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Governor of California thanks the HWL Chairman for donation to UC Berkeley
(Hong Kong, 18 November 2005) Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited Li Ka-shing held a private meeting today with Governor of the State of California Arnold Schwarzenegger during the Governor's brief stay in Hong Kong.
During the one-hour meeting, the Governor invited Mr Li to invest in California, following a pleasant discussion between the two on a variety of subjects.
Mr Schwarzenegger also thanked Mr Li at the meeting for his generous donation of USD40 million to the University of California at Berkeley, the largest international gift in the history of the university.
The donation was made in June this year through the Li Ka Shing Foundation to help the university establish the Li Ka-Shing Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences focusing on creating solutions to today's major health problems such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease, AIDS and dengue fever.
Please visit http://www.lksf.org/eng/media/press/20050620.shtml for the press release on the LKSF donation to UC Berkeley.
About Hutchison Whampoa Limited
Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) is a leading international corporation committed to innovation and technology with businesses spanning the globe. Its diverse array of holdings range from some of the world's biggest retailers to property development and infrastructure to the most technologically-advanced and marketing-savvy telecommunications operators. HWL reports consolidated turnover of approximately HKD179 billion (USD23,000 million) and HKD109 billion (USD14,000 million) for the year ended 31 December 2004 and for the six months ended 30 June 2005 respectively. With operations in 53 countries and over 200,000 employees worldwide, Hutchison has five core businesses - ports and related services, telecommunications, property and hotels, retail and manufacturing, and energy and infrastructure.
Its flagship companies include Hutchison Port Holdings, Hutchison Telecom, Hutchison Whampoa Properties, A.S. Watson, and Cheung Kong Infrastructure.
For more information, please visit www.hutchison-whampoa.com
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| Hutchison Whampoa Limited Chairman Li Ka-shing receives Governor of the State of California Arnold Schwarzenegger at the lobby of Cheung Kong Center. |
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| Mr Li discusses with Governor Schwarzenegger a variety of subjects at their one-hour meeting. |
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| Mr Li shows Governor Schwarzenegger the spectacular sea view of Victoria Harbour from Cheung Kong Center. |
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| Governor Schwarzenegger tries out a Hutchison Telecom third-generation mobile phone in the meeting with Mr Li. |
For inquiries, please contact:
Mr Jeremy Lau
Pager: (852) 6477 9089
Email: jeremyl@hwl.com.hk