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The Employees Retraining Board (ERB) organised the ERB Annual Award Presentation Ceremony 2018-19 today (5 January 2019) at the Southorn Stadium in Wan Chai.  The officiating guests included Dr. Law Chi-kwong, GBS, JP, the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Ms. CHANG King-yiu, JP, the Permanent Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Professor William Leung Wing-cheung, SBS, JP, the Chairman of ERB, Mr. Yu Pang-chun, SBS, JP the Vice-chairman of ERB, and Mr. Byron Ng Kwok-keung, BBS, the Executive Director of ERB.   The event was well attended by around 400 guests.

Addressing the ceremony, the Secretary for Labour and Welfare Dr. Law pointed out that in face of the challenges of an ageing population, Hong Kong will see its labour force shrinking in future. He expressed his thanks to ERB for their continuous efforts in coinciding with the Government's policy objectives. He said that for years, ERB has kept abreast of the times to launch innovative courses and services to nurture talents for various industries and help unleash the potential of the labour force.  Dr. Law said the SAR Government has been encouraging the public to pursue continuing education, to enrich their job skills and prepare them for the rapidly changing employment environment.  The Government has injected $10 billion into the Continuing Education Fund to support the implementation of various enhancement measures, with a view to encouraging the public to pursue continuing education and self-enhancement. 

The ERB Chairman Professor Leung said in his opening address that ERB has specially arranged the screening of a local film “Men On The Dragon” prior to the Presentation Ceremony this year with a view to promoting the unyielding mindset in overcoming odds in life and adding positive energy to the society. Around 800 ERB trainees, members of the public and social groups with special needs watched the film screening.  Professor Leung described ERB as a boat having set sail for 26 years.  With the collective efforts of employers, training bodies and instructors on board, and the support of other stakeholders along the way, hundreds of thousands of trainees have landed on the employment market. 

The “ERB Annual Award Presentation Ceremony” is organised to acknowledge the invaluable support of employers, training bodies and instructors, and to commend the outstanding achievements of trainees.  This year, altogether 104 awards were presented to 40 employers, 20 training bodies, 13 instructors and 20 ERB trainees. 

As for the awards for trainees, 10 trainees each were respectively awarded the "ERB Outstanding Award for Trainees" and the "ERB Merit Award for Trainees" this year.  They included a severely visually impaired mother demonstrating extraordinary determination to study and work as a health masseuse, a property management officer who after having undergone bankruptcy and strokes still able to work independently upon recovery, and a young care worker dedicated to realise his career aspiration.  Through ERB training courses, all these awardees have identified their own targets, studied conscientiously, found their directions in life, and settled down in the workplace with achievements.

This year, a total of 40 establishments received the employer awards for their active support to the work of ERB, including offering employment opportunities to the ERB graduate trainees, providing on-the-job training and career development opportunities to candidates recruited, assisting in the promotion of the courses and services of ERB, shouldering corporate social responsibilities and helping the underprivileged to secure employment, etc.

Please refer to the Chinese press release for the award winning lists and information of selective awardees.