New World Group has been actively promoting the development of Mainland China and Hong Kong affairs and is committed to contributing to the Greater China region. Besides organizing various disaster relief activities, lending a helping hand to our compatriots in Mainland China, the Group also arranges local university students to attend internship programmes in different Mainland cities to encourage young people to learn about their home country and care about their motherland.
New World Group and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs jointly establish "Foundation for Thousand Foreign Experts Programme"
On 27 July 2011, New World Group establishes the "Foundation for Thousand Foreign Expert Programme" ("the Foundation") jointly with State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs ("SAFEA"), supporting the kick-off of "Thousand Foreign Experts Programme" ("the Programme") which facilitates overseas experts to work for the Country and renders support to the talent development of the PRC cadres. Aim at facilitating talent development in Mainland China, New World Group and SAFEA both contributed RMB10 million as start up fund for the establishment of the Foundation, aiming to introduce 1,000 overseas experts to work in Mainland China in the coming 10 years.
New World Development Company Limited and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs ("SAFEA"), PRC renewed the agreement for "New World Harvard Kennedy School Fellows Programme" on 20 Sep 2010, supporting the talent training in Mainland China for another three years. From 1998 to 2010, the Group has supported the programme for 12 consecutive times, about 160 bright officials in Mainland China have benefited from this professional training programme.
For years, New World Group has been dedicated to the development of talents in Mainland China. The Group signed an agreement with SAFEA and John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University ("Kennedy School") in 1998, starting the "New World Harvard Kennedy School Fellows Programme". Each year, 12 to 15 outstanding senior government officials are sent to Kennedy School for a fellows program of four months and an executive program of one to four weeks. Participating officials showed their appreciation to this programme with high international standard.
The exhibition was prepared by a group of Hong Kong tertiary students participating in the "Wenchuan Cultural Tour"arranged by the organizers in August 2009. During the tour, the students knew more about the Qiang culture, the progress of the relief works, and the preparation work of Wenchuan to develop into a tourism city. We hope they can contribute to the economic development of Wenchuan with their first-hand exposure to the relief works of the affected areas, and promote and publicize various Wenchuan development projects in Hong Kong after joining the tour.
More information on "Wenchuan Weizhou Tourism cum Qiang Cultural Exhibition and Performance"
"Wenchuan Cultural Tour" Online album
Committed to Hong Kong and devoted to China, New World Group contributed RMB50 million to Beijing Municipal Committee for Jointly Constructing Beijing Olympic Stadiums-Gymnasiums by Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Compatriots and Overseas Chinese" for the construction of Beijing Olympic National Aquatics Centre(also known as "Water Cube"). The cheque presentation ceremony was held at Beijing Great Hall of the People on 6 July 2007, with Mr Liu Qi, Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee; Mr Wang Qishan, Mayor of Beijing and Ms You Lantian Minister of United Front Department of the Municipal Committee attending the event.
The National Aquatics Centre is one of the venues for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Its design was inspired by soap bubbles. It was named "Water Cube" because of its blue-box-like appearance.
