Page 10 - Sphere No.16 (Apr 2006)

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SMOOTH AS SILK
Cheung Kong
Infrastructure Holdings
Limited and Hongkong Electric
acquired the strategic commercial
telecommunications assets from ETSA
Utilities and Powercor in December 2005.
The new company, named Silk Telecom Pty
Limited, operates extensive optic fibre telecommunications
networks in Adelaide, Melbourne, and key regional centres
in South Australia and Victoria. Even More Great
Great has
reopened in Pacific Place
after a revamp to create
Asia’s first truly world-class
food hall. The culinary
adventure caters to the full
spectrum of tastes ranging
from cooked-to-order Asian
and European specialties to chocolate delicacies and fresh
coffees and juices. With 2,000 new products, Hong Kong
gourmets can now enjoy even greater access to mouth-
watering delicacies from around the world.
WUHAN SHOWPIECES
Cheung Kong (Holdings) and Hutchison
Whampoa Property Group are expanding their property
development business in China after buying land in Hualou
Street and Laopupian in Wuhan. With high-rise luxurious
residential towers commanding a magnificent view above a
themed retail podium, the Hualou Street project will become
Wuhan’s premier commercial complex, while the Laopupian
complex is a premier downtown residential and retail
development.
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Groundbreaking
Ceremony inTianjin
A groundbreaking
ceremony was held at the
commercial and residential
complex development at Tianjin
Ying Kou Dao, Hutchison
Whampoa Property Group’s
first property venture in Tianjin.
The project is a joint venture with
Tianjin Metro General Corp. H
A U S T R A L I A
C H I N A
H O N G K O N G
Swede Success
3 Scandinavia’s music service 3Music won a
top award at the annual 3GSM world fair in Barcelona.
The judges said the 3Music was the most
complete mobile music service available.
3Music consists of 3Music Store, 3OnAir and
the connected MP3-player 3Player. Actress
Juliette Lewis presents the awards.
S W E D E N
C H I N A
HUSKY
HORSEPOWER
Husky has
purchased a 1,200
horsepower yard engine
locomotive for shuttling
railcars at the Husky
Lloydminster Upgrader plant
site. The locomotive was
built in 1963 and overhauled
in 1999.
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