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Good Cause
3 helped raise
money for the Swedish
Cancer Society’s Pink Ribbon
breast cancer campaign by
making a cash contribution
for every “pink” product
sold. Employees also did
their bit by selling pink
ribbons outside 3 stores.
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S W E D E N
YEAH!
3 UK’s mobile broadband
package was named tariff of
the year at the Mobile Choice
Consumer Awards 2008.
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FAIR DEALS
Hutchison Whampoa
Properties Limited introduced
a series of new developments
at the 31st China (Shenzhen)
Autumn Real Estate Fair.
The new properties are in
Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Changsha
and Chengdu. H
C H I N A
Caring for the Elderly
To encourage senior citizens to
lead more active lives, HK Electric has launched a
new programme – CAREnival for the Elderly – in
association with the Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare
Association and the St James’ Settlement. The
programme includes carnivals where participants
have fun and also learn more about electricity
subsidies as well as get useful tips on electrical
safety and energy conservation. I
H O N G K O N G
FOOD SAFETY FIRST
PARKnSHOP Hong Kong’s
Food Safety Laboratory is the first
supermarket laboratory to be awarded ISO
17025 certification under the Hong Kong
Laboratory Accreditation Scheme. The award
is recognition that the laboratory meets the
highest international standards. R
H O N G K O N G
Metro First
Metro Finance
has launched the first
multimedia channel to be
broadcast simultaneously
in Hong Kong and Macau.
The Macau Cable TV: Metro
Finance Multimedia Channel,
co-developed with Macau
Cable TV, is simulcast on
the Metro Finance Portal
(www.104mfonline.com.
hk) and Macau Cable TV’s
Channel 12. It provides
programmes in both
Cantonese and Putonghua. I
M A C A U