The "GBA Outstanding Women Entrepreneur Awards” is co-organized by the Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association and Metro Finance, with over 40 supporting organizations. The objectives of the event are to recognize the courageous and innovative spirit of female entrepreneurs and their contributions to various industries, as well as to the economic and social developments of the GBA area. The organizers also hope that the exchange and interactions among the awardees would further facilitate the advancement of various industries and set a role model for the young generation, inspiring them to showcase their capabilities and take part in the development of the GBA. With over 100 women entrepreneurs nominated this year, the competition of the award is very keen. The judging panel, comprising more than 10 prominent figures from the political and business sector; academia; public organizations and professional bodies, made the assessment based on five criteria: Enterprise management and development; Industry influence and achievement; Contribution for the GBA development; Corporate social responsibility and Personal reputation and recognition. All the winners are leaders in their respective fields and can be justly proud of their achievements. Mr Michael Cheuk Hau-yip, PDSM, JP, Under Secretary for Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), was the guest-of-honour of the award presentation ceremony. He praised the commitment of the organizers in fostering the development of GBA and offered his heartiest congratulations to all the awardees. Mr Cheuk also urged the community to “stay connected with the development of our country, capitalize the opportunities made available by industrial transformation in the GBA and work together with the HKSAR Government to foster a prosperous future for GBA”. Ms Shirley Chan Suk-ling, the recipient of “GBA Outstanding Women Entrepreneur Award - Supreme Honourable Winner”, is a leading figure in the garment industry. Not only she manages a number of international fashion brands, but Ms Chan also passionate about community services and has a distinguished record of public service. She said in the ceremony that she personally witnessed the rapid development of GBA, which was a very significant market for Hong Kong because of their similarities in cultural background, weather, taste and fashion trends. She hoped and remarked that “Hong Kong’s economy will regain its momentum and we all will tell the good stories of Hong Kong.” Since its debut in 2018, over 400 women entrepreneurs have been nominated for the "GBA Outstanding Women Entrepreneur Awards”. In the past five years, about 150 elite entrepreneurs have been awarded respectively with the "GBA Outstanding Women Entrepreneur Award", "GBA Outstanding Women Entrepreneur Award in Family Business”, “GBA Outstanding Young Women Entrepreneur Award” and "GBA Outstanding Caring Women Entrepreneur Award”. The awardees came from 16 sectors, including food and entertainment, technology, environmental protection, healthcare, finance and real estate, transportation and logistics, education and arts, hotel and tourism, watch and jewelry, e-commerce and manufacturing etc. When the organizers first launched the “Outstanding Women Entrepreneur Award”, the theme was "To foster a prosperous future for GBA through leading women entrepreneurs who embrace both strengths and soft power”. In order to ensure the sustainability of...

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