Ir Lam Sai-hung, Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), congratulated the winning team and extended his heartfelt thanks to ArchSD colleagues in different positions for their commitment in maintaining a competent project team of site supervisory staff. Ir Lam said, “I am very glad to see our site supervisory staff receive this prestigious award, particularly at a time when we need to uplift the capacity and sustainability of the construction industry, including nurturing quality site supervisory personnel, so as to address the challenges of labour shortage, high construction costs and declining productivity in recent years.”

Ir Lam added, “The programme has successfully provided career development opportunities to groom and retain talents. Its significance, however, is far more than this. It also echoes well with the vision of Construction 2.0 to attract more young and energetic talents to join the construction industry.”

Construction 2.0 aims at strengthening and maintaining Hong Kong’s established regional leadership position in construction, whilst enhancing the industry’s sustainability and long-term growth prospects. Recognising its significance as the key driver and enabler in the building industry, ArchSD embraces the adoption of innovative and advanced technologies to enhance quality, productivity and site safety in public works projects, which would, in turn, support the long-term competitiveness of Hong Kong as a global city.

Mrs Sylvia Lam (centre) and Mr Ko Cheuk-yin (right) received the Gold Award and HR Professionals’ Favourite Campaign Award from HKMA.

Mrs Sylvia Lam, Director of Architectural Services, also shared her joy of the Award with her colleagues, saying, “This award concerns people, so it is extremely meaningful to us. Through this training, our site supervisory staff can regularly update the necessary knowledge and skills to meet operational requirements and changing circumstances. More importantly, the programme has greatly strengthened colleagues’ sense of engagement with the department.”

Winning team at HKMA Award Presentation Seminar.

The TEAM+ Training and Development Programme is specifically designed for site supervisory staff to equip them with the required competencies to face the challenges of increasing service demand and civil servant retirements. It consists of four components covering: T-Technical knowledge; E-Site Experience; A-Safety and Environmental Awareness; M-Management Skills; and is coupled with the reinforcing agent “+” to boost the team spirit for a better training outcome.

Upholding the ArchSD’s concept of “Learn from the Learnt”(傳承), TEAM+ adopts a multi-pronged, learner-centred and flexible approach that encourages learners’ active involvement and interactive participation. The programme has provided systematic and active knowledge transfer and a wide array of training opportunities, particularly through capitalising on the ArchSD Academy and Knowledge Management Portal.

In-house Production Team of ArchSD.

The training programme received highly favourable comments from the adjudicators, who described it as being all-rounded—encompassing a variety of hard skills, team spirit and culture.

The judging panel commented that the programme objectives were solid and well-defined—aiming to bridge the competency gap of new blood in order to uphold service quality and build future succession pipelines through a powerful knowledge-sharing culture. They especially praised its remarkable outcomes in addressing critical organisational needs and making substantial contributions to talent retention and strategic succession planning.

TEAM+ activities: ArchSD Dragon Boat Team.