Entries Open for 2025-26 Hong Kong Awards for Industries; Deadline June 5

Entries invited for 2025-26 Hong Kong Awards for Industries

The 2025-26 Hong Kong Awards for Industries (HKAI) is open for entries from today (March 16). Hong Kong companies in the manufacturing and services sectors are invited to join. The closing date is June 5.

Fully supported by the Government, the HKAI aims to recognise the outstanding achievements of Hong Kong enterprises in the manufacturing and services industries in enhancing their competitiveness in various aspects, and in their endeavours towards high-value-added activities. The HKAI also helps promote Hong Kong brands.

The 2025-26 HKAI comprises five categories, each run by a respective organiser:

Category

Organiser

Consumer Product Design

Federation of Hong Kong Industries

Equipment and Machinery Design

The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong

Customer Service

Hong Kong Retail Management Association

Innovation and Creativity

Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

Upgrading and Transformation

Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council

Adjudication in each award category will be carried out by a preliminary judging panel arranged by the relevant organiser. A final judging panel will be convened to decide the winners. One grand award will be presented to the most outstanding entry in each category. Other deserving entries will be presented with an award or a certificate of merit. All award winners are entitled to display the official logo of the HKAI and receive the HKAI trophy or certificate as a permanent memento of their achievement.

Entry forms and brochures are now available from the respective organisers. They can also be downloaded from the HKAI website at www.hkindustryaward.org.

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. Over the years, the HKAI has recognised and commended the excellent performance of about 1 260 companies.

For further information, please visit the HKAI website at www.hkindustryaward.org, or contact the respective organisers (contact details available on the website) or the Secretariat of the Organising Committee of the HKAI at hkai@tid.gov.hk.

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Labour Department enhances industry-based recruitment and employment services

The Labour Department (LD) announced today (March 16) that the 10 job centres across the territory will strengthen recruitment and employment services for the catering, retail and construction industries from April 1, including organising more district-based job fairs, staging recruitment weeks and strengthening employment advisory services for these industries, with a view to providing employers and job seekers with more convenient and appropriate services.

The LD today also launched enhanced industry-based thematic webpages - Dedicated Webpages on Catering, Retail and Construction Industries - to provide job seekers with the latest information about these sectors, including job fairs, job vacancies and recruitment trends. Job seekers may also receive information about newly posted job vacancies via email or push notifications through the Interactive Employment Service website and its mobile application.

In addition, the LD will organise three large-scale "Embarking on a New Journey" industry-based job fairs at MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok on April 21, May 12 and May 13 to provide a large number of job vacancies from the above industries. Details of the district-based job fairs and recruitment weeks for the industries to be held at job centres will be announced nearer the time on the Dedicated Webpages on Catering, Retail and Construction Industries.

To enhance the effective use of public resources, the Recruitment Centre for the Catering Industry and Retail Industry in Cheung Sha Wan, as well as the Recruitment Centre for the Construction Industry in Ngau Tau Kok, will cease operation on April 1. Members of the public may visit job centres in various districts or browse the Dedicated Webpages on Catering, Retail and Construction Industries for employment information and services related to these sectors.

The LD will continue to enhance its services in light of service needs and market situation to further improve efficiency.

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