Sustainability Report 2021/22

Value Created for People with full funding. On completion of their courses, apprentices may be promoted to junior management and enjoy a career in the construction sector. Along with these opportunities, we offer graduates full-time positions with structured career paths. This year, we recruited nine management trainees in Hong Kong and the mainland. Case Study – Supporting the Youth on Career Paths in Hong Kong and the Mainland SHKP provides opportunities for the next generation, especially amid an economy affected by the pandemic, as was the case in this reporting year. SHKP and its subsidiaries launched two summer internships, an apprenticeship, and a management trainee programme and supported the Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme, successfully recruiting 88 students and graduates in total to join these programmes. SHKP and Sanfield offered summer internships during the reporting year. SHKP recruited 22 college students for our two-month summer internship, providing valuable practical experience before they entered the working world. Interns who perform well are invited to join as management trainees. Sanfield recruited 43 students majoring in construction engineering, civil engineering, building services engineering, quantity surveying and related fields to join its summer internship programme. To demonstrate the importance of integrating ESG into construction projects, the 5G ‘SmartWorks’ system, which was jointly developed with SmarTone to improve building safety and operational efficiency, was introduced to the interns. The interns also visited the Wetland Seasons Park project, in which the project director explained how SHKP integrates ESG in the design and minimizes potential environmental impact with strict construction requirements. The first-batch graduates of the SHKP Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme attended the orientation The instructor explains the functions of smart helmets and how to effectively improve industrial safety Throughout the course of the three-year programme, the trainees enjoy diverse learning opportunities and career development support. Additionally, we support the government’s Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme, which offers job opportunities in the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Among real estate developers, we have the largest number of first-batch recruits in the scheme. This year, we selected 15 graduates from more than 250 applicants from leading local, mainland and overseas universities. The graduates worked in Guangzhou or Zhongshan after having completed an orientation to understand the culture and our business in Hong Kong. Experienced GBA-based staff served as mentors, helping the newcomers adapt to our life and work culture. In property management, we also provided diverse training programmes and developed a localized talent pool with high mobility to cope with the rapid business growth in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Guangzhou. We will continue to explore opportunities in both Hong Kong and the mainland to create an environment that is conducive for young people to pursue their careers. Sanfield continues to co-host a three to four-year apprenticeship scheme with the Construction Industry Council and the Vocational Training Council. Students who have completed the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) or higher can pursue higher-diploma programmes and are offered on-the-job training 24 Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited • Sustainability Report 2021/22