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SPHERE 3
Power Play
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Hold-
ings Limited (CKI) has added a new country to Hutchi-
son Whampoa’s global presence, New Zealand, with
the acquisition of Wellington Electricity Distribution
Network Limited. Commenting on the transaction, CKI
Group Managing Director H L Kam said: “It will extend
our geographical reach. CKI’s energy business will span
Hong Kong, Mainland China, UK, Canada, Australia and
New Zealand.”
Sen Expands
Sen is
distributing its Tradi-
tional Chinese Medicine
consumer products
in France through
Marionnaud’s network
of stores. Sen develops
and markets a premium
range of herbal tea,
body care and skin care
products at its seven
central London shops
and selected third party
luxury outlets.
F R A N C E
N E W Z E A L A N D
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OLYMPIC CHEER
Cheering Lady, one of
the official Olympic cheerleading squads,
performs at Wonderful Worlds of Whampoa
to celebrate the 100-day countdown to the
Beijing Olympics and the arrival of the torch
relay in Hong Kong. H
H O N G K O N G
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Tapping into the
Water Business
Hutchison Whampoa Limited
(HWL) has launched a new division, Hutchi-
son Water, to provide water production and
treatment solutions. With offices in Hong
Kong, Mainland China and the Middle East,
Hutchison Water is
looking to tap into the
rising global demand
for water. “Increas-
ing demand coupled
with depleting natural
resources from global
warming, over usage
and contamination
has created significant
opportunities in this field,” said HWL Group
Managing Director Canning Fok.“Hutchison
Water intends to rapidly develop its busi-
ness in this burgeoning market.” I
I S R A E L
YEAH!
HWL is ranked 286th in the
2007 Fortune Global 500
list of the world’s largest
companies.
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