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“Best of Show", “Platinum Achievement Award” and other ARC Awards

GenNex and China Unicom honoured by prestigious awards

[Sponsored Article] With the hosting of a “Best of Show” event in Hong Kong on October 26, GenNex Financial Media Limited celebrated the winning of prized trophies for itself and on behalf of its clients at the prestigious International ARC Awards Competition (2017). The trophies were exhibited at the venue before they were ceremoniously presented to representatives of respective winning companies.

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With the hosting of a “Best of Show” event in Hong Kong on October 26, GenNex Financial Media Limited celebrated the winning of prized trophies for itself and on behalf of its clients at the prestigious International ARC Awards Competition (2017). The trophies were exhibited at the venue before they were ceremoniously presented to representatives of respective winning companies.

ARC Awards for China Unicom’s annual report

The 31st International ARC Awards Competition was held in Tokyo on October 12, where GenNex garnered 67 awards for the excellence of annual reports it designed and produced for its corporate clients. Often referred to as the "Oscars of Annual Reports" within the financial media community, it is the world's largest international competition of its kind – and winning an ARC award is one of the leading accolades in the investor relations industry. This year, a total of 1,987 entries from 33 countries were submitted and competed for trophies under a range of categories. They were judged and scored in terms of creativity, clarity, effectiveness, and excellence in quality.

Nominated by GenNex, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited was the winner of multiple ARC trophies. They included the grand awards for “Best of Non-Traditional Annual Reports”, “Best of Cover Design”, “Best Interior Design”, and “Best of Hong Kong” (for the highest scoring work among entries from Hong Kong). The long list was topped by the most coveted “Best of Show” grand award (for the highest scoring work among entries from all over the world), setting a precedent for an entry from the city to clinch the top prize. The Platinum Achievement Award was bestowed on GenNex for receiving the greatest number of trophies on behalf of its clients, another crowning achievement for the company since it walked away with ARC’s Titanium Achievement Award in 2015 for delivering the highest percentage of wins.

The design of China Unicom’s annual report was inspired by the words of the group’s chairman. In response to increasingly competitive market conditions, Chairman Wang Xiaochu advocated the need to “beat the head wind, turn the tide”. The creative director at GenNex turned the word “tide” on its head, changed it into “edit”, and came up with the slogan “we edit the story, turn the tide”. The steel balls sliding on the cover are a symbol of the company’s dynamic resilience, helping it turn the corner and re-discover the path to sustainable growth. The silver-white colour tone, the use of ink calligraphy and sketch drawings reflect the overall minimalist design concept, which lends the work its contemporary artistic flavour.

Corrin Chan (Executive Director and CEO of GenNex)

A veteran of the industry, Executive Director and CEO of the company Corrin Chan described the award-winning experience as an emotional one. “The results far exceeded our expectations. We were totally taken by surprise when they announced the winner for the ‘Best of Show’ grand award,” she said. “It helped put our effort on par with the work of multinational corporations. Now, I truly believe Hong Kong is a place where dreams can come true.”

Denise Ip (Chairperson of GenNex)

Chairperson of GenNex Denise Ip cast the achievement of her company against a larger backdrop. “It is an effort on our part to contribute to Hong Kong, to show people what Hong Kong is capable of,” she said. “We are working with publicly-listed corporations from the mainland, which are impressive in terms of the scale of their operation and the quality of their governance. By leveraging our edge in global vision and exposure, we help them project their corporate images onto the international stage.”

(Right to left) The Board of Directors Denise Ip, Corrin Chan, Jimmy Lam and financial commentator Agnes Wu

A number of GenNex clients also won ARC Gold, Silver or Bronze Awards for the design of their annual reports. They include China Telecom Corporation Limited, China Everbright Limited, China First Capital Group Limited, China Guangfa Bank, China Overseas Land & Investment Limited, Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust, Next Digital Limited, Prosperity Real Estate Investment Trust, and The Land Registry.

GenNex was founded in 2012 by a team of veterans with over twenty years of experience in the financial media industry. The company has already received 119 awards in 2017, contributing to a total of 354 trophies over the past five years. With experienced design teams working from its office located in Landmark, Central to offer clients round-the-clock support, it specialises in the provision of digital solutions, compliance solutions and ESG solutions. By leveraging its experience and expertise, GenNex established itself as a leader in financial printing – a time-critical industry that strives to meet the rigorous requirements for reporting, filing, printing and posting on behalf of clients ranging from multinational corporations and legal advisors to investment banks.

Presenting of awards to China Unicom’s representatives

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited and China Telecom Corporation Limited both congratulate GenNex on winning the “2017 Best of Show” and the “2017 Platinum Achievement Award” trophies at the 31st International ARC Awards Competition.

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