Construction Industry Council - Annual Report 2024

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL 142 OPERATIONAL REVIEW Key Publicity Programmes The Corporate Communications Department has been providing professional advice to other departments of the CIC on their publicity programmes and event planning, with a view to enhancing the corporate image of CIC on different platforms. Through the bi-monthly magazine “Construction Post”, the department shares the CIC’s and industry information with frontline workers. In addition, the department provided advice on online and offline publicity channels, approaches and strategies for key programmes such as the CIC Global Construction Digitalisation Forum and Exhibition, the CIC Outstanding Contractor Award and the Construction Workers Festival, and supported the CIC to send competitors to participate in the WorldSkills Competition in 2024. Way Forward The Corporate Communications Department will continue to uphold the professional image of CIC and the industry in an innovative and professional manner. In the coming year, the department will organise the Construction Industry Outstanding Young Person Award to encourage the new generation to contribute to the industry. To further enhance the awareness of construction site safety, we will also continue to promote innovative construction technologies through organising activities and publicity programmes. We will foster collaboration between the construction industry in Hong Kong and China to lead the industry in sustaining excellence and take industry development to a new peak. Commitment to Social Responsibility Through the CISVP, the Corporate Communications Department has been actively promoting the CIC’s social responsibility to help build a caring culture and promote physical and mental well-being of people from different sectors of the industry. In 2024, CISVP organised activities such as Construction Industry Volunteer Award Scheme, the Construction Industry Lo Pan Rice Campaign, Happy Run, Basketball League, Table Tennis Competition, etc., and has launched a new initiative, the Inheritance of Traditional Craftsmanship Eco-Planter Campaign, which aims to help the community to build more eco-planters and enhance the sense of well-being of the community. In 2024, CISVP recorded 14,812 participants and benefited 61,227 persons. We were also awarded the “Outstanding Non-commercial Organisation Award” in the “Hong Kong Volunteer Award 2024” co-organised by the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau and the Agency for Volunteer Service. The Inheritance of Traditional Craftsmanship Eco-Planter Campaign Received the “Outstanding Non-commercial Organisation Award” in the “Hong Kong Volunteer Award 2024”