PRIMEJobs (www.primejobs.hk) of the Hong Kong Management Association is awarded the Excellence Prize of the Web Care Award 2006 organized by the Internet Professional Association (iProA).

The Web Care Award is a recognition scheme to acknowledge organizations that build no barrier websites. PRIMEJobs is recognized for adding some special features such as providing a clear site map and a clear meaning for graphical icon and image; enhancing colour contrast; minimizing the use of flash; and providing an alternate choice of word/RTF file format other than PDF which have greatly enhanced the accessibility of the website and enabled the disabled to enjoy surfing on the web.

The Presentation Ceremony was held on 28 October 2006 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Receiving the Award from Mr Cheung Woon Hang, Chief Systems Manager of the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer HKSAR and Dr Elizabeth Quat, President of iProA, Mr Timothy Fong, Assistant Director of The Hong Kong Management Association expressed that "It is a great honour for the Hong Kong Management Association to receive this meaningful award and be one of the first group to have achieved W3C international web accessibility standard in Hong Kong. As a caring organization which puts heavy emphasis on social responsibility, the Association will continue its effort in meeting the needs of different people to ensure the sustainable growth and development of our society."

About PRIMEJobs (www.primejobs.hk)
To provide more employment opportunities, the Hong Kong Management Association launched a recruitment website, PRIMEJobs (www.primejobs.hk) in 2005. The website is a specialized online recruitment portal catering for employers and job seekers in Hong Kong and the Mainland. Local companies can place local and cross-border job postings and banner advertisements for free on this website.

Main features of the website include job postings, banner advertisements and Up-to-date reference resources such as employment ordinances and regulations. It is a user-friendly online system for posting job vacancies anytime anywhere and help job seekers to advance their careers.

In the near future, more features will be added such as talent search to access suitable job applicants through a sophisticated filtering system and tailor-made questionnaire to collect precise information from job applicants for shortlisting the candidates.

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