Page 6 - Sphere No.15 (Nov 2005)

HUNGRY FOR

SUCCESS

Crowds

and media flocked to watch

Kobayashi Takeru, the five-

time world hotdog eating

champion, in action at a speed-eating contest at Whampoa

Gourmet Place organised by

Wonderful Worlds of Whampoa

.

He lived up to his reputation and won the contest by gulping

down 83 dumplings in eight minutes in the semi-final and 100

roasted pork buns in 12 minutes in the final.

H O N G K O N G

A REAL

GOURMET EXPERIENCE

The A.S. Watson Group launched Hong

Kong’s first boutique-style fine food hall, Gourmet, in the

Lee Gardens, Causeway Bay, with a fashion show. Offering

a new concept in fine food shopping, Gourmet features the

highest quality and most exclusive international food

products and some of the most personalised customer

services. Customers are guaranteed a gourmet experience

at this new haven for Hong Kong connoisseurs.

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Happy Anniversary!

Harbour Plaza Hong

Kong

celebrated its 10th anniversary in style.

Around 500 guests, including corporate and

travel trade clients, media, residents

of serviced suites and restaurant patrons,

gathered on the hotel’s renowned

Victoria Harbour promenade for cocktails and

a sumptuous seafood feast.

It was the perfect way

to start the hotel’s

second decade.

Party Time in Denmark

Celebrities, journalists, partners, suppliers,

customers and

3

employees gathered for the first ever

3 Award Show in Denmark. Approximately 200 guests

attended the show celebrating the most downloaded

services. Guests took a

boat ride from the old

centre of Copenhagen to

the award show at the

trendy and newly restored

harbour front at Holmen.

A magnificent high tech

presentation was run on

two large TV screens, putting

everyone in the right mood

to party until 2 am.

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D E N M A R K

VIP VISIT

The Vice

President of China, Zeng

Qinghong, stayed at the

Harbour Plaza Hong Kong

during an official visit to the

SAR. He is pictured with General

Manager Jonathan Wilson.

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CONGRATULATIONS!

Nuance-Watson Hong Kong

and Singapore have both been

recognised at the prestigious

Raven Fox Awards for

Travel-Retail Excellence.

✭

H O N G K O N G

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HHR Profits Rise

Hutchison

Harbour Ring

’s (HHR) profit

attributable to shareholders

increased 11 per cent to

HKD48.8 million in the first

six months of 2005 compared

to a year earlier. Turnover,

in-cluding its share of

associates’ turnover, increased

seven per cent to HKD1,020.3

million.

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H O N G K O N G