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| No.11 December, 2010 |
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HKABA-NSW Business Awards 2010
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 The Hong Kong-Australia Business Association (HKABA) NSW Chapter held its annual HONG KONG-NSW BUSINESS AWARDS on 29 October 2010. The Awards recognizes NSW companies that excel in all aspects of international trade between NSW and Hong Kong SAR, China.
The Awards, widely regarded as a prestigious badge of honour, were presented to winners at a ceremony held this evening at the Four Seasons Hotel Sydney. The Award's Guests of Honour were: the Hon. Jason Clare MP, Minister for Defence Materiel representing the Hon. Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister, Mr. Steve Barclay Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Sydney, Mr Ji Ningfeng Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Sydney and The Hon. Philip Ruddock MP, Member for Berowra. This year the Keynote Speaker was Mr Don Grover CEO of Dymocks Group of Companies. |
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| This year's Business Awards, and the Grand Prize Award were awarded to the most outstanding amongst the following six categories' winners: |
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Export of Goods |
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Export of Services |
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Import of Goods |
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Import of Services |
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Creative SME |
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Contribution to Industry |
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The independent judging panel was chaired by National Patron of HKABA, the Hon. Sir Laurence Street AC KCMG QC, with other professionals and industry heads including Ms. Joanne Scanlon, Customer Relationship and Events Manager, Volkswagen Group Australia, Ms. Kathy Chan, Admin & HR Manager, Hantec Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd, Mr. David Howard, State Manager NSW/ACT, Austrade; Ms. Bonnie Shek, Director of Australia & New Zealand, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Mr. Allen Rego, Manager National Accounts, Industry & Leisure Sales Australia, Qantas Airways Limited.
"I have been involved with the association now for a number of years and it amazes me that every year there is more and more SME's doing business with HK and China across a wide spectrum of industries. This is reflected in our entrants for our 2010 Awards" said Ms. Belinda Wong Chairman of the 2010 Business Awards Organising Committee.
The entrants were judged according to various criteria including professional approach to business practice, standard of marketing strategies, level of innovation, and proportion of import/export turnover. Environmental contribution of products/services to the industry and society as a whole was also considered. The companies that received the Hong Kong-Australia Business Association's (HKABA) NSW Annual Awards for 2010 were: |
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1. Export of Goods Award
Sponsored by Aon Risk Services
Winner: Homart Pharmaceuticals
Homart Pharmaceuticals specialises in contract manufacturing, local wholesale, and export of quality Australian health supplements and skincare products since 1992. They believe Australian products are the best, and they make and market these premium products to the whole world.
Homart provides prompt contract manufacturing from its Australian cGMP factory for Australian and worldwide clients. Homart also wholesales over 100 products of its own brands to more than 300 Australian retail stores. Our export continues to grow strongly in Asia, Middle-East, and USA, especially in Greater China where they achieve 50~100% annual sales growths and established a branch office in Shanghai since 2007.
2. Export of Services Award
Sponsored by Hantec Market Australia
Winner: Laservision
Laservision is a world leader in Entertainment Communications. Known for our work in Attractions, Special Events and Architectural Lighting, our original creations are enjoyed by millions of people around the globe each night.
From a one night Special Event, to a permanently installed Tourist Attraction, Laservision has an enviable track record. We specialise in the integration of a number of mediums including High Powered Lasers, Fountains, Pyrotechnics, Architectural Lighting, Water-Screens, Special-FX, Surround Sound and Digital Image Projection.
3. Import of Goods Award
Sponsored by Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Winner: Tinytoys International
TinyToys International Pty Ltd was established in 2001 and mainly imports remote control toys, electrical gadgets, educational toys and other novelty gifts. We have wholesale and retail divisions, both of which have made major contributions to our business success over the last two years.
Our import and wholesale arm is OzPowerhouse. It is the exclusive distributor in Australia and New Zealand of products like Bazoongi, USA brand name for Kids Play Tent (www.bazoongi.com); LaQ, Japanese product well known in Japan for Puzzle (www.laq.co.jp/en); i-Kiddo, Taiwan product for Kids Saving Bank); and DigiOne remote control toys.
After nearly 10 years in business, TinyToys International Pty Ltd has built well established systems to import and promote new products and services. They have built very unique systems for business that have proved to be very successful.
4. Import of Services Award
Sponsored by Volkswagen Australia
Winner: Synergy Computer Technology
The aim of Synergy Computer Technology is to introduce and promote Hong Kong-based Point-of-Sale (POS) software into the Australian main stream market.
Founded in 1999, its area of expertise is providing solutions to business partners on how to streamline their scan packing and logistics issues.
Synergy managing director, Raymond Luk MACS (Snr), not only had the vision of bringing Hong Kong-based SEITO F&B (food and beverage) systems into Australia, but also managed to modify the system to fully meet Australian market standards and requirements.
Synergy is a Coles Group Accredited EDI Solution Provider in Australia. It has also recently been chosen by Checkpoint Systems, Inc. as their EDI Solution consultant in both Hong Kong and Australia.
5. Creative SME Award
Sponsored by Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office
Winner: Vie Media
Vie Magazine published by Vie Media, is destined to set a new benchmark for complimentary lifestyle magazines in Australia. Each editorial is written and endorsed by qualified professionals or celebrities. We are the first to present all materials in both English and Chinese to capture a wider spectrum of readership. All photos and design elements are original with most being produced exclusively for and by us to maintain a high level of creativity and quality control.
The business is professionally managed by a panel of business entrepreneurs, architects, interior designers and graphic designers to ensure that our delivery meets the highest demand from our clients.
6. Contribution to Industry Award
Sponsored by Qantas Airways Limited
Winner: Ecruising Asia Pacific
Ecruising Asia Pacific is a vertically integrated cruise travel company specialising in fly/cruise and stay holiday packages around the globe. We also charter small ships and coaches and this year, we even chartered a Boeing 737 400 for 140 guests! We took them on a private African Safari for seven nights after they had spent 17 nights on Queen Mary 2 from Sydney to Cape Town. This is just an example of the many things that sets us apart from other travel companies.
The hallmark of ecruising is professionalism and they pride themselves on exceeding customer expectations, ensuring convenient delivery of cruise travel requirements. Their combined experience in travelling the world, as well as their extensive global contracts in the cruising sector, ensures the cruise experience of a lifetime.
Grand Prize Award
Winner: Homart Pharmaceuticals
Sponsors
The HKABA acknowledges the generous support of all the Business Awards sponsors, including its Platinum Sponsors: Qantas Airways Ltd, Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd, Volkswagen Australia and Hantec Markets. Gold Sponsor: Navarra Group. Major Event Sponsors include: Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Commonwealth Bank. Event Sponsors include: Ettason Pty Ltd, Australian Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China, CMC Markets, Australia Chinese Daily, Golden Century Seafood Restaurant, Dragon Australia, Ironfish, KVB Kunlun, WHK Horwarth and Norton Rose. Major Event Supporters include: 2CR Radio, Think and Grow Pty Ltd and Asia Today International, Four Seasons Hotel, Chinatown.com.au, and Dynamic Export.
Charity
During the Business Awards Gala Dinner on 29 October, HKABA NSW Chapter also raised around $13,000.00 for Elderly Australian Chinese Homes (EACH) by selling the Raffle tickets.
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