Page 9 - Sphere No.17 (Sep 2006)

NEW LOOK
Harbour Plaza Hong
Kong has a fresh new look after
renovating nearly 500 guest rooms
without closing its doors for a single
day! “The team put together a good
renovation schedule that was successful
and the renovation will improve
the guests’ experience,” said General
Manager Jonathan A. Wilson.
Meanwhile, singer and composer Paul Anka has
become the latest to join the list of international
stars staying at the hotel’s Presidential Suite.
Mr Anka had a wonderful time and described
his visit as “the best stay ever”.
H O N G K O N G
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Husky’s China Find
Husky Oil China, a subsidiary of Husky Energy, has
made a significant discovery 250 kilometres south of Hong
Kong in the South China Sea. Based on current estimates, the
find could contain four to six trillion cubic feet of recoverable
natural gas – one of the largest natural gas discoveries in
offshore China waters.
Husky has also made an additional hydrocarbon discovery
in the White Rose oil field off Newfoundland and Labrador,
Canada. I
ROYAL AWARD
King Bhumipol of Thailand
honoured Watsons Thailand with an
award recognising the generous donation
by staff to the Rajaprajanugroh Foundation,
which provides assistance to those affected by
the 2004 Tsunami.
T H A I L A N D
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SPHERE 7
OH BROTHER!
3 Australia, a sponsor of the reality TV show Big
Brother, gave four housemates the chance to watch highlights
of the FIFA World Cup soccer match between Australia and Brazil
on a 3 mobile. The housemates had
been in the Big Brother house for
over 60 days with no contact with
the outside world!
Meanwhile, other 3 Australia
customers could watch the FIFA
matches live or see the highlights
on their mobiles.
A U S T R A L I A
Ukraine Move
A.S. Watson Group announced its move into the
Ukraine market by acquiring a 65 per cent stake in the country’s
No 1 health and beauty retail chain, DC. The acquisition, which
is subject to anti-monopoly approval, is part of the Group’s
continued expansion into Central and Eastern Europe.
U K R A I N E
T
YEAH!
According to rankings compiled
by Media magazine and
China Business Times , TOM was
ranked first among media companies
in China in terms of total assets, net
assets and turnover in 2005.
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