Page 3 - Sphere No.23 (Dec 2008)
Basic HTML Version
Published by Hutchison Whampoa Limited, 22/F Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road, Central, Hong Kong. Available on
. In-house editorial team: Laura
Cheung, Jeremy Lau, Hans Leung, Christina So, Mavis Wong and Wendy Luk. Editorial, design and production: Greg Crandall, Jon Marsh, Ron Legault, Samson Tong, Vivien Au, Kelly Cheung
andWaimann Lee – , a division of the Asia City Publishing Group. Tel: 2850 5500. Colour separation and printing by bigboXX.comLimited. Copyright 2008 by HutchisonWhampoa
Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without the written permission of HutchisonWhampoa Limited. Opinions expressed herein are those of the writers and
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of HutchisonWhampoa Limited. All currency conversions are approximations.
S
P H E R E
Contents
N U M B E R 2 3 D E C E M B E R 2 0 0 8
COVER ILLUSTRATION: BERNARD CHAU
2
U P D AT E S
NEWSBITES
What’s happening in the world of
Hutchison Whampoa Limited
9
N E W T R E N D S
GOOD BREWS
Organic beer goes down a treat
10
C O V E R S T O R Y
WEDDING BELLES
How to get the most
out of your big day
16
C O M M U N I T Y
ONTHE FRONT LINE
Shantou University students
hit the US campaign trail
22
P O R T S
LIFE’S A CRUISE
Bigger and better ships
make a huge splash
26
F O C U S
THE ULTIMATEVOLUNTEERS
Hospice angels on a mission
of mercy
30
3 G H O T S P O T
TALENT SPOTTERS
Mobile stage for star performers
32
T H E N . . . A N D N O W
SONIC BOOM
From boomboxes to
digital music
A Few Words from the Editor
W
ELCOME
to the latest issue of Sphere
in which we serve up an interesting
mixture of topics – everything from
the presidential election campaign in the US and
getting married in Hong Kong to luxury cruise ships
and volunteers in hospices for the terminally ill.
The cover story looks at how good forward planning
can make the big day go without a hitch and allow
the bride and groom to really enjoy the moment.
We then move on to a remarkable project called
Campaign Coverage ’08 that sent seven intrepid
Chinese print and broadcast journalism students
from Shantou University to cover the 2008 US
presidential campaign.
We also examine how port operators are dealing
with the challenges of catering for the world’s larger
and increasingly luxurious cruise ships. Finally, our
hospice story features the kind-hearted volunteers
who ease the physical pain and mental anguish of
terminal cancer patients by providing them with
counselling and spiritual care.
We hope you enjoy the magazine.
Please send feedback and suggestions to
22
16
26
10
