GOLD AWARD
Everbright Groups Limited Carven Circuits Limited
To achieve our mission goal "Holistic Care, Whole Hearted Concern", we endeavour to provide the finest quality service to our client through a wide spectrum of social welfare services in the business environment. The Groups is managed and guided by senior registered social workers. The first home for the elderly of the Groups was established in August 1998 and gradually built up remarkable reputation. Establishing of new homes for the elderly, developing of web-site service for senior citizens, providing the finest quality products in elderly market and setting up Evercare Charitable Fund would be our service direction for the coming year.


Comments from the Judging Panel
Everbright Groups Ltd has successfully demonstrated that it has, in the short time since its establishment, become a solid business operation with tremendous prospects in a growing industry. It has the backing of strong professional expertise from a highly committed management team, who have articulated a long term vision with a sound business plan for expansion.

Established in 1988, Carven Circuits Limited manufactures high-end printed circuit boards for automotive parts, telecommunications and industrial products up to world class standard. It has grown since then from 5 employees to an SME of 72 employees at present. Carven acquired ISO 9002 in 1996, QS 9000 in 1997 and ISO 14001 in 1998, which complied in line with its corporate 5 years plan. It is a learning organization, continuously upgrade the competitiveness by applying modern management, methodologies and technologies. With 100% manufacturing in Hong Kong, the top management manages innovatively the very limited and expensive local resources to assure its high value added and competitive edges in the global market. Today, Carven remains very profitable, high growth rate and satisfy most global customers and employees.


Comments from the Judging Panel
Carven Circuits is a fine example of the strength and resilience of Hong Kong's indigenous manufacturing industries. Through good management and hard work, the company has been able not just to survive but to excel in an industry which is highly competitive regionally.



SILVER AWARD
Pedorthic Technology Limited Emper Industrial Limited
Pedorthic Technology Ltd is the only pedorthic facility in Hong Kong. It has initiated and invested in developing its own CAD/CAM system to design and fabricate custom made foot orthoses and sandals to relieve foot, knee and back problems due to abnormal biomechanics of the foot. A wide range of methodology such as foot laser scanning, foot pressure analysis, plaster casting, and foam box press... have been used according to clients' needs. Besides, the Company offers the following professional services: modification of shoes according to prescription, fabrication of accommodative foot orthoses for diabetic and arthritic patients, fitting of therapeutic shoes, and modification of prefabricated products. EMPER is specialized in hand-woven leather shoes and shoe uppers. With an experienced and long trained labor force of around 700 workers in China, Emper reached the international acknowledgment as market leader. Our own outstanding developments and unique designs are accepted by leading fashion brands worldwide. Precise preparation and strict quality control secure that our labor-intensive semi-finished product is well received by shoe factories worldwide, which only assemble the soles. New developments like hand-woven handbags and leather knitted garments add further diversification to secure the unique leading position of EMPER.
Waste & Environmental Technologies Limited Keystone Electric Wire & Cable Co., Limited
Waste & Environmental Technologies Ltd. has rich asset that formed by Specialists with Selective Professions.

Our goal is to develop the optimum solution for pollution. We have successfully applied Chemical, Physical, Biological, Automation and Information Technologies to develop and enhance our Award winning and patented products and services.

Our aim is to provide a cost effective solution in using user-friendly systems to meet the strictest environmental regulations and practices. "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" would become a possible mission for enterprises.

Keystone Electric Wire & Cable, established in 1969 over 30 years experience, has ISO 9002 accredited cable manufacturing facilities in Hong Kong and Dongguan, PRC. Our main product lines are Power Cable rating up to 1000 Volts and Telecom Cable, supplying Hong Kong and oversea market.

The Power Cable product range includes flexible cables, building construction cable, control cable and armoured cable. These product has been awarded Product Safety Mark from British Approval Services for Cables (BASEC) in UK.

In the telecom area, the products include traditional telephone cable, jelly filled cable, PCM cable and High Performance LAN Cables. Our Category 5 LAN cable has been awarded with Fire Safety and Performance Mark from Underwriter Laboratory (UL) in USA.



MERIT AWARD
Molecular Technology Innomed Limited Longrand Electronics Limited
MTI (formerly known as Molecular Technology International Limited) was founded by 6 molecular biologists in 1994 and was restructured and incorporated by Innomed Group Limited in 1997. MTI is a Hong Kong based biotechnology company specializing in DNA fingerprinting technology and is the first company providing DNA paternity testing in South East Asia. Since July 1997, MTI has successfully introduced several new services to the Hong Kong community, including STR-based DNA fingerprinting, detection of genetically modified foods, DNA authentication of Chinese medicinal materials, and a non-invasive HIV diagnostic system. MTI has been widely recognized by the local community as a leader in biotechnology and in additional, MTI is expanding its business into bioinformatics and pharmacogenomics.

Mission:
To develop and utilize advanced molecular technologies to benefit society through improved quality of life and economic values.

Longrand Electronics Ltd. (Longrand) is a Hong Kong based computer product distribution company. The company was established in 1991 with the mission of ÒIntroducing the Best Value Computer Products to the MarketÓ. Although Longrand is in the distribution business, we see ourselves as more a marketer than merely a distributor. Longrand has grown from a two-person company to a medium size company with over forty staffs. With our latest expansion in Singapore, we now have offices in Hong Kong, China (Guangzhou & Beijing), Taiwan & Singapore. This growth was achieved by focusing on sourcing high quality products that are not known to local markets & successfully launching them.
Wah Lam Building Materials Limited Wings Trading (HK) Co Limited
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Wah Lam Building Materials Ltd. established since 1997 with a core business in dealing with superior quality building materials in Hong Kong. The company mainly provides a wide range of products and installation services to HKSAR Government and major developers projects. With the effort of all stakeholders, a remarkable four-fold business record has been noted. The company's business strategy of the year extends to stylish residential and commercial interior decorative materials for domestic market.

In the mean time, having seen the increasing demand of high quality building materials in Mainland China, we have founded a wholly own subsidiary in PRC to cope with the business opportunities in the mainland.

WINGS is a service-oriented and quality-conscious household product development and trading firm. All WINGS team members are keen in practicing continuous improvement with a pledge to fulfill total customer satisfaction.

Dynamic and competent team members always work side by side in creative product research that incorporated unique design,fine engineering and craftsmanship. Our strength in handling OEM projects is also well known among the prominent brand names in the industry. For 20 years WINGS has built up long-term relationships with many of its clientele, which spanned over 35 countries.

Wings Vision:
We aim to be leading supplier in housewares industry by providing:
* functional, innovative and quality products
* professional total quality services

Hong Kong SME Award Secretariat

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