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	Swire Group (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Swire Group, started by John Swire (1793-1847), had its beginnings as a modest Liverpool import-export company started in the early years of the 19th century.
		In 1861, John Swire and Sons Limited began to trade with China through agents Augustine Heard and Co. In 1866, in partnership with R.S. Butterfield, Butterfield and Swire was established in Shanghai.
		It is after the Swire Group that The University of Hong Kong Swire Hall (1980) student dormitory is named.
	swire-group.peernet.sk.cob-web.org:8888 (333 words)

	Swire Pacific Limited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Swire SITA Waste Services Ltd acquires a 15-year contract to develop and operate the Northwest New Territories Transfer Station at Yuen Long, and a 20-year contract to operate and mainten a new waste-to- energy incineration plant in Taiwan.
		Swire Resources secures the distributorship for Rockport shoes and apparel in China for another ten years, and acquires the exclusive distributorship for Nautica footwear and Nautica competition footwear for Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China.
		Swire Properties is an equal partner in a consortium of five major developers awarded the contract to develop phase 1 of the MTR site at Tung Chung, comprising over 3,700 apartments, a hotel, retail and office space.
	www.swirepacific.com /about/history.htm (2002 words)

	Cathay Pacific - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Swire later acquired 52% of Cathay Pacific and the airline is still part of the Swire Group through Swire Pacific.
		In January 1990, Cathay Pacific and its parent company Swire Pacific acquired a significant shareholding in Dragonair, and a 60% stake in cargo airline Air Hong Kong.
		The Swire Group holding was reduced to 44% as two other Chinese companies, CNAC and CTS also bought substantial holdings.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Cathay_Pacific (2053 words)

	Swire Group - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1974, Butterfield and Swire in Hong Kong was renamed John Swire and Sons (H.K.) Ltd.
		Swire Pacific Limited is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as Swire Pacific Limited SEHK: 0019 (A-shares) LSE: SWRA (A-shares in London) SEHK: 0087 (B-shares).
		Swire Properties is one of the largest property developers in Hong Kong.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swire_Group (468 words)

	Morrison Foerster : Attorneys : Extended Biography : Peter Swire, ...
		Peter P. Swire works with the Washington, D.C. office of Morrison and Foerster in a consulting capacity, with a special focus on the burgeoning area of medical privacy.
		Swire, who was the Clinton Administration's Chief Counselor for Privacy, brings an unparalleled knowledge and expertise to this subject, both as a leading writer and speaker in the field and due to the extensive role he played in developing the medical privacy regulations issued pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA").
		Swire is a prolific author of books and academic publications, including the treatise None of Your Business: World Data Flows, Electronic Commerce, and the European Privacy Directive, which he co-authored with Robert Litan of the Brookings Institution.
	www.mofo.com /attorney/biography.asp?Swire9236 (302 words)

	Swire Properties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Swire Properties is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Swire Group and one of the largest property investment companies in Hong Kong with major commercial, residential and industrial developments in its portfolio.
		Swire Properties presently holds a sizeable trading portfolio for sale, comprising nearly 2,500 residential units and 1.2 million square feet of office and industrial space under development or pending development.
		Swire’s master-plan for this highly desirable island property assures a carefully controlled development in harmony with the island’s unique environment.
	www.swirerealty.com /swrproperties.htm (797 words)

	Swire group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		John Swire and Sons Limited, with its headquarters in London, is Swire's parent company, maintaining close links with a family of constituent companies around the world.
		John Swire and Sons is responsible for formulating overall policy, as well as providing a wide range of management services and centralised support functions for Swire.
		Swire Oilfield Services is a key provider of transportation equipment and other essential services to the offshore oil industry.
	www.swire.com /activities/uk/index.htm (900 words)

	Descartes News Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Manuel Pietra, Descartes’ chief executive officer and president commented, “Swire Beverages China faces a unique challenge by delivering directly to both retailers and third-party distributors in one of the world’s most densely populated regions with a complex selling and transportation infrastructure.
		Swire Beverages has the franchise to manufacture, market and distribute the products of The Coca-Cola Company in Hong Kong and Taiwan, 10 states in the USA and seven provinces in Mainland China.
		Swire Beverages is recognized as one of a select group of strategic business partners of The Coca-Cola Company known as the "Anchor Bottlers".
	www.etransport.com /events/press.html?releaseid=113051 (723 words)

	MAN Diesel - PRESS->PRESS RELEASES->MARINE POWER->MEDIUM-SPEED
		The Swire Group traces its origins to 1816, when its parent company, John Swire and Sons, was founded in Liverpool in the United Kingdom.
		While the interests of the Swire Group are now global in scope, its activities are concentrated in the Asia Pacific region and centred, in particular, on Hong Kong.
		Swire Pacific Offshore Ltd is one of the largest offshore support vessel owners headquartered in Asia.
	www.manbw.com /article_005169.html (583 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Swire is a multinational, multi-disciplined commercial group with interests spanning four continents and over 130,000 employees.
		Swire's core businesses in Hong Kong, are held by the publicly listed, Swire Pacific Limited which is organized into five divisions : Property, Aviation, Beverages, Marine Services and Trading and Industrial.
		Swire's interests in Australia focus on cold storage, refrigerated distribution services, road transportation, arable and livestock farming and shipping services.
	www.titantrans.com.au /main/swire_oview.html (108 words)

	UNEP Global 500 Laureates - Award Winners
		The Swire Group of Hong-Kong is a multi-national company which believes in sustainable development and improved quality of life.
		Cathay Pacific, a Swire subsidiary, is replacing its aircrafts with models which will reduce CO2, CO, NOX and SO2 emissions; has recycling schemes for paper and aluminum; has introduced paperless contracts for aircraft leasing and financing agreements by using computer software and CD-ROMs; and is replacing non-recyclable plastic in-flight items with recyclable or bio-degradable ones.
		The Swire Group produced a video to raise environmental awareness amongst its employees, and it sponsors projects such as tree planting.
	www.global500.org /ViewLaureate.asp?ID=79 (167 words)

	Welcome To Air Cargo World -- Breaking News
		Swire Pacific, the owner of Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways, on Wednesday ruled out relinquishing control of the airline after media reports that the mainland's flagship carrier, Air China could be preparing a takeover bid.
		Swire Pacific, which holds 46.5 percent in Cathay Pacific "is committed to being the principal shareholder of Cathay Pacific for the long term," the company said.
		Swire Pacific holds a 46 percent stake in Cathay Pacific.
	www.aircargoworld.com /break_news/03162005b.htm (502 words)

	Swire Solutions - Dispute Resolution, Executive Coaching, Facilitation and Training
		Wendy Swire is the founding principal of Swire Solutions, a training, consulting and mediation firm based in the Washington, DC area.
		Swire Solutions offers the following services: mediation, teaching, training, facilitation, executive coaching and consulting on communication, leadership, and change management.
		Wendy leads group team-building exercises, facilitates large and small group meetings and conducts multi-party mediation sessions.
	www.swiresolutions.com /index.html (177 words)

	Peter P. Swire
		In May 1999, Peter Swire entered full-time into his position as the United States Government's Chief Counselor for Privacy, in the Office of Management and Budget.
		Professor Swire is currently on leave from the Ohio State University College of Law and from editorship of the Cyberspace Law Abstracts.
		Professor Swire recently served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of Commerce, assisting in negotiations with the European Union on how new, strict European privacy laws should apply to transfers of personal information in the United States.
	archive.opengroup.org /public/member/q399/swire_bio.htm (444 words)

	WIPO Domain Name Decision: D2000-1106
		The Complainant is John Swire and Sons Limited of Swire House, 59 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AJ, England.
		The domain name differs from the "Swire" marks only by the addition to the "Swire", of the word "group" and from the "The Swire Group" marks the omission of the word "The" and the running together of the words "Swire" and "Group".
		The notoriety of the Swire Group in the Asia/Pacific area makes it inconceivable that Respondent was not aware of Complainant's rights and Respondent's adoption of Complainant's well-known name and mark without any right or interest is itself evidence of bad faith both in registration and use.
	www.wipo.int /amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2000/d2000-1106.html (1619 words)

	Swire Coca-Cola History
		Swire Beverages holds the Coca-Cola franchise in seven provinces on the mainland
		The balance of the Group’s interests are held directly by John Swire and Sons and these include its deep-sea shipping, cold storage and agricultural activities worldwide and additional businesses in the U.K., Australia, Papua New Guinea, Japan and Mauritius.
		John Swire and Sons acts as overall co-ordinator of Group policy, as well as providing management services throughout the Group.
	www.swirecc.com /swirehistory.cfm (226 words)

	Swire Group to step up shipping ops- The Economic Times (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He said the Swire group has major plans for the country, but declined to reveal details saying it will be premature.
		The Swire group’s privately-owned parent company, John Swire and Sons Limited, is headquartered in London.
		The Swire Group’s core businesses in Hong Kong are held by the publicly-quoted Swire Pacific Limited, which is organised into five divisions — property, aviation, beverages, trading and industrial, and marine services.
	economictimes.indiatimes.com.cob-web.org:8888 /articleshow/msid-576142,prtpage-1.cms (383 words)

	US Cold Storage
		The Swire Group was founded in the United Kingdom in 1816 and now has substantial investments in refrigerated warehousing, shipping, road transport, soft drink manufacturing, aviation, property and trading in the United States, Australia, Asia and the United Kingdom.
		The Swire Group is a major provider of warehousing in Australia (Frigmobile, South Australian Cold Storage and Woodmason's Cold Storage) and has recently opened its first cold storage facility in Vietnam, Swire Pacific Cold Storage in Ho Chi Minh City.
		In addition to these public warehousing interests, the Swire Group also operates a number of dedicated facilities for the use of subsidiary companies.
	www.uscoldstorage.com /history_of_services.html (253 words)

	Swire Pacific Offshore - Swire Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Swire Group entered the China trade in the early 1860s, establishing its first office in China, in Shanghai, in 1866.
		While the interests of the Swire Group are now global in scope, its activities continue to be concentrated in the Asia Pacific region and centred, in particular, on Hong Kong.
		The involvement of the Swire Group in the offshore support vessel industry began in 1975 when Swire Pacific established a joint venture with Northern Offshore Limited (Northern Offshore), a United Kingdom based offshore support company.
	www.swire.com.sg /group.htm (226 words)

	Swire Mariners Association - SPO
		Swire Pacific Offshore is a provider of offshore marine support services to the international oil and gas industry.
		Swire Production Solutions focuses on the provision of marine-based production systems for hydrocarbon to the offshore oil and gas industry.
		The aim is to enable clients to produce from smaller-scale hydrocarbon fields in a cost-efficient manner, by minimising their venture capital commitment.
	www.swiremariners.com /spo.html (204 words)

	SWIRE SHIPPING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Swire Shipping is a network of independent liner services with emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region.
		Swire Shipping Ltd is UK-registered and has established Owners Representative offices in Australia, Singapore, Papua New Guinea, India and the US.
		Swire Shipping is part of the Swire group.
	www.swireshipping.com /web/common/Swire_Shipping/details.xml?secfldr_id=61&parent_id=55&module_id=1 (89 words)

	House Flags of Hong Kong Shipping Companies 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Swire Group is a diversified company in Hong Kong, involved in manufacturing, real estate and shipping.
		John Swire and Sons Ltd. date from 1875 and the colours were originally associated with The China Navigation Co. Ltd.
		At some point Swires have taken over China Navigation and it now operates as one of their subsidiaries with the flag being common to the group.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/hk~ship5.html (239 words)

	Aerosite - Cathay Pacific Airways
		Cathay Pacific Airways was founded in Shanghai on September 24, 1946 with the airline's maiden voyage from Hong Kong to Manila, and later on Shanghai with the company's single Douglas C-47.
		In 1948 Butterfield and Swire bought 45% of Cathay Pacific, with Australian National Airways taking 35% and founders Farrell and de Kantzow taking 10% each.
		The Swire Group holding was reduced to 44% as two other Chinese entities, CNAC and CTS acquired holdings.
	www.aerosite.net /content/view/690/41 (267 words)

	company info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Our corporate mission is to provide value to clients by designing and implementing creative business process or information based solution to problems that encompass the entire or part of the supply chain through our professionally trained staff.
		He had various exposures in the Swire Group and his last position was in Swire Shipping.
		He then joined the Swire Group where he later was assigned as Head of Asia region in an American transportation company specializing in consolidation.
	www.expressborder.com /cominfo.htm (321 words)

	Swire Pacific Limited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Swire Pacific Limited is one of Hong Kong's leading listed companies, with diversified interests in five operating divisions: Property, Aviation, Beverages, Marine Services and Trading & Industrial.
		The company's operations are predominantly based in the Greater China region, where the Swire group has been established for over 130 years.
		Swire Pacific seeks to foster long-term, sustainable growth through active participation in management, underpinned by a strong financial base.
	www.swirepacific.com (100 words)

	Swire Mariners Association
		foundering?) efforts of our hero, Stuart Shields, the Swire Mariners Association is achieving a substantial membership of stalwart salts.
		This worthy association of ex-Swire seafarers had its first official meeting in Bournemouth in March 1997, when some sort of rules (none too onerous) was drawn up by a quorum of thirsty souls.
		We'll be inviting special guests to CHATSwire to keep us all up to date with what's happening in the world of Swire Shipping.
	www.swiremariners.com (462 words)

	Special.scmp.com - South China morning Post online brings you special reports on major events in Hong Kong (via ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Swire Family Fun Day proved a big hit with more than 3,000 staff and family at the weekend.
		Swire Hong Kong Staff Association chairman Richard Hui Chi-yan said: "Usually we just have an annual Christmas dinner but this year we wanted to do something different that involved the entire family.
		Maisie Shun Wah, general manager of group public affairs for the Swire Group, agreed.
	special.scmp.com.cob-web.org:8888 /reports/osc2003/ZZZDVYOJRGE.html (306 words)

	Bermuda Stock Exchange (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Mr Hughes-Hallett, an independent non-executive Director, is Chairman of John Swire and Sons Limited.
		He joined the Swire Group in 1976 and, before taking up his current role, was based in Hong Kong as Chairman of Swire Pacific Ltd, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd and John Swire and Sons (HK) Ltd.
		The HSBC Group serves over 110 million customers worldwide from approximately 10,000 offices in 76 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.
	www.bsx.com /bsx-shorts/Jan05/hsbc28.htm (324 words)

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