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OnePlus Confirms Extension of Software Support

Committed to four major OS updates and five years of security patches for selected models

LONDON, UK – Media OutReach – 30 November 2022 – Global technology brand OnePlus reaffirmed its commitment to elevate the smartphone usage experience by offering four generations of OxygenOS and five years of security updates on selected devices launched in 2023 and beyond. This move will ensure users a fast and smooth experience for longer.

“OxygenOS is an integral part of OnePlus, co-created by our community members,” said Gary Chen, Head of Software Products at OnePlus. “As a user-oriented company, we do everything we can to enhance user experience. This software upgrade policy is designed in response to changing market dynamics and allows for longer replacement cycles for mobile devices. This new update policy will give users access to the latest security and functional features required to power OnePlus’ signature fast-and-smooth experience throughout the lifetime of the phone.”

More details about the new update policies and eligible OnePlus devices will be coming soon.

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About OnePlus

OnePlus is a global mobile technology brand challenging conventional concepts of technology. Created around the “Never Settle” mantra, OnePlus creates exquisitely-designed devices with premium build quality and high-performance hardware. OnePlus thrives on cultivating strong bonds and growing together with its community of users and fans.

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Quality Property & Facility Management Award 2022 winners announced  Over 40 teams recognised for quality, professionalism and advancement in property management

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 November 2022 – More than 40 outstanding project teams from Hong Kong’s property and facility management sector were recognised for their achievement at the Quality Property & Facility Management Award (QPFMA) 2022 Presentation Ceremony today, with the guest of honour Ms Winnie HO, JP, Secretary for Housing of the Hong Kong SAR Government and more than 200 guests in attendance to celebrate their success.

Co-organised by The Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies (HKAPMC) and The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Property and Facility Management Division (HKIS PFMD), the biennial Quality Property & Facility Management Award (QPFMA) 2022 received a record high of close to 150 nominations. Contestants have presented innovative practices and strategies that have uplifted the efficiency and quality standard of property management. Aligning with the theme “Quality | Professional | Forward Moving | Advance”, the judging panel of 17 industry leaders has paid special attention on the adoption of technology that future-proofs the industry.

Commenting on the winning teams, Hon Tony TSE Wai-chuen, BBS, JP, QPFMA 2022 Head Juror said, “We are impressed and inspired by how property and facility management professionals respond to unprecedented situations through accelerating the adoption of smart technology, IOT and big data in daily routines and management applications, all of which are very inspiring. Sustainability has become one of the major focuses of the industry, with increasing measures and provisions to reduce carbon emission and energy consumption. We are glad to see that the industry is playing a vital role for the well-being of the society.”

Introduced this year to identify viable solutions in managing ageing urban buildings in Hong Kong, the Refurbishment / Renovation Property Management Award categories have received generous industry feedback, with 5 project teams recognised for their outstanding management strategies in building renewal.

Prof Johnnie C K CHAN, SBS, BBS, JP, QPFMA 2022 Organising Committee Chairman mentions, “The inaugural Refurbishment / Renovation Property Management Award looks for application of smart technology and innovation in the management of old buildings which are getting more common in Hong Kong. We are very pleased to discover the various ways old buildings are managed and maintained efficiently with effective use of smart technology and innovations. They contribute viable solutions to our city’s urban renewal work and housing shortage challenge.”

Results of Quality Property & Facility Management Award 2022

A. Residential Category

Large-Scale Residential Property Management

Accolade

Project

Company

Grand Award

Park Yoho

Supreme Management Services Limited

Excellence Award

Aegean Coast

Kai Shing Management Services Limited

Certificate of Merit

Sun Tuen Mun Centre

Kai Shing Management Services Limited

Certificate of Merit

East Point City Residential

Kai Shing Management Service Limited

Certificate of Merit

Hong Kong Gold Coast Residences

Sino Estates Management Limited

Medium-Scale Residential Property Management

Accolade

Project

Company

Grand Award

The Bloomsway

Kerry Property Management Services Limited

Grand Award

Mantin Heights

Kerry Property Management Services Limited

Excellence Award

Grand Pacific Views/ Grand Pacific Heights

Kai Shing Management Service Limited

Certificate of Merit

Pacific Palisades

Sino Estates Management Limited

Certificate of Merit

Dragons Range

Kerry Property Management Services Limited

Certificate of Merit

The Avenue

Wise Link Management Limited

Small-Scale Residential Property Management

Accolade

Project

Company

Grand Award

1 & 3 Ede Road

Kerry Property Management Services Limited

Grand Award

La Vetta

Jones Lang LaSalle Management Services Limited

Excellence Award

Shouson Peak

Supreme Management Services Limited-Shouson Peak Management Services Office

Certificate of Merit

The Summa

Kerry Property Management Services Limited

Certificate of Merit

8 LaSalle

Kerry Property Management Services Limited

Certificate of Merit

8 Deep Water Bay Drive

New Charm Management Limited

Subsidised Housing Property Management

Accolade

Project

Company

Excellence Award

Ka Tin Court

Urban Property Management Limited

Certificate of Merit

Lei On Court

Kai Shing Management Services Limited

Certificate of Merit

Kwai Yin Court

Urban Property Management Limited

B. Non-Residential Category

Shopping Centre Management

Accolade

Project

Company

Excellence Award

Yue Man Square

Yue Man Square Management Company Limited

Excellence Award

Harbour North

Hong Yip Service Company Limited

Certificate of Merit

Olympian City

Sino Estates Management Limited

Certificate of Merit

Nina Mall 1 & 2

Chinachem Group- Sources Fame Management Limited

Certificate of Merit

MOKO

Kai Shing Management Services Limited

Office Building Management (Small- & Medium-Scale Office Building)

Accolade

Project

Company

Excellence Award

W LUXE

Kai Shing Management Services Ltd – W LUXE Management Services Office

Certificate of Merit

New Town Tower

Kai Shing Management Services Ltd. (New Town Tower)

Certificate of Merit

Elite Centre

Kai Shing Management Services Limited / Elite Centre

Certificate of Merit

Nan Fung Tower

Nan Fung Property Management

Office Building Management (Large-Scale Office Building)

Accolade

Project

Company

Grand Award

Exchange Square

Hongkong Land (Property Management) Limited

Excellence Award

Millennium City 5

Kai Shing Management Services Limited

Certificate of Merit

Grand Century Place

Kai Shing Management Services Limited

Certificate of Merit

Metroplaza

Kai Shing Management Services Limited

Industrial & Car Park Building Management

Accolade

Project

Company

Excellence Award

Wah Luen Industrial Centre

Urban Property Management Limited

Excellence Award

Profit Industrial Building

Nan Fung Property Management

Institutional Facility Management

Accolade

Project

Company

Excellence Award

City Gallery

China Overseas Property Services Limited

Certificate of Merit

West Kowloon Government Offices

Urban Property Management Limited

C. Refurbishment / Renovation Category

Refurbishment / Renovation Large-Scale Residential Property Management

Accolade

Project

Company

Excellence Award

City One Shatin

Paramatta Estate Management Limited

Refurbishment / Renovation Medium-Scale Residential Property Management

Accolade

Project

Company

Excellence Award

Constellation Cove

Kerry Property Management Services Limited

Certificate of Merit

Baguio Villa

International Property Management Limited

Refurbishment / Renovation Commercial Property Management

Accolade

Project

Company

Excellence Award

Grand Millennium Plaza

Urban Property Management Limited

Certificate of Merit

New Town Plaza

Kai Shing Management Services Limited

Judging Panel (in alphabetical order of English surnames):

All the nominations of QPFMA 2022 were adjudicated by an esteemed judging panel of 17 industry leaders. They are

Head Juror

Sr Hon Tony TSE Wai-chuen, BBS, JP

Chairperson of Property Management Services Authority

Jurors

Prof Albert P.C. CHAN

Dean of Students

Associate Director of the Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development

Able Professor in Construction Health and Safety

Chair Professor of Construction Engineering and Management

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Prof Johnnie C K CHAN, SBS, BBS, JP

Chairman, QPFMA 2022 Organising Committee

Ms Peggy CHAN

Head of Facility Services, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

Dr Edmond CHENG Kam Wah

President, Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies

Prof HE, Shenjing

Head of Department

Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong

Sr Prof HO Chi Wing, Daniel

Associate Dean, Faculty of Design and Environment, THEi

Ms Patricia CHENG Yuk Kam

President, The Hong Kong Institute of Housing

Sr HUNG Chuen Ka, Charles

Chairman of Property & Facility Management Division,
The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

Dr KWONG Tsz Man

Senior Advisor and Associate Professor, HKU SPACE

Mr LEUNG Kin Man, Stephen

Deputy Director, Housing Department, HKSAR

Mr PANG Yiu Hung, JP

Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services Electrical & Mechanical Services Department, HKSAR

Mr POON Yuen Fong, Sanford

Vice President

The Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies Limited

Mr TSE Cheong-wo, Edward

Director of Architectural Services, Architectural Services Department, HKSAR

Sr WONG Kwok Leung, Paul

Senior Vice-President, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

Sr Gary YEUNG Man Kai

President, Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management

Prof YIP Ngai Ming

Professor, Department of Public Policy, City University of Hong Kong

For further information of Quality Property and Facility Management Award 2022, please visit www.qpfma.com

Please download the photos of the Presentation Ceremony HERE:

Photo captions
001 – Guest of Honour Ms Winnie HO, JP, Secretary for Housing, Hong Kong SAR Government officiates Quality Property & Facility Management Award 2022 Presentation Ceremony

002 – Dr Edmond CHENG Kam Wah, President of Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies delivers welcome speech

003 – Sr HUNG Chuen Ka, Charles, Chairman of Property & Facility Management Division, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors delivers welcome speech

004 – Prof Johnnie C K CHAN, SBS, BBS, JP, QPFMA 2022 Organising Committee Chairman gives speech

005 – Sr Hon Tony TSE Wai-chuen, BBS, JP delivers speech as Head Juror of QPFMA 2022

006 – Group Photo

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About The Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies

The Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies, Limited (the Association) was founded in January 1990 with the aim of maintaining the standards of professional property management, and to provide its members with the benefit of a representative negotiating body in discussions with government or other bodies relating to the interests, rights, powers and privileges of the members, or other matters of common interest. The Association promotes continuing education to its members and other interested parties, to cooperate with similar organizations to uplift the service standards, while establishing the Codes of Conduct and management procedures to safeguard the owners and public interests. The Association has 99 members who provide quality service for over 70% of the resident units, various commercial buildings, car parks, and private and government facilities in Hong Kong among those that hire property management companies.

About The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

Established in 1984, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) is the only surveying professional body incorporated by ordinance in Hong Kong. The HKIS has a membership of over 10,000 members, including more than 6,700 professional surveyors. The Institute’s work includes setting standards for professional services and performance, establishing codes of ethics, determining requirements for admission as professional surveyors, and encouraging members to upgrade skills through continuing professional development.

The Institute has an important and responsive consultative role in government policy making particularly on issues affecting the profession. The HKIS has advised the Government on issues such as unauthorized building works, building safety campaign, problems of property management, town planning and development strategies, construction quality and housing problems.

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MIPIM Asia explores emerging investment opportunities amidst changing macro landscape in APAC property market

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 30 November 2022 – Top property leaders across Asia will explore investment trends and outlook at MIPIM Asia Summit 2022 on 6 and 7 December 2022 at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong, where the prestigious MIPIM Asia Awards Ceremony will also be presented.

Characterized by worldwide recovery from the global pandemic and turbulent macroeconomic environment, 2022 is a year of challenges from which opportunities also emerge. Despite the widespread pressures of inflation and rising interest rates, many Asia Pacific markets have remained relative resilient and attractive to investors, particularly in markets such as Japan and Singapore which have picked up steady pace in recovery.

As Hong Kong and APAC region gradually open up to visitors, MIPIM Asia Summit 2022 once again takes a face-to-face format where participants from far and near can meet up. Themed “Better Places – Greater Impact – Stronger Business“, MIPIM Asia Summit 2022 will convene decision makers from across Asia Pacific to plot a path back to growth while building more sustainable and liveable places for future generations. Top-notched speakers will reveal strategy which maximizes investment returns assets and uncover territories where the next treasure island lies.

Opening the two days’ MIPIM Asia Summit will be Mr Adriel Chan, Vice Chair of Hang Lung Properties who will highlight the fast-changing sustainability landscape, and how businesses evolve in this context. The Summit will be followed by four panel discussions on various topics including approaches in satisfying Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) requirements, investment strategy in response to hikes in interest rates and inflation, outbound investment opportunities as well as emerging alternative assets as a result of changes in lifestyle.

In the first panel discussion, Mark Cameron, Head of Sustainability, APAC of Nuveen Real Estate; Sam Crispin, Head of Sustainability and ESG of Savills; Ellie Tang, Director, Sustainable Investing of Fidelity International, and Johnny Yu, Advisor to Chairman of Henderson Land Development Company Limited will draw participants’ attention to the equally important “S” and “G” aspects of ESG.

Timmy Fung, Investment Director of Park Capital Group; Eric Huang, Director – Business Planning of New World Development Company Limited; Kenny Lam, Chief Investment Officer (Strategic Investment) of LINK Asset Management, and Sally Ronald, Deputy Director Investor Relations of Department for International Trade will discuss the potentials of real estate markets outside of Asia.

As interest increases, Shaman Chellaram, Senior Director | Asia – Valuation & Advisory Services | Hotel Advisory of Colliers; Christina Gaw, Managing Principal, Global Head of Capital Markets & Co-chair of Alternative Investments of Gaw Capital; Michael Lane, Partner and Managing Director, SC Capital Partners Pte Ltd, and Christopher Wu, CFO of Chongbang Group will discuss the best strategy to raise capitals.

Closing the first day’s discussion are Aaron Ho Ting Lee, Founder and CEO of Dash Living; Sarah Mathews, Director of Media Partnerships APAC of Tripadvisor; Kevin Poon, CEO and Founder of WOAW Gallery; Philip Yu, Vice President – Operations, Greater China of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, and Yang Yu, Chief Executive Officer of CSI Properties Asset Management Limited who will delve into the investment of alternative assets.

On the second day of the Summit, Edmund Ho, Managing Director & Regional Head, CRE Client Coverage GCNA of Standard Chartered Bank (HK) Limited, and Stephanie Lo, Executive Director of Shui On Land will kick off the day with reflections from re-inventing investment across Greater China and the markets beyond.

The keynote section will be followed by a sharing on asset re-positioning by Simon Chua, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Lead8; George Hongchoy, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Link Asset Management Limited; Raymond Kwok, Senior Investment Director, Head of UK Real Estate of Nan Fung Group; Nicholas Loup, CEO Asia & Group Vice Chairman of Chelsfield Asia, and Zoe Zuo, Managing Director of Angelo Gordon.

A panel comprising Benjamin Chow, Head of Real Assets Research of MSCI; Peter Kim, Managing Director of QuadReal Property Group; Angel Li, Head of Asia, Real Estate of Macquarie Asset Management; Bryan Southergill, Partner, Real Estate of Ares SSG, and Jonathan Umali, Managing Director of ARCH Capital Management Co., Limited will discuss on how APAC markets can attract inbound investments.

As alternative investment gets increasing attention from investors, Dr. Charles Lam, Co-Head of APAC Diversified Funds of EQT Exeter; Collin Lau, Founder & CEO of BEI Group; Brandon Li, Executive Director of Warburg Pincus, Pak Man Yuen, Principal of Blackstone, and Jing Zhou, Senior Director, Alternatives and Strategic Transactions of Nuveen Real Estate will shed lights on new investment assets available in the market.

With Hong Kong gradually coming out of pandemic, a panel discussion featuring Bernie Devine, Senior Regional Director Asia Pacific of Yardi; Wendy Gan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (District Development) of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority; Samuel Kwong, General Manager – ESG of Chinachem Agencies Limited; Ada Ka Ki Wong, Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Investment Officer of EC Healthcare, and Andrew Young, Associate Director (Innovation) of Sino Group will suggest various ways that can build back Hong Kong better and make it great again. On the other hand, Stanley Ching, Senior Managing Director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited; Hank Hsu, Co-Founder & CEO of Forest Logistics Properties; Claire Thielke, Senior Managing Director, Head of Greater China of Hines, and Jie Wei, Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC will focus on ways to navigate China’s property investment market.

At the finale panel event of the Summit, the “Meet the Chairmen” panel will gather heavyweight speakers including Justin Chiu, Executive Director of CK Asset Holdings Limited; Alison Cooke, Managing Director, Real Estate of Starr International Investment Advisors (Asia) Limited; Andrew Weir, Senior Partner, Hong Kong of KPMG, and Allan Zeman, Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Group, who will reveal how they are creating “Better Places”, achieving “Greater Impact” and developing “Stronger Business” for the future generations.

Closing the two days’ event is a gala dinner where winners of MIPIM Asia Awards 2022 will be announced and presented. The Awards aims to recognize and celebrate outstanding real estate projects in Asia. Ronnie C. Chan, Chair of Hang Lung Properties Limited will attend the dinner and deliver a keynote speech.

To get full programme of the MIPIM Asia Summit 2022 and make registration, please visit mipim-asia.com.

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About MIPIM Asia Summit

MIPIM Asia Summit is the annual property leaders’ summit in Asia Pacific organised by Reed MIDEM. It is the major gathering where top-level decision makers gather to explore new business partnerships and investment opportunities. It features expert-led conference sessions, premium networking accelerators and an exclusive awards gala dinner over a two-day period. Distinguished speakers, senior executives, high-level business professionals and industry experts from around the world will discuss the latest developments and prevailing trends in the property and retail industry. MIPIM – the world’s property market – is the leading and largest global property event. The four-day event takes place annually in Cannes every March. 20,000+ delegates attended in 2022 with over 2,000 Investment & Financial companies, and more than 80 different countries being represented.

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