About the award








		Awards and Recognition
		Eligibility
		Award Process Overview
		Assessment Process
		Free Publication
		Announcement of Results
		Application Fee

Quality Award participants who have achieved outstanding performance may be awarded the Gold, Silver or Bronze Awards. In addition, Certificates of Merit may also be presented to participants who have demonstrated strong commitment to quality and achieved significant improvements in at least five of the seven Judging Criteria.

Applicants from all fields of industries and businesses, whose principal activities are in Hong Kong, are eligible to apply for the Award.

SUBUNIT OF BUSINESS ENTITIES
Subunits of larger (parent) organizations may also apply for the Award if they are sufficient in their own right to be examined in all seven Criteria Categories. They must be discrete business entities that are readily distinguishable from other parts of the parent organization.

CONDITIONS OF SITE VISIT
Although an applicant may have facilities outside Hong Kong, in the event of a Site Visit, the applicant should ensure, where possible, that the appropriate people and materials are available for examination in Hong Kong to document the operational practices associated with all major business functions of the applicant. The Hong Kong Management Association reserves the right to deny visits to sites that are outside the Hong Kong region.

EXPERIENCE SHARING
In the event that an applicant wins the Award, it must be able to share information on the seven Criteria Categories at experience sharing seminars and/or in the form of a publication . The information shared is determined by the Award recipient.

REPEATED APPLICANTS
Overall winners are not allowed to participate in the programme in the year subsequent to their winning of the Award to ensure fair competition.

The Hong Kong Management Association reserves the right to make final and binding decisions on the eligibility of applicants.

The assessment will be in three stages:


Stage 1.	INITIAL SCREENING
	All applicants have to submit an Initial Submission on their quality programme. A shortlist of applicants will be drawn based on the Initial Submission.
Stage 2.	ASSESSMENT OF FINAL SUBMISSION
	Shortlisted applicants will be required to submit a Final Submission, in 50 pages or less, for detailed assessment.
	PRESENTATION WORKSHOP
	Shortlisted applicants will be invited to give a 30-minute presentation on their submission plus a Question and Answer Session before the Board of Examiners during a Presentation Workshop. Details of the arrangements will be provided by the Award Secretariat prior to the Presentation Workshop.
Stage 3.	SITE VISIT
	Based on the Final Submission, a shortlist of applicants will be drawn to participate in the site visit. The Board of Examiners will conduct an on-site verification of the submission to the shortlisted applicants. During these Site Visits, the examiners will interview employees and review pertinent records and data. The objective is to verify the information provided in the Final Submission and to answer questions raised during the board's review. The choice of dates will be decided by the Board of Examiners. All shortlisted applicants have to prepare themselves to be available on the specified dates. In the event of a Site Visit, the applicant must provide the necessary transportation and other logistical arrangements to enable the smooth conduct of the Site Visit.
Stage 4.	FINAL JUDGING
	Selected finalists will attend a question and answer session conducted by the Panel of Judges.

Upon request, potential applicants will receive a FREE copy of the Final Written Submission of Fuji Xerox (Hong Kong) Limited (1991 Overall Winner) or The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (1999 Overall Winner), and a video on the latest Award Winners produced by ATV on a first-come-first-served basis.

The formal announcement and award presentation ceremony will take place at the Quality Award Dinner.

To ensure that Award applicants will gain maximum benefit from experience sharing for continuous improvement on their TQM journey through participation in the Quality Award Dinner, a nominal Application Fee of $9,900 will be charged upon the submission of the Initial Submission Form. The fee covers a complimentary table (Chinese Menu for 12 persons) at the Quality Award Dinner and three complimentary seats at the Quality Award Seminar.