Procedures and Fees

Early Bird Application / Nomination Due Date

17 November 2023 (Friday)


Application / Nomination Due Date

11 December 2023 (Monday) at 5:00 p.m.


Document Submission Due Date

18 December 2023 (Monday) at 5:00 p.m.


Administration Fee (non-refundable)

HK$3,200 per entry for Early Bird (from 6 October to 17 November 2023)

HK$3,800 per entry after Early Bird (from 18 November to 11 December 2023)



Eligibility

Facility projects located outside Hong Kong but within Asia Pacific Region are welcome to join “Excellence in Facility Management Award” Category 1A (Asia Pacific); while those located in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are eligible to join Award Categories from 1B to 1L.

  1. The nominated facility project should be currently in operation. The assessment of on-site management team’s performance is based on records and data for the past 12 months before document submission NO later than 18 December 2023.
  2. HKIFM reserves the right to supplement information contained in the Application / Nomination Guidelines. For any discrepancies of any released information including any previous published materials, the details contained in the Application / Nomination Guidelines (English version) shall prevail.
  3. All Finalists for both “Grand Award” and “Theme Award” will be invited to exhibit to the Panel of Judges their best practice adopted for respective shortlisted facility projects at the Finalist Presentation Sessions*. The audience on the floor will have rights to vote for their favourable Finalists. The polling results will be taken into account for deciding the lists of Finalists for “Grand Award” and ‘Theme Award”.
  4. After the Finalist Presentation Sessions, Site Visits would be conducted by the Judging Panel to complete the assessment process. Finalists not taking part in the Presentation Sessions / Site Visits will be disqualified.
  5. If any conflict of interests would be arising between the judge / judges and an Applicant / a Nominee, the said judge / judges will excuse himself / herself / themselves from the judging process accordingly.
  6. All decisions made by HKIFM and Panel of Judges are final and binding. Any requests for appeal will not be entertained.
  7. Facility projects accredited as Grand Awardees of any Categories in Year 2022 are NOT eligible for submitting Application(s) / Nomination(s) to the same Category again this year.
  8. Personal data collected from Application / Nomination Forms will be used in the assessment of EFMA 2023/24 ONLY. All personal data will be handled in strict compliance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.

DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS FROM HERE:

  Application / Nomination Guidelines (English Version)

  Application / Nomination Guidelines (Chinese Version)