At the opening ceremony are: (left to right) Swire Beverages Managing Director, Pat Healy, Swire Pacific Development Director, David Cogman, John Swire & Sons (China) Chairman, Ivan Chu, Swire Pacific Finance Director, Michelle Low, Swire Properties Chief Executive, Guy Bradley, Swire group Chairman, Barnaby Swire, JS&S (HK) Director Staff Projects, Nick Rhodes, Cathay Pacific CEO, Rupert Hogg, HAECO CEO, Augustus Tang, Swire Properties Development & Valuations Director, Mabelle Ma, and Finlays Colombo Managing Director, Hunter Crawford.

On 10th September Swire group Chairman, Barnaby Swire, officially opened the new Swire Leadership Centre – a dedicated residential training and development facility designed to host Swire staff development programmes. The centre, which is available to all operating companies within the group, is located in a tranquil setting on Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. Managed by Swire Hotels, it is equipped with three lecture rooms, a canteen and 26 individual guestrooms.

A number of eco-friendly features have been integrated into the building design, including rainwater harvesting and grey water recycling systems, as well as photovoltaic panels to generate electricity. Display panels around the centre have drawn on the group's rich archives to tell the story of the development of Swire's businesses over two centuries.