Hopewell Holdings Limited
Sustainability Report 2010/11 27
Our People
Upgrading Physical Workplace Conditions
Nurturing Generation Y Employees and
Managers
We provide learning opportunities and career development which cater
to Generation Y employees. Internships and temporary positions are
offered to young people to enable them to gain valuable hands-on
exposure in our business, while our two-year Management Trainee
Programme focuses on long-term career development.
We have established a mentoring scheme, where experienced managers
are assigned to guide each trainee. Mentors offer close guidance and
coaching. Trainees also receive appraisals by their supervisors so as to
ensure that they receive regular feedback for improvement.
We provide three to four management trainee positions every year.
To keep both current trainees and prospective candidates abreast
of latest recruitment news and activities of the trainee programme,
our management trainees have set up a Facebook page containing
information about the programme.
We completed the renovation of the Group’s offices at Hopewell Centre
to offer those who work in them an enhanced working environment.
Oasis, a landscape pool garden on the 18th floor, is accessible to our
staff and Hopewell Centre office tenants during their breaks.
Between March and May 2011, Heyuan Power Plant renovated the
canteen of the site to provide a more comfortable dining environment
for the workers. The canteen is now fully air-conditioned and spacious
enough to accommodate 200 workers comfortably. Workers can also
watch news from the newly installed LCD televisions during their meal
hours. They are provided with subsidised meals every day and as the
power plant is 30 minutes’ drive away from the staff dormitory, free
shuttle buses are provided.
Promoting Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance is instrumental to maintaining a productive, healthy
and cohesive workforce. The Group launched a five-day work week
policy in March 2010, going beyond standard practice in Hong Kong.
For our frontline staff, we provide an alternate Saturday off arrangement.
Through our Employee Care Programme, we organise company-
sponsored activities, including bowling competitions, outings, dinner
gatherings and staff parties. All these serve to encourage interaction
between employees outside working hours.
Management trainees are important
“catalysts” for corporate transformation.
From my interactions with them,
I was inspired by their energy and
aspirations.
Richard Cho Wa LAW, Company Secretary, Hopewell Holdings Limited and
Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Limited.
Queenly Hoi Mei LAM, Management Trainee 2009, Senior Offcer —
Asset Management, Hopewell Asset Management Limited
We have received constant guidance
from top management and been
exposed to a wide spectrum of
businesses and projects to levate
our potential to the fullest.
Hopewell encourages us to become
pillars of the society.