Hong Kong's NextGen Logistician Awards 2024 to open for nominations tomorrow
The Hong Kong's NextGen Logistician Awards 2024 will open for nominations tomorrow (August 3) to recognise young talents in the logistics industry who have made significant achievements and shown remarkable potential in innovative, high-end, smart and green logistics.
The Awards is a new annual award for the logistics industry advocated by the Transport and Logistics Bureau in the Action Plan on Modern Logistics Development, and is co-organised by various sectors of Hong Kong's logistics trade with the support of the Hong Kong Logistics Development Council (LOGSCOUNCIL). It aims to commend outstanding young logisticians and, through the success stories of the award winners, introduce the new development directions of modern logistics to the public, with a view to attracting more young people to join the industry to propel its continual growth.
Hong Kong-registered companies or organisations with a core business focus on logistics are invited to submit nominations for any of the three categories of the Awards listed below:
Award category
Eligibility Requirements
Emerging Talent Award
Nominees must have joined the industry for no more than five years and be aged 35 or below.
Young Professional Award
Nominees must have joined the industry for at least five years and are working at the operational and middle management level, with their age being 35 or below.
Young Executive Award
Nominees must have joined the industry for at least five years and are working at the senior management level, with their age being 45 or below.
The deadline for nominations is September 1, 2024. Companies or organisations and the nominees shall email the completed nomination form together with other required documents and information to logisticianawards@tlb.gov.hk. In each award category, there will be no limit on the number of winners or assignment of different award levels. Nominees who meet the benchmark scores set by the judging panel will receive an award.
Details of the Awards and the nomination form are available on the LOGSCOUNCIL website (www.logisticshk.gov.hk/en/awards/index.html). For enquiries, please call 3509 7263.
Applications for admission tickets for parade by disciplined services and youth groups and fun day in celebration of National Day to begin this week
The Security Bureau (SB) will lead its disciplined services and auxiliary services, together with youth uniformed groups, to hold the Grand Parade by Disciplined Services and Youth Groups cum Fun Day for Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China at the Fire and Ambulance Services Academy in Tseung Kwan O on October 1 (Tuesday). To share in the joy of celebrating National Day, members of the public can register for free admission tickets from Wednesday to Friday (September 11 to 13) on the Hong Kong Fire Services Department mobile application.
The fun day will be held from 10am to 5pm, with the event highlight being a parade by disciplined services and youth uniformed groups at 2.30pm. A flag-raising ceremony and a parade will be performed by members of the disciplined services from the Hong Kong Police Force, the Immigration Department, the Customs and Excise Department, the Correctional Services Department, the Fire Services Department (FSD), and the Government Flying Service (GFS), as well as youth group members of various disciplined services departments, the Auxiliary Medical Service Cadet Corps and the Civil Aid Service Cadet Corps, and the Hong Kong Army Cadets Association. There will also be an appliance parade by various disciplined services and auxiliary services, along with music performances by their bands.
In addition, an exhibition and game booths will be hosted by the SB and eight disciplined services and auxiliary services on that day. Rescue and training demonstrations by the FSD, including firefighting and rescue, ambulance training, swift water rescue, high-angle rescue training, compartment fire behaviour training, hazardous material incident training and traffic accident rescue; and the display of GFS aircraft will also be featured, providing members of the public with a rare opportunity to view the equipment up close.
Members of the public can apply for a maximum of four QR code admission tickets from September 11 to 13 via the latest version of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department mobile application, which can be downloaded from Apple App Store, Google Play and Huawei AppGallery for free. Children aged 3 or below do not require an admission ticket. The tickets will be allocated by a computer ballot, and successful applicants will receive a notification through the application on September 17.
Visitors are advised to use public transportation, as no parking will be available at the Academy. The event will be cancelled if Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above is still in force at 8am on the event day. Visitors should regularly check the FSD's website (www.hkfsd.gov.hk) for the latest information. For programme and ticketing enquiries, please email publicticket@sb.gov.hk.
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