Page 5 - Sphere No.15 (Nov 2005)

TOM ONLINE
TEAMS UP
WITH SKYPE
TOM Online Inc,
China’s leading wireless
Internet company, and
Skype, the pioneering global
Internet communications
company which enables
free and high-quality phone
calls via the Internet, have
signed an agreement to
establish a joint venture to
further cement their strategic
partnership in China’s
rapidly growing online
communication market.
Working together will
allow an even deeper
level of integration
between Skype’s award
winning software and
services with TOM Online’s
over 70 million wireless
Internet users.
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Rain-ing at the Harbour Plaza
Harbour Plaza Hong Kong is well
known for playing host to the hottest recording artists
and entertainers so it was no surprise when South Korean
music sensation Rain checked into
the hotel’s 3,500 square foot Presidential Suite in July. The artist
was more than accommodating to the throngs of fans and press
who waited outside the hotel for a glimpse of their idol, signing
autographs and posing for photos.
On the sporting front, National Basketball Association (NBA)
stars Luke Walton (left) and Dwight Howard (right) stayed at the
hotel in June while supporting the NBA’s grassroots development
programmes in the region. In August, the hotel sponsored the first
NBA Celebrity Jam featuring artists and entertainers from Hong Kong, and hotel guests
included the famous Los Angeles Lakers’ cheerleaders.
IRELAND ON
THE 3G MAP
3 has
launched in Ireland,
bringing much needed
competition to the
country’s mobile phone
market by offering an
unprecedented level
of value and service
to consumers as well
as access to the most
advanced 3G network
in the country. 3 is the first network to include a huge
range of 3G video entertainment services with every price
plan at no extra cost.
I R E L A N D
Think Lamma, Think Green
Lamma Island will be going greener in a few years’ time. Green Lamma
Green is a three-year project by Hongkong Electric and the Conservancy Association
to enrich the existing Family Trail for hikers and holidaymakers, enhance ecological
values and foster the public’s environmental awareness. The project kicked off with
more than 100 students and a group of 20 Green Lamma Leaders recruited from
Hongkong Electric’s Volunteers Team planting trees by the Family Trail linking
Sok Kwu Wan with Yung Shue Wan.
Meanwhile, 23 primary school students were recognised for their achievements
as young green crusaders in learning energy efficiency at a special graduation
ceremony as the finale of this year’s Hongkong Electric Smart Power Campaign.
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is ranked 347th in the Fortune
Global 500 list, 150th in
the Forbes Global 2,000
and 103rd in BusinessWeek’s
Asian Top 150.