Date: 18/8/2011
Urban Group has been supporting World Vision Hong Kong to launch the "Used Book Recycling and Charity Sale Campaign" for the 11th consecutive years since 2001. This year, the Campaign obtained overwhelming supports from customers of 13 properties under the Group with over 30,000 books collected for the World Vision's Secondary School Construction Project in the Shaanxi Province of China.
The 13 properties under Urban Group participated in the Campaign include:
Aldrich Garden (Shau Kei Wan),
City One Shatin (Shatin),
Illumination Terrace (Causeway Bay),
Kam Tai Court (Ma On Shan ),
Lei King Wan (Sai Wan Ho),
Mei Foo Sun Chun (Mei Foo),
Parc Palais (Ho Man Tin),
Prime View Garden (Tuen Mun),
Queen's Terrace (Sheung Wan),
Riviera Gardens (Tsuen Wan),
Scholastic Garden (Mid-levels),
The Merton (Sheung Wan),
Tin Yau Court (Tin Shui Wan)
Mr. K M So, Executive Director of Urban Group states that, "With our corporate missions of 'Green Lifestyle' and 'Community Care', we have obtained the support from customers of 13 properties to participate in the Used Book Recycling and Charity Sale Campaign this year. Books collected from our customers include textbooks, leisure readings, novels, children's readers and reference books, which 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 always strives to fulfill our corporate social responsibility by participating in various environmental care activities. We established our Green Care Committee in 2002 to initiate and implement our environmental management strategy and directions in our service network to promote a green lifestyle to our customers." Mr. K M So adds.Urban Group is the first mover of environmental care in the Hong Kong property asset and facility management services industry. Apart from used books recycling, the Group also launches various recycling initiatives for used clothes, CDRs, batteries as well as 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.
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