The market for parking spaces in Hong Kong is hotter than ever as a single spot in a development in Kowloon changed hands for a record 6 million Hong Kong dollars ($765,000).
Reported by IndiaTimes 3 hours ago.
A single parking slot in Hong Kong sells for $765k
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Learn how to make magical macarons: a Hong Kong baker gets creative
With their rosy cheeks, golden horns and cascading purple manes, Anita Caswell Ng Hoi-ying’s distinctive unicorn-themed goodies are sure to get the social-media likes rolling in for the students of her Little Miss Macarons baking workshops in Wong Chuk Hang. Sitting somewhere between a cake, a biscuit and a meringue, the macaron (not to be confused with the macaroon) originated in medieval Italy before being popularised in France in the 19th century. It has enjoyed a resurgence over the...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 3 hours ago.
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How Hong Kong’s older singles can find love again: speed dating, apps, and an open mind will help
It’s never too late to find love, and getting older doesn’t mean it’s all over for a relationship. Get out there, meet people and take some chances being single. “Society has changed and there are lots of people who get divorced later in life and begin second relationships,” says Jacqueline Chia, co-founder of Mozaic HK Ltd, a dating agency. There is a relatively large group of singles in the 40-plus age group who would like to start new relationships, and mature...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 2 hours ago.
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Tencent’s WeGame platform in push to go global, heating up rivalry with PC gaming site Steam
Tencent Holdings, which runs the world's largest video games business by revenue, is set to launch the international version of its WeGame store and social platform in Hong Kong, with the aim to build up the overseas market for China-developed personal computer games. WeGame, an upgrade from the previous Tencent Games Platform, went online in September last year as a Chinese-language site where users can watch live-streaming video games, support tools for communication between players and...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 1 hour ago.
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Hong Kong woman loses HK$10 million in ‘black money’ scam
A middle-aged Hongkonger lost HK$10 million (US$1.27 million) in a scam that saw her transfer more than HK$8 million to buy a special liquid chemical to recover blackened banknotes. A 50-year-old Tseung Kwan O resident surnamed Ma notified police on Saturday that two con men duped her out of the amount between January and June this year. Ma met the first fraudster on social media who, citing different reasons, told her to transfer HK$1.7 million to six bank accounts on the mainland and in Hong...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 53 minutes ago.
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How Carrie Lam’s impatience caused a perfect storm over status of English in Hong Kong
If she was having a bad day back at work after celebrating her first anniversary as Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor certainly bit off more than she could chew when she became irritated over having to answer a question in English. Just before her weekly meeting with her advisers in the Executive Council, Lam stopped by the mic stand to take a few questions from waiting reporters in what is an obligatory ritual every Tuesday morning. But a question in English from a...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 53 minutes ago.
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In home ownership push, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam follows Singapore model of Lee Kuan Yew
More than half a century after the housing authorities of Hong Kong and Singapore, born to the same colonial inheritance, went their separate ways, the leader of the now Chinese city appears to be borrowing a page from the playbook of the island state’s first prime minister. “We will focus on home ownership to enable our people to live happily in Hong Kong and call it their home,” Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said in her first policy address in October last year...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 13 hours ago.
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HMD Global to start global rollout of its Nokia X6 with Hong Kong launch on July 19
HMD Global is planning to launch its Nokia X6 outside the Chinese market by launch it in Hong Kong. The company has scheduled the Hong Kong launch for July 19 and it is likely that the company will soon launch it in other countries. According to a report by Mobile Magazine Hong Kong, the company […]
Reported by BGR India 12 hours ago.
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Hong Kong cannot escape the US-China trade war unscathed
What is the “biggest trade war of the century” all about? Is it purely over America’s trade deficit with China? Or is it a war for the US to contain China’s rise? Or even a war against globalisation? Beijing and Washington apparently have just the opposite views. Then how about Hong Kong, which remains an independent and free economic entity under “one country, two systems”? Can Hong Kong try to remain neutral so as not to be dragged too far into this row?...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 12 hours ago.
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Why for skincare less is more, and the myth of 10-step K-beauty routine
In 2004, when Andrew Goetz and Matthew Malin founded skincare brand Malin+Goetz in New York, the word “wellness” had a different meaning, K-Beauty wasn’t a phenomenon and the concept of a beauty start-up was completely foreign. It’s a different world now. From the retail offerings at Hong Kong’s glitziest malls, which in recent years have shifted their tenant mix from luxury shops to beauty and health stores, to the proliferation of digital-first beauty brands, and...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 11 hours ago.
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Hong Kong IT sector legislator Charles Mok apologises after data of 15,000 people who signed his petition gets hacked
The man representing Hong Kong’s IT sector in the city’s legislature apologised on Saturday after falling victim to a cyberattack that harvested the personal details of 15,000 people who signed an online petition he started. The city’s privacy watchdog voiced concerns about the breach at a company used by Charles Mok, and a local cybersecurity expert has said the problems could be even more widespread, given the firm’s popularity with major companies. The move by the...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 9 hours ago.
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Property companies prominent as Hong Kong directors, firms trade own shares
Hong Kong directors’ trading of their own companies’ shares remained high in the latest week, while buy-back activity surged, with property firms to the fore amid a decline in the overall stock market. Buyers outweighed sellers with 74 companies recording 369 purchases worth HK$532 million (US$67.8 million) versus 14 firms with 61 disposals worth HK$75 million, based on filings to the stock exchange during the holiday-shortened week of July 3 to 6. The number of companies and trades...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 9 hours ago.
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World Cup 2018: How wine and indiscretion in a pub led to Gareth Southgate's appointment as England manager
For long-suffering fans of the English national team, Gareth Southgate can appear like a messianic figure in his sartorial waistcoat, leading a band of young men to a place no fan of this particular vintage can remember.
Southgate’s team has done remarkably well so far, even though sticklers will argue that they still haven’t faced a ‘big team’ and got a lucky draw and not scored enough goals from open play. But none of that is going to distract the long-suffering English fan, who wouldn’t care if the goals came from set-pieces or off the referee’s forehead as long as England continue their run.
However, what’s more remarkable is the fact that Southgate wouldn't even be here if it wasn’t for an unsavoury experience in a gastropub in Manchester involving former English manager Sam Allardyce.
After Roy Hodgson’s English team was shamed in France by a plucky Iceland side in Euro 2016, the FA picked Sam Allardyce to lead the charge.
Nicknamed Big Sam by the English press – the battle-hardened relegation specialist was famously fired by Indian poultry group Venky’s when they took over Blackburn Rovers. Big Sam has spent the better part of his career helping unfancied teams stave off relegation with a mix of brawn, defensive stability and long hoofs.
Having spent most of his career giving a hard-nose to more fanciful teams and managers like Arsene Wenger, Rafael Benitez and Jose Mourinho, Big Sam had always argued he did the best with the hand he was dealt. He has often argued that if he did get to manage a proper top-of-the-table team, he’d get them playing beautiful football going as far as to say that it was his ‘Englishness’ which held him back.
He had famously said in 2012, while comparing his West Ham team to Robert Mancini’s Manchester City: ‘I won’t ever be going to a top-four club because I’m not called Allardici, just Allardyce.” (AFP)
Allardyce, even in a pre-Brexit Britain, staunchly believed that foreign managers were taking away jobs from hard-working Englishmen. That all he needed was one shot to prove his worth.
So, when he finally got the reins to manage England, after the epic capitulation against Iceland in Euro 2016, it was a chance for Big Sam to show the footballing world and all his naysayers what he could do with a bunch of talented individuals.
Sadly, he lasted one game, the first World Cup qualifier against Slovakia where Adam Llana scored an injury-time winner. And Allardyce can’t really blame anyone for his own fate, as he was caught on camera, in a Manchester pub, in an extremely compromising position – badmouthing former manager Roy Hodgson, former assistant coach Gary Neville and giving advice on how to circumvent his own organisation – the FA’s – rules on player transfers.
A sting conducted by The Telegraph caught England’s newly-minted head coach telling people he thought were businessmen from the Far East, while negotiating a £400,000 ‘speaking’ deal, on how to get past the Premier League’s third-party transfer rules.
And he did so on camera, in the most English way ever, in a pub chugging white wine from a pint!
On camera, he even agreed to travel to Singapore and Hong Kong as an ambassador and give talks to Middle-East ‘businessmen’.
Unknown to Allardyce, the ‘businessmen’ were really undercover reporters who had been conduction a 10-month Telegraph investigation on bribery and corruption in British football.
To put it in perspective, the England FA’s most important employee was telling fictitious businessmen how to get past its own stringent rules, the footballing equivalent of the Pope being caught on camera willing to show a shortcut to heaven for a few extra quid.
With the world watching, an embarrassed FA pulled the plug on Sam Allardyce – who’d been involved in a 2006 corruption investigation as well – and the big man left on terms described as a mutual agreement.
Embarrassed by the Sam Allardyce dalliance, England picked their U-21 manager Gareth Southgate to lead the squad. Southgate was a greenhorn compared to his predecessors.
Quite ironically, while Southgate was leading his squad to a 6-1 victory against Panama, Big Sam was pictured eating a Big Mac in a pub, probably wondering what could've been.
Big Sam watching England today with. Big Mac pic.twitter.com/S9l1M41cbp
— Football Away Days (@FBAwayDays) June 24, 2018
His only experience in the Premier League came with Middlesbrough in 2006, his appointment the subject of controversy because he didn’t have the required coaching qualification – the UEFA Pro Licence.
His appointment was billed as a thoroughly-uninspired choice, more like handing over the factory key to the watchman rather than find a new manager.
Aeons of space were wasted, and columns were written on why no one should expect anything from Southgate’s England.
His appointment was seen as proof that the English football team had hit its nadir and no international manager of worth would be willing to sip from this poisoned chalice.
Yet, two years down the line, Southgate is on the cusp of going past all his predecessors. He has taken a band of young men without any baggage and somehow moulded them into a winning outfit. Pretty, no? Utilitarian, certainly.
He has done so by doing it, as Sinatra sang, his own way.
He has chosen players based on their game, not their name. He hasn’t been afraid to leave big players out, irrespective of the clubs they represent, taking the harsh call not to take Jack Wilshere or Joe Hart.(AFP)
He has given youth a chance, played with a clear formation – 3-5-2 – and for the first time in decades, the English team actually look like they know what they are doing on the field.
As a young man at Crystal Palace, Southgate had been told that he was too nice for football, a piece of advice that jars to this day and yet helped him make his bones.
His manager Alan Smith at Crystal Palace had told a 17-year-old Gareth Southgate: “I admit if you were my son, I’d be proud of you. As a travel agent or an estate agent, you’d be perfect. As a footballer, no f_______ chance.”
As he stands on the precipice of greatness, on the verge of taking the English team where no manager has done before, Southgate will probably allow himself a quiet chuckle to remember how wine in a pint and someone’s indiscretion brought him here. If Southgate does lead England to greatness, we will remember, time and again, that nice guys don’t always finish last.
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Southgate’s team has done remarkably well so far, even though sticklers will argue that they still haven’t faced a ‘big team’ and got a lucky draw and not scored enough goals from open play. But none of that is going to distract the long-suffering English fan, who wouldn’t care if the goals came from set-pieces or off the referee’s forehead as long as England continue their run.
However, what’s more remarkable is the fact that Southgate wouldn't even be here if it wasn’t for an unsavoury experience in a gastropub in Manchester involving former English manager Sam Allardyce.
After Roy Hodgson’s English team was shamed in France by a plucky Iceland side in Euro 2016, the FA picked Sam Allardyce to lead the charge.
Nicknamed Big Sam by the English press – the battle-hardened relegation specialist was famously fired by Indian poultry group Venky’s when they took over Blackburn Rovers. Big Sam has spent the better part of his career helping unfancied teams stave off relegation with a mix of brawn, defensive stability and long hoofs.
Having spent most of his career giving a hard-nose to more fanciful teams and managers like Arsene Wenger, Rafael Benitez and Jose Mourinho, Big Sam had always argued he did the best with the hand he was dealt. He has often argued that if he did get to manage a proper top-of-the-table team, he’d get them playing beautiful football going as far as to say that it was his ‘Englishness’ which held him back.
He had famously said in 2012, while comparing his West Ham team to Robert Mancini’s Manchester City: ‘I won’t ever be going to a top-four club because I’m not called Allardici, just Allardyce.” (AFP)
Allardyce, even in a pre-Brexit Britain, staunchly believed that foreign managers were taking away jobs from hard-working Englishmen. That all he needed was one shot to prove his worth.
So, when he finally got the reins to manage England, after the epic capitulation against Iceland in Euro 2016, it was a chance for Big Sam to show the footballing world and all his naysayers what he could do with a bunch of talented individuals.
Sadly, he lasted one game, the first World Cup qualifier against Slovakia where Adam Llana scored an injury-time winner. And Allardyce can’t really blame anyone for his own fate, as he was caught on camera, in a Manchester pub, in an extremely compromising position – badmouthing former manager Roy Hodgson, former assistant coach Gary Neville and giving advice on how to circumvent his own organisation – the FA’s – rules on player transfers.
A sting conducted by The Telegraph caught England’s newly-minted head coach telling people he thought were businessmen from the Far East, while negotiating a £400,000 ‘speaking’ deal, on how to get past the Premier League’s third-party transfer rules.
And he did so on camera, in the most English way ever, in a pub chugging white wine from a pint!
On camera, he even agreed to travel to Singapore and Hong Kong as an ambassador and give talks to Middle-East ‘businessmen’.
Unknown to Allardyce, the ‘businessmen’ were really undercover reporters who had been conduction a 10-month Telegraph investigation on bribery and corruption in British football.
To put it in perspective, the England FA’s most important employee was telling fictitious businessmen how to get past its own stringent rules, the footballing equivalent of the Pope being caught on camera willing to show a shortcut to heaven for a few extra quid.
With the world watching, an embarrassed FA pulled the plug on Sam Allardyce – who’d been involved in a 2006 corruption investigation as well – and the big man left on terms described as a mutual agreement.
Embarrassed by the Sam Allardyce dalliance, England picked their U-21 manager Gareth Southgate to lead the squad. Southgate was a greenhorn compared to his predecessors.
Quite ironically, while Southgate was leading his squad to a 6-1 victory against Panama, Big Sam was pictured eating a Big Mac in a pub, probably wondering what could've been.
Big Sam watching England today with. Big Mac pic.twitter.com/S9l1M41cbp
— Football Away Days (@FBAwayDays) June 24, 2018
His only experience in the Premier League came with Middlesbrough in 2006, his appointment the subject of controversy because he didn’t have the required coaching qualification – the UEFA Pro Licence.
His appointment was billed as a thoroughly-uninspired choice, more like handing over the factory key to the watchman rather than find a new manager.
Aeons of space were wasted, and columns were written on why no one should expect anything from Southgate’s England.
His appointment was seen as proof that the English football team had hit its nadir and no international manager of worth would be willing to sip from this poisoned chalice.
Yet, two years down the line, Southgate is on the cusp of going past all his predecessors. He has taken a band of young men without any baggage and somehow moulded them into a winning outfit. Pretty, no? Utilitarian, certainly.
He has done so by doing it, as Sinatra sang, his own way.
He has chosen players based on their game, not their name. He hasn’t been afraid to leave big players out, irrespective of the clubs they represent, taking the harsh call not to take Jack Wilshere or Joe Hart.(AFP)
He has given youth a chance, played with a clear formation – 3-5-2 – and for the first time in decades, the English team actually look like they know what they are doing on the field.
As a young man at Crystal Palace, Southgate had been told that he was too nice for football, a piece of advice that jars to this day and yet helped him make his bones.
His manager Alan Smith at Crystal Palace had told a 17-year-old Gareth Southgate: “I admit if you were my son, I’d be proud of you. As a travel agent or an estate agent, you’d be perfect. As a footballer, no f_______ chance.”
As he stands on the precipice of greatness, on the verge of taking the English team where no manager has done before, Southgate will probably allow himself a quiet chuckle to remember how wine in a pint and someone’s indiscretion brought him here. If Southgate does lead England to greatness, we will remember, time and again, that nice guys don’t always finish last.
Article Type:
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Sections:
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Authors:
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Glorious Forever smashes his brother’s 2,000m track record at Sha Tin
Time Warp might already have two Group Ones to his name, but his younger brother Glorious Forever claimed some family bragging rights after smashing his 2,000m track record at Sha Tin on Sunday. Frankie Lor Fu-chuen’s rising star clocked an astonishing 1:59.53 in the Class Two Hoi Ha Handicap, eclipsing the previous best by 0.44 of a second, which Time Warp set in the Group One Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup in February. The most impressive part of the win was the way he went about it, with Zac...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 8 hours ago.
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Medical degree proves popular choice for Hong Kong ESF students who aced International Baccalaureate exams
A degree in medicine is the most popular study choice for English Schools Foundation pupils who have scored top marks in the International Baccalaureate (IB) exams this year, but some have opted for niche subjects such as English literature and information science. The English Schools Foundation, which runs 22 private schools from kindergarten to secondary level and is the largest provider of international education in Hong Kong, announced on Sunday that 15 students got full marks in their IB...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 8 hours ago.
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Hong Kong set for very hot weather as Super Typhoon Maria swirls over western Pacific
Hong Kong will get very hot by midweek as Super Typhoon Maria closes in on Taiwan, Japan and eastern China though rainstorms in the latter part of the week are likely to provide some respite. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Sunday the storm, swirling over the western Pacific Ocean off Guam, was forecast to make landfall in two or three days but would be far enough away from Hong Kong to not cause any real harm. At 8pm on Sunday, Maria was centred about 1,610km east-southeast of Taipei and...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 6 hours ago.
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Xiaomi’s Lei says Ma, Li investments show confidence in outlook
Xiaomi Corp, whose shares are officially set to start trading on Monday in Hong Kong after a US$3.1 billion IPO, said investments by billionaires such as Li Ka-shing, Jack Ma and Pony Ma are a mark of confidence they have in its management and workers. In a letter to employees sent via WeChat on Sunday, chairman Lei Jun said Xiaomi will strive to move up one notch in rankings as the world’s No 3 smartphone maker and to have overseas markets account for more than half its revenue. “A...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 5 hours ago.
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Olivier Doleuze quitely slips out of Sha Tin and rides off into the sunset
Jockeys have won more races in Hong Kong, but not many had more fun doing it than Olivier Doleuze and even fewer endeared themselves to the city’s racing fans as much as the flamboyant Frenchman. With his immaculate dress sense and relaxed, cheerful demeanour, Doleuze was a hit off the track, but on the track he was an athletic whirlwind with a knack of finding a top horse at the right time. Yet despite the natural flair, after 17 seasons and 571 wins, peppered with famous Group race...
Reported by S.China Morning Post 5 hours ago.
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DMCC Breaks World Record For Largest Jigsaw Puzzle To Celebrate The Year Of Zayed
DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, announced today that it had successfully claimed a new Guinness World Records title for the world’s largest jigsaw puzzle by surface area. In celebration of the Year of Zayed, the wooden jigsaw of over 12,000 pieces features the official logo of the national initiative and spans an area of over 6,000 m² within DMCC’s much-anticipated Uptown Dubai district.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (PRWEB) July 08, 2018
WATCH HIGHLIGHT VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/wEqVhRTgqPI
DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, announced today that it had successfully claimed a new Guinness World Records title for the world’s largest jigsaw puzzle by surface area.
In celebration of the Year of Zayed, the wooden jigsaw of over 12,000 pieces features the official logo of the national initiative and spans an area of over 6,000 m² within DMCC’s much-anticipated Uptown Dubai district.
“The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was a visionary leader of rare perception. His Highness was confident, charismatic, encouraged the continuous pursuit of excellence and made bold decisions in the face of uncertainty. He also created a sense of collective purpose and possessed a granite understanding of progress for his people,” said Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman, DMCC.
“The remarkable growth story that is the modern UAE is the direct result of his ambitious vision for the country, and resolute determination to bring it to fruition. The Year of Zayed represents an important moment for us all to reflect on this reality, and I commend the entire team behind the initiative for promoting his legacy in such a meaningful way. At DMCC, it is our hope that with this world record achievement, we have shown our support for the national project and gratitude for the inspiring Founding Father of the UAE,” he added.
The jigsaw was unveiled during a ceremony attended by a select group of invitees who gathered to move the final pieces of the jigsaw into place.
In line with DMCC’s commitment to sustainability, all the pieces of the jigsaw will be recycled after the completion of the project, a process managed by Dubai Municipality.
“Dubai, and the UAE, have become renowned for breaking records and they continuously raise the bar in new and exciting ways. This record is a reflection of the admiration the country has for its inspiring Founding Father. We would like to congratulate DMCC on this accomplishment,” Kevin Southam Official Adjudicator, Guinness World Records added.
The previous record for the world’s largest jigsaw puzzle according to the Guinness World Records is measured at 5,428.8 m² (58,435.1 ft²). This was devised by Great East Asia Surveyors & Consultants Co. Ltd, and assembled at the former Kai Tak airport, Hong Kong on 3 November 2002.
During the month of Ramadan, DMCC distributed a copy of the latest Year of Zayed book titled “Father of Our Nation” to over 300 employees. Earlier this month, DMCC’s Executive Chairman, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, also donated AED 500,000 to Dubai Cares in support of Post-Earthquake Recovery Efforts for Education in Nepal. In November 2017, DMCC became the first Free Zone in the UAE to commit to the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, the UN Global Compact.
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Headquartered in Dubai, it is the world’s most interconnected Free Zone, and the leading trade and enterprise hub for commodities. Whether developing vibrant neighbourhoods with world-class property like Jumeirah Lakes Towers and the much anticipated Uptown Dubai, or delivering high performance business services, DMCC provides everything its dynamic community needs to live, work and thrive. Made for Trade, DMCC is proud to sustain and grow Dubai’s position as the place to be for global trade today and long into the future. http://www.dmcc.ae
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· Kevin Southam, Official Adjudicator, Guinness World Records Reported by PRWeb 4 hours ago.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (PRWEB) July 08, 2018
WATCH HIGHLIGHT VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/wEqVhRTgqPI
DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, announced today that it had successfully claimed a new Guinness World Records title for the world’s largest jigsaw puzzle by surface area.
In celebration of the Year of Zayed, the wooden jigsaw of over 12,000 pieces features the official logo of the national initiative and spans an area of over 6,000 m² within DMCC’s much-anticipated Uptown Dubai district.
“The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was a visionary leader of rare perception. His Highness was confident, charismatic, encouraged the continuous pursuit of excellence and made bold decisions in the face of uncertainty. He also created a sense of collective purpose and possessed a granite understanding of progress for his people,” said Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman, DMCC.
“The remarkable growth story that is the modern UAE is the direct result of his ambitious vision for the country, and resolute determination to bring it to fruition. The Year of Zayed represents an important moment for us all to reflect on this reality, and I commend the entire team behind the initiative for promoting his legacy in such a meaningful way. At DMCC, it is our hope that with this world record achievement, we have shown our support for the national project and gratitude for the inspiring Founding Father of the UAE,” he added.
The jigsaw was unveiled during a ceremony attended by a select group of invitees who gathered to move the final pieces of the jigsaw into place.
In line with DMCC’s commitment to sustainability, all the pieces of the jigsaw will be recycled after the completion of the project, a process managed by Dubai Municipality.
“Dubai, and the UAE, have become renowned for breaking records and they continuously raise the bar in new and exciting ways. This record is a reflection of the admiration the country has for its inspiring Founding Father. We would like to congratulate DMCC on this accomplishment,” Kevin Southam Official Adjudicator, Guinness World Records added.
The previous record for the world’s largest jigsaw puzzle according to the Guinness World Records is measured at 5,428.8 m² (58,435.1 ft²). This was devised by Great East Asia Surveyors & Consultants Co. Ltd, and assembled at the former Kai Tak airport, Hong Kong on 3 November 2002.
During the month of Ramadan, DMCC distributed a copy of the latest Year of Zayed book titled “Father of Our Nation” to over 300 employees. Earlier this month, DMCC’s Executive Chairman, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, also donated AED 500,000 to Dubai Cares in support of Post-Earthquake Recovery Efforts for Education in Nepal. In November 2017, DMCC became the first Free Zone in the UAE to commit to the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, the UN Global Compact.
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Email: pr@dmcc.ae
About DMCC
Headquartered in Dubai, it is the world’s most interconnected Free Zone, and the leading trade and enterprise hub for commodities. Whether developing vibrant neighbourhoods with world-class property like Jumeirah Lakes Towers and the much anticipated Uptown Dubai, or delivering high performance business services, DMCC provides everything its dynamic community needs to live, work and thrive. Made for Trade, DMCC is proud to sustain and grow Dubai’s position as the place to be for global trade today and long into the future. http://www.dmcc.ae
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· WeTransfer link: https://we.tl/0VezL2CsYB
· YouTube: https://youtu.be/wEqVhRTgqPI
B-roll package:· Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/278880835
· WeTransfer link: https://we.tl/nSxs5GS4bH
The package includes soundbites from:· Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman, DMCC
· Kevin Southam, Official Adjudicator, Guinness World Records Reported by PRWeb 4 hours ago.
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Tencent says to spin off online music unit in U.S.
Tencent Holdings Ltd has submitted a proposal to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong to seek a separate listing of its online music entertainment business on a recognized stock exchange in the United States.
Reported by Reuters India 4 hours ago.
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