Shine Tak Foundation Outstanding Junior Athlete Awards Nomination Guidelines

Shine Tak Foundation
Outstanding Junior Athlete Awards

Nomination Guidelines

The award is divided into two periods: the first half year covering results achieved from January 1 to June 30, and the second half year covering results achieved from July 1 to December 31. Invitation emails, along with the nomination forms, will be sent to the National Sports Associations (NSAs) affiliated with the SF&OC in mid-June and mid-December. Nomination will be accepted afterwards.

Eligibility Criteria & Regulations

Nominee should be under the age of 19 on the date of performance.
Nominee should hold a Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID) and reside in Hong Kong for at least three years
Nominee should be recommended by his/her respective NSA
Each NSA can nominate candidate(s) in the following categories during each award period:

Individual Sport (including Team Event)

A maximum of 4 athletes OR 2 teams OR 2 athletes and 1 team
Sporting results in both individual event and team event will be considered

Team Only Sport

A maximum of 2 team

IMPORTANT NOTE: For nomination of Team Event and Team Only Sport, at least 50% or above of the team members must be under the age of 19 on the date of performance in meeting the eligibility.

Selection Criteria

Outstanding achievement in international competitions (i.e. achieved point-4 or above results according to the Elite Vote Scoring Table) during the specified quarter

Note : The Judging Panel reserves the right to reject or disqualify any application and the decision of the Panel will be final.

Recognitions

Awardees

Individual Sport — Individual Event / Team Event
Each recipient will receive a cash award of HK$5,000, a gift voucher of sports apparel worth of HK$2,500 and a certificate of achievement.
Team Only Sport
Each team will receive a cash award of HK$20,000, a gift voucher for sports apparel worth of HK$10,000, in which, the cash award and gift voucher value will not exceed $5,000 and $2,500 per athlete respectively. And each member will also receive a certificate of achievement.

Certificate of Merit

A certificate of merit and a cash award of HK$1,000 will be given to athletes:

a) Who are not selected for the awards but have achieved point-3 results according to the Elite Vote Scoring Table of the specific sport, or
b) Who have broken Hong Kong Record (for senior records only).

REMARKS: For team event or team only sports, if they meet the selection eligibility and are also selected as awardees or recognized with Certificate or Merit, those team members whose aged over 19 will only be provided with a Certificate of Appreciation only.

REMARKS 2: For team-only sport, the cash incentive awarded to winners or merit recipients will be evenly distributed among the athletes and rounded up to the nearest $10 per athlete, while the gift vouchers will be rounded up to the nearest $100 per athlete.

Appreciation Certificate

An appreciation certificate will be provided to nominees who meet the selection eligibility but do not meet the Elite Vote Point 3 or above as a token of encouragement.

Most Outstanding Junior Athlete Award

The Most Outstanding Junior Athlete(s) will be selected according to the highest level of the EVSS results in each nomination period. The winner will receive a trophy and Special Recognition Certificate.

Judging Panel

The Judging Panel is composed of representatives from the HKSI, SF&OC and HKSPA.

Nomination Procedures

Complete and submit the nomination with all supporting documents (as per nomination form) either by mail or in person, to Ms. Ocean To, Athlete Affairs Department, HKSI at 25 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, N.T..
Deadline for nomination:

First half year No later than 8 July of current year

Second half year No later than 8 Jan of next year

REMARKS: If the deadline falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it will be postponed to the following Monday, such as the 8th or 9th of the month.

Enquiries

For further information, please contact Ms. Ocean To at 2681-6562 6562 or Mr. Kyle Li at 2681 6469 via email at aaspd_awards@hksi.org.hk.

First half year	No later than 8 July of current year
Second half year	No later than 8 Jan of next year