 
Organizer
Objectives
To
promote a culture of innovation and creativity amongst
Hong Kong
industries. The winning entries should be able to present the unique
features of their creative concepts, implement innovative business
practices, and demonstrate their commercial accomplishments, as well as
their contribution to industries and the community in general.
Award Categories
There are three levels of awards:
| - Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Innovation
and Creativity Grand Award |
| - Hong
Kong Awards for Industries: Innovation and Creativity Award |
| - Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Innovation
and Creativity Certificate of Merit |
Eligibility
The Award is open to all business sectors. Any
company registered and operating in Hong Kong, whether large or small, can apply for the
Award.
Selection Criteria
The following aspects would be considered by the
judges:
| - Creativity – design, development and
performance |
| - Commitment to an innovative culture |
| - Commercial results and prospects |
| - Contribution to the industry and to society |
Assessment and Judging
* Initial Stage
All applications will be considered by an assessment team of the HKGCC assisted by
a professional consultant. The team will report all results to the HKGCC Judging Panel.
* Assessment & Shortlisting
Applicant companies may be asked to make a presentation of their submission to the
HKGCC Judging Panel, to receive observational visits, and to supply additional information
or supporting documents. About five applicants will be shortlisted as finalists by the
HKGCC Judging Panel, which will also decide on the granting of the Certificates of Merit
to non-shortlisted companies. The Organizer will not provide written assessments to
non-shortlisted applicants.
* Final Judging
The top winner for the “Hong Kong Awards for Industries: Innovation and
Creativity Grand Award” will be selected by the Final Judging Panel of the Hong Kong
Awards for Industries. Other finalists will be awarded the Innovation and Creativity Award
or Certificate of Merit.
All decisions made by the
Organizer and the
Judging Panels are final and binding.
Confidentiality of
Information
Any information supplied for the purpose of
assessment for the Award will be treated in strict confidence and will not be released
without the applicant's permission.
Benefits of Participation
All participating companies will benefit from
a self-assessment and from associating with top-quality firms in the business sector.
All winners will receive a permanent momento
or certificate. Winners will also be entitled to display the Award's logo for a period of
3 years, on the company's print matters, press advertising and other promotional
materials.
The Award is a recognition of excellence for
all winners. It is the best form of advertising and marketing that a company can acquire,
because it has to be achieved. Winning the Award ensures territory-wide coverage in the
media.
All winners will be entitled to one year
membership of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (non-member only).
Ground Rules
The Hong Kong Awards for Industries include two product-based categories
– “Consumer Product Design” and “Machinery
and Machine Tool Design”, as well as five company-based categories –
“Customer Service”, “Environmental Performance”,
“Innovation and Creativity”, “Productivity and
Quality” and “Technological Achievement”. For
details of the seven awards categories, please visit www.hkindustryaward.org.
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Eligibility
of government departments
- The
Award will not be open to departments/agencies of the HKSAR
Government. The
restriction however does not cover public-funded or
non-governmental statutory institutions (like universities).
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Restriction
on number of entries (for company-based categories)
- An entrant can take part in no more than two company-based categories (and one entry for one category only)
in the same year. There
will be no restriction on the number of entries to the two
product-based categories.
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Restriction
on project-based entries (for company-based categories)
–
- Grand
Award and Category Award
will
be considered on the basis of a company, or a particular division
of a company, rather than a project.
- Certificate of Merit might be considered on a project basis but
the project should be implemented on a longer term basis (say a
year). |
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Restriction
on repeated entries from past winners (for company-based
categories)
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- A Grand Award winner of one year will not be considered for any
award in the same category in the following two years.
For instance, a 2005 Grand Award winner
would not be considered for any award in the same category
again before 2008.
- A Category Award or Certificate of Merit winner of one year,
when participating in the same category in the following two
years, will only be considered for a higher award.
- Any
company with identical or the same first eight digits in its
Business Registration number as a past Award winner or Certificate
of Merit winner will be regarded as the same company as that past
winner.
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Maximum
number of winners
- There will be only one Grand Award winner for all
categories. The number
of Category Award or Certificate of Merit winners will be capped
at five and ten
respectively for all the five company-based categories.
There will be no capping on the number of Category Award or
Certificate of Merit winners for the two product-based categories. |
Application
Participants should complete the
application
form and return it to:
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
22/F United Centre, 95 Queensway,
Hong Kong
Enquiries:
Tel: (852) 2823 1228
Fax: (852) 2527 9843
Email: inc@chamber.org.hk
Closing Date for Entries:
8 August 2008
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