Sixty-seven companies were honoured today (December 18) at the 2017 Hong Kong Awards for Industries (HKAI) presentation ceremony, at which the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, officiated.

     The Grand Award winners were i.Tech Dynamic Global Distribution Limited (consumer product design), Dunwell Engineering Company Limited (equipment and machinery design), DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (customer service), Black & Veatch Hong Kong Limited (innovation and creativity), ABUS Hardware (Hong Kong) Limited (productivity and quality), ASM Pacific Technology Limited (technological achievement) and Luen Fung Commercial Holdings Limited (upgrading and transformation).

     A total of 233 entries were received in the 2017 HKAI. The winners were decided by the final judging panels chaired by Professor Joseph Sung.

     The HKAI 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 2017 HKAI covered 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.

Ends/Monday, December 18, 2017
Issued at HKT 19:40

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