CLP Holdings Limited won the Best Report Award of the 2015 Best Annual Reports Awards organized by The Hong Kong Management Association and co-organized by South China Morning Post. The Panel of Adjudicators commended the annual report of CLP as "An innovative report which continues to stand head and shoulder above the rest, in terms of overall design excellence, comprehensive disclosure and engagement with all stakeholders."

Apart from the Best Report Award, there are two categories of winning reports: General and Non-profit Making and Charitable Organizations. The results are as follows:

Best Report Award:

CLP Holdings Limited

"General" Category:

Gold:	Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
* Silver:	MTR Corporation Limited Swire Pacific Limited
* Bronze:	Hang Seng Bank Limited The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited Link Real Estate Investment Trust

"Non-profit Making and Charitable Organizations" Category

Gold:	Securities and Futures Commission
Silver:	Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority
Bronze:	Hong Kong Monetary Authority

* Honourable Mentions:

• ANTA Sports Products Limited
• Hong Kong Housing Society
• The Hong Kong Jockey Club
• HSBC Holdings plc
• Hysan Development Company Limited
• The Land Registry

HKMA 55th Anniversary Judges` Special Award

• CLP Holdings Limited

Sustainability Reporting Award:

"General" Category

• CLP Holdings Limited

"Non-profit Making and Charitable Organizations" Category

• Drainage Services Department

* Citation for Design:

• AIA Group Limited
• CK Hutchison Holdings Limited
• Hong Kong Police Force
• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Hong Kong Tourism Board
• Lenovo Group Limited
• New World China Land Limited
• Shui On Land Limited
• Transport International Holdings Limited

* Citation for Corporate Governance Disclosure:

• Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.
• Hong Kong Productivity Council
• Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
• Sa Sa International Holdings Limited

Best New Entry:

• AIA Group Limited

Australasia-Hong Kong 2015 Sustainability Reporting Award:

• AGL Energy Limited

* (Listed according to the alphabetical order of company names)

The Awards Presentation Ceremony was held on Monday, 9 November, at the Island Shangri-La Hotel. This year, a total of 87 reports (64 from General, 23 from Non-profit Making and Charitable Organizations categories) were reviewed by the Panel of Adjudicators.

Organized by The Hong Kong Management Association since 1973 and co-organized with the South China Morning Post since 2007, the Best Annual Reports Awards is an annual competition to encourage the publication of timely, accurate, informative and well presented annual reports for shareholders, stakeholders, employees and others who may have an interest in the performance and activities of the organizations in question.

The Panel of Adjudicators this year include:

Professor Richard Petty (Chairman) FCPA (Aust., Life), FAICD
Chairman
Australian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong & Macau
(Representing CPA Australia)

Ms Jill Cheshire RIBA, HKIA
Director
Jill Cheshire Design

Dr P M Kam FCIS, FCS, FCPA
Former Chief Executive Officer
Financial Reporting Council
(Representing The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries)

Dr Keith Lam CFP^CM, FCGA
Former Vice Chairman - Finance and Administration
Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong
(Representing Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong)

Mr Derek Mok CFA, CPA (Aust.), FCPA, FRM
Vice President and Board of Director
The Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts
(Representing The Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts)

Dr Neale O`Connor FCPA (Aust.)
Associate Professor
School of Business
Hong Kong Baptist University

Mr Steve Ong FCA, FCPA
Senior Vice President, Head of Accounting Affairs, Listing Department
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
(Representing Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited)

Dr John Tang Solicitor, FCPA
National Director, Independence - China
Ernst & Young

Mr Trini Tsang SFHKSI
Board Director
Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute
(Representing Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute)

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Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 9 November 2015.

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