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HONG KONG, June 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- DHL today confirmed that the company will be the sole presenting sponsor of the first ever 'Enterprising Hong Kong' Awards. The new event will recognize and celebrate the achievements of Hong Kong's most promising enterprises (including established SMEs) and entrepreneurs. DHL's support for the event further underlines its commitment to support excellence across Hong Kong's SME and entrepreneur community.
The new awards, hosted by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), will be presented at a Gala Dinner on 25th September in front of 250 high profile guests. Finalists will be selected by a highly experienced panel of judges including Ecila Chan, Vice President Commercial, DHL Express Hong Kong, Nick Edwards, Business Editor, SCMP, Liu Chee Ming, Managing Director, Platinum Group and Access Investment Management (H.K.) Limited, Alex Cheung, Managing Director, Head of Institutional Banking Group, DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, Angelina Yuen, Vice President, Institutional Advancement and Partnership, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Dr. Cliff Chan, Chairman of the SME Committee, The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and Agnes Mak, Executive Director, Hong Kong Productivity Council.
Ken Lee, Executive Vice President Commercial, Asia Pacific and Managing Director, Hong Kong and Macau, DHL Express said: "We are extremely proud to be associated with the first ever 'Enterprising Hong Kong' awards. For some time, the business community has been looking for a way to honor and celebrate the outstanding achievements of the city's most promising SMEs and entrepreneurs."
He added: "DHL is committed to supporting customers' efforts to achieve their goals and realize their potential, especially among local SMEs. These awards help to promote best practice in relation to sustainable growth and international expansion, whilst also inspiring the next generation of up and coming business people in Hong Kong."
"Small and medium enterprises forms the engine that has propelled Hong Kong through its different stages of growth, and represents not only the creative spirit of change and commercial adaptation, but also the indomitable spirit of this City that has transformed it successfully into the metropolitan crown jewel of the Greater China region," said Mr. Robin Hu, Chief Executive Officer of SCMP Group, the organiser of the 'Enterprising Hong Kong' Awards.
"We are especially pleased that DHL is joining hands with the South China Morning Post to jointly launch this important community business awards initiative, and we look forward to a successful awards ceremony and celebrating with what will represent the creme de la creme of Hong Kong's SME's," concluded Mr. Hu.
The 'Enterprising Hong Kong' Awards will consist of nine award categories to honour enterprises and entrepreneurs for the 'Enterprising Hong Kong' Awards - Young Entrepreneur Award, CSR Award, eBusiness Award, Innovation Excellence Award, Export Excellence Award, Regionalisation Award, Achiever's Award, as well as two categories that involve public voting to determine the finalists' results, Brand Excellence Award and Best Customer Service Award.
To be considered for an award, enterprises will need to put forward nominations for any of the award categories except for the Achiever's Award that will be determined by the judges' choice. To submit a nomination, they need to provide proof of business registration, the completed official entry form, three years' worth of audited financial statements and supporting evidence for how they fulfill business management and details of their preferred award category. Nominations must be received by 4 July. Further details on the award categories - including individual award entry criteria - are available at http://www.enterprisinghk.scmp.com/
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