Hip Shing Hong (Holdings) Company Limited Awarded “Distinguished Family-Friendly Employer 2013/2014”

• 01-09-2014

Hong Kong – 1 September 2014 – Hip Shing Hong (Holdings) Company Limited is pleased to announce that we were awarded the “Distinguished Family-Friendly Employer”, “Award for Innovation”, and “Special Mention” by the Family Council on 19 June 2014, at the 2013/2014 Family-Friendly Employers Award Scheme Prize Presentation Ceremony officiated by The Hon Carrie LAM, GBS, JP, Chief Secretary for Administration of HKSAR Government.

The Family-Friendly Employers Award Scheme, first launched by the Family Council in 2011, aims to foster a pro-family culture and environment at workplace, to recognise the companies and organisations that demonstrate a family-friendly spirit, and to encourage them to implement family-friendly employment policies and practices. Hip Shing Hong has been awarded the “Distinguished Family-Friendly Employer” in both 2011 and 2013/2014. This year, we also received the “Award for Innovation” and “Special Mention”, in recognition of our ongoing commitment to cultivate family-friendly work culture and human resources policies.

“‘Caring’ is one of our corporate core values at Hip Shing Hong. We consider our employees our great asset, and we are eager to help them strike a balance between their work duties and their family roles,” said Mr. David Fong, Managing Director of Hip Shing Hong (Holdings) Company Limited. “We are delighted to receive the ‘Distinguished Family-Friendly Employer’ award twice in a row. We will continue to implement family-friendly practices, and to promote family core values at workplace.”

At Hip Shing Hong, we have introduced different family-friendly policies, such as the provisions of marriage leave, compassionate leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, caring leave, and child birthday leave, internship opportunities and scholarships for employees’ children, and employee activities such as health workshops, stress management and massage workshops, kung-fu classes, and many other recreational activities.

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About Hip Shing Hong (Holdings) Company Limited
Founded in 1948, Hip Shing Hong Group (Holdings) Company Limited (Hip Shing Hong) is an astute property developer and investor based in Hong Kong. Hip Shing Hong has actively developed, built and acquired a well-diversified portfolio of properties, which consists of commercial, residential, industrial, retail, hotel and serviced apartment in prime locations and has access to approximately 2 million sq. ft. of gross floor area.

As a responsible corporate citizen, Hip Shing Hong seeks to minimize the impact of our activities through active enforcement and established policies and management systems. We adopt green initiatives at all stages of our operations and are committed to promoting green living to staff and the community. For details, please visit www.hshd.com.hk.

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