shiseido Hong Kong Limited
Small and Medium-sized Organizations
- AluHouse Company Limited
- Associated Engineers, Limited
- Consilium Education Company Limited
- ITOCHU Textile Prominent (Asia) Limited
- Negawatt Utility Limited
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Sustainability Leader of the Year
Large-sized Organizations
- Mr Johnathan Chiu, Hong Kong President of Schneider Electric (Hong Kong)
Small and Medium-sized Organizations
- Ms Ophella Lin, Managing Director of Meiriki Japan Company Limited
Distinguished Sustainability Leadership Award
Large-sized Organizations
- Ms Anita Chan, Senior Vice President – Global Brand Marketing and Innovation & Technology of Dorsett Hospitality International
- Mr Johnathan Chiu, Hong Kong President of Schneider Electric (Hong Kong)
Small and Medium-sized Organizations
- Mr Rafi Cristobal, Director, Social Impact and Sustainability Program of The Harbour School
- Mr Arthur Lam, CEO, Co-Founder of Negawatt Utility Limited
- Ms Ophella Lin, Managing Director of Meiriki Japan Company Limited
SPECIAL AWARDS
Excellence in Economic Sustainability Initiative
Large-sized Organizations
- Henderson Land Development Co Ltd
- MTR Corporation
- New World Development Company Limited
Small and Medium-sized Organizations
- Champion REIT
- ITOCHU Textile Prominent (Asia) Limited
Excellence in Social Sustainability Initiative
Large-sized Organizations
- Henderson Land Development Co Ltd
- MTR Corporation
- New World Development Company Ltd
Small and Medium-sized Organizations
- Smart Farming HK Limited
- The Habour School
- U PLACE
Swire Properties Excellence in Environmental Sustainability Initiative
Large-sized Organizations
- Chinachem Group
- Civil Engineering and Development Department
- CLP Holdings Limited
Small and Medium-sized Organizations
- Champion REIT
- Smart Farming HK Limited
Excellence in Innovation
Large-sized Organizations
- Airport Authority Hong Kong
- Esquel Group
- MTR Corporation
Small and Medium-sized Organizations
- Meiriki Japan Company Limited
- Smart Farming HK Limited
- The Harbour School
To learn more about the Hong Kong Sustainability Award and the success stories of the winners, please visit: www.hkma.org.hk/hksa
Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 14 November 2023.
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