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7. Our People
7.1) Happy New World

New World Group proceeds with new developments in a new direction with innovation. An outstanding management team is crucial for the Group to change and evolve. Dedicated and professional talents are the key to drive the development of the Group in today's fast-changing world. Therefore, we endeavor to create an ideal working environment for our staff members and attract, develop and retain talents through competitive employment package and incentive policies.

Nurture an Outstanding Team

New World Group is committed to providing comprehensive training for its staff in order to help them in achieving outstanding performance. In 2010, NWD and its subsidiaries were awarded with "Manpower Developer 1st" under the ERB Manpower Developer Award Scheme, proving their commitment and excellent performance in staff training. The Group continuously arranges regular internal training courses in order to improve our employees' skills in leadership, management, customer services, occupational safety, interpersonal communications and self-improvement.

The Group Training and Development Department has established a comprehensive training system namely "The New World University" in January 2011, providing sustainable and systematic staff training in the long run. "The New World University" comprises five programmes, namely "New World Star Executive Development Programme" ("NWSED" Programme), "Accelerating Management Talent Programme" ("AMT" Programme), Management Trainee Programme, Annual Management Forum and series of training courses, with an aim to enhance the management and working skills of staff members.

Co-launched by NWD and Richard Ivey School of Business of The University of Western Ontario, NWSED Programme is a 15-month leadership training programme offered to senior executives of New World Group. The Group has also invited managerial staff to join the 12-day "AMT" Programme to exchange ideas on management and establish network. The Group expects that the participating employees can inspire each other's creativity and, upgrade the management skills.

In 2010, the Group kick started its second "New World Group Management Trainee Programme" in Hong Kong and the "New World Group PRC Management Trainee Programme" in Mainland China. Both programmes comprise cross-industry on-the-job trainings and mentorship schemes to equip trainees with managerial skills. They can also learn the business and working culture of the Group, benefiting to their career development.

In July 2010, the Group held its first Management Forum themed "Change Management and Proactive Leadership". With an aim to encourage managerial staff members to explore ways to implement management revolution and promote team morale in changing times, guest speakers from Tertiary institutions, business corporations and the Group's management shared their ideas on new managerial skills and their relationship with crisis management. Group activities were organized to deepen the participants' understanding of the Group's Vision, Mission and Core Values. The Group hopes to encourage innovation and unity among its management through forum of such kind.

Enhance Two-way Communication
We take two-way communication the key to build up a harmonious working environment. Through different channels like monthly newsletters, the Group intranet, emails and staff magazine, the staff are kept abreast of the latest development of the Group, promoting their sense of belongings.

To further enhance communication flow among group companies, the Group Intranet has been revamped in December 2010, in which links of Group Companies’ intranet, Phone Directory, suggestion box and discussion forum "Net Work" were newly included. Colleagues working in different locations for different group companies can contact and share their thoughts with other staff members through these channels.

To enhance the transparency of group management and improve communication between them and staff members, Group Human Resources Committee has initiated a programme named "Luncheon with Adrian" commencing in 2010, during which senior management can interact directly with staff members of different job functions and levels from different group companies.

Various luncheons were organized in May, July, October 2010 and January 2011. Staff members from NWD, NWS Holdings, NWCL and NWT shared their expectation and views on their companies and the Group with Mr Adrian Cheng, Executive Director of New World Group and Chairman of the Group Human Resources Committee, respectively.

In April 2008, the "Speaking with Adrian" blog was set up. With a view to establishing a bilateral and open communication platform, Mr Adrian Cheng, Executive Director of the New World Group, shares his view on the Group's development in the blog and encourages staff to give their feedback.

Sports and Recreation Club
New World Group cares about our staff's personal growth and is committed to providing ideal working environment for staff. As a result, a Sports and Recreation Club has been set up by the Group in 2008. Regular events such as Spring Dinner, sports activities, interest classes and company trips are organized in order to encourage employees and their families to participate in staff gathering and thus improving the understanding towards each other. Sports and Recreation Club is going to organize a "Group Fun Day" in 2011to build up team spirit among its staff. Colleagues and their family members will be invited to join the challenging games on the Group Fun Day.

Sports and Recreation Club has organized various competitions like New World Group Singing Contest and Mahjong Competition since its establishment. Overwhelming responses were received from colleagues in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Besides, the Group encourages sense of belongings among staff by organizing charity and community work.

Corporate Volunteer Teams
New World Group encourages participation in voluntary services in the community by its management and staff members in their spare time to bring out the spirit of a supportive community, and in turn to enhance team morale and spirit. NWCL Corporate Volunteer team has its branch teams scattering in different regions in Mainland China. NWS has also established its "NWS Volunteer Alliance" based on the vision of "serving our society with what we know, what we have and what our heart has told us". In 2010, the Group established a "Green New World" volunteer team which mainly focuses on voluntary work related to environmental protection in order to join hands to build a better environment..

Care for Staff
In January 2011, New World Group aligns the staff benefits of different group companies to further enhance the working conditions of its staff. Apart from implementing 5-day week, Paternity Leave, Examination Leave and Birthday Leave are offered to staff members. Besides, the Group has launched a new staff discount card for employees to enjoy discount at designated operations in the Group.

To encourage the staff to have a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle and stay away from Influenza, New World Group and some of its group companies provided free Influenza Immunization for staff during flu season and gave a seasonal fresh fruit to its staff every day during the "Fruit for Health Week", encouraging them to have more fruit and maintain good health. The Group also encourages subsidiaries to hold workshops and seminars for staff to assist them in relieving life and work-related stress.

In addition, New World Group supports the "Work-Life Balance" programme organized by The Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, encouraging the staff to lead a balance of life.

Job Opportunities
New World Group understands the importance of an outstanding team and is committed to provide a favorable working environment and challenging opportunities. We also provide a competitive remuneration system with fair promotion opportunities. Besides arranging various internal training courses for our staff, we provide our staff with education subsidies for upgrading their work skills. The Group has established a mentor programme for the continuous improvement of the staff through award programme to cultivate staff commitment to strive for excellence and professionalism.

If you consider yourself to be a highly motivated, competent and enthusiastic team member, please join us to work towards the aim as the best of the best.

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