In its ninth consecutive year, the Awards recognises and honours investor relations ("IR") excellence and best practices among
The 9th IR Awards 2023 had widespread support from listed companies and the investment sector. There were a total of 126 companies participated in the Awards this year. As in previous years, the award winners were first nominated by the public, then selected via online polling by qualified voters among buy-side and sell-side investors. More than 740 investors from over 290 financial institutions voted this year. The continued support is proof of the recognition the IR Awards enjoys in the investor community. With investor relations gaining emphasis in the industry, HKIRA has kept striving to enhance the standard of IR excellence in
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Winners of the 9th IR Awards include the following companies (in sequential order of tickers):
Tickers Company
1 CK Hutchison Holdings Limited
14 Hysan Development Company Limited
17 New World Development Company Limited
35 Far East Consortium International Limited
101 Hang Lung Properties Limited
135 Kunlun Energy Company Limited
173 K. Wah International Holdings Limited
178 Sa Sa International Holdings Limited
272 Shui On Land Limited
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331 FSE Lifestyle Services Limited
388 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
405 Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust
435 Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust
511 Television Broadcasts Limited
517 COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
551 Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited
659 NWS Holdings Limited
700 Tencent Holdings Limited
726 DIT Group Limited
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823 Link Real Estate Investment Trust
887 Emperor Watch & Jewellery Limited
1044 Hengan International Group Company Limited
1070 TCL Electronics Holdings Limited
1200 Midland Holdings Limited
1361 361 Degrees International Limited
1368 Xtep International Holdings Limited
1810 Xiaomi Corporation
1811 CGN New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.
1830 Perfect Medical Health Management Limited
1929 Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited
2020 ANTA Sports Products Limited
2191 SF Real Estate Investment Trust
2199 Regina Miracle International (Holdings) Limited
2313 Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited
2778 Champion Real Estate Investment Trust
3800 GCL Technology Holdings Limited
3998 Bosideng International Holdings Limited
6110 Topsports International Holdings Limited
6909 BetterLife Holding Limited
For the complete list of winners, please visit: https://hkira.com/awards/ehall2023.php.
Judging Panel
-- Professor
-- Dato' Seri CHEAH Cheng Hye MAoF
Value Partners Group - Co-Chairman And Co-Chief Investment Officer
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EDICO Holdings Limited - Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
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CFA Society Hong Kong - Past President and Board Director
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CITIC Resources Holdings Limited - Independent Non-Executive Director
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General Committee and the Chairman of Membership Services of the Sub-Committees
Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies
About HKIRA
Hong Kong Investor Relations Association (HKIRA) is a non-profit professional association comprising investor relations practitioners and corporate officers responsible for communication between corporate management and the investment community. HKIRA advocates the setting of international standards in IR education, advances the best IR practices and meets 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 its members. To date, HKIRA has over 1,300 members most of whom are working for companies primarily listed on the
About the IR Awards
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
The Awards ceremony, consisting of a conference in the morning and presentation in the afternoon, is a spectacular gathering of IR specialists and industry professionals that applauds and publicizes the year's achievements in investor relations. For details of the Awards and online nominations, please visit http://www.hkira.com/awards.
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