New World Services subsidiary Urban Group presents
'Park Lane…Your Paradise for Shopping'
2002 Christmas Lighting Switch-on Ceremony
at Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard
Date: 06/12/2002

Urban Group, a subsidiary of New World Services Limited (NWS) light up the busy shopping area of Central Tsim Sha Tsui through its "Park Lane…Your Paradise for Shopping" 2002 Christmas Lighting Switch-on Ceremony for Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard on 28th November 2002.

Officiating at the Ceremony had Dr Edmond Cheng, Managing Director and Mr P C Lau, Deputy Managing Director of Urban Group; Mr Lambert Chan, General Manager – Destination Marketing of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Mr K C Yu, JP, Managing Director and General Manager, Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium Ltd and Mr. John M H Bicknell CSP, District Commander of Yau Tsim District of the Hong Kong Police Force.

Since its establishment in 1985, Urban has been providing professional services for Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard. Every Christmas, Urban designs glamorous and festive lighting for the prestigious shopping arcade to highlight the holiday atmosphere of the shopping hub in Tsim Sha Tsui. This year, the theme of the Christmas Lighting is "Park Lane…Your Paradise for Shopping" portraying through the delightful festive decorations a "Six-star Standard” shopping environment so as to attract more visitors to come and experience the joy of shopping.

Managing Director of Urban Dr Edmond Cheng pointed out, "Urban has been serving the people of Hong Kong with our excellent services and proactive attitude throughout the past years. We will continue to upgrade ourselves and maintain our competitiveness to meet challenges ahead. This year, we have launched the "Urban Premier Management Model" which is a brand new management approach of the Hong Kong Property Management industry. Among our 7 core drivers, we stress on Asset Management and Continuous Improvement as well as Caring for the Community. You may experience our quality services when you look at the tidy and comfortable environment of Park Lane."

Dr Edmond Cheng said, "The festive lighting you witness in Park Lane tonight fully reflects our mission of Continuous Improvement. Our goal is to provide a glamourous shopping arcade for the people of Hong Kong. We are glad that with our continuous endeavours and the support of our tenants, Park Lane has become the major landmark of Tsim Sha Tsui and a popular shopping arcade for the people of Hong Kong."

Urban Group, a subsidiary of New World Services Limited, is the largest property and facility management company in Hong Kong. Since its establishment in 1981, Urban has been leading in the industry. Currently, it manages over 150,000 residential units, 20 million square feet of commercial and industrial premises and 33,000 car parking spaces, covering a total gross floor area of over 120 million square feet and serving over 600,000 people in Hong Kong. Its portfolio includes residential estates, commercial and industrial premises, car parks and various government properties such as Home Ownership Scheme projects, public rental housing estates and shopping arcades, government offices and disciplined service quarters. In recent years, the Group actively expands its business to management consultancy services and moving towards the goal of managing 200,000 residential units.

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