HKPC is Honoured to be Recognised in The Greater Bay Area Navigation Award for Its Outstanding Contribution to Help SMEs Thrive in GBA

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 5 November 2021 – The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) was awarded The
Greater Bay Area Navigation Award – Award for Outstanding Contribution
(Organisation) today, with trophy presented by Mr Li Jiangzhou, Deputy Head of the Office for Safeguarding National Security
of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR and Mr Pan Yundong, Deputy Commissioner of the Office of
the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of
China in the HKSAR. Garnering over 50 accolades in 2021 including a number of
international recognitions, HKPC has showcased its world-class innovation and
technology (I&T) and is absolutely honoured to be named winner of this
award that describes our achievement in relentlessly driving technologies to enhance
productivity of Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area (GBA) enterprises and help them
transform.

HKPC was awarded The Greater Bay Area Navigation Award – Award for Outstanding Contribution (Organisation), in recognition of HKPC’s contribution to the development of the Greater Bay Area. Mr Li Jiangzhou, Deputy Head of the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR (fifth from left) and Mr Pan Yundong, Deputy Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the HKSAR (centre) presented this award to Mr Willy Lin, Chairman of HKPC (fourth from right) at The 2nd Greater Bay Area Navigation Award Ceremony and Development Forum today.

Mr Willy Lin, Chairman of
HKPC, said, “HKPC is deeply honoured to receive this award, which affirms our
services and contributions in Hong Kong and GBA over the years. I&T is an
important engine driving the new economy of GBA. HKPC offers integrated ‘smart’
support to facilitate Hong Kong companies in setting up smart production lines and
developing high-value-added intelligent manufacturing in GBA. We also provide
comprehensive ‘Industry 4.0’ and ‘Enterprise 4.0’ services and advanced technologies to boost small and medium enterprises (SME)’s
productivity and operational efficiency, while assisting Hong Kong companies to
realise ‘reindustrialisation’ and getting local manufacturing back to life. Echoing China and HKSAR
Government’s call to promote the use of innovative technologies, HKPC will
continue to deliver diversified services to foster Hong Kong’s development as
an international I&T hub as promulgated in the 14^th Five-Year
Plan.”

Mr Mohamed Butt, Executive Director of HKPC, added, “With its exceptional
technologies and services, HKPC has made every effort to contribute to the
development of GBA. In 2018 we established the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao
Greater Bay Area Productivity Promotion Service Alliance with Guangdong
Productivity Center, Macau Productivity and Technology Transfer Center and
China Association of Productivity Promotion Centers, and has been rotating as the chairing organisation since October 2021.
We strive to connect alliance members with SMEs in the region and enhance
competitiveness of GBA enterprises in general.”

“HKPC is committed to enabling SMEs in Hong Kong and GBA to capture new business opportunities by leveraging digital
technology. According to an independent research conducted by a third-party consultancy, almost 80% of HKPC’s clients stated that
HKPC’s services have generated positive impacts on their businesses across GBA,
the Mainland and ASEAN countries, including revenue growth, increased company scale
and further commercial adoption of HKPC’s research and development, etc. We are
extremely proud of such track record,” continued Mr Butt.

Through six key development
areas, including intelligent manufacturing, reindustrialisation, smart and
green living, FutureSkills, digitalisation and cyber security, and SME and
startup support, HKPC fully assists Hong Kong and Hong Kong-funded SMEs in GBA
to seize the dual-circulation opportunities and actively participate in GBA development,
while also actively engaging cooperations with GBA universities and
institutions. Nevertheless, it provides FutureSkills training programmes to
nurture talent in GBA through the HKPC GBA FutureSkills Centre.

Presented by the Hong Kong
Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group, The Greater Bay Area Navigation Award honours
enterprises, organisations and individuals from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau
with excellent contributions to the development of GBA. The 2^nd Greater Bay
Area Navigation Award Ceremony and Development Forum was held today at Grand
Hyatt Hong Kong. Officiating at the ceremony were Mrs Carrie Lam, the Chief
Executive of the HKSAR Government, Mr Yin Zonghua, Deputy Director of the
Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR, Mr Jiang
Zaizhong and Mr Gong Junlong, Members of the National Committee of CPPCC, and
Mr Sun Yu, Chairman of the Chinese Banking Association of HK. Mr Paul Chan, the
Financial Secretary of the HKSAR Government, also delivered a keynote speech at
the event.