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BusinessFocus Award 2022: 13 Pioneering Winners Unveiled, Creating New Economic Directions

HONG KONG SAR Media OutReach18 July 2022 – The BusinessFocus Award Presentation ceremony 2022 was successfully held at the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel Hong Kong on 8 July 2022 (Friday). The award honours technology inventions, innovative corporate initiatives and excellence service providers adapting to the “new economy direction” in Hong Kong.

As an affirmation to the achievement of business owners and their teams, the BusinessFocus Award 2022, with the theme of “Creating a New Direction for Our Economy”, has recognised 13 companies which performed exceptional dedication and accomplishments in striving for the best with innovative business ideas in the past year. The rewarded companies include:

  • Henderson Land Development Company Limited
  • Hang Seng Bank
  • Tencent Cloud
  • ORIX Asia Limited
  • FUJIFILM Business Innovation Hong Kong Limited
  • YOOV Internet Technology (HK) Limited
  • UMP Healthcare Holdings Limited
  • KPay Merchant Service Limited
  • Golden Emperor Properties Limited
  • Town Health International Medical Group
  • Igniting Capital
  • Innothrough Academy
  • CYOTC

Dr. Allan Zeman, the Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group, Mr. Stephen Liang, the Assistant Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Prof. Terence Chong, the Executive Director of Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance, as the honoured guests and participated in the ceremony with Ms. Cherry Liu, the Vice President of Business Strategy and Co-Founder of PressLogic hosted the award ceremony together.

Messages from Business Leaders & Academics,
With Best Wishes to Corporations in Seizing Opportunities to Innovate

Dr. Allan Zeman, the Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group, addressed his faith in the inauguration of the new governing team to bring a new ambience to society. Moreover, Hong Kong has gotten over a hard time in the past years, and he believes the current Chief Executive, Mr. John Lee will be working jointly with all sectors to embrace a better future for Hong Kong. In addition, he mentioned that he had contributed to suggesting the “result-oriented” approach raised by Mr. Lee earlier, and he believes that Hong Kong is moving toward a brighter future under his leadership. Besides, Dr. Zeman encourages business leaders to maintain enthusiasm for high quality service and innovative business initiatives as the COVID-19 precautionary measures would be relaxed soon. He added that he is optimistic about Hong Kong’s economic growth and progression especially with a huge potential market in the Greater Bay Area. Lastly, he wishes the corporations in Hong Kong a very prosperous future.

Mr. Stephen Liang, the Assistant Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, expressed his appreciation of the flexibility of corporations in Hong Kong during the pandemic to seize the opportunities that follow. He also pointed out that in society nowadays, you have “no cash with no tech”. Hence, he believes under the leadership of the new governing team, the cooperation between the Government, industry, academia, the research and commercial sector will be even closer and bring new opportunities to the Hong Kong economy.

Prof. Terence Chong, the Executive Director of Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance, shared that it is difficult to create new economic directions, but he noticed that there are 3 crucial elements of the coming business trend, which are the people-oriented applications of technology, ESG strategies, and the quality of services and products.

Last but not least, Ms. Cherry Liu, the Vice President of Business Strategy and Co-Founder of PressLogic, stated that holding the BusinessFocus Award every year aims to motivate and recognize enterprises in Hong Kong for their resilience in the current challenging business environment and their contribution to the local economy. Besides, she added that Hong Kong is a place full of innovation initiatives and is the dream city for young entrepreneurs. She believes enterprises in Hong Kong will be continuously exploring different possibilities and creating more and more development opportunities, promoting the development of Hong Kong’s economy in different new directions.

The ceremony provides an unparalleled opportunity for honourable guests, business leaders and BusinessFocus team to share valuable insights, innovative technology ideas and evolving business strategies with each other. For more information on the award, please visit https://businessfocus.io/campaign/award2022

Rewarded Companies and Their Representatives:

Best ESG Planning Company Award
Henderson Land Development Company Limited
Mr. Johnny Yu – Advisor to Chairman

Best SME E-banking Service Award
Hang Seng Bank
Mr. Eric Chow – Head of Digital Delivery

Best Cloud Service Provider Award
Tencent Cloud
Mr. Steven Choi – Head of Tencent Cloud, Hong Kong & Macau

Outstanding SME Financing Bank Award
ORIX Asia Limited
Mr. Adrian Pang – Managing Director

Outstanding Commercial Innovative Application Award
FUJIFILM Business Innovation Hong Kong Limited
Mr. Alex Chow – Head, Solutions & Services Strategy

Outstanding Enterprise Cloud Solution Award
YOOV Internet Technology (HK) Limited
Mr. Philip Wong – Chief Executive Officer

Best Medical Service Company Award
UMP Healthcare Holdings Limited
Ms. Jacquen Kwok – Managing Director & General Manager

Outstanding Fintech Service Provider Award
KPay Merchant Service Limited
Ms. Kelly Tang – Senior Business Strategy Manager

Outstanding Overseas Property Agency Award – Thailand & Vietnam
Golden Emperor Properties Limited
Mr. Ivan Yam – Managing Director & Partner

Outstanding Integrated Medical Service Company Award
Town Health International Medical Group
Mr. Zhaogen Jin – Chief Executive Officer

Outstanding Venture Capital Institution
Igniting Capital
Mr. Kelvin Luk – Founder and Managing Partner

Best SME Academy
Innothrough Academy
Mr. Sam Sio – Co-Founder & Operation Director

Outstanding Cryptocurrency OTC Market Award
CYOTC

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About BusinessFocus

BusinessFocus, under PressLogic, is a fast-growing online business and finance magazine that provides managements, technology enthusiasts and entrepreneurs with new business, investment, technology and entrepreneurial inspiration. Empowered by our patent AI analytic system, BusinessFocus crafts and distributes original strategic content to connect and inspire people. With over a million social media followers, BusinessFocus helps the brand marketers and corporations to engage with their target audiences and create impactful branded content with partners.

About BusinessFocus Award

The annual event was first introduced in 2021, the BusinessFocus Award recognises the exceptional dedication and accomplishments of enterprises in continuous contributions to innovative business development and growth in Hong Kong.

The New Range Rover Unveiled in Laos at Exclusive Event

Jaguar Land Rover Laos unveiled the New Range Rover at the Lao National Convention Hall in Vientiane Capital on 15 July.

Chemill Launches Clinically Proven Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray – VirX™ in Hong Kong A Safe Antiviral Treatment Killing 99.9% Virus in 2 Minutes to Fight the Pandemic Virus

Clinical Trials in Canada, India and U.K. Confirm the Efficacy

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 18 July 2022 – Chemill Pharma Ltd, today announced the launch of a clinically proven and safe nitric oxide nasal spray (NONS), under the brand name VirX™ for prevention against the pandemic virus, in Hong Kong. Developed and patented by SaNOtize Research in Canada, the nasal spray, containing nitric oxide, can be delivered in small amount into a person’s nasal cavity, thus killing 99.9% viruses in the respiratory upper airways within 2 minutes. Its proven anti-microbial properties with a direct virucidal effect on SARS-CoV-2 help reduce viral load and act as a physical and chemical barrier to prevent viruses from incubating and spreading to the lungs.

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The safety and efficacy of VirX™ has been proven in several clinic trials conducted in Canada, U.K. and India clinical trials from its innovator, SaNOtize showed Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (NONS) was a safe and effective antiviral treatment for SARS CoV-2. In the first 24 hours, NONS reduced the average viral load by around 95%, and then by more than 99% within 72 hours.[i]1

VirX™, the breakthrough antivirus nasal spray, is effective in preventing infection in nasal cavity, which helps stopping the spread of the pandemic virus alongside with other antivirus measures, such as vaccination, wearing mask and hand-sanitising.

Ray Tejsinghani, CDO of Chemill Pharma Ltd., said, “As an enterprise our constant endeavour is to make an impact and help resolve existing health issues of the region, by bringing innovative drugs and medical technologies. Over the past couple of years, several variants of pandemic virus have impacted Hong Kong; and with the recent Omicron variant infecting in waves, it is important to have a strong and efficacious defence tool. We are pleased to partner with Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and SaNOtize Research & Development Corp to bring the highly effective and safe VirX™ Nasal spray to fight the pandemic virus in Hong Kong.”

VirX™ retails at HKD 299.00 in select Mannings Stores in Hong Kong and selected ecommerce stores such as HKTVmall.com. It is an over-the-counter nasal spray that could be purchased conveniently and protect people’s health in various vulnerable situations, such as travelling, under quarantine and in crowded places.


[1] Winchester et al. J Infect. 2021;83(2):237-279.

Hashtag: #VirX #VirXNasalspray #NasalSpray

About Chemill Pharma Ltd.

Chemill Pharma Ltd. is an impact driven healthcare organisation committed to accelerate accessibility to affordable, innovative healthcare solutions. Ensuring sustainable health systems, by partnering with leading companies globally, to make best in class medicine available with disruptive technological advantages. Chemill Pharma is a leading importer, distributor and wholesaler of pharmaceuticals, consumer healthcare products and medical devices.

For more information, visit

About SaNOtize Research & Development Corp.

SaNOtize Research & Development Corp. is a Pharmaceutical company based in Vancouver, BC, commercializing the multi-faceted antimicrobial properties of a liquid producing nitric oxide. The company has developed and patented a Nitric Oxide Releasing Solution platform technology (NORSTM) to treat and prevent upper respiratory and topical infections.

About Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (BSE: 532296 | NSE: GLENMARK) is an innovation-driven global pharmaceutical company with a presence across Specialty, Generics and OTC businesses. It focuses on the key therapeutic areas of respiratory, dermatology and oncology. The company has 10 world-class manufacturing facilities spread across 4 continents and operations in over 80 countries. Glenmark is ranked among the world’s top 100 biopharmaceutical companies (Top 100 Companies Ranked by Pharmaceutical Sales, 2020, by In Vivo/Scrip 100) and among the world’s top 50 companies in the off-patent sector (Top 50 Generics and Biosimilars Companies ranked by Sales, 2020, by Generics Bulletin/In Vivo). The company was listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), one of the world’s most respected and widely accepted sustainability benchmarks, under the category of emerging markets (2021) for the fourth consecutive year in a row.

For more information, visit .

Laos to Produce More Fertilizer and Animal Feed Amid Supply Chain Turmoil

Laos to produce more fertilizer and animal feed
Laos to produce more fertilizer and animal feed (Photo: ADB)

The government of Laos is urging private companies to invest in the manufacturing of fertilizer and animal feed in response to global supply chain problems.

Laos Passport Office Admits Delays, Denies Corruption Claims

People in Laos line up to lodge passport applications at the consular department in Vientiane Capital
People in Laos line up to lodge passport applications at the consular department in Vientiane Capital (Photo: Harry PS)

Residents in Laos have complained of long queues while lodging passport applications, as well as widespread corruption involving brokers.

Wild Elephants from China Wander Near Lao Border 

A drone captured footage of some wild elephants in northern Laos.

Wild Asian elephants in Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve have been spotted wandering along Laos’ northern border after a 17-month cross-country journey.

Northeast Thailand Feels the Pinch Amid Slow Return of Shoppers from Laos

Central Plaza Shopping Mall in Udon Thani, Northeast Thailand
A teddy bear display at Central Plaza Shopping Mall in Udon Thani, northeast Thailand.

Businesses in northeastern Thailand have noted that cross-border trade has been slow to recover following the reopening of borders with Laos, with improved domestic retail options and a shift to online shopping keeping Lao people at home.

Up your smart home game with Arlo’s industry-leading security devices

Outfit your home with Arlo’s advanced security cameras and doorbells to keep your home safe and smart!

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 18 July 2022 – A smart home is no longer a thing of the future. Smart devices are now everywhere in our lives – from lighting systems, kitchen appliances to entertainment gadgets – making our homes increasingly well-connected and automated. But beyond just providing added convenience, smart devices can also offer cutting-edge protection and security to your home.

Whether you are spending your working hours at the office, or jetting off to your well-deserved summer holiday, Arlo’s extensive range of smart home devices will protect your home and your loved ones on your behalf, bringing you the much-needed peace of mind while you are away.

Even better, Arlo’s range of smart home devices can be connected to any smart home assistant you may own including Apple HomeKit, Google Home and Amazon Alexa, for seamless integration into your smart home system.

Arlo Pro 4 Wireless Security Camera

Arlo Pro 4 Wireless Security Camera features advanced technologies including 2K HDR video quality, an integrated spotlight with colour night vision and a 160-degree field of view to deliver superior video quality day and night. Easily connect the Pro 4 directly to Wi-Fi to enable a hassle-free set-up as a standalone security solution or complimentary camera to an existing Arlo ecosystem. Its two-way audio and built-in smart siren also allow users to have crystal-clear communication and ward off any unwanted visitors on the property.

Arlo Essential Indoor Security Camera

The versatile Arlo Essential Indoor Security Camera is ideal for monitoring babies, pets, elderly family members and more, with 1080p HD video with enhanced night vision, a 130-degree diagonal field-of-view, motion and audio detection and full-duplex audio for two-way conversations.

A built-in siren provides an added safety measure, which can be triggered automatically or manually from the Arlo app, upon motion or audio detection – allowing users to swiftly and effectively deter intruders. The Arlo Essential Indoor Security Camera also comes equipped with an automated privacy shield that is easy to control, allowing users to automatically activate the privacy shield that covers the camera lens. Aimed and designed to ease users’ privacy concerns, this reassuring feature gives them the power to decide when their camera is monitoring a room and recording video and audio and when it is not.

Arlo Essential Wireless Video Doorbell

The Arlo Essential Wireless Video Doorbell is a great addition to any smart home security system, acting as a great extra pair of eyes watch over your doorstep or look out for deliveries when you are away. Capturing what most traditional video doorbells can’t, the Arlo Essential Wireless Video Doorbell gives you a complete view of your front door with its optimised 1:1 aspect ratio and 1536*1536 HD video with HDR, so you can see visitors from head-to-toe as well as spot delivery packages on the ground. It also offers direct-to-mobile video calls, clear, two-way audio and personalised alerts to allow users to quickly reply to guests or take action. To top it off, the Arlo Essential Wireless Video Doorbell’s wire-free set-up, full weather resistance, night vision and built-in siren make it one of the best smart security devices to get, giving you always-on front door security to deter unwanted guests and keep your home safe at all times.

For more information of Arlo products and accessories, please visit https://www.arlo.com/asia/.

Hashtag: #Arlo

About Arlo Technologies, Inc.

Arlo is the award-winning, industry leader that is transforming the way people experience the connected lifestyle. Arlo’s deep expertise in product design, wireless connectivity, cloud infrastructure and cutting-edge AI capabilities focuses on delivering a seamless, smart home experience for Arlo users that is easy to setup and interact with every day. The company’s cloud-based platform provides users with visibility, insight and a powerful means to help protect and connect in real-time with the people and things that matter most, from any location with a Wi-Fi or a cellular connection. To date, Arlo has launched several categories of award-winning smart connected devices, including wire-free smart Wi-Fi and 4G LTE-enabled security cameras, audio and video doorbells, and floodlight.

With a mission to bring users peace of mind, Arlo is as passionate about protecting user privacy as it is about safeguarding homes and families. Arlo is committed to supporting industry standards for data protection designed to keep users’ personal information private and in their control. Arlo doesn’t monetize personal data, provides enhanced controls for user data, supports privacy legislation, keeps user data safely secure, and puts security at the forefront of company culture.