Page 6 - Sphere No.23 (Dec 2008)

TOP AWARD
FOR CKI
Cheung Kong
Infrastructure Holdings Limited
(CKI), the largest publicly-
listed infrastructure company
in Hong Kong, received the
International Stevie Award for
Best Multinational Company in
Asia (China, Japan and Korea)
at the 2008 International
Business Awards.
GRAND
OPENING
PLANNED
The Harbour
Grand Hong Kong, Harbour
Plaza Hotels & Resorts’
new five-star hotel, will
open in spring 2009. Ideally
located in the heart of Hong
Kong Island and enjoying
unobstructed harbour
views, the 41-storey hotel
will provide 828 guest
rooms and suites, spacious
meeting and banquet
facilities, five restaurants
and bars, an outdoor
heated swimming pool, a
fitness centre and a spa.
4 SPHERE
H
H O N G K O N G
I
H O N G K O N G
AN OUT OF THIS
WORLD EXPERIENCE
The biennial
Superdrug “Out of this World” charity
ball in London was a huge success, with
guests enjoying fantastic food and wine
as well as avant-garde
entertainment. The
event raised more
than GBP100,000
(about HKD1.2
million) for each of
three UK charities
– Kids Company, The
Prince’s Trust and the
Teenage Cancer Trust.
U N I T E D K I N G D O M
R
Dublin Calling
3 Ireland was the
main patron of the annual
Telecommunications and
Internet Federation Conference
at Dublin Castle. The
conference, the most important
event in the industry’s calendar,
saw operators and service
providers come together to
discuss key developments in
the Irish market.
In the Picture
More than 200
staff took part in a photo
competition organised by
3 Global Services. This is one
of the winning entries.
I N D I A
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