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30 September 1999
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| Cheung Kong Group sponsored
the "Clean Up the World in Hong Kong '99" event on Saturday
(September 25), the day following Mid-Autumn Festival. This
marks the fourth year Cheung Kong Group sponsored the activity
organized by Green Power. |
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| In addition to promoting the
event amongst tenants living in Cheung Kong and Hutchison managed
residential complexes, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd's Managing
Director and Deputy Chairman Mr Victor Li also led a team of
70 staff and family members to actively participate in cleaning
up litter left by visitors celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival at
Victoria Park. |
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| Besides Mr Li, the officiating
guests at the closing ceremony included Mrs Betty H P Tung,
famous singer Andy Hui, Mrs Rita Lau, Director of Urban Services
and Mr Fred Ting, Deputy Director (Operations) of Regional Services. |
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| During the closing ceremony,
Mr Li said, "Cheung Kong Group has always been committed to
raising the standard of living in Hong Kong, and environmental
protection continues to be a crucial aspect of this endeavor.
Aside from participating in many government and environmental
organizations for the planning of long term strategies in Hong
Kong, we also advocate environmental efforts in daily lives
of families and individuals through activities carried out at
residential complexes managed by our Group. The results are
very encouraging. We have even won a number of awards in the
Hong Kong Inter-Housing Estates Waste Recycling Competition." |
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| Cheung Kong Group, consisting
of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, Cheung
Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd and Hongkong Electric Holdings
Ltd, has always been active in supporting and participating
environmental protection efforts. It has taken such initiatives
as setting up teams to ensure the effective use of resources
and the application of environmentally friendly concepts in
daily operations. The Group has also participated in many environmental
activities such as tree planting, clean environment promotions,
as well as environmental education projects. Coming up, Cheung
Kong Group will participate in MTR's Clean Air Carnival at Victoria
Park on the weekend of October 9 and 10, and sponsor the "Catch
a Cuttlefish" campaign organized by The Conservancy Association
in the middle of October. |
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