https://www.scmp.com/rss/503021/feed The DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards, held annually since 1989, celebrates exceptional contributions by corporate executives and business owners in the city. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Natural or plastic? Each holiday season, consumers have to make this difficult decision when buying a Christmas tree. This debate may have now been resolved once and for all. A Hong Kong-based company has made the choice easier by producing cheaper and more eco-friendly artificial Christmas trees. Polygroup, a leading manufacturer of artificial Christmas trees in the world, has an impressive list of customers ranging from big box retailers like Walmart, Home Depot, Costco and Target, to online... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3245919/hong-kong-worlds-biggest-maker-christmas-trees-goes-eco-friendly-recycled-plastics-global-production?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3245919/hong-kong-worlds-biggest-maker-christmas-trees-goes-eco-friendly-recycled-plastics-global-production?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Dec 2023 02:00:14 +0000 SCMP Reporter SCMP Reporter Allan Zeman, the property and entertainment magnate who drove the transformation of Lan Kwai Fong into one of Hong Kong’s most famous nightlife districts, has been honoured for his life’s work by the oldest corporate award in his adopted hometown of a half century. Zeman, who turned 74 in July, received the Lifetime Achievement prize at the 2023 DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards during a black-tie gala dinner Thursday night at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Wan Chai. “I’m really proud to be receiving... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3244270/entertainment-magnate-allan-zeman-feted-2023-dhl-scmp-hong-kong-business-awards-his-lifes-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3244270/entertainment-magnate-allan-zeman-feted-2023-dhl-scmp-hong-kong-business-awards-his-lifes-work?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:30:34 +0000 Nominations are open for the 2023 DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards (HKBA), as the city’s oldest peer-judged honours look to recognise exemplary demonstrations of corporate excellence and leadership. The awards, held uninterrupted since 1990, honour excellence in seven categories this year, covering the outstanding Businessperson, Executive, Enterprise, China Company, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME), Start-up and those noted for enhancing their International brands. A discretionary... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3228247/nominations-open-2023-dhl-scmp-hong-kong-business-awards-honour-outstanding-corporate-achievements?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3228247/nominations-open-2023-dhl-scmp-hong-kong-business-awards-honour-outstanding-corporate-achievements?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:30:21 +0000 Peter Wong Tung-shun, the non-executive Asia-Pacific chairman of Hong Kong’s largest bank, HSBC, was recognised by the city’s longest-running business awards for a banking career that spanned four decades. Wong, who turned 71 last month, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards, the highest honour in an annual celebration of exceptional corporate achievements. The awards, jointly organised by DHL and the Post since 1990, is unique in getting... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3201737/hsbcs-taipan-peter-wong-feted-four-decade-banking-achievement-dhl-scmp-hong-kong-business-awards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3201737/hsbcs-taipan-peter-wong-feted-four-decade-banking-achievement-dhl-scmp-hong-kong-business-awards?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:30:46 +0000 The 2022 DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards (HKBA) have opened for nominations, as the city’s oldest peer-judged awards look to honour exemplary demonstrations of corporate excellence and management leadership. The awards, held without interruption since 1990, honour outstanding achievements in seven categories this year, covering the outstanding business-person, executive, enterprise, China company, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), start-up and international reputations. A lifetime... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3185083/dhl-scmps-2022-hong-kong-business-awards-open-nominations-honour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3185083/dhl-scmps-2022-hong-kong-business-awards-open-nominations-honour?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:55:52 +0000 Kenneth Lo, the textile magnate who incorporated the gender equality best practices and anti-sexual harassment awareness into the employee care programme of the world’s largest clothing producer, has been awarded the Businessperson of the Year award at the 2021 DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards. Lo, the founder of Hong Kong-listed Crystal International Group Limited, led seven categories honoured by the peer-judged awards, which have been recognising outstanding corporate and entrepreneurial... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3158117/crystal-groups-founder-kenneth-lo-leads-honours-2021-dhl-scmp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3158117/crystal-groups-founder-kenneth-lo-leads-honours-2021-dhl-scmp?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Dec 2021 14:00:23 +0000 The 2021 DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards (HKBA) kicked off the nomination process to honour outstanding management, corporate and entrepreneurial achievements over the past 12 months, when the city was mired in recession amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The 2021 awards comprise seven categories: business-person of the year, executive, start-up, international award, enterprise, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) and China company. The eighth award is a discretionary honour that recognises... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3141460/dhl-scmp-hong-kong-business-awards-kick-2021-search-corporate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3141460/dhl-scmp-hong-kong-business-awards-kick-2021-search-corporate?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:08:10 +0000 Tan Siu-lin, founder of the Luen Thai Group of company and one of Hong Kong’s best-known philanthropists, has been honoured for a lifetime of contributions to industry and his charitable donations by the city’s oldest and most prestigious business awards. Tan, 89, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the top of the honours list in the 2020 DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards, the 31st year that the accolades were given to the city’s captains of industry. Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, the chief... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3114074/philanthropists-champions-social-responsibility-lead-2020?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3114074/philanthropists-champions-social-responsibility-lead-2020?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Dec 2020 01:30:17 +0000 The nomination process has commenced for the 31st annual DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards (HKBA) to honour outstanding management, corporate and entrepreneurial achievements in the city. The awards, the highlight of Hong Kong’s corporate life since 1990, will honour achievements in six categories this year: Business Person of the Year, Executive of the Year, SME of the Year, Start-up of the Year, International Award and Enterprise Award. A seventh award may be given at the judges’ discretion... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3094822/search-fete-achievements-amid-hard-times-nominations-open-2020?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3094822/search-fete-achievements-amid-hard-times-nominations-open-2020?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Jul 2020 23:00:13 +0000 Charles Li Xiaojia, the chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), has had a career that reflects the tremendous growth and seismic changes China’s economy has undergone over the past four decades. He is – by his own reckoning – adept at responding to change. “My generation [went] through many changes, [so] we learned to adapt, anticipate, prepare for changes – and [to] make sure these changes reflected our values, so that they would do good,” Li, 58, said in an... https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3040614/oil-rigs-wall-st-hkex-chief-executive-charles-li-has-seen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3040614/oil-rigs-wall-st-hkex-chief-executive-charles-li-has-seen?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:30:09 +0000 Victor Fung Kwok-king, the honorary chairman of global supply-chain manager Li & Fung, has stepped down from some of his official roles and plays less golf than he used to. But apart from that, there has been no let-up in his jet-setting lifestyle. Fung, 74, spoke at 31 seminars and conferences around the world in the past two years at the rate of more than one every month, 10 of which were on globalisation, a subject very close to his heart and the source of three generations of wealth for his... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3040763/globalisations-tireless-advocate-victor-fung-feted-lifetime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3040763/globalisations-tireless-advocate-victor-fung-feted-lifetime?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:00:12 +0000 Victor Fung, a tireless advocate of globalisation and head of the world’s largest supply chain manager, has been honoured for a lifetime of corporate achievements at the 2019 DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards. Fung, the chairman of the Fung Group, is the seventh person to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award in the 30-year history of the awards. Previous winners included Hong Kong’s wealthiest man Li Ka-shing (2010), Lee Man Tat of Lee Kum Kee (2018) and L.T. Lam (2017), the creator of the... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3040754/victor-fung-feted-lifetime-achievements-top-honours-list-2019?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3040754/victor-fung-feted-lifetime-achievements-top-honours-list-2019?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Dec 2019 23:00:13 +0000 The DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards, which have been honouring outstanding achievements in the city’s business and corporate sectors for almost three decades, have made significant amendments to their performance indicators and award categories, as nominations open for 2018. This year’s awards will introduce a new category to honour start-ups, in a move to reward business originality and performance that taps unique market opportunities, as well as scalability and sustainable growth. The... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2148518/hong-kongs-most-prestigious-business-accolades-raise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2148518/hong-kongs-most-prestigious-business-accolades-raise?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 May 2018 11:20:43 +0000 The longest-running and most recognised business awards programme in Hong Kong, the DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards kicked off its 2017 campaign on Monday. There will be nine award categories this year – Business Person of the Year, Executive, Owner-Operator, Young Entrepreneur, International, Enterprise, China Company, SME and Lifetime Achievement. DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards kick off The awards scheme aims to acknowledge the contributions made by individuals and companies in... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2097188/search-top-business-talent-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2097188/search-top-business-talent-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jun 2017 14:31:31 +0000 The DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards 2016 was launched on Monday and is now open for nomination until August 12. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on December 1. At the launch lunch on Monday were (front from left) Raymond Yip, deputy executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council; Jeffrey Chan, divisional president for greater China at CPA Australia; Peggy Sito, deputy business editor of the South China Morning Post; Herbert Vongpusanachai, senior... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1975360/dhl/scmp-hong-kong-business-awards-kick?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1975360/dhl/scmp-hong-kong-business-awards-kick?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:26:24 +0000 The DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards 2015 were launched on Monday with a lunch at the Mandarin Oriental Landmark. The deadline for nominations is August 14 and winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on December 3. “When we started the Hong Kong Business Awards 26 years ago, our aims were to encourage the region’s entrepreneurial spirit and to remind businessmen in Hong Kong to spare time to celebrate success,” said Ken Lee, the Hong Kong and Macau managing director of global logistics... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1822189/dhlscmp-hong-kong-business-awards-2015-kick-winners-december-3?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1822189/dhlscmp-hong-kong-business-awards-2015-kick-winners-december-3?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Jun 2015 06:45:15 +0000 Hong Kong's small companies and start-ups are encouraged to participate in a business award unveiled on Tuesday by the South China Morning Post. Entering their second year, the Enterprising Hong Kong Awards, sponsored by DHL Express Hong Kong, will recognise the outstanding achievements of small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups in the city. Speaking at a lunch meeting in Wan Chai, Elsie Cheung, SCMP Group's chief operating officer, said the awards would cultivate the culture of... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1804191/hk-small-business-awards-enter-their-second-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1804191/hk-small-business-awards-enter-their-second-year?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 May 2015 16:41:53 +0000 Hong Kong's most enterprising smaller companies are the focus of a new business awards programme unveiled yesterday by the South China Morning Post. The 2014 Enterprising Hong Kong Awards, sponsored by DHL Express Hong Kong, will recognise the outstanding achievements of start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises in the city. SCMP Group's chief operating officer Elsie Cheung, speaking at a meeting of the judges, said the awards would "shine a light on companies' excellence". A wide array... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1549231/dhlscmp-enterprising-hong-kong-awards-celebrate-startups-and-smes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1549231/dhlscmp-enterprising-hong-kong-awards-celebrate-startups-and-smes?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2014 18:00:30 +0000 The DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards 2014 was launched yesterday at a luncheon in Hong Kong. "This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong Business Awards. We started this in 1989. It has developed into Hong Kong's premier business award programme," said Ken Lee, the Hong Kong and Macau managing director of global logistics major DHL. The number of award categories has expanded from four initially to nine now, Lee said. The judging for the awards will be held on October 17 and the... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1534304/dhlscmp-business-awards-marks-25th-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1534304/dhlscmp-business-awards-marks-25th-year?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Jun 2014 21:15:30 +0000 Honours list: (From left) DHL Express Greater China managing director Connie Tang; SME Award winner AppoTech chief executive Chuck Cheng; Executive Award winner Maxim's Caterers chairman Michael Wu; Clement Kwok, chief executive of Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, winner of the International Award; DHL International co-founder Po Chung; Lifetime Achievement awardee Harilela Group chairman Hari Naroomal Harilela; South China Morning Post editor C.K. Lau; Business Person of the Year Award winner... https://www.scmp.com/article/662641/dhlscmp-hk-business-awards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/662641/dhlscmp-hk-business-awards?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Since their inception in 1990, the DHL/South China Morning Post Hong Kong Business Awards have won respect for their role in recognising outstanding contributions to the development of Hong Kong as Asia's leading financial and business centre. The time is approaching to choose this year's winners. The award categories include Businessman of the Year, The Executive Award, the Young Entrepreneur Award, the International Award, the Enterprise Trophy and the Owner-Operator Award. The South China... https://www.scmp.com/article/296202/hong-kong-business-awards-1999?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/296202/hong-kong-business-awards-1999?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Oct 1999 16:00:00 +0000