Date: 14/2/2007
Twelvecompanies of Urban Group under NWS Holdings Limited were recently awarded the Caring Company Logo when Urban Property Management Limited received the ¡§5-Year Caring Company Award¡¨ by The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) in recognition of their contribution and outstanding achievements in serving the society.
HKCSS launched the ¡§Caring Company Scheme¡¨ in 2002 with the mission of cultivating corporate citizenship and strategic partnership between the business and the social service sectors. HKCSS is celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2007 and the Caring Company Scheme has also stepped into its 5th years. A 5-Year Award was set to recognize companies which have been awarded in 5 consecutive years from 2002 to 2007.
Dr Edmond Cheng, Managing Director of Urban Groupreveals, ¡§Urban Group has been actively participating in the Caring Company Scheme of HKCSS since its launch in 2002. Within the Group, Urban Property Management Limited obtained the ¡¥5-Year Caring Company Award¡¦ when 12 companies under Urban Group received the Caring Company logo, signifying our contributions to community involvement. It also demonstrates the commitment of Urban in implementing our Corporate Social Responsibility.¡¨
Urban Property Management Limited under Urban Group has been awarded the Caring Company Logo since 2002 for 5 consecutive years and the 12 companies under Urban Group being awarded the Caring Company Logo include:
Dr Edmond Chengcontinues, ¡§Urban Group is a member of the Patron¡¦s Club of the Caring Company Scheme 2007 to join hand with other commercial organizations to build a caring community in Hong Kong. Urban Group will maintain our strategic mission of ¡¥Community Care¡¦ and intensify our efforts through our established social network with various NGOs, as well as encouraging our staff members and customers to build up a harmonious society.¡¨
Urban Group has over the years been actively participating in various social activities like Trailwalker, Green Power Hike, Community Chest events and has been the ¡§Social Service Partner¡¨ of Po Leung Kuk since 2005.es. The ¡§Urban Group Community Care Team¡¨, formed by over 300 staff members and their relatives, has been contributing in a number of volunteering and social services such as visiting the elderly, helping the elderly clean their homes and performing minor repairing works; distributing lucky packs and dumplings to the elderly to promote its corporate social responsibility.
Urban Group, a member of NWS Holdings Limited (0659), is the Premier Property Asset and Facility Management Company in Hong Kong. It is now managing over 200 projects in the territory and serving a total of 1,000,000 people in Hong Kong.
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