Page 6 - Sphere No.16 (Apr 2006)

20YEARS OF SERVICE
The Kowloon Hotel celebrated its 20th
anniversary with a dinner
party for 100 special
guests. The evening was
filled with wonderful
memories and General
Manager Romain Chan
thanked everyone for
their support over the
years and said the hotel
would strive to provide
the same professional,
reliable and friendly
service in the years to
come.
Dalian Deal
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH)
Group and Dalian Ports Corporation
Limited have signed a joint-venture
agreement to invest and develop a RMB
2.2 billion (HKD2.1 billion) ore terminal
in Dalian to meet China’s rising demand
for commodities. The Dalian terminal
will comprise two berths with a total
length of 886 metres. It marks HPH’s first
dedicated non-containerised terminal
operation in the PRC.
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BIG DAY OUT
Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL)
sponsored a two-day carnival at the Whampoa Garden
which saw youngsters from different backgrounds
spend a great weekend with their families. Volunteers
from HWL and the charitable organisation TREATS
jointly co-ordinated the event, which attracted some
20,000 participants. C
H O N G K O N G
Watson Double
A.S. Watson
(ASW) won the international
award at the 2005 Hong Kong
Business Awards in recognition
of its contribution to maintaining
and expanding the international
stature of Hong Kong. In recent
years ASW has expanded its retail
business in many new markets
such as the UK, the Netherlands,
France, the Baltic States and
Turkey. ASW has also been
named International Retailer of
the Year in the Food from Britain
(FFB) Export Awards 2005. ASW’s
supermarket chain PARKnSHOP
was acclaimed for combining the western super-
market concept with a traditional Hong Kong
wetmarket. R
H O N G K O N G
C H I N A
The Greenwich is Good News
The Greenwich, a boutique-style
residential development in Beijing, has received
tremendous response from clients since its VIP
debut late last year. Located in Chaoyang District
near the East Fourth Ring Road, it comprises
approximately 2,000 low-density luxury residential
units and a five-star clubhouse. H
C H I N A
H O N G K O N G