Date: 30/12/2013
Three companies under Urban Group including Urban Property Management Limited, International Property Management Limited and Broadway-Nassau Investments Limited received the Partner Employer Certificates jointly organized by the Hong Kong Chamber of SMEs and the Hong Kong Vocational Training Council for the 4th consecutive years, whereas Turning Technical Services Limited under the Group became the latest awardee of the same certificate in 2013, commending their contributions in providing career development programmes for graduates of local tertiary institutions.The Certificates were presented by The Honorable Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, GBS, JP, Secretary for Labour and Welfare of the HK SAR Government at the Morrison Hill Campus of the Institute of Vocational Education in Wanchai on 14th December, 2013.
Dr Edmond Cheng, Managing Director of Urban Group said, "Young people are the driving force for the social and economic development of Hong Kong. As a responsible employer, we always strive to provide opportunities to help them substantiate valuable practical working experiences to nurture more talents for the society."
Dr Edmond Cheng continued, "Over the years, Urban Group has been participating in various programmes for the graduates like the 'Executive Management Trainee Programme', 'Graduate Employment Training Scheme' and 'Project Sunshine - University Graduate Trainees Recruitment' to help develop professionals for the property asset and facility management industry. In future, we shall continue to create more opportunities for job seekers to fulfill our corporate social responsibility."
Urban Group treasures the value of its Human Capital. The Group has obtained the Employers Gold Star Award - Platinum Award and the Employers Gold Star Award of The Employees Retraining Board (ERB) respectively in recent years. This year, Urban Group received the MD 1st - Grand Award from ERB, recognizing its devotion in retraining programme. It has also been nominated as the Best Employers in Asia and the Best Employers in Hong Kong by Hewitt Associates. Moreover, it received the Best Change Management Practices Award in the HR Awards Hong Kong, reflecting its contributions to manpower development.
Urban Group is a leading property asset and facility services group in Hong Kong. Currently, the Group manages 335 projects territory-wide and is serving 1 million people in Hong Kong.
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