HSBC’s taipan Peter Wong feted for 4-decade banking achievement at DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards
- Douglas Woo, the chairman and managing director of Wheelock and Company Limited, was the Business Person of the Year
- Mary Huen, chief executive of Standard Chartered Bank, won the Executive award
The awards, jointly organised by DHL and the Post since 1990, is unique in getting previous winners to adjudicate on the eligibility of the current year’s contenders. The Lifetime Achievement Award is a discretionary honour that is only bestowed when worthy candidates are available.
“The Hong Kong Business Awards not only measure commercial success, but also the commitment to make the world a better place to live in,” said Ng Chee Choong, the senior vice-president and managing director of DHL Express Hong Kong & Macau, during a gala dinner at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Wan Chai.
“The winners have innovated and elevated their business against the headwinds, but more importantly they kept their social responsibility close to their hearts, in the same way we in DHL live our purpose of ‘Connecting People, Improving Lives’.”
The awards, which have run uninterrupted for three decades, suspended its annual gala presentation dinners in 2019 and 2020 during Hong Kong’s anti-government protests and the city’s Covid-19 pandemic, but resumed in-person gatherings when controls were eased.
