HONG KONG, Aug. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Jewellery News Asia (JNA), main organiser of the inaugural JNA Awards, is confident of the event's resounding success. The JNA Awards ceremony is scheduled for 20 September 2012 (Thursday) at The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong during the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair.
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Letitia Chow, founder of JNA and director of Business Development -- Jewellery Group at UBM Asia, and the Chair of the JNA Awards judging panel said: "All the necessary elements have been assembled for the guaranteed success of the inaugural JNA Awards. We are more than thrilled by the industry response confirming the need for such an event within the jewellery and gem industry."
The shortlisted honourees for the first nine categories of the JNA Awards were announced on 21 June at a press conference held on the first day of the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. For the complete list, go to: www.jnaawards.com.
The Wonder of the World category, only open to AsiaWorld-Expo exhibitors, will be judged on 17 September by Gem expert advisors Susy Gubelin of Gubelin Gem Lab and Tom Moses of GIA. The recipient of the award will be announced during the JNA Awards ceremony on 20 September 2012.
Jewellery News Asia (JNA) is conferring the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award on Nicky Oppenheimer, chairman of De Beers Group, honouring his significant contribution to the global diamond business, particularly in Asia.
The JNA Awards features Rio Tinto and Chow Tai Fook as headline partners, with Israel Diamond Institute, Shanghai Diamond Exchange, Robert Wan Tahiti and the KARP Group as honoured partners.
The JNA Awards is an industry-wide event that honours and recognises excellence and achievement in the global jewellery trade with an Asia focus.
SOURCE UBM Asia
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