The Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (the HKAEE) is led by the Environmental Campaign Committee (ECC) alongside the Environment and Ecology Bureau and in conjunction with nine organisations, namely, in alphabetical order, the Advisory Council on the Environment, the Business Environment Council, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong, the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, the Hong Kong Chinese Importers’ & Exporters’ Association, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and the Hong Kong Productivity Council.

Encourage various industries to continue to promote environmental management and practice creative concepts, and commend companies, institutions, and employees who have performed outstandingly in environmental management.

HKAEE Schemes including Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence, Hong Kong Green Innovations Awards, Outstanding Green Achiever Commendation Scheme, Outstanding Promotional Partner Commendation Scheme, and HKAEE Experience Sharing Day.

Fee: Free of charge

Details and Application: https://www.hkaee.gov.hk/index.php?lang=en

Application deadline of “2023 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence”: 31 December 2023

HKAEE Experience Sharing Day

Date: 13 Dec 2023

Time: 10:00 am – 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Location: Conference Hall, 4/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Language: Cantonese

Details and Application: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=nzs3B91HIUatLOW7_Ihj8gz4SGdzQFhJhLS-g52qwRRUNk9PVEZPTzNaUjZJVjZQNVhBWENQWFdCUi4u

Attendance e-Certificates will be provided for all attendees

For inquiry, please contact HKAEE (Tel.: 2788 5903 or email: awards@hkaee.gov.hk)

Clothing Industry Training Authority is organizing a new course, Essential Textile Knowledge for Fashion Retail Practitioners, on 27 November. This course is designed to the fashion retail practitioners for building up their textile materials knowledge. The textile material knowledge provides a basis for fashion retail practitioners in understanding the characteristics of different textile materials and fashion products, customer expectations and ways to better care the fashion products.

Essential Textile Knowledge for Fashion Retail Practitioners

Date: 27 November 2023 (Mon)

Time: 9:30am – 12:15pm & 13:45pm – 5:00pm

Course content:

• Textile products: From Fibres to Garments
• Textile coloration and finishing
• Care instructions
• How to apply textile knowledge in selling fashion products?

Fee: $750

Language: Cantonese

Online Application: https://www.cita.org.hk/en/student/course-application/online-application-form-for-short-course/?coursecode=23K%20ETKFR%20111&coursename=Essential%20Textile%20Knowledge%20for%20Fashion%20Retail%20Practitioners&coursestartdate=2023-11-27

For details, please visit Clothing Industry Training Authority official website.

For enquiry, please contact Miss Ng (tel.: 2263 6323 / email: reika.ng@cita.org.hk)

Sample Development Centre organized the 3D Virtual Fashion Workshop on 10 November. It enables participants to understand the application and development of virtual 3D fashion design software in the fashion industry, to learn and experience virtual clothing, so as to explore more opportunities in the fashion industry.

3D Virtual Fashion Workshop

Date: 10 November 2023 (Fri)

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Total 6 hours)

Language: Cantonese

Fee: HKD $200

Application Link: http://samplecentre.cita.org.hk/zh-hant/%e5%a0%b1%e5%90%8d%e8%a1%a8-%e8%99%9b%e6%93%ac-3d-%e6%99%82%e8%a3%9d%e8%a8%ad%e8%a8%88%e8%bb%9f%e4%bb%b6%e5%b7%a5%e4%bd%9c%e5%9d%8a-2023%e5%b9%b411%e6%9c%8810%e6%97%a5/

Application Deadline: 3 November 2023

For details, please visit the Sample Development Centre official website.

For enquiry, please contact Mr. Bryan Cheung (Tel: 2263 6378 or Email: samplecentre@cita.org.hk).

Sample Development Centre organized the Fashion Costing Workshop on 6 October. It enables participants to understand the composition of fashion cost to calculate the total cost, learn to effectively calculate and control the amount of fabric used, and evaluate the factors that affect costs and how to reduce costs.

Fashion Costing Workshop

Date: 6 October 2023 (Fri)

Time: 2:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Total 3 hours)

Language: Cantonese

Fee: HKD $200

Application Link: http://samplecentre.cita.org.hk/zh-hant/%e5%a0%b1%e5%90%8d%e8%a1%a8-%e6%99%82%e8%a3%9d%e6%88%90%e6%9c%ac%e8%a8%88%e7%ae%97%e5%b7%a5%e4%bd%9c%e5%9d%8a-2023%e5%b9%b410%e6%9c%886%e6%97%a5/

Application Deadline: 29 September 2023

For details, please visit the Sample Development Centre official website.

For enquiry, please contact Mr. Bryan Cheung (Tel: 2263 6378 or Email: samplecentre@cita.org.hk).

Asia’s Leading Sustainable Fashion Event “Fashion Summit (HK) 2023” will be held on 11 – 12 Oct at Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District with the theme of “Actions to the Sustainability Journey”. With Create Hong Kong as the lead sponsor, Clothing Industry Training Authority (CITA) co-organises this 2-Day Fashion Event with Office of the Hon. Sunny Tan, Member of the Legislative Council, The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA), REDRESS, Sustainable Fashion Business Consortium (SFBC), The Mills Fabrica and WWF-Hong Kong. Over 40 local and overseas speakers are invited to this year’s Fashion Summit (HK). There will be sharing on the fashion industry updates, discussions on sustainable fashion and the future fashion design. At Fashion Summit (HK) 2023, there will also be International Conference, Exhibitions, Fashion Shows, Business Networking, Cultural Displays, Innovation Demonstration and many more for you to discover, and it is absolutely FREE of charge to join all these activities at Xiqu Centre!

Fashion Summit (HK) 2023

Date: 11 – 12 October 2023 (Wed – Thu)

Time: 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Venue: Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District (88 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, HONG KONG)

Language: English (Real-time translation to Mandarin is available)

Program Details: https://www.fashionsummit.hk/conference/programme/

Registration Link: https://fashionsummit2023.org/onlineReg

Quota are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Should you be interested, please register online by 9 Oct.

For inquiries, please email info@fashionsummit.hk.

Join the ‘Partners for Progress’ forum by HKRITA, where innovation and progress meet through the power of partnerships.

Discover how diverse expertise, resources, and viewpoints come together to create transformative solutions that benefit not only the industry but also society and the world at large. Take part in this collaborative journey by signing up now!

Date: 6 Sept 2023

Venue: S221, HKCEC, Wan Chai

Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM (HKT)

Registration link: https://2vx.io/QaSBRvb

For enquiry, please email event@hkrita.com

Sample Development Centre organized the 3D Virtual Fashion Workshop on 6 September. It enables participants to understand the application and development of virtual 3D fashion design software in the fashion industry, to learn and experience virtual clothing, so as to explore more opportunities in the fashion industry.

3D Virtual Fashion Workshop

Date: 6 September 2023 (Wed)

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Total 6 hours)

Language: Cantonese

Fee: HKD $200

Application Link: http://samplecentre.cita.org.hk/zh-hant/%e5%a0%b1%e5%90%8d%e8%a1%a8-%e8%99%9b%e6%93%ac-3d-%e6%99%82%e8%a3%9d%e8%a8%ad%e8%a8%88%e8%bb%9f%e4%bb%b6%e5%b7%a5%e4%bd%9c%e5%9d%8a-2023%e5%b9%b49%e6%9c%8813%e6%97%a5/

Application Deadline: 30 August 2023

For details, please visit the Sample Development Centre official website.

For enquiry, please contact Mr. Bryan Cheung (Tel: 2263 6378 or Email: samplecentre@cita.org.hk).

Sample Development Centre organized the Textile Knowledge Workshop on 18 August. It enables participants to understand fabric fibers, as well as the structure of woven and knitted fabrics, so as to understand fabric printing, dyeing, and common defects; understand the impact of fabrics with different structures and properties on fashion costs, and master how to take a balance in the process of making fashion.

Textile Knowledge Workshop

Date: 18 August 2023 (Fri)

Time: 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Total 3 hours)

Language: Cantonese

Fee: HKD $200

Application Link: http://samplecentre.cita.org.hk/zh-hant/%e5%a0%b1%e5%90%8d%e8%a1%a8-%e7%b4%a1%e7%b9%94%e7%9f%a5%e5%a4%9a%e5%b0%91%e5%b7%a5%e4%bd%9c%e5%9d%8a-2023%e5%b9%b48%e6%9c%8818%e6%97%a5/

Application Deadline: 11 August 2023

For details, please visit the Sample Development Centre official website.

For enquiry, please contact Mr. Bryan Cheung (Tel: 2263 6378 or Email: samplecentre@cita.org.hk).

Inno Space is a startup platform powered by the Hong Kong Productivity Council, is going to organize the 【InnoPreneur MeetUp】From Data to Dollars: Maximising Profitability Through SMART Solutions on 3 Aug. The industry experts will reveal how SMEs can use digital solutions to attract customers, increase revenue, and stay ahead of the competition. Representative from SME ReachOut will also share the application strategies to apply for government fundings. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and practical tips!

【InnoPreneur MeetUp】From Data to Dollars: Maximising Profitability Through SMART Solutions

Date: 3 Aug 2023

Time: 15:00 – 17:00

Venue: SME One Foyer, G/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon

Language: Cantonese

Target: SMEs & Startups

Registration Link: https://campaigns.hkpc.org/en-hk/innopreneur-registration-profitability-formula?&contactProfile=2185462928

For details, please visit the event’s official website.

For enquiry, please contact Ms. Ho (2788 5089/ daphneho@hkpc.org) or Ms. Pun (2788 6507 / clarapun@hkpc.org).