Date: 2011/07/21
The Hong Kong Brand Development Council (BDC) held a media conference cum media luncheon on 20 July. Chairman of BDC cum CMA Vice President Ms Shirley Chan, together with the council members, officiated at the kick-off ceremony and announced the details of the 2011 Hong Kong Top Brand Awards & Hong Kong Top Service Brand Awards and Hong Kong Emerging Brand Awards & Hong Kong Emerging Service Brand Awards.
Founded in 1999 and 2005 respectively, the Hong Kong Top Brand Awards and Hong Kong Top Service Brand Awards are the pioneers in brand-related accreditation and promotion with around 170 winners today. Last year, the Hong Kong Brand Development Council firstly introduced the Hong Kong Emerging Brand Awards & Hong Kong Emerging Service Brand Awards to commend up-and-coming brandnames which are established by Hong Kong companies for no more than 8 years. Riding on the success, the BDC and the CMA organized the Hong Kong Emerging Brand Awards & Hong Kong Emerging Service Brand Awards again this year to promote the brand development especially for the SMEs.
The Awards this year are supported by various government departments. Director-General of Trade and Industry Ms Maria Kwan and Commissioner for Innovation and Technology Ms Janet Wong are the chairmen of the final judging panel of Hong Kong Top Brand Awards and Hong Kong Top Service Brand Awards respectively; while Head of Create Hong Kong Mr Jerry Liu is the chairman of the final judging panel of Hong Kong Emerging Brand Awards & Hong Kong Emerging Service Brand Awards. To be officiated by Financial Secretary Hon John Tsang, the presentation ceremony of the Awards will be held on 20 January 2012 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Media release (Chinese version only)：www.cma.org.hk/news-detail/2012/55