Date: 11/8/2010
Urban Group has been supporting World Vision Hong Kong to launch the Used Book Recycling and Charity Sale Campaign for the 10th consecutive years since 2001. In this year, the Campaign obtained overwhelming supports from customers of 17 properties under the Group with over 25,000 books collected for the World Vision's Secondary School Construction Project in the Shaanxi Province of the Mainland China.
The 17 properties under Urban Group participated in the Campaign include:
Aldrich Garden (Shau Kei Wan)
Belair Monte (Fanling)
City One Shatin (Shatin)
Handsome Court (Tuen Mun)
Illumination Terrace (Causeway Bay)
Kam Tai Court (Ma On Shan )
Lei King Wan (Sai Wan Ho)
The Merton (Sheung Wan)
Mei Foo Suen Chun (Mei Foo)
Park Vale (Quarry Bay)
Parc Palais (Ho Man Tin)
Pierhead Garden (Tuen Mun)
Prime View Garden (Tuen Mun)
Rhythm Garden (San Pong Kong)
Riviera Gardens (Tsuen Wan)
Sereno Verde (Yuen Long)
Tin Yau Court (Tin Shui Wan)
Mr. K M So, Executive Director of Urban Group states that, "In Urban, we always strive to fulfill our corporate social responsibility to promote a green Hong Kong. We established our Green Care Committee in 2002, which since then initiates and implements our 4Rs Environmental Management Strategy of Remind, Replace, Reduce and Recycle in our service network to promote a green lifestyle to our customers. We have been supporting World Vision Hong Kong to launch the Used Book Recycling and Charity Sale Campaign for the 10th consecutive years and have obtained the support from customers of 17 properties this year. The collected books have been donated to World Vision Hong Kong to assist their educational programmes in the Mainland China, and most importantly, to contribute to environmental protection and to lessen the financial burden of parents in purchasing books for their children."
Urban Group is the first mover of environmental care in the Hong Kong property asset and facility management industry. Apart from used books recycling, the Group also launches various recycling initiatives for used clothes, CDRs, batteries and second-hand electrical appliances. Its ultimate goal is to enhance the environmental protection awareness of its customers and to promote its corporate social responsibility through participating in different recycling campaigns.
Urban Group is the Premier Property Asset and Facility Services Company in Hong Kong. Currently, the Group manages 210 projects territory-wide and serving 1 million people in Hong Kong.
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