In October, John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited Chairman, Merlin Swire, attended the fourth Understanding China Conference, held in Guangzhou.
Merlin Swire attended the 31st annual International Business Leaders' Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai in October.
See the latest senior management appointments of the Swire group.
This year represents a significant milestone for Swire, when we celebrate 150 years of doing business in Hong Kong.
On 7th November, a gathering was held to mark the conclusion of 2019's "Scheme on Corporate Summer Internship on the Mainland and Overseas".
Pacific Place celebrated its 30th birthday in style, with the Mall's Garden Court transformed into an interactive, nature-themed playground.
Steamships Trading Company has launched its Harbourside South project at a ground- breaking ceremony in October.
A consortium formed by Swire Properties, Kerry Properties Limited and Sino Land Company Limited has won a tender to develop the MTR's new residential project in Wong Chuk Hang.
Cathay Pacific's eighth I Can Fly community programme ran from March to August 2019.
In October, HAECO ITM signed an agreement with Air Hong Kong to provide inventory technical management support for the airline's Airbus A330-300 freighter fleet.
HK Express held its first Townhall meeting for staff on 24th October along with its sixth birthday celebration.
Swire Coca-Cola's first Mainland bottling plants, Swire Coca-Cola Jiangsu and Swire Coca-Cola Zhejiang, celebrated their 30th anniversaries in October.
Swire Coca-Cola has teamed up with RetailEye Intelligence, to introduce image recognition technology at its service outlets across Mainland China.
September 2019 saw the launch of two major projects as part of Swire Coca-Cola's commitment to 'Drink Without Waste'.
As part of its drive for sustainability, Swire Coca-Cola, USA is sending expired and damaged product to Utah's first anaerobic digester.
October saw the official opening of Finlays' new refined tea production facility at Sinan, in Guizhou, in south-western China.
Aspen Beverage Group has celebrated the completion of its new 65,000 square-foot production facility at San Antonio in Texas.
United States Cold Storage has celebrated the opening of its second refrigerated warehouse at Turlock, California.
In 2018, the China Navigation Company joined forces with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme to establish the Moana Taka Partnership, to remove recyclable waste from the Pacific Islands.
CNCo's latest new building, Chefoo, was officially launched on 16th October at Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard.
In September, Swire Oilfield Services announced a strategic partnership agreement with Whittaker Engineering to support the growing energy market in Mexico.
Vogue Laundry has invested over HK$6 million in upgrading its vehicles to Euro VI standard.
On 5th September, Taikoo Motors' subsidiary, Yuntung Motors, launched the new Vespa LX FL model in the Taiwan market.
Swire Pacific has maintained its "AAA" rating from MSCI ESG Research, recognising its ongoing efforts to develop its businesses along sustainable lines.
Swire Pacific's 2018 Annual Report won the Bronze Award in the "General" category in the Hong Kong Management Association's Best Annual Reports Awards.
John Swire & Sons (S.E. Asia) Pte. Limited has received a Friend of the Arts award from the National Arts Council of Singapore.
In November, Cathay Pacific Airways was named as one of the top five airlines in the world by AirlineRatings.com.
James Finlay Kenya has won multiple awards at the Tea Industry Gala Awards 2019, which took place in Nairobi in October.
Swire Pacific Offshore has won the Excellence in Offshore Support Award at the 2019 Lloyd's List Asia Pacific Awards ceremony.
Representing the Swire group, Tom Owen, Cathay Pacific's Director People, attended the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph in Hong Kong.
Steamships Trading Company was a major sponsor of the 2019 Hiri Moale Festival – a major annual event in Papua New Guinea's capital.
In September, the Kalari division of Swire Mining Logistics Industrial held a series of mental health awareness and inclusion activities in support of the R U OK? initiative in Australia.
One of the key missions of Swire Trust is to help safeguard fragile marine ecosystems and restore fisheries in Hong Kong and Mainland China.
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