E-NEWSLETTER

March 2024


 

FEATURED

 
2024 Executive Committee

In the auspicious year of the Dragon, we extend our heartfelt wishes for good health and prosperity to all. 

We express our gratitude for the valuable contributions and efforts of our Executive Committee members at HKIRA, whose insights and ideas have been instrumental in supporting our organization. We are pleased to provide updates on our current Executive Committee members:

Dr. Eva Chan (Chairman)
Mr. Randy Hung (Vice-Chairman)
Ms. Winnie Fan (Honorary Treasurer)
Mr. Eric Yau (Honorary Secretary)
Mr. Aldous Chiu
Ms. Lisa Lai
Mr. Kevin Leung
Ms. Venus Zhao

For more detailed information about the HKIRA Executive Committee, please visit our official website at https://www.hkira.com/en/about/committee.php.

2024 IR Panel

In order to gather the insights and perspectives of experienced IR professionals on key developments in the IR profession, we have appointed the following members to serve on the 2024 IR Panel.
   
AIA Group Ms. Feon Lee
CGN New Energy Mr. Arthur Lee
Champion REIT Ms. Amy Luk
China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited Mr. Kevin Leung
China Telecom Corporation Ltd Ms. Lisa Lai
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd Ms. Danita On
Emperor Group Ms. Anna Luk
Hang Lung Properties Limited Ms. Joyce Kwock
Henderson Land Mr. Kelvin Chi
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Mr. Ricky Choi
Hutchmed Mr. David Ng
Link Asset Management Limited Ms. Christy Lam
New World Development Co Ltd Mr. Patrick Cheong
NWS Holdings Limited Ms. Catherine Tsang
Shui On Land Limited Ms. Luna Fong
Sino Land Ms. Emily Lee
Tencent Holdings Limited Ms. Jane Yip
UMP Healthcare Holdings Limited Ms. Selina Li

For more detailed information about the HKIRA IR Panel, please visit our official website at https://www.hkira.com/en/about/irpanel.php.

 
Get Nominated Now to be Recognised
in the Esteemed Annual IR Awards !!
Hong Kong Investor Relations Association
is pleased to announce the official launch of 
the 10th Investor Relations Awards 2024
 
 
The HKIRA Investor Relations Awards (the“IR Awards”) is an annual campaign that aims to encourage, recognize and reward the excellence in investor relations practices by individuals and companies listed in Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Since the launch in 2015, each year the Awards seeks out and highlights the incredible achievements of individuals and companies with high standards in investor relations through their role modelling to the investment community.

We are excited to reach the milestone of almost 10 years, marking a significant achievement and the start of a new chapter.

To show our gratitude to the companies that have consistently supported the IR Awards, we are pleased to offer the prestigious "IR Award Intelligent Report" as a valuable insights report. This exclusive report will be given to companies that participated last year and are continuing their participation this year, offering them a comprehensive ranking within the award categories.

This is an opportunity not to be missed! Act now and submit your nominations! Starting from today, nomination for the IR Awards is open to public until  26 March 2024 (Tuesday).
 
Online Briefing Session of IR Awards 2024 will be held on 14 March (Thursday) via online.

 
KEY DATES

Nomination period
21 Feb - 26 Mar 2024
 
Online Briefing Session
14 Mar 2024

Online voting period
8 Apr - 15 May 2024

Judging Panel meeting
Second Half of May 2024

Awards Conference & Presentation Luncheon
Jun/Jul 2024

AWARD CATEGORIES

 
Open for Nomination & Voting

In recognition of
company’s achievement


⦿ Best IR Company
⦿ Best IR Team
⦿ Best Investor Meeting
⦿ Best ESG (E)
⦿ Best ESG (S)
⦿ Best ESG (G)
⦿ Best Investor Presentation Material
⦿ Best Annual Report
⦿ Best IR Company for an IPO
 
 
 
 
In recognition of
individual's achievement


⦿ Best IR by Chairman/CEO
⦿ Best IR by CFO
⦿ Best IRO (Investor Relations Officer)
See Judging Criteria
Selected by Judging Panel 

⦿ Grand ESG Award 
- to honour listed companies that demonstrate excellence in all 3 areas of ESG (ie. Environmental, Social and Governance efforts) 

⦿ Most Progress in IR
- to honour listed companies with the most significant progress in IR over year 2023

⦿ IR Committed Company 
- to honour listed companies that demonstrate the substantial efforts and allocated valuable resources towards enhancing their IR functions

⦿ Overall Best IR Company
- to honour listed companies with outstanding and all-round excellence
 
 
Who can nominate? 
All companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong are eligible to self-nominate or get nominations from their supporters.
 
Nominate Now
As always, we look forward to your continuous participation and support!

 

HKIRA PARTNERS

 

Special Membership Privileges
Offered by HKIRA Partners

Not only are HKIRA members able to join HKIRA professional seminars and social networking events at a discounted members rate and exclusively access event presentation materials and industry information, but also privileged to enjoy special deals offered by HKIRA Partners.
 
        
 
HKIRA Members can enjoy up to 10% special discount plus free design services for compliance works, as well as to receive our selective financial reports on regular and free basis – Just reach out to HKIRA for details.


 

 
HKIRA members can enjoy a 20% discount on IR website development and webcasting services.






HKIRA members can enjoy a 15% discount on our standard rates.
   


 
HKIRA listed company members can enjoy a complimentary offer, to participate in the Biannual "Scaling New Heights Asia Investment Forum 2022" hosted by Financial PR.

      
 
Futu I&E to set up an Enterprise Account for HKIRA listed corporate members as a complimentary offer, providing a platform to do live streaming to 1500+ users HKIRA members can enjoy a special discount on Futu I&E IR services, assisting listed company to increase its retail investors base HKIRA members can enjoy a special discount on Futu I&E ESOP solutions
HKIRA members can enjoy a free online roadshow service from Gelonghui.Please contact us for more details.
             
HKIRA members can enjoy a 5% Newcomer Discount on irasia.com’s IR subscription services.     
Morrow Sodali provides corporate boards and executives with strategic advice and services relating to corporate governance, shareholder and bondholder communication and engagement, capital markets intelligence, proxy solicitation, board evaluation, ESG advisory, shareholder activism and mergers and acquisitions. HKIRA members can enjoy an exclusive discount for capital markets intelligence, proxy solicitation and corporate governance related services in Hong Kong and Mainland China.
  
HKIRA members can enjoy a special discount and a free trial of MSCI’s market-leading Corporate Sustainability Insights. Offer available to 30 issuers on a first come, first served basis.
 
          




HKIRA members can enjoy special discount on IR services, PR services, and roadshow services. Navigator offers complimentary setting-up of Enterprise Account, one-time broadcast of the results conference, and free consultation on ESOP service for HKIRA listed corporate members.
 
HKIRA members will enjoy a special discount for both Investor Relations and Share Registry services in Hong Kong. 
S&P Global has 25 years of history in supplying fast, cutting-edge investor intelligence and market insights for the IR community in HK. More than 3,000 listed companies globally rely on our insights to make fast and informed decisions to capture market opportunities and mitigate investor risks.

HKIRA members can enjoy a 1-month contract-free trial to our digital IR CRM system, a one-hour analyst session, and special discounted packages. Contact us to learn more about how we can help

SPRG provides expert services that include investor relations, corporate and marketing communications, digital marketing, government relations and lobbying, crisis management, and CSR management. Benefits will be offered to HKIRA members upon their patronage.
   
       
 

HKIRA members can enjoy a 50% discount for the Boardfolio service.   

HKRA member can enjoy a free trial from Visible Alpha 


 

 

CORPORATE ACCESS CALENDAR

 
We are welcome to view the latest corporate events. Stay tuned for the updates.

Click here to view the upcoming IR Conference Schedule.
 

 

IR LIBRARY

 
Are you interested in the most-updated knowledge and trend in the industry?
Visit the IR Library now for the valuable sharings.
 

 

FELLOWS & MEMBERS

 
1811     CGN New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd
2392     Xuan Wu Cloud Technology Holdings Limited
 
*Arranged in sequence of stock code.

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Certificate in Investor Relations (CIR) of the IR Society of UK

Revision Class
Date: 13 April 2024 (Saturday)

Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Venue: Online via Zoom

Examination
Date: 22 April 2024 (Monday)

Time: 9:30 am to 10:30 am

Venue:
11/F, China United Plaza,
1008 Tai Nan West Street,
Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong

 
Price (HKD) HKIRA member HKIRA non-member
Standard Price $13,000 $16,000
Early-bird Discount Price $11,000 $13,500
* Early bird discount for December intake ends on 11 March 2024.
Register Now 

NIRI IRC Program On Demand Now!

NIRI's Certification Program - Investor Relations Charter (IRC®) – USA
 
Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (HKIRA) is pleased to continue our collaboration with NIRI – National Investor Relations Institute to bring the Investor Relations Charter (IRC®) Certification Program to IR practitioners in Hong Kong and Mainland China. 

NIRI has announced that from March 1, 2022, they will go live with the IRC exam on demand and online with live remote proctoring. Approved candidates can sit for the exam at the time of their choosing and in their preferred location as long they meet the security and system requirements.

NIRI has also added some tools for the convenience of the test takers including an on-screen notepad, an on-screen calculator, and an optional 10-minute break.
 
Attendees who pass the examination and meet all the necessary requirements by NIRI, will receive a certification welcome package from NIRI to confirm their success. IRC designation can be used to denote certificate on the corporate collaterals of the successfully completed attendees.
 
The course is now open for registration, for details please visit here !


 

UPCOMING  EVENTS

 

 

PAST  EVENTS

 

HKIRA Members Luncheon

2 February 2024



 


 

SUPPORTING  EVENTS

 

HKMA/HKT Global Innovation Award 2024

1 February 2024 - Mid December 2024
See more details



 

 

2024《明報》 卓越財經大獎


January 2024 - 28 March 2024


See more details

 
     

Executive Committee

  • Dr. Eva Chan (Chairman)
  • Mr. Randy Hung (Vice-Chairman)
  • Ms. Winnie Fan (Honorary Treasurer)
  • Mr. Eric Yau (Honorary Secretary)
  • Mr. Aldous Chiu
  • Ms. Lisa Lai
  • Mr. Kevin Leung
  • Ms. Venus Zhao
 

About HKIRA

Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (HKIRA) is a professional non-profit association comprising IR practitioners and corporate executives responsible for communications between corporate management and the investment community. Established in 2008, HKIRA advocates the setting of international standards in IR education, promotes best IR practices and strives to meet the professional development needs of those interested in pursuing the investor relations profession. HKIRA is dedicated to advancing the practice of IR as well as the professional competency and status of our members. To date, HKIRA has about 1,300 members and most of them are working for companies primarily listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. HKIRA's membership profile covers a wide spectrum of professions from IR, finance, accounting, company secretarial to corporate investment roles. It consists of executives at various stages of their career, including the top executives from the IR professional and also the C-level management of listed companies.

Advisory Board

 
Prof. Louis Cheng (Chairman), Dr S H Ho Professor of Banking and Finance, Director of Research Institute for Business, The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Dato' Seri Cheah Cheng Hye, DGPN PenangCo-Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Value Partners Group
Mr. Osbert Kho, CEO, irasia .com Limited
Dr. George Lam, BBS Chairman, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) Sustainable Business Network (ESBN)
Mr. Edward Lau, Chief Financial Officer, New World Development Company Limited
Dr. Guy Look, Director, XXL Limited (ex-CFO and Executive Director of Sasa International Holdings Limited)
Mr. K.S. Ng Executive Director & CFO, Link Real Estate Investment Trust
Mr. Andrew Weir, Regional Senior Partner, Hong Kong,  KPMG
Dr. Kelvin Wong, SBS JP Executive Director & Deputy Managing Director, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd

Chairman of Sub-Committee
Education Dr. Eva Chan
Event Ms. Venus Zhao
Marketing & Communications Ms. Winnie Fan
Membership Ms. Lisa Lai
Professional Development Mr. Randy Hung


Program Leaders

HKIRA Partner Program    Mr. Aldous Chiu
IR Pledge Program    Mr. Kevin Leung

IR Panel Member
Ms. Feon Lee AIA Group Limited
Mr. Arthur Lee CGN New Energy Limited Holding
Ms. Amy Luk Champion REIT
Mr. Kevin Leung China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited
Ms. Lisa Lai China Telecom Corporation Limited
Ms. Danita On Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited
Ms. Anna Luk Emperor Group
Ms. Joyce Kwock Hang Lung Properties Limited
Mr. Kelvin Chi Henderson Land Development Company Limited
Mr. Ricky Choi Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Ms. David Ng HUTCHMED (China) Ltd
Ms. Christy Lam Link Asset Management Limited
Mr. Patrick Cheong New World Development Company Limited
Ms. Catherine Tsang NWS Holdings Limited
Ms. Luna Fong Shui On Land Limited
Ms. Emily Lee Sino Land Company Limited
Ms. Jane Ip Tencent Holdings Limited
Ms. Selina Li UMP Healthcare Holdings Limited


 
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