(Hong Kong, April 30, 2019) Hang Lung Properties is pleased to announce that the Company’s customer event and community program have won four accolades at the 2019 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, in the event, community relations, and branding categories. The Plaza 66’s Home to Luxury celebratory event garnered a Gold Stevie Award in Innovation in Consumer Events and a Silver Stevie Award in Innovation in Business-to-Business Events. The innovative community project, the Hang Lung Young Architects Program (HLYAP), also brought home two Bronze Stevie Awards in the Innovation in Community Relations and Innovation in Brand Development categories.
Mr. Weber Lo, Chief Executive Officer of Hang Lung Properties, said, “As a major property developer in Hong Kong and mainland China, Hang Lung places customer centricity at the heart of our operations. We are honored to have received international recognition for our efforts in customer engagement and community relations. We value business development that goes hand in hand with social responsibility and encourage continuous innovation to prepare for the exciting growth of the Company in the future.”
Continuing the celebration of the mega transformation of Plaza 66, the Hang Lung flagship Mainland project, the mall organised a large-scale event in 2018, which was attended by more than 2,000 guests, highlighting its market position as the Home to Luxury. The celebration also saw the official launch of “HOUSE 66” – the brand-new customer relationship management program dedicated to forming enduring bonds with customers through the curation of unique and highly personalized services. This is the third consecutive year that Plaza 66 has returned from the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards with a glowing report card of accolades.
The two bronze Stevie Awards presented at the 2019 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the sixth and seventh awards that the HLYAP has won over the past two years. HLYAP demonstrated our commitment in promoting architectural education amongst local youngsters by encouraging them to appreciate the relationship between architecture and our communities. The HLYAP is dedicated to promoting architecture as an important cultural and social asset distinct from the buildings themselves. The HLYAP’s adopts innovative approaches to broadening the horizons and architectural knowledge of a new generation of future architects. The 2019/20 edition of the Program will begin the school recruitment process in May 2019. Please visit https://youngarchitects.hanglung.com/ for more information.
The Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards is the only business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace in all 29 nations of the Asia-Pacific region. The Stevie Awards are widely considered to be the world's premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement in programs such as The International Business Awards for 17 years. The Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 100 executives around the world acting as judges.