The FHKI will form a reputable judging panel comprising prominent public figures and leaders of industry to select awardees based on the achievements, vision, contributions and integrity of candidates.

Business in good shape with sound performance.	Creative, farsighted and with a good grasp of economic and industrial development trends.
Committed to industry and advancing its progression, dedicated to community service and corporate social responsibility, and contribute to the betterment of Hong Kong.	Honorable and with respectable personal integrity and business ethics.

To be eligible, a candidate must be:

1. Aged between 21 and 45 on or before 16 May 2025 (i.e. born on or after 17 May 1979);
2. Holder of Hong Kong Identity Card;
3. Working for a Hong Kong-registered company principally engaging in industrial activities. In addition to traditional manufacturing industries which consists of the manufacture, alteration, ornamentation, finishing, processing, packaging or transformation of articles or parts of articles for sale, emerging industries and creative industries are also eligible to apply, provided that their business incorporates technological elements such as R&D, AI, patents, etc; and
4. Nominated by an individual or an organisation.

Deadline for Nomination: 16 May 2025 (Friday) HKT 23:59

(For application by online system / email, the deadline will be based on the server time of the organiser; for application by post, the postmark date will be regarded as the date of application. Late application will not be accepted.)

Each nomination must be submitted in the prescribed form endorsed by both the nominator and the nominee by online system / email / post, together with supporting documents and application fee to the FHKI by the nomination deadline.

Members of the judging panel and employees of the organiser are not eligible to nominate or to be nominated.

Nominators may submit as many nominations as they wish. Separate nomination forms should be used for each nominee.

Information submitted by both the nominator and nominee will be taken into account by the screening committee and the judging panel when assessing the merits of the nominee.  Providing as many details as possible would facilitate the judging process. Late submissions will not be considered by the Judging Panel.

All information furnished will be kept strictly confidential except for evaluation by the screening committee and the judging panel. Appropriate information will only be released if an award is granted.

Application Fee

HK$1,000 per nominee

Please settle the application fee on or before the nomination deadline. Application fee is non-refundable upon successful application.

By FPS：
FPS ID：105-280-127

By Bank Deposit：
Please deposit to FHKI’s HSBC bank account and send the bank-in-slip to yia@fhki.org.hk.
Account Name: Federation of Hong Kong Industries
Account No.: 018-406066-001

By Crossed Cheque：

Please send a crossed cheque payable to“Federation of Hong Kong Industries” to Federation of Hong Kong Industries, 31/F, Billion Plaza, 8 Cheung Yue Street, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong (Attn. to Membership Relations Division - YIAH & IOY 2025). Please mark the company and name of nominee on the back of your cheque.

Judging

Preliminary Screening
The screening committee reviews all the nominations and selects those they consider should be recommended to the judging panel for consideration.

Final Judging

Judging Date: August 2025

Only shortlisted candidates recommended by the screening committee will be notified in writing after the preliminary screening and invited to attend the final judging session.

The shortlisted candidates must attend final judging session to be eligible for an award.

Recognition

Date of Award Presentation Ceremony and Dinner: November 2025

The organiser will obtain further information from the winner for publicity purposes. The winner must attend the Press Conference and the Award Presentation Ceremony in person to be eligible to receive the award. The winner(s) shall be disqualified if he / she is absent from the above-mentioned events. Any authorised third-party is not allowed to receive the award. Requests for receiving the award in occasions other than the above-mentioned events will not be entertained.

The winner’s nominator must also attend the presentation ceremony. Trophies and souvenirs will be presented to the winner and his / her nominator respectively at the presentation ceremony.

*Each candidate should only accept nomination from a single nominator. If the organiser receives more than one nomination for the candidate, the first completed nomination form submitted to the organiser will be deemed the candidate's valid nominee. Subsequent nominations will not be considered.

Remarks

All decisions made by the organiser, the screening committee and the judging panel are final and binding in all aspects relating to the Award. The organiser, at its sole discretion, reserves all rights to modify the rules and criteria for the Award. The organiser also reserves the right to withdraw or revoke any award that has been made and presented.

Important Dates