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Cove r S t o r y
HutchisonWhampoa encourages employees to become involved in their
community, wherever they are around the globe
By Mark Redvers
Employees
reach out
Whether it is helping to rebuild an earthquake-
damaged school in China, raising awareness of the plight of
endangered species, or encouraging elderly people to learn
to use the Internet, employees of Hutchison Whampoa
Limited worldwide are actively involved in numerous com-
munity projects.
Employees around the world are not only known for
their hard work and professionalism but are also active
ambassadors in their communities, giving back in a huge
variety of ways.
The range of HWL projects worldwide is eclectic, to say
the least, but all have the common factor of putting back
into society; it is particularly rewarding for employees to
see, first hand, how their efforts are making a difference to
the less fortunate: from taking the initiative to targeting a
particular project and becoming actively involved, meeting
the beneficiaries and, wherever possible, witnessing the
end result.
HWL encourages employees in their local branches to
use their own initiative to provide the best services for peo-
ple in need. The implication is: think globally, act locally.
Focus on children
Help given to a school in an earthquake-ravaged region of
China is a typical example of how HWL staff have rallied
round to aid others. Employees at Shanghai Hutchison
Whampoa Pharmaceutical were keen to help children af-
fected by the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province
three years ago that killed tens of thousands of people, and
destroyed homes, offices and schools.
Staff at the Shanghai company targeted a village where
the elementary school had all but been destroyed by the