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Milestones
Early Bird Entry
Submission Deadline
Entry Submission Deadline
Project Summary
Submission Deadline
Assessment by Associate Assessor
Final Interview
(Online)
Awards Presentation Ceremony cum Gala Dinner
30 June 2026 (12:00nn)
17 July 2026 (12:00nn)
21 August 2026 (12:00nn)
Q3 2026
November 2026
Q1 2027
Assessment & Judging
(For the detailed version, please refer to the Entry Guide)
Organisational Category Grand Awards/
HR Service Provider Category /
HR Team Category /GBA Category / NGO Category /
SME Category / Individual Category
Organisational Category
Sub-Category Awards
Early Bird Entry Submission
Until 30 June 2026 (12:00nn )
Entrants are required to submit the online Entry Form and settle the entry fee before the entry deadline.
Entry Form Submission
Until 17 July 2026 (12:00nn )
Project Summary Submission
Until 21 August 2026 (12:00nn)
The Project Summary, to be submitted in either English or Chinese with a word limit of 2,000, will be used for the Award assessment.
For shortlisted candidates proceeding
to the final interview, the project
summary will be reviewed by the
Judging Panel and will account for 10%
of the total final score.
The Project Summary, to be submitted in either English or Chinese with a word limit of 1,000, will be used for the Award assessment.
Assessment by Associate Assessor
(Q3 2026)
Assessors will evaluate each entry based
on the submitted Project Summary. The
two highest scoring candidates among
the same awards will be shortlisted to
the Final Interview stage, to compete for
the Excellent Award and/or the Elite Award.
For the remaining entries, Merit or Good
Practice / Professional Practice
Awards (only for Organisational Category Grand Awards) will be granted based on the scores evaluated by the Associate Assessor.
Assessors / Judging Panel will evaluate each entry based on the submitted Project Summary. The Excellent / Elite / Merit / Good Practice of each Award will be selected based on the evaluation.
Final Interview
(November 2026)
Finalists will be invited to give a 15-minute interview with the Judging Panel, including a 10-minute presentation and 5 minutes Q&A Judging Panel. The Excellent and/or Elite of each category will be selected, based on the total scores assessed by the Judging Panel.
Awards Presentation Ceremony cum Gala Dinner
(Q1 2027)
The results of the HKIHRM HR Excellence Awards 2026/27 will be announced.