The Wharf (Holdings) Limited

Our corporate magazine horizon PLUS (Fall/ Winter 2024) is now published. Check it out!   horizon PLUS (Fall/ Winter 2024): https://lnkd.in/g4kv6JT9 #horizonPLUS #WharfHoldings #WharfREIC #TheWharfGroup #WharfBIC #MarcoPoloRebranding #30YearsWooWheelockGreenFund #WuzhuqiaoHebeiProject #ArtScholarship #FallWinter #2024

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗳 (𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀) 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗥𝗖 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 Wharf Holdings’ Annual Report 2023 was recently honoured with the Silver Award of Traditional Annual Report at the ARC Awards 2024, the world’s largest annual report competition. Established in 1987, the ARC Awards aims to honour overall excellence in annual reports globally. It is widely regarded as the most highly respected and prestigious competition in the industry, with 1,550 entries across 32 countries received for the 2024 edition. Learn more about ARC Awards:  https://lnkd.in/gBEd52rF View our award-winning annual report: https://lnkd.in/gMmUi_A8 #WharfHoldings #AnnualReport2023 #ARCAwards #AwardWinningReport #IndustryRecognition

The Group fully supports HKSAR Government’s “Scheme on Corporate Summer Internship on the Mainland and Overseas”. This year, we proudly welcomed a cohort of six exceptional students, each embarking on a seven-week internship journey at Operations and Tenant Service teams at Changsha and Chengdu IFS. The internship aims at enhancing their job knowledge, equip them with practical skills and set a foundation for their personal and professional growth through a structured programme. Reflections from our interns: “Living and working in Changsha has given me first-hand experience of China’s latest development trends. It has also provided me with insights into the recent business developments of Hong Kong enterprises in Mainland. This experience has opened up more opportunities and possibilities for my future career planning.”  - 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘴, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘰𝘯𝘨 “During my internship, I gained a deep understanding of the relationship-building between shopping centers and tenants, as well as the daily operation of mall facilities. I am grateful for the valuable opportunity provided by Chengdu IFS. This experience has expanded my professional knowledge and management skills, laying a solid foundation for my future career path.”  - 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘺, 𝘛𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘫𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 "I am grateful to HKSAR government for the initiative and Changsha IFS for this invaluable internship opportunity. My colleagues guided me throughout, enabling me to acquire professional knowledge and skills not covered in textbooks, while also enhancing my communication and language abilities." - 𝘐𝘷𝘺, 𝘏𝘒𝘜 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 #HKSAR #WharfHoldings #CorporateSummerInternship #ChangshaIFS #ChengduIFS #SummerInternship #CareerDevelopment #ProfessionalGrowth #InternshipExperience #FutureLeaders #YouthEmpowerment

𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘀 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝘂𝘇𝗵𝗶𝗾𝗶𝗮𝗼’𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗶 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀! This summer, 40 volunteers from Project WeCan, universities in Hong Kong and Mainland China visited Xiaowupo village in Hebei Province to assist in enhancing local community facilities. Over the eight days, they completed a footbridge, upgraded the village’s plaza and environmental education centre facilities, and completed some wall paintings. Located at Chengde city of Hebei province, Xiaowupo village is four hours away from Beijing. This project marks the 13th Wuzhiqiao’s bridge sponsored by Wharf since the inaugural one in Yunnan in 2011. Mr Li Lei, General Manager of Wharf (China) Investment Company, Limited represented the Group at the completion ceremony on August 10, 2024. How could a trip be complete without a tour around the capital city of Beijing? Before returning to Hong Kong, volunteers visited a number of local sightseeing spots in addition to a special guided tour at one of the Group’s joint venture residential projects - “One LiangMa”. Mr Zhou Shuang Jie, General Manager of Wharf (Beijing) Enterprises Management Limited, enlightened visitors on the making of “One LiangMa” and gave an overview of the real estate market in Beijing. Volunteers found the visit inspiring. Thanks again to all, good job! #BusinessInCommunity #BIC #WharfHoldings #ProjectWeCan #WZQ #WuZhiQiao #Xiaowupo #Beijing #BridgesBuilding #MainlandChina #RuralRevitalization #CommunityService #HeartBridge #BridgeToBridge #OneLiangMa

Congratulations to Ryan from Wheelock Properties, our associate company, on becoming the first Hong Kong swimmer to have completed the 40km North Channel swim! Proud of you! #NorthChannelSwim #HongKongPride #WillToWin #MakeWaves #Challenger #SportsForGood

𝗪𝘂 𝗭𝗵𝗶 𝗤𝗶𝗮𝗼’𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗶 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 (𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟯)! 14 students and teachers from Project 𝘞𝘦𝘊𝘢𝘯 will join 25 volunteers from two universities in Hong Kong and the Mainland to visit in Xiaowopu Village in Hebei Province to assist in community facilities enhancement in the coming 10 days. A series of pre-trip activities were conducted in the past few weeks including a day trip to Lai Chi Wo, a cooking class and a first-aid workshop, in order for the participants to better understand the trip requirements and be prepared. Bon Voyage! See you on your return after 10 days and look forward to hearing all the stories. Wharf has been a long-standing supporter of Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation to build footbridges and community facilities in remote villages in Mainland China since 2011. More than 100 students from Project 𝘞𝘦𝘊𝘢𝘯 have joined as volunteers so far. #BusinessInCommunity #BIC #WharfHoldings #ProjectWeCan #WZQ #WuZhiQiao #MainlandChina #Hebei #XiaoWoPu #LaiChiWo #BridgeToBridge #HeartBridge #RuralRevitalisation #ServiceLearning #LowCarbonTravel

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝙒𝙚𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 Project 𝘞𝘦𝘊𝘢𝘯 Job Tasting Programme 2024 has commenced with support from more than 30 partner organisations, offering internship and job shadowing opportunities for nearly 150 students from 41 𝘞𝘦𝘊𝘢𝘯 secondary schools. The Wharf Group gives full support to the programme with an aim of enabling students to experience real working environments and explore their future career paths through the 2-4 weeks internship period. Across the Group, Harbour City, Marco Polo Hotels, Modern Terminals, Pacific Club, Plaza Hollywood, The Murray, Hong Kong, The “Star” Ferry and Times Square have collectively provided 73 internship and job shadowing positions of diverse functions such as customer service, concierge, technical support, internal audit, human resources and corporate communications. To welcome the first 30 interns, a meet-and-greet session was conducted where Interns met Stephen Ng, our Group Chairman and Managing Director and Committee Chairman of Project 𝘞𝘦𝘊𝘢𝘯 Foundation. During the session, Mr Ng encouraged students to embrace a lasting attitude of “3Os”: Open your eyes, Open your mind, Open your heart, and make good use of this internship opportunity to learn from their colleagues and gain work experience. “This programme provides students with a valuable chance to broaden their knowledge in their respective industries and prepare themselves for future employment. Young people are good at mastering new technologies, however, given the rapid advancement of technology, what you learn today may quickly become outdated. Therefore, students should not only focus on current events but also look towards the future,” Mr Ng added. In its 13th year, the programme has benefitted more than 1,800 𝘞𝘦𝘊𝘢𝘯 students. We look forward to seeing these young individuals shine and contribute to the future of workforce of Hong Kong! #BusinessInCommunity #BIC #WharfHoldings #WharfREIC #ProjectWeCan #JobTasting  #JobShadowing #FutureLeaders  #YouthEmpowerment #CareerDevelopment #InternshipProgramme #FutureLeaders  #YouthEmpowerment

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 Star Ferry recently hosted its annual CSR activity hosting a pleasant ferry ride on the newly renovated Shining Star for families from #ProjectRaindrops. The fun-filled event was supported by 24 student volunteers from three #ProjectWeCan schools: #PoChiuCatholicSecondarySchool, #CCCFungLeungKitMemorialSecondarySchool and #PoLeungKukYaoLungSunCollege. Mr Kevin Hui, Director of The Wharf Holdings and Mr Kevin Lam, Operations Manager of Star Ferry were present to support.  As part of the water tour, Star Ferry team introduced the company’s history, its green initiatives, interesting facts of Star Ferry and features of the Shining Star. Participants were also engaged in a quiz, and various interactive activities. “Project Raindrops – Support for Children Bereavement” is a project under the Hong Kong Children and Youth Services.  It aims to provide financial assistance and bereavement support services to children coping with the loss of family members, or who are critically ill or approaching the end of life.  Wharf has supported the project with HK$500,000 through #TheCommunityChest for the campaign year 2023/24. Special thanks to our WeCan students, teachers and principal who supported this event, spread love and care to their younger fellows. We will continue our efforts in making a positive impact on our community. #WharfHoldings #WharfREIC #WharfBIC #WharfBusinessInCommunity #BIC #WharfxPoChiu #WZQ #WuZhiQiao #CommunityEngagement #ChildWelfare #StarFerry #SocialImpact #Givingback #VolunteerWork #HongKongCommunity #ChildrenSupport

A special edition of horizon PLUS, our corporate magazine, has been published, featuring the opening of Park Hyatt Changsha, first in Central China at our IFS. Check it out, as it may be your next travel destination!   horizon PLUS- Special Edition (June 2024):  https://lnkd.in/gPSTeqYS #horizonPLUS #WharfHoldings #TheWharfGroup #WharfBIC #SpecialEdition #ChangshaIFS #FirstCollaboration #WharfandParkHyatt #ParkHyattChangsha #SixStar #ConranandPartners #Attentive #Changsha

The “Wharf x Po Chiu Mentorship Programme 2024” has been resumed on 30th May after 5 years! We are delighted to have the Principal of Po Chiu Catholic Secondary School, Ms Yuen Yuk Lan, along with teachers and student mentees, as well as Wharf Holdings’ Director, Mr Kevin Hui and our staff volunteers join us for the first meet-and-greet lunch at the school campus.  The programme aims to foster meaningful connections by pairing Wharf’s staff volunteers with student mentees, providing them with year-long support and exchange through a diverse range of activities on a regular basis. During the kick-off event, an ice-breaking game brought mentors and mentees together to create their unique paper cup plants. It gave a chance for everyone to interact and establish a foundation for their mentoring journey. On 1st June, our mentors and mentees gathered for their first activity over a stage drama "Pas de deux à Hong Kong" as part of the French May Arts Fest. Following the performance, an exclusive backstage tour was arranged for them to understand more stage design and the creative use of props, lighting, smoke, and sound effects. Po Chiu Catholic Secondary School has been Wharf’s Project WeCan partner school since the launch of our flagship Business-in-Community initiative in 2011. The mentorship programme was introduced in 2012 and has benefitted over 130 students so far. #WharfBIC #WharfBusinessinCommunity #ProjectWeCan #WharfxPoChiu #MentorshipProgramme #StaffVolunteers #StudentMentees #AllRoundDevelopment #CommunityEngagement #SchoolPartnership #EducationInnovation #InspireYouth