The Hong Kong Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Association (HKWPEA) celebrated its 30th anniversary with a gala dinner on Thursday at the Hong Kong Marriott Hotel, where six women received the 2026 Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award (OWPEA).

The awards were presented by Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki.

The six awardees are Sarinda Kwok, co-founder and CEO of Profit Royal Pharmaceutical Ltd; Helene Li, CEO and co-founder of GoImpact Capital Partners; Stephanie K.Y. Ma, associate vice-president for research and innovation at the University of Hong Kong’s medical school; Siew Ng, Croucher Professor in Medical Sciences and associate dean of research at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s medical school; Sylvia W.Y. Siu, chairman of the Joint Mediation Helpline Office; and Christine Yip, founder and CEO of AusMed Global Ltd.

Jennifer Tan, chairperson of the 2026 OWPEA organizing committee, praised the winners for their “bold leadership, visionary thinking, and relentless innovation.”

Their success offers younger generations reason to believe they, too, can make an extraordinary difference, said Tan.

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Founded in 1996 by Annie Wu and Marina Wong, HKWPEA is a nonprofit group that builds a support network for professional women and female entrepreneurs in Hong Kong, Chinese mainland, and overseas.

First launched in 1999, the award is now in its ninth edition. The evening drew prominent guests, including Executive Council convener Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, legislator Webster Ng Kam-wah and Invest Hong Kong director-general Alpha Lau.