Companies taking part in this year's People Management Awards, a competition jointly launched by the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management (HKIHRM) and the South China Morning Post, will be assessed by a panel of judges consisting of human resources professionals and academics.
Competing companies are divided into three groups: small enterprises with 100 employees or below; medium-sized businesses that have up to 500 people; and large enterprises that have more than 500 people.
Any Hong Kong-based company is eligible to apply.
Shortlisted written entrants will be asked to complete an online multiple-choice self-assessment where they will rate the project's performance and effectiveness of the company's overall human resources function against a list of assessment criteria.
Two of the project's stakeholders must also complete a separate online questionnaire for cross-checking and evaluation.
The finalists will be invited to give a presentation on the success of their people management strategy and explain the impact for the long term.