Every summer, SHKP recruits college students to participate in its Summer Internship Program to provide them with valuable practical opportunities for work before they enter the workforce. 22 college students take part in the program this year for two months of training and internship.

As in the past, the interns are assigned to various departments, participate in daily work under the guidance of experienced colleagues, accumulate experience, and encourage each other to develop their strengths and potential. They are also given the opportunity to participate in workshops and visit various projects under SHKP to enhance their understanding of the work requirements and SHKP's businesses. If the interns perform well during this period, they will have an opportunity to become management trainees and embark on their career path.

SHKP and its subsidiaries clinched five honours at Reader's Digest Trusted Brands 2021. SHKP was named a Platinum Trusted Brand in the property developer category for the 16th year in a row. This is the magazine's highest honour, reaffirming SHKP’s reputation as Hong Kong's most trusted developer among voting consumers.

SHKP subsidiaries also won a number of important awards. Among the Group's four award-winning business units in the event, Wilson Parking (Holdings) Limited won the platinum award in the car park category, and apm received the gold award in the shopping mall category. Additional gold awards went to Hong Yip Service Company Limited and Kai Shing Management Services Limited in the property management category.

SHKP has always made its 'Customer Comes First' philosophy a top priority. Through the construction of high-quality properties and provision of comprehensive services, it fully caters for its customers' needs in home, work and leisure and actively fulfils its social responsibilities, caring for the disadvantaged and building a better society. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Group has adopted several leading-edge, smart anti-pandemic initiatives in its properties and malls, while recruiting additional staff to implement extra hygiene and cleansing measures. And to support the government's COVID-19 vaccination drive and stimulate the economy, SHKP is offering daily lucky draws and a reward programme.

To stimulate local spending and boost economic recovery, the government will successively distribute HK$5,000 electronic consumption vouchers to the public from August. At the same time, SHKP also launches the More Rewards, Double Joy promotion, giving out cash coupons with a total value of more than HK$17 million. Octopus and WeChat Pay HK users can also enjoy exclusive offers when spending at SHKP malls!

From 1 August to 31 December 2021, consumers who visit 22 designated SHKP malls*, use e-vouchers with the Register of Stored Value Facility, which is registered for receiving electronic consumption vouchers, and accumulate more than HK$500 (For WeChat Pay HK users, only HK$300 is needed, up to 2 valid receipts) can receive HK$20 cash coupons for designated shopping malls or merchants. Consumers who accumulate more than HK$1,000 (For WeChat Pay HK users, only HK$800 is needed, up to 3 valid receipts) can receive HK$ 50 cash coupons for designated malls or merchants. Moreover, when the members of the Point by SHKP using electronic coupons, in addition to earning HK$1 for 1 basic point, they can also earn an extra 500 points each month, and a maximum of 2,500 extra points for the entire period.

Exclusive offers for WeChat Pay HK and Octopus users

Not only redeeming cash coupons at a lower threshold, WeChat Pay users who register WeChat Pay HK to receive consumption vouchers at the designated link on/before 14 August 2021 can receive an additional HK$40 WeChat Pay HK e-voucher. The WeChat Pay HK e-voucher will be added to users' WeChat Pay HK accounts after government verifies the applications and can be used at more than 1,800 merchants accepting WeChat Pay HK in 22 designated SHKP malls upon $80 spending.

SHKP also provides catering and shopping reward for Octopus users. Shoppers who spend HK$600 (up to 3 valid receipts) with Octopus Card at designated food & beverage/confectionery outlets in designated SHKP malls will receive HK$30 SHKP Mall e-Gift Certificates.

Of course, the special offers don't stop there! If you don't want to miss any of the offers, please stay tuned to the malls' websites, Facebook pages, and promotional information!

*apm (Kwun Tong), Chelsea Heights (Tuen Mun), East Point City (Tseung Kwan O), HomeSquare (Sha Tin), Harbour North (North Point), K-Point (Tuen Mun), Landmark North (Sheung Shui), Metroplaza (Kwai Fong), Metropolis Plaza (Sheung Shui), Mikiki (San Po Kong), MOKO (Mong Kok), New Town Plaza (Sha Tin), Park Central (Tseung Kwan O), PopWalk (Tseung Kwan O), Tai Po Mega Mall (Tai Po), Tsuen Kam Centre (Tsuen Wan), Tsuen Wan Plaza (Tsuen Wan), Uptown Plaza (Tai Po), V city (Tuen Mun), V Walk (Nam Cheong), YOHO MALL (Yuen Long) and Yuen Long Plaza (Yuen Long)

SHKP fully supports government's Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme, which provides young people with internship opportunities in the Greater Bay Area (GBA). The SHKP Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme has received enthusiastic support. SHKP selected 14 university fresh graduates from more than 250 graduates from leading local, mainland and overseas universities. Among real estate developers, the Group has the largest number of first batch of recruits in the government's programme. The graduates reported for duty in Guangzhou or Zhongshan for various SHKP projects and businesses after completing orientation training in Hong Kong. Experienced staff based in the GBA are arranged to serve as mentors, helping the newcomers adapt to the life and work culture in the GBA.

SHKP Executive Director Adam Kwok shared three points of advice with the young colleagues in the orientation week: (1) keep a curious mind; (2) keep learning new skills to prepare for future job; and (3) uphold SHKP's high-quality services and reputation, and serve as ambassadors of Hong Kong in the development of the GBA. He encouraged the young colleagues to enjoy their fruitful life in the GBA. 

14 intern colleagues are very much looking forward to developing their careers in the GBA. According to Queenie Chong, one of the newcomers who studied in the United Kingdom as an exchange student, owing to the epidemic, she stayed in Hong Kong last year, which made her determined to work outside Hong Kong this year. She hopes to move out of her comfort zone and hone her skills while she is young. Another participant, Kelvin Lam, was drawn to the GBA's strong culture of technological innovation. He said he looks forward to working in the GBA and learning from the young elite on the mainland.

The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted for a long time, and we are doing our bit to protect our health and that of those around us, and to help Hong Kong achieve herd immunity. SHKP is the first property developer to participate in the government outreach vaccination service, with around 200 colleagues from our head office and subsidiaries and their families receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at the Sun Hung Kai Centre. To keep everyone informed of their health status before deciding to get the jab, SHKP offers colleagues and their immediate family members a free physical examination and medical advice, and colleagues are given two days off work to rest at home on the day of the vaccination and the following day.

The next outreach vaccination programme will take place on 6th July. We hope everyone will remain vigilant and continue to work together to fight the pandemic.

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Indomitable spirit earned wide respect

Mr Kwong Chun, Executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP) and Hong Yip founder, who served SHKP for more than half a century, recently passed away at the age of 91. He was born in 1929, in Huadu District, Guangzhou. After graduating from the Zhong Nan Finance & Economics College, he was assigned by the country to work for the Guangzhou office of the People's Bank of China. Mr Kwong came to Hong Kong in 1962 and joined Eternal Enterprises Limited, established by his brother-in-law, Mr T.S. Kwok. After the company underwent restructuring a number of times, Mr Kwong was transferred to SHKP, where he initially took charge of human resources, property management, and other related duties.

Persisted in continuous learning and improvement

To obtain a proper grasp of the real estate industry, Mr Kwong started as a property sales trainee to build up his skills and experience in customer service and property sales. In his free time, he went to construction sites to learn about site operations to deepen his knowledge of the construction industry. He founded Hong Yip Service Co., Ltd. in 1967, which was engaged mainly in managing industrial buildings developed by Eternal Enterprises. Under his leadership, Hong Yip constantly innovated and enhanced its service quality, earning it widespread recognition and acclaim from property owners and professional organizations, and numerous awards over the years. Today, Hong Yip is a large-scale property and facility management company with more than 13,000 employees. In 1992, Mr Kwong was appointed as an Executive Director of SHKP, responsible for spearheading the company's property development business in southern China and helping SHKP build a premium brand on the Mainland.

Devoted to the community and his hometown

In addition to pursuing a successful career, Mr Kwong cared deeply about worthy causes in the community. In the early 1990s, he supported the T.S. Kwok Foundation to build Kwong Wai Yuk Memorial Secondary School – named after his father – in his hometown of Huadu. He also served as a director of the SHKP-Kwoks' Foundation and made valuable contributions to the country's economic development, charity and education. He was made an honorary citizen of Huadu District, Guangzhou City and Dongguan City by the two municipal governments.

Mentor and friend

Mr Kwong was always fully committed to, and personally engaged in, his work. He put great emphasis on nurturing the younger generation, making him a good mentor and a helpful friend in the eyes of his colleagues. Building upon his indomitable spirit, Hong Yip has become one of the most prominent and acclaimed property management companies in Hong Kong. Although Mr Kwong has left us, his passion for life and his optimism and hardworking ethic will always remain in our hearts as a guiding light. He will be in our loving memory forever.

To support the government's Early Vaccination for All campaign, SHKP is offering over HK$10 million in lucky draws to encourage the public and SHKP employees to get vaccinated early. The lucky draws will run from July to August for 62 days in a row, with 92 prizes each day and more than 5,700 winners in total.

The lucky draws will be divided into two categories, the public and SHKP staff, and the daily prizes for each category are as follows:

All Hong Kong permanent residents aged 18 or above who have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine are eligible for the lucky draws. Fully vaccinated staff of SHKP and its subsidiaries can also enter the lucky draws, and they can stay home on the day of the vaccination and the following day. In addition, the company has offered free pre-vaccination screening and arranged outreach vaccination services for its staff and their immediate family members.

The pandemic has disrupted our lives, the community and the economy in many ways in the past year. Get vaccinated as soon as possible to protect yourself and others, and to help the city return to normal life!

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The properties developed by SHKP have earned buyers' trust and industry recognition for their premium quality and handover services. Recently, SHKP and its subsidiaries won multiple awards at the 2020 Hong Kong Professional Building Inspectors Academy Awards, including Building of the Year, Contractor of the Year, and Handover Team of the Year. This year, the Victoria Harbour Development in North Point was presented with the new 2016–20 Supreme Five Stars Residency award, acknowledging the project’s superior property quality and management.

SHKP has an inter-departmental handover team comprising construction, project monitoring, and property management professionals to ensure the quality of its properties. The team closely monitors construction quality during the early stage of project development, and inspects all items in every unit thoroughly before handover to make sure that everything is in perfect condition, thus offering buyers peace of mind when they take possession.

Awards received by SHKP:

SHKP's property management subsidiaries, Kai Shing and Hong Yip, are committed to creating a happy workplace and providing comprehensive training to allow staff to reach their full potential. Recently, the two companies received an array of awards from local newspapers and recruitment websites in recognition of their employee training efforts and talent management strategies.