CLP Holdings Limited won the Best Report Award of the 2017 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 and all-rounded report with integrated communication of sustainability initiatives", CLP maintains the highest standard in terms of design, disclosure, and value creation for 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

* Honourable Mentions:

• Companies Registry
• Hong Kong Monetary Authority
• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Li & Fung Limited
• Sa Sa International Holdings Limited
• Swire Properties Limited

Sustainability Reporting Award:

"General" Category

• CLP Holdings Limited

"Non-profit Making and Charitable Organizations" Category

• The Hong Kong Jockey Club

* Excellence Awards for Charitable Organizations:

• Fu Hong Society
• The Hong Kong Jockey Club
• Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

* Excellence Award for First-Year Listed Companies:

• VPower Group International Holdings Limited

* Excellence Awards for H Share & Red Chip Entries:

• China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd.
• COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
• Lenovo Group Limited

* Excellence Awards for Small Size Entries:

• Champion REIT
• China Everbright Limited
• Equal Opportunities Commission
• Investor Education Centre
• The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Hong Kong)

Best New Entry:

"General" Category

• AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.

"Non-profit Making and Charitable Organizations" Category

• Investor Education Centre

* Citations for Design:

• Airport Authority Hong Kong
• Fu Hong Society
• New World Department Store China Limited
• Shui On Land Limited

* Citations for Environmental, Social and Governance Disclosure:

• AAC Technologies Holdings Inc
• COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
• Drainage Services Department
• Esprit Holdings Limited
• The Land Registry

Australasia-Hong Kong 2017 Sustainability Reporting Award:

Woodside Petroleum Limited

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

The Awards Presentation Ceremony was held on Monday, 6 November, at the Island Shangri-La Hotel. This year, a total of 89 reports (61 from General and 28 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:

Mr Howard Gorges (Chairman)
Vice Chairman
South China Group Limited

Ms Jill Cheshire
Director
Jill Cheshire Design

Dr Keith Lam
Former Vice Chairman - Finance and Administration, Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong; and
Deputy Principal, HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Stanley Ho Community College
(Representing Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong)

Mr Richard Law
Fellow Member, The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries; and
Company Secretary, Global Brands Group Holding Limited
(Representing The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries)

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

Mr Bernard Poon
Managing Director, Transaction Advisory Services Leader, Hong Kong and Macau Region
Ernst & Young Transactions Limited

Mr Frederick Tsang
Immediate Past President, The Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts; and
Chief Risk Officer, China Everbright Limited
(Representing The Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts)

Mr Trini Tsang
Executive Director and General Manager
Wocom Holdings Limited

Mr Philip Tye
Board Director, Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute; and
Director, HFL Advisors Limited
(Representing Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute)

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Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 6 November 2017.

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