JUDGING A shortlist of candidates for each award will be drawn up after the closing date of Monday, September 8th, 2008 by a working committee comprising the sponsors, the honorary advisors and the organisers The appointed judging panel will make its final choices from a shortlist of candidates in each category which has been prepared by the working committee The judges of the DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards 2008 are: Professor Yue-Chim Richard Wong, SBS, JP, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Professor of Economics, The University of Hong Kong Ms. Connie Tang, General Manager, DHL Express (Hong Kong) Limited Mr. C.K. Lau, Editor, South China Morning Post Mr. Richard Ho, FCPA (Aust.), President, CPA Australia Hong Kong China Division Mr. Alex Fong, CEO, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce Mr. Paul M. Y. Chow, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Mr. Alan Wong, Deputy Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council Mrs. Margaret Leung, General Manager, Global Co-Head Commercial Banking, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Mr. Eric Tang, 2008 National President, Junior Chamber International Hong Kong Dr. Jonathan K.S. Choi, BBS, JP, Vice-Chairman, Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Dr. Che-woo Lui, Chairman, K. Wah Group Mr. Tom Mehrmann, Chief Executive, Ocean Park Corporation Mr. Simon Kwok, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Sa Sa International Holdings Limited Mr. Eric Wong, Chairman & CEO, Richburg Corporation Limited Mr. John Chong, Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Media Asia Entertainment Group Limited Mr. Eiffel Pau, Managing Director, LAWSGROUP Mr. Samuel Choy, General Manager, Bliss Concepts Limited Ms. Alice Wong, Managing Director, Eu Yan Sang (Hong Kong) Limited Shortlisted entries will be notified in writing by September 21st, 2008 Winners will be notified in November 2008 Certificates of Excellence may be awarded to candidates on category shortlists if, in the opinion of the judges, individuals or companies deserve particular recognition for their contribution or performance. These will be announced in alphabetical order The DHL/SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards 2008 will be announced and presented at a function at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong on Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Winners are invited to attend the presentation dinner on December 4th, 2008 to collect their awards. All winners, including winners of Certificates of Excellence will receive a complimentary half table at the event