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Winning a Hong Kong Award identifies a manufacturing company as an organisation committed to the pursuit of excellence in the production of goods and services which meet the expectations of its customers," Mrs Ip said.
Commenting on the 150 entries for this year's contest, Mrs Ip said: "The fact that more and more companies have come forward to participate in the Hong Kong Awards is clear indication that our manufacturers are increasingly confident of their industrial performance.
"In their determination to remain competitive in world market, our manufacturers are attaching increasing importance to increasing productivity, improving design, quality, environmental performance and export marketing."
The assessment of the entries for the six categories of this year's Hong Kong Awards is now under way. Final judging under the chairmanship of Executive Council member, Mr Andrew Li, will take place at the end of the month and the awards will be presented by the Governor at the presentation ceremony on September
23.
A total of six awards will be presented, one each for the six categories of consumer product design, machinery and equipment design, quality, productivity, environmental performance, and export marketing.
Seventeen out of the 23 sponsors each presented cheques for $200,000 at the presentation ceremony. They are: Chekiang First Bank Ltd; Chen Hsong Holdings Ltd; Chiaphua-Shinko Copper Alloy Co Ltd; Fang Brothers Knitting Ltd; Gold Peak Industries (Holdings) Ltd; Hang Seng Bank Ltd; The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd; The Hong Kong Industrial Estates Corporation; The Kowloon Motor Bus Co (1933) Ltd; Lippo Group; Motorola Semiconductors Hong Kong Ltd; New World Telephone Ltd; Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd; Standard Chartered Bank; VTech Group of Companies; Mr Vincent W F Woo; and YKK Hong Kong Ltd.
The remaining six each presenting cheques for $100,000 are: ACL Group; the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce; the Hong Kong Industrial Technology Centre Corporation; Hong Kong Petrochemical Co Ltd; Regatex Manufacturers Ltd; and Sino Land Co Ltd.
The cheques were received by representatives of the six organising bodies of the Awards, namely, the Industry Department, the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Productivity Council, the Private Sector Committee on the Environment, and the Trade Development Council.
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