Award Presentation Ceremony-cum-Experience Sharing Session 2015-16

Introduction of Special Awards to recognise Inclusive Organisations in building a barrier-free workplace

To further mobilise the community to create more internship and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities, the Charter Scheme introduced the following Special Awards in 2015-16:

Innovation Award for Inclusive Organisation: To give due recognition to Inclusive Organisations which introduce innovative measures to enhance the employment opportunities of persons with disabilities, or implement innovative measures for establishing new posts, creating new jobs, or re-engineering work process for persons with disabilities, thereby enhancing their employment opportunities.

Outstanding Mentor Award for Inclusive Organisation: To give due recognition to the mentors of Inclusive Organisations who assist employees with disabilities in coping with difficulties at work and in integrating into the work team.

Lists of Awardee Organisations of the Innovation Award for Inclusive Organisation and the Outstanding Mentor Award for Inclusive Organisation in 2015-16

The Ceremony recognises the efforts and achievements of Inclusive Organisations in promoting the employment of persons with disabilities

The Award Presentation Ceremony of the 2015-16 Talent-Wise Employment Charter and Inclusive Organisations Recognition Scheme cum Experience Sharing Session (the Ceremony) was held on Monday, 29 February 2016 at the Conference Hall, Central Government Offices, Tamar. At the Ceremony, the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, GBS, JP together with other officiating guests presented the certificate of recognition of the Innovation Award for Inclusive Organisation and Outstanding Mentor Award for Inclusive Organisation to representatives of the 62 awardee organisations to give due recognition to organisations for their efforts in introducing innovative measures to enhance the employment opportunities of persons with disabilities and to pay tribute to outstanding mentors. Outstanding participating organisations and employees were also invited to share their experience in promoting the employment of persons with disabilities.

Opening address by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, GBS, JP (Chinese version only)

Representatives of Inclusive Organisations and guests of the Ceremony joined hands to promote the employment of persons with disabilities and create a barrier-free workplace for them.

Opening address by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, GBS, JP

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, GBS, JP (3rd from left); Chairman of the Rehabilitation Advisory Committee (RAC), Mr Anthony Yeung Kwok-ki, JP (3rd from right); Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Miss Annie Tam Kam-lan, JP (2nd from right); Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, Mr Chua Hoi-wai (2nd from right); Chairman of the Hong Kong Joint Council for People with Disabilities, Mr Benny Cheung Wai-leung (1st from right); and Chairperson of RAC Sub-committee on Employment, Mr Wilfred Wong Kam-pui, JP (1st from left), officiated the kick-off ceremony for promoting the equal employment opportunities of persons with disabilities.

The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, GBS, JP (6th from left); Chairman of the Rehabilitation Advisory Committee, Mr Anthony Yeung Kwok-ki, JP (7th from left); and Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, Mr Chua Hoi-wai (5th from left) presented the certificate of recognition of the Innovation Award for Inclusive Organisation to representatives of the awardee organisations.

The Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Miss Annie Tam Kam-lan, JP (8th from left); Chairman of the Hong Kong Joint Council for People with Disabilities, Mr Benny Cheung Wai-leung (9th from left); and Chairperson of Rehabilitation Advisory Committee Sub-committee on Employment, Mr Wilfred Wong Kam-pui, JP (7th from left), presented the certificate of recognition of the Outstanding Mentor Award for Inclusive Organisation to representatives of the awardee organisations.

Showcase the good practices of promoting employment of persons with disabilities at the experience sharing session

Representatives of outstanding Inclusive Organisations and employees with disabilities were invited to share their experience in facilitating the employment of persons with disabilities at the Ceremony. Representatives of awardee organisations of the Innovation Award for Inclusive Organisation shared with the audience the innovative measures for enhancing the employment opportunity of persons with disabilities, including setting up of a cross sectoral collaboration platform to bring together inclusive employers and a talent pool of higher education students with disabilities; creating new job suitable for persons with disabilities; as well as offering internship arrangements prior to employment. Representatives of the awardee organisations of the Outstanding Mentor Award for Inclusive Organisation shared how they helped employees with disabilities in sustaining employment, such as introducing mentoring scheme to provide ongoing training of job-related skills and emotional support for employees with disabilities; promoting the outstanding employees with disabilities as a mentor to assist other employees with disabilities in facing difficulties and challenges at workplace. Employers highly commended the responsible, conscientious, punctual and courteous work manner of their employees with disabilities.

Video clips on real-life employment cases of persons with disabilities of outstanding awardees were broadcast at the Ceremony. Representatives of outstanding Inclusive Organisations shared their experience in facilitating the employment of persons with disabilities.

Representatives of three awardee organisations of the Innovation Award for Inclusive Organisation, namely Community Business Limited, Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service and the Innovation and Technology Commission, shared their experience on implementation of innovative measures to enhance the employment opportunity of persons with disabilities.

Representatives of three awardee organisations of the Outstanding Mentor Award for Inclusive Organisation, namely Hang Yick Properties Management Limited, Po Leung Kuk and New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, shared their experience on assisting employees with disabilities in integrating into the work team.