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2Nd ISSUE 2014 SWIRENEWS 30 2Nd ISSUE 2014 2nd ISSUE 2014 SWIRENEWS 30 2nd ISSUE 2014 Contents Newswire 1 Out & About 26 Features Archives A word from the Precious cargo 28 new man at the top 14 The gift of education The Swire group is a multi-national, multi-disciplined 20 commercial group, with its principal areas of operations in the Asia Pacific region, and centred on the Greater China area. Hong Kong is home to publicly quoted Swire Pacific, whose core businesses are grouped under five operating divisions: property, aviation, beverages, marine services, and trading & industrial. John Swire & Sons Limited, headquartered in the UK, is the parent company of the group. In addition to its controlling shareholding in Swire Pacific, John Swire & Sons Limited operates a range of wholly-owned businesses, including deep-sea shipping, cold storage, off-shore and road transport logistics services and agricultural activities with main areas of operation in Australia, Papua New Guinea, East Africa, Sri Lanka, the USA and the UK. Please send material to the Editor, GPO Box 1, Hong Kong, or email us at [email protected]. For pictures, we welcome prints, colour slides or computer graphics in JPG format (500dpi and 20cm Swire Properties played x 16cm), and digital photos taken by cameras with 8 host to the world’s largest Megapixels or above. elephant art exhibition which showcased more Swire News is published in Hong Kong, by the Group than 100 individually- Public Affairs Department. painted, life-size baby elephant statues, each Copyright©2014 with its own unique design. Story on page 3. Cindy Cheung Editor Charlotte Bleasdale Deputy Editor Barry Chu Manager Design/Production NEWSWIRE 1 Newswire CORPORATE John Swire & Sons John Swire & Sons since 1st Kong, Japan and Papua New and of Swire Oilfield Limited announces January 2005. Prior to that, Guinea until 1994, when he Services. succession plan he was Chairman of Swire transferred to London. He James Hughes-Hallett has Pacific and Cathay Pacific became a Director of John Merlin Swire joined the announced that he will be Airways. Swire & Sons in 2000; he Swire group in 1997. He retiring as Chairman of is also a Director of Swire has worked in Hong Kong, John Swire & Sons at the Barnaby Swire joined the Pacific Offshore Holdings Mainland China and end of 2014. Mr Hughes- Swire group in 1985. He and of Argent Energy Group Australia in various of the Hallett will be succeeded worked for the group’s and is Chairman of The group’s aviation, marine, as Chairman by Barnaby marine businesses in Hong China Navigation Company and beverages businesses. Swire; Merlin Swire will He has been a Director of take on the role of Chief John Swire & Sons since Executive. Mr Hughes- returning to London in 2008 Hallett will stay on the and was Finance Director Board of John Swire & Sons from 2009 to 2012. He is as a Non-Executive Director. a Director of Swire Pacific, Swire Properties, Cathay James Hughes-Hallett joined Pacific Airways, and HAECO the Swire group in 1976. and is Chairman of James He has been Chairman of Barnaby Swire Merlin Swire Finlay. Board changes Pacific, will become Officer – Mainland China On 1st January 2015, the Finance and Corporate of Swire Properties. He has following changes will be Development Director been a Director of Swire made to the composition of Swire Pacific and a Properties since 2008. He of the Boards of Directors Director of Cathay Pacific. has worked with the Swire of Swire Pacific Limited, Mr Cubbon will cease to group in Hong Kong, Papua Swire Properties Limited, be the Chief Executive of New Guinea, Japan, the and Cathay Pacific Airways Swire Properties but will United States, Vietnam, Guy Bradley Limited. remain a Director of Swire Mainland China, Taiwan Properties. Mr Cubbon, Guy Bradley, an existing and the Middle East. Martin Cubbon, an aged 56, has worked for Director of Swire existing Director of Swire the Swire group for 28 Properties, will become Peter Kilgour, currently years. He has been a Chief Executive of Swire Finance Director of Director of Swire Pacific Properties and a Director Swire Pacific, will cease since 1998 and of Swire of Swire Pacific. Mr to be a Director of Swire Properties since 2000 and Bradley, aged 48, has Pacific, Swire Properties was a Director of Cathay worked for the Swire and Cathay Pacific on his Pacific from 1998 to group for 27 years. He is retirement from the Swire 2009. currently Chief Executive group. Martin Cubbon SWIRENEWS 2 2nd ISSUE 2014 NEWSWIRE 3 PROPERTY Senior staff Swire Hotels’ three movements brands and a special sales new restaurants Cathay Pacific Airways redemption programme. Swire Hotels will open Limited three new restaurants in Dane Cheng has been The highlights of the the second half of this appointed Director Sales & anniversary celebrations year: PUBLIC and Ground Marketing. were three multimedia PUBLIC in TaiKoo Place and James Ginns has been installations created in The Continental in Pacific appointed Director Service collaboration with the Place. The three standalone Delivery. Royal Institute of British restaurants will be owned James Tong has been Architects (Hong Kong and managed by the newly- appointed Director (From left to right): Swire Properties’ Chapter), offering snapshots established Swire Hotels Corporate Affairs, taking Chief Executive Martin Cubbon, Retail On an official visit to Shanghai in May, Swire Pacific Chairman, Portfolio Director Elizabeth Kok and of the history and impact of Concepts division, building John Slosar, met Tu Guangshao, a member of the Standing over from Chitty Cheung Founder of Elephant Parade Mike Spits. Pacific Place on the city. on the successful launch Committee of the Communist Party of China, Shanghai who has left the company Committee and Executive Vice Mayor of Shanghai Municipal Elephant Parade® of Plat du Jour, the French Government. During the meeting, Mr Slosar outlined Swire’s after 27 years of service. current business developments in Shanghai, including the Swire Properties played A place in the Opened in 1989, the mall bistro in TaiKoo Place. progress of the Dazhongli project and expansion of the group’s Algernon Yau has been host to the world’s largest heart for 25 years at Pacific Place includes cold storage business. Mr Tu expressed the hope that Swire appointed Chief Executive would explore further business opportunities in the city. elephant art exhibition from In May, Swire Properties over 711,000 square feet At One Island East in TaiKoo Officer – Dragonair. 1st August to 9th September. kicked off a three-week of world-class shopping Place, Ground PUBLIC will The Elephant Parade® celebration at Pacific Place and dining. In 2011, the begin serving coffee, drinks Swire Properties Limited showcased more than 100 to commemorate the 25th mall completed a HK$2.1 and takeaway items in July, Philippe de Gentile- individually-painted, life- anniversary of Hong Kong’s billion “contemporisation” while from September, its Williams has been size baby elephant statues, premier shopping mall. project led by globally- full-service counterpart appointed Director, Human each with its own unique Themed “A Place in the acclaimed designer Thomas PUBLIC will cater to Resources. design created by renowned Heart”, activities included a Heatherwick, to set a new workers in neighbouring Elizabeth Kok has been local and international display of 25 birthday cards standard for contemporary office buildings, as well as appointed Director, Business artists and designers. They from famed international luxury. local residents, with a wide- Development. were on display at Pacific ranging menu featuring Alvin Kong has been Place, Cityplaza and Citygate Western and Asian dishes. appointed Director, Retail. Outlets malls, as well as In October, The Continental Don Taylor has been The Upper House and will open at Pacific Place, (Left to right) Vivian Lo, appointed Director, Office. Cathay Pacific’s General EAST, Hong Kong. Martin with a menu drawing Adrian To has been Manager Taiwan & Korea, Cubbon, Swire Properties’ its inspiration from the Derrick Chan, Deputy appointed Director, Chairman, Swire Group Chief Executive, said: grand cafés of Europe Taiwan, Ian Shiu, John Residential. Taiwan visit by MOEA Minister Dr Chia- Slosar, Dr Chia-Juch “These incredible elephant and featuring a variety of In early June, Swire Pacific Juch Chang, who expressed Chang and other senior statues were colourful and European classic dishes, MOEA officials. Chairman, John Slosar, and his appreciation for Swire’s welcome guests at our malls, from breakfast through Ian Shiu, Chairman of Swire investment in Taiwan over and we hope they helped lunch and dinner, to late Group Taiwan, led a group the years. Swire has been distribution, air catering and raise awareness of the vital night drinks and snacks. of Swire Taiwan executives operating in Taiwan since laundries. Cathay Pacific conservation issue facing A multimedia installation “This is OUR Place” at the on a visit to Taiwan’s 1948 and has substantial and Dragonair operate a Asian elephants today.” mall’s Garden Court offered visitors snapshots of the Ministry of Economic business interests in total of 191 flights per week history of Pacific Place. Affairs (“MOEA”). The automotive trading, between Hong Kong and delegation was welcomed beverage production and Taiwan. SWIRENEWS 4 2nd ISSUE 2014 NEWSWIRE 5 Swire Coca-Cola AVIATION USA expands HAECO expands AGRIBUSINESS & franchise territory Cathay Pacific component repair FOOD CHAIN coffee market and there Swire Coca-Cola USA strengthens brings the total number capability conjunction with the Group’s are some obvious synergies assumed new franchise MARINE network of freighter destinations HAECO has established subsidiary and associate Finlays to grow between tea and coffee territories in the Denver and SERVICES Cathay Pacific Airways will it serves in North America a new component MRO facilities covering wheels and extracts business extracts around customers Colorado Springs markets in launch a four-times-weekly to 14.
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