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SERVING UP
A TENNIS TREAT
Tom Group
was one of the co-organisers
of the successful China Open
tennis tournament held at the Beijing
Tennis Centre. Spanish sensation Rafael Nadal was crowned
men’s singles champion and Russia’s rising star, Maria
Kirilenko, captured the women’s crown.
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Healthy Husky
Husky Energy Inc
reported net earnings of
CAD556 million (USD472
million) in the third quarter of
2005, an 87 per cent increase
over the same period last year.
A dividend of CAD0.25 per
share was declared, along with
a special dividend of CAD1.00
per share, allowing share-
holders to benefit from high
commodity prices and the
imminent completion of the
White Rose offshore project.
C A N A D A
Hongkong
Electric Profits
Rise 4.4 per cent
SUPER’S JEWEL
IN THE CROWN
Superdrug
,
the UK health and beauty retailer,
has launched its first range of
jewellery and accessories.
U N I T E D K I N G D O M
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What a Game!
Hutchison Global Communications
sponsored cash prizes totalling HKD100,000 for the CGM
Cyberport Cup during the Cyberport Games Marathon, the
premier local event in the electronic gaming industry. Pictured
are the champion
team from China
receiving their
cash prize of
HKD64,000.
H O N G K O N G
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Telecom Revenue
Up 73 per cent
in Australia
Hutchison
Telecommunications
(Australia) Limited
reported solid
improvement in
the first half
of 2005. Service
revenue from its
two businesses, Orange and
3, increased 73 per cent
sup-ported by strong growth
in non-voice revenue.
A U S T R A L I A
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Kruidvat to
Finance
Childhood
Obesity
Research…
Dutch drugstore
Kruidvat
is financing a study into the cause of
child obesity. The company, part of A.S.
Watson Health & Beauty, will donate
EUR2.25 million (about USD2.7 million)
to Groningen Expert Center for Kids with
Obesity to fund the research. One out of 10
children in the Netherlands is overweight
and that number is growing.
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N E T H E R L A N D S
C H I N A
Property Purchase
Hutchison Harbour
Ring
is expanding its investment
property portfolio by buying
an A grade office tower, The
Center, at 989 Changle Road
in Shanghai for USD300 million.
The purchase includes 204
underground parking spaces
and a clubhouse in an adjacent
residential development.
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Hongkong
Electric Holdings Limited
’s
unaudited consolidated profit
for the first six months of
2005 after tax and Scheme
of Control transfers was
HKD2,287 million, an increase
of 4.4 per cent compared
to the same period last year.
An interim dividend for 2005
of 58 cents per share was
declared.
H O N G K O N G
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