Page 5 - Sphere No.25 (Aug 2009)

SPHERE 3
POWER PLAY
Hongkong Electric has entered the electricity
generation business in Mainland China by acquiring
interests in three power plants in Zhuhai, Jinwan and
Siping. “We have been looking for some time for an
opportunity to invest in the China power market and
this transaction will allow us to acquire very high quality
generating assets, most of which are strategically located
in Guangdong Province adjacent to Hong Kong,” said
Group Managing Director Tso Kai-sum. I
Mountain High
A U S T R I A Hutchison
3G Austria has won two
marketing awards for its
innovative “3experience”
promotion. The campaign to
boost interest among retailers
of 3 products saw 13 finalists
take part in the adventure of
a lifetime – mountain biking
on Mount Kilimanjaro in
Tanzania. T
C H I N A
Golden Moment
3 Australia’s New South
Wales youth partner for Spirit of 3 ,
Youth Off the Streets, raised almost
AUD40,000 (HKD250,000) through its
Pave the Streets with Gold campaign.
The line of coins collected in central
Sydney was 485 metres long – an
Australian record. T
A U S T R A L I A CONGRATULATIONS!
INQ1 received the “Handset of
the Year” Meffys Award 2009
from the Mobile Entertainment
Forum (MEF) in June. The MEF
is a global network of mobile
entertainment businesses
and entrepreneurs.
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THANKSWHAM
Staff at WHAM
helped produce a promotional Website
for Cancer Research UK’s music and
sound event, Sound and Vision. C
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VIETNAM LAUNCH
V I E T N A M Hutchison Telecommunications
International Limited’s Vietnamese operation,
Vietnamobile, has launched its GSM service,
covering 64 of the country’s provinces. The move
will help tap the potential of one of the fastest-
growing mobile markets in the region. T