Page 11 - Sphere No.24 (Mar 2009)

Newsbites
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BACKING AWINNER
For the eighth year running,
Marionnaud was the official sponsor of the Prix
d’Amérique Marionnaud, the world championship
harness race that takes place in Paris every year.
The popular horse race was broadcast to 70
countries across three continents and this year all
charity proceeds were donated to Toutes à l’Ecole,
an organisation dedicated to creating schools
and educational programmes for young girls in
developing countries. R
F R A N C E
WE CARE
A group of volunteers from the Harbour
Plaza North Point organised a Christmas party for about 50
trainees with intellectual disabilities at the Hong Chi Pinehill
Integrated Vocational Training Centre in Tai Po. H
H O N G K O N G
Movie Magic
3 Indonesia has helped to promote Pintu
Terlarang (The Forbidden Door), a new movie directed by
Joko Anwar that has received rave reviews in Indonesia.
The movie, which tells the story of how the life of a
successful sculptor is turned upside down when he begins
receiving mysterious messages from somebody asking for
help, was first shown at the Rotterdam Film Festival.
I N D O N E S I A
T
YEAH!
Fortress won the Best
Service Award in the
electrical appliances chain
s category of the 2008
Sing Tao Excellent
Services Brand Awards.
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What a Goal!
PMW Retail Group,
a division of Hutchison Harbour
Ring Limited, has been licensed by
FIFA to develop, manufacture and
distribute approved products for the
World Cup soccer competitions in
2010 and 2014.
H O N G K O N G
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