Press Releases 2004

Urban Group Security Guard awarded
¡§Best Security Guard of Wan Chai District¡¨
Date: 11/03/2004

Urban Group's security guard Mr Lam Siu Hung deployed at Wan Chai Police Married Quarter was recently nominated as ¡§Best Security Guard of Wan Chai District¡¨ in the ¡§Wan Chai District Best Security Guard Selection¡¨ jointly organized by the Wan Chai District Fight Crime Committee and the Wan Chai Police. Mr Lam was nominated by the Resident Association of the Quarter who has successfully passed the interview and being awarded by the judging panel.

The prizes for the winners of the ¡§Wan Chai District Best Security Guard Selection¡¨ were presented during the Fight Crime Carnival held at Southorn Pitch on 7th March 2004. Mr P K Hong, Chairman of the Working Group for the Wan Chai District Fight Crime Committee revealed, ¡§The Wan Chai District Best Security Guard Selection is aiming to appraise those diligent security guards in the District with outstanding performance in 2003. All contestants were nominated by residents¡¦ organizations of the properties served by the security guards. We have received 100 nominations this year. The finalists were interviewed and 10 outstanding contestants were selected as the ¡¥Best Security Guards of the District¡¦.¡¨

Dr Edmond Cheng, Managing Director of Urban Group revealed, ¡§Urban Group emphasizes very much on the service quality of our frontline security personnel since they are the gatekeepers for the properties, who not only assist us to protect the wealth and lives of the owners and tenants, but most importantly, they also help us to maintain the asset value of the properties. The nomination of Mr Lam by the Resident Association and his selection as ¡¥Best Security Guard¡¦ well reflects the trust of our clients on the quality of our security service.¡¨

Urban Group has been managing Wan Chai Police Married Quarter since October 2001 to provide premier property asset and facility management service for the property. The good performance of the management and security personnel deployed at the property has been well commended by the residents and the Police Force.

Dr Edmond Cheng continued, ¡§We launched the industry unique ¡¥Urban Premier Management Model™¡¦ in 2002, emphasizing ¡¥People, Process and Performance¡¦. Through introducing the brand new approach of ¡¥Property Asset Management¡¦, we have successfully transmitted our Total Quality Management concept to the frontline management and security personnel. This year, we have over 100 security personnel awarded by various organizations showing the success of our Total Quality Management Approach.¡¨

Urban Group, a member of NWS Holdings Limited (0659), is the Largest Property Asset and Facility Management Company in Hong Kong. It is now managing 320 project territory-wide with 180,000 residential units, serving a total of 1,000,000 people in Hong Kong. In 2004, Urban Group was awarded the Platinum Award in the Employers Gold Star Awards organized by the Employees Retraining Board and 11 companies under the Group received the ¡§Caring Company¡¨ recognition from the Hong Kong Council of Social Service.

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