Page 9 - Sphere No.25 (Aug 2009)

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QUEEN KAY
H O N G K O N G Pop queen Kay Tse has
been named the first Watsons brand
ambassador in Hong Kong. As part of a new
“Love Your Body” campaign, Kay starred in a
television commercial that revealed fun facts
about the human body, including:
■ The skin renews itself every 27 days
■ Hair lengthens between 6 and 12 inches every year
■ A woman blinks twice as many times as a man
■ Kissing for one minute consumes 26 calories
■ Everyone walks the equivalent of twice the
diameter of the earth during their lifetime. R
Famous Fossils
C H I N A The largest exhibition of
prehistoric mammal fossils ever held in a
shopping centre in China attracted huge
crowds at the Metropolitan Plaza Chongqing. H
SMILEY ASIA
H O N G K O N G The Smiley
Company is joining forces
with PMW International,
a subsidiary of Hutchison
Harbour Ring, to help
build the Smiley brand in
Asia through licensing and
marketing initiatives. To
kick-off the campaign, PMW
International organised a
Smiley World Easter carnival
and exhibition. I
Teaming Up
A U S T R A L I A Vodafone and Hutchison
Telecommunications (Australia) Limited
(HTAL) are merging their telecommunications
businesses in Australia. Vodafone and HTAL
will have an equal ownership of 50 per cent
in the joint venture, which will be renamed
VHA Pty Limited. T
YEAH!
Harbour Plaza Hong Kong
won six awards at HOFEX
2009, the popular food
and hospitality trade
show. Pastry cook Law
Man-kin won gold in
the Young Pastry Chefs
category for his chocolate
fragrant tea cake.
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