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HKSAR Chief Executive Mr John Lee led a party to visit Swire’s booths at the China International Import Expo, held in Shanghai in November.

At the 2024 Shanghai Investment Promotion Conference and Shanghai Night Dinner, John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited Chairman, Guy Bradley, met with a number of key Shanghai officials.

The Swire China Seminar was held in October in Xi’an.

The Swire ESG Forum 2024 took place over three days in October.

Swire Properties has completed its Taikoo Place Redevelopment Project – an ambitious, ten-year programme that has transformed Taikoo Place into an industry-leading Global Business District.

Swire Properties has announced that its mixed-use commercial landmark, INDIGO Beijing, will be renamed “Taikoo Place Beijing” after the completion of its Phase Two extension.

Swire Properties has topped the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index 2024 in the Real Estate Management & Development Industry category.

Steamships has broken ground on the Portside Business Park, its new large-scale, mixed-use commercial park.

On 30th September, Swire Coca-Cola completed the acquisition of the majority shareholding of ThaiNamthip Corporation Limited.

Finlays’ near and long-term, science-based emissions reductions targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.

Cathay Pacific will launch non-stop flights between Hong Kong and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (“DFW”) from April.

Cathay Pacific has introduced its highly anticipated Business class Aria Suite on its newly retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.

Cathay's Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel Programme continues to make substantial progress.

HAECO has signed an MoU with a subsidiary of its long-term partner COMAC, Shanghai Aircraft Customer Service Company, on the provision of airframe, engine and component services on COMAC aircraft.

Cathay Cargo has refreshed its Cathay Courier solution for urgent, small shipments, adding transparency to its existing features of speed, guaranteed capacity, dedicated handling and customs clearance.

Swire Shipping has introduced direct calls into Jakarta's Tangguh Samudera Jaya terminal on its Pacific Weekly Express service.

In October, leading biofuels manufacturer, Argent Energy, opened Europe's largest facility dedicated to producing bio-based, technical-grade glycerine.

On 11th November, Swire Scholars past and present gathered for a reunion.

The HK Phil's free annual outdoor mega-concert, Swire Symphony Under The Stars, returned to the Central Harbourfront on 16th and 17th November, 2024.

Swire is committed to playing its part in protecting the world's fragile marine ecosystems.

Anna Thompson, John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited's Director, People, attended the annual Remembrance Day service in Hong Kong on 10th November.

Swire Properties held its biggest ever White Christmas Street Fair over five days in early December.

In November, 30 volunteers from Swire Coca-Cola's six global markets embarked on the company's first ever Global Service Trip.

Over 180 young students and their mentors took to the skies for a 90-minute flight on board Cathay Pacific’s newly retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on 25th November.

The final of the Cathay Hackathon 2024 was held in Shenzhen – the Greater Bay Area’s globally renowned high-tech hub.

The Swire Group has donated AUD 25.9 million to the University of New South Wales’ Kirby Institute to support cervical cancer screening and treatment for over 130,000 women in seven Pacific nations.

Taikoo Motors subsidiary, Supreme Motors, which operates Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Kaohsiung, has been supporting Pingtung Christian Bethany Home for the past seven years.

Swire Resources and Marathon Sports helped to fund the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups Community Team Sports Office’s Little Giants Sports Achievement Programme.

Swire Properties has received two accolades for its Taikoo Place Redevelopment Project and its latest Grade A office tower, Two Taikoo Place, at the RICS Hong Kong Awards 2024.

Swire Hotels’ The Upper House in Hong Kong has once again been ranked in the Top Five in the World’s 50 Best Hotels list.

Swire Coca-Cola HK (“SCCHK”) has received two accolades in the 2024 Hong Kong Customer Contact Association Awards.

United States Cold Storage’s facility at Covington, Tennessee, has won the Unilever “Warehouse of the Year” award for the second consecutive year.

Finlays has won a “Driving Excellence in Occupational Safety & Health Culture Change” award at the IOSH Food and Drink Sector conference.

Swire Coca-Cola, USA's Bellevue Production Plant has been awarded the prestigious TRUE certification by Green Business Certification Inc., recognising its waste management efforts.

Cathay Cargo has garnered several leading industry awards in recent months.

Vogue Laundry Service has been named one of 21 “Gold Award” winners in the Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence 2023.
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