Urban Group receives "Employers Gold Star Award"
Date: 01/20/2006

Following the success in 2003 and 2004, Urban Group recently received the "10th Employers Gold Star Award - Merit Award" again from the Employees Retraining Board (ERB), recognizing their contributions in enhancing employment opportunities and human resources development in Hong Kong.

Organized by ERB, the "Employers Gold Star Award" aims to recognize the support of corporations in providing career opportunities to the retrainees and their commitment to the future development of the Hong Kong economy.

Mr. Michael Tien Puk-sun, BBS JP, Chairman of ERB stated, "This year, more than 40 awarded enterprises which have actively participated in our employees retraining programmes and provided job opportunities to the retrainees, reflecting their strong commitment to corporate citizenship and high standard of service."

In 2005, Urban Group has recruited 400 retrainees from ERB, representing 10% of their total headcount. Among them, the retention rate reached encouragingly over 60%. Urban Group has been working closely with ERB to employ the retrainees, well demonstrates their insistence on improving their service quality and their openness in employment.

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