17 July 2006, Hong Kong - Press Release

With the slogan, "honouring excellence and applauding success", the Hong Kong Awards for Industries (HKAI) for 2006 now invites Hong Kong companies in the manufacturing and services sectors to submit entries. The closing date for entries is September 8, 2006.

HKAI is an awards scheme, championed by the Government, aiming to commend outstanding achievements and the performance excellence of enterprises in both the manufacturing and services sectors.

The Organising Committee of the Hong Kong Awards for Industries is chaired by the Director-General of Trade and Industry. The scheme comprises seven categories of awards organised by seven associations, as follows:

Organiser	Category
Federation of HK Industries	Consumer Product Design
The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of HK	Machinery and Equipment
HK Retail Management Association	Design Customer Service
Business Environment Council	Environmental Performance
HK General Chamber of Commerce	Innovation and Creativity
HK Productivity Council	Productivity and Quality
HK Science and Technology Parks Corporation	Technological Achievement

The adjudication of the HKAI is administered by individual organisers, which in turn make recommendations to the Final Judging Panel to consider the award winners.

The Awards Presentation Ceremony will be held on February 5, 2007 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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

For further information, visit the HKAI website, contact respective organisations (contact details at the website) or Trade and Industry Department (the Secretariat of the Organising Committee) via email: hkai@tid.gov.hk or tel: (+852)2398 5551.