SHKP's subsidiary SmarTone is widely recognized by the market for its premium service. In the 2023 Service Talent Award, organized by the Hong Kong Retail Management Association (HKRMA), Ron Chiu and Joseph Leung, from SmarTone frontline team, clinched the Gold Award in the Supervisory and Junior Frontline Level, respectively, under the Telecommunications Category, making the company the only telecommunications service provider to win two gold awards. In addition, after a comprehensive assessment conducted by the HKRMA's Quality E-Shop Recognition Scheme, the SmarTone Online Store stood out from over 100 nominated online stores, winning the Annual Top 10 Quality Trusted E-shops Award, showing that SmarTone is recognized by its industry peers for its customer-centric philosophy and exceptional customer service. 

With a history of over 40 years, our company's headquarters, Sun Hung Kai Centre, has been awarded LEED Platinum certification under "v4.1 Operations and Maintenance: Existing Buildings". 

The recently launched video highlighted the numerous sustainability efforts of Sun Hung Kai Centre, which demonstrate the Group's commitment to staying in line with the latest trends through continuous enhancements and innovations. The building has undergone retro-commissioning for its various systems to ensure optimum efficiency, and a smart building management system has also been introduced to save energy and reduce emissions. Since 2005, over 65 million kWh of electricity has been saved, resulting in an impressive reduction of 42,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.

The Group will continue to monitor and enhance the environmental performance of its existing buildings, aiming to achieve LEED certification for all new investment properties, in particular, LEED Gold or Platinum ratings for core commercial projects under development.

TOWNPLACE WEST KOWLOON, the all-new seafront flagship development in West Kowloon under the Group’s flexible leasing brand, TOWNPLACE, has leased the first two batches of 285 units, after receiving an overwhelming response from the market. Its tenants include young local professionals, visitors to Hong Kong under the Top Talent Pass Scheme, and overseas and domestic students who have come to Hong Kong to study. In addition to its long-term apartment leasing, TOWNPLACE WEST KOWLOON announced the launch of a short-stay hotel service to provide young professionals who visit Hong Kong for business or short trips with a fully-furnished apartment, flexible leasing options and premium hotel service. The project is currently offering both short-stay hotel service and long-term apartment leasing.

Design aesthetics create a personalized space

TOWNPLACE WEST KOWLOON operates using the innovative Aparthotel hybrid short- and long-term hotel leasing model, enabling residents to choose a flexible rental period of days, months or years to meet their various living needs. The 843-unit project in TOWNPLACE WEST KOWLOON has been launched in phases, offering studio to three-bedroom units, with unit sizes ranging from about 243 to 860 square feet. All units were designed by world-renowned architectural firm Conran and Partners and top Hong Kong architectural firm LAAB, with both aesthetics and practicality in mind.

The project's primary studio units demonstrate the ultimate use of space. The design team constructed a variety of partitions for the studio units, using intelligent furniture positioning and multi-functional vertical storage space to create flexible and versatile living spaces, providing high-quality smart homes to meet the needs of millennial residents (TOWNERS).

TP SOCIAL CLUB designed exclusively for residents

TOWNPLACE WEST KOWLOON is home to TP SOCIAL CLUB, a nearly 53,000-square-foot premium place to make your own and live the "bleisure lifestyle", where work and play come together. The project has excellent facilities and social areas, including the "SKYBOUND POOL", with breath-taking views of Victoria Harbour, fully equipped indoor and outdoor gyms "BEAST STUDIO" and "MINDFUL", co-working space "THINK TANK", multi-function venues, like "HIGH BAR", and leisure facilities "FLAVOUR LOUNGE" and "FURRY LANE". Each space provides an inspiring and exciting living experience.

Drones, which have been widely applied in various industries in recent years, play an important role in construction and property management. The Construction Department has proactively introduced innovative technology applications and was the first team in the company to apply drones in their operations. In the latest session in the Learn@Lunch Series, the Group Training Section invited Mr Pele Lai, from the Construction Department, to introduce basic skills and safety precautions for operating drones and gliders and to share his personal experience. This was a fruitful sharing session for interested participants and colleagues who need to operate drones and gliders in the workplace. 

To keep abreast of the latest trends, the company often organizes new and interesting activities for our colleagues, such as the recent fluid art bear DIY workshop. Without the need of a paint brush, fluid art provides infinite artistic surprises while the participants pour colourful, free-flowing paint on the surface of the bears. Under the guidance of a professional instructor, colleagues and their children slowly covered the white bears with vibrant hues in various ways to make their own unique fluid art bear. All the participants enjoyed creating contemporary art creations in this special, fun family activity. 

Many SHKPers are basketball enthusiasts. Joe Kan, who has played basketball for over 40 years, has changed his role from a powerful 200-pound centre blocking offensive shots near the basket, to a reliable coach of the Sanfield basketball team, encouraging his team from the sidelines. The only thing that remains unchanged is his passion for basketball.

Taking every game seriously

Many Sanfield colleagues love playing basketball, and they have regular gatherings and play matches during their leisure time. When they heard that the Construction Industry Council had launched a basketball league, they decided to take the game more seriously. In 2017, they formed the Sanfield basketball team. Persisting with regular training and participating in various competitions, the team delivered quality performances and often secured a top-three finish in the Construction Industry Basketball League. This year, the team seized the league championship for the second time. In addition to the awards, Joe reckoned that team spirit is the most precious thing nurtured from the competitions and training. "I always believe that playing basketball is the best way to create team spirit," he said. "Our team develop trust and close relationships when they support each other on the court, and this team spirit leads to smooth teamwork in the workplace as well."

The joy of being a coach

Joe says he was a passionate basketball player when he was young, always fighting for every point when he stepped on the court. As time passed, he changed his role from player to coach, and he experienced the joy of coaching as well. 

"Standing on the sidelines, you can observe the performance of the players and the strategies and tactics adopted by your opponents to provide more comprehensive advice to your players." Although he enjoys being a normal spectator, when he focuses on the matches of his team, he finds it hard to refrain from shouting at his players to give them reminders. His passion makes him the best coach for the team.

While his team strengthen their skills and physical fitness through regular training, Joe took a basketball coaching course and received basketball coach accreditation late last year. Even though playing basketball is just a leisure activity, Joe tries his best to play and coach professionally and has become a passionate, dependable leader of the team.

Passing on valuable experience

Joe passed his passion for basketball down to his son, who sometimes appears at the Sanfield basketball team's training sessions and joins competitions with his father. Joe said his son would rather follow other people’s instructions than listening to him. "I took the basketball coaching course to help my son enhance his basketball skills, but he doesn't want to listen to me, even though I am a qualified coach!" he laughed. However, Joe believes that his efforts were not in vain, as he can give good advice to his team on the court and help them achieve outstanding results from another position. 

Joe said that some of the team members attended the A or B Division matches of Hong Kong Basketball League and have professional skills, but they need support from a team coach. "Even though they are skilful, they need an outsider to remind them of certain things and give advice to help them adjust their tactics when they make mistakes during a game." He said that he has a management role in the workplace, which is similar to being the coach on the basketball court. Both roles require you to observe your team members' performance and give suggestions at critical moments. He is happy to take on this role, as it helps create valuable team spirit.

Established 20 years ago, the SHKP Volunteer Team has adhered to the belief in Building Homes with Heart and has leveraged its corporate expertise to provide appropriate assistance to individuals in need, such as helping singleton elderly and two-elder families affected by redevelopment move into their new homes. With the 'beneficiary becomes volunteer' ideal, the volunteer team encourages the beneficiaries to participate in charity work to help people in need and give back to society. The team also initiated the Community Volunteer Partnership programme, in which they encourage students and residents in the neighbourhood to become volunteers and nurture them by offering professional skills training, thus enhancing cohesiveness, creating a positive vibe and fostering the spirit of mutual assistance in the community.

The SHKP Volunteer Team clinches the Outstanding Corporate Award

The volunteer team has received recognition from the Social Welfare Department and the community for its volunteering spirit and remarkable performance. In the Hong Kong Volunteer Award 2023, co-organized by the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and the Agency for Volunteer Service, the volunteer team again clinched multiple awards, including: 

1.    Outstanding Corporate Award (Corporate with 100 or above full-time employees),
2.    Top Ten Highest Volunteer Hours (Corporate with 1,000 or above full-time employees),
3.    Excellence Gold Award (Volunteer Hours) (Corporate & Non-Commercial Organization), and
4.    Individual Award – Excellence Gold Award (500 volunteer hours or above)
Leung Lai-chi, Au Bik-suen, Leung Cheuk-sun, Mak Hing-cheong, Kong Hing-yu, Cheng Wing-ha, Chung Wai-ling, Lau Yuk-chun, Mak Yik-cheong, Sin Yuk-mei, Tse Nga-yau, Tsoi Toi-wa, Wong Lai-kwan, Wong Siu-ying

Helping people with disabilities enjoy stargazing

The warm-hearted volunteer team also engaged in the Stargaze Camp for All and the Blind, co-organized by the Hong Kong Network for the Promotion of Inclusive Society. The outdoor event enabled people with hearing or sight impairment, or intellectual or physical disabilities to overcome barriers and enjoy the beauty of nature and the starry sky. With a professional braille star map, tactile moon graphics and special telescopes, the volunteers provided narratives about the stars to help the participants create their own imaginary starry sky, exemplifying the virtues of inclusivity and mutual respect. The volunteer team also designed and operated the highly popular Low-carbon Living Earth Loving Game Booth to promote a green lifestyle.

The SHKP-Kwoks' Foundation (the Foundation) is committed to building close ties with various universities to cultivate talent for the country. Recently, SHKP-Kwoks' Foundation Executive Director Amy Kwok met with a delegation from Peking University, led by Prof Ning Qi, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Vice President of the university. During the meeting, Ms Kwok said Peking University offers a diverse range of subjects and encouraged the beneficiary students to “travel more, see more and learn more” to broaden their horizons. The Foundation representatives also paid a visit to Peking University, Tongji University and Fudan University in Shanghai to exchange views with university representatives on educational support, and looked forward to expanding their partnerships as well as exploring more approaches to help nurture more high-calibre talent.

Co-organized by SHKP, the Hong Chi Climbathon 2023 was recently held in Central Plaza with physical races. Three SHKP colleagues teamed up with two Hong Chi students to take part in the 75-Floor Relay Run, and four SHKP colleagues participated in the 29-Floor Individual Run. The company also sponsored the brand new Sun Hung Kai Properties Family Run Best Costume Award to encourage the participants to wear special, interesting costume for the race. In addition, the company recognized the top fund-raising teams and individuals through the Sun Hung Kai Properties Top Fund Raiser Award, demonstrating the spirit of Sports for Charity together.