Welcome to Quam IR Awards 2017! I would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Award winners, guests of honour, sponsors and media friends for supporting Quam IR Awards 2017.
Thank you for your kind support to Quam IR Awards 2017. Stepping into its third year, the Awards not only recognizes the outstanding Investor Relations performance of the listed companies in Hong Kong, it is also a benchmark in excellent corporate governance, sustainable development and transparency. This year, the winners come from Hang Seng Index Constituents, Main Board, Growth Enterprise Market and First Year after Listing, representing the multiplicity of capital markets in Hong Kong. We are glad to witness the investor relations of listed companies to be awarded and recognized from various industries and please join me in congratulating all winners.
It is our great honour to host Quam IR Awards 2017 in the community. Over the years, the winners of the Awards truly exemplified excellence among different businesses across the award categories, including multi-national enterprises to medium-sized companies, demonstrating the importance of Investor Relations. With the new listing rules adopted by HKEX, we truly believe the reform will accelerate the development of the new-economy sector both in China and Hong Kong, and further redefine the meaning of excellent Investor Relations. We look forward to a more diversified development on Investor Relations from different listed companies, enhancing corporate governance and sustainable development of the business community in Hong Kong.
First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the awarded companies of Quam IR Awards 2017. As investors relations play a vital role in the success and growth of a company, business community has been paying more attention to the work of investor relations throughout the years. The Awards is set out to raise awareness of outstanding investors relations of listed companies in Hong Kong, setting a standard in the recognition of excellent performance on information disclosure and corporate development. The awardees this year have built a role model for other companies in promoting healthy corporate culture and enhancing sustainable development of the capital market in Hong Kong. They truly deserve the Awards.
I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to all the awarded companies and Oceanwide IR on the occasion, for Oceanwide IR’s has put continued strength in recognizing outstanding companies and the awardees were dedicated to enhance excellent corporate governance and transparency. Nowadays, investors are eager to find value in financial reports and statements, the awarded companies this year have demonstrated excellent incorporation of financial information, corporate development and sustainable development. While providing all-rounded information for investors and the public, it certainly upholds the transparency of the company and the business environment.
My warmest congratulations to all the awarded companies in Quam IR Awards 2017. I am glad to witness the awarded companies this year are dedicated to enhance excellent enterprise reputation and credibility through all-rounded investor relations services, providing timely and updated information, great interaction with investors and promoting healthy corporate culture. The work of investor relations supports the enterprise in different aspects, together with the mature business environment, the synergy effect leads Hong Kong to be an ideal place for raising capital of all listing types.
Congratulations to all winners! The awardees this year have shown their ability to develop successful and seamless investor relations plans, which enables investors to have a complete and in-depth understanding of the listed companies. For investors relations, to be in line with rules and regulations is the essential part. Awarded companies strived to deliver exceptional investor relations practices and commitment to the investors and shareholders, channeling appropriate financial reporting, market disclosures and information in a professional manner. The contributions were remarkable and extraordinary.
Please join me in congratulating these awarded companies and wishing the awarded companies much success.
Quam IR Awards annually honors listed companies whose contributions to the industry itself, the listing category and to the business environment have been particularly noteworthy. The Awards is wide-ranging in its acknowledgement of investor relations achievement, innovative ideas in planning IR programs and the compliance in rules and regulations. I would like to congratulate Oceanwide IR for successfully organizing the Awards.
Despite the ever-changing business environment, the awarded companies this year have strived to serve the interests of their organizations and shareholders. Management and IR professionals have been engaging with shareholders in different ways with effective communication and conscious effort. I hereby wish these companies every success in the future.