HONG KONG WINNER - Cathay Pacific

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Laying down foundations
in Yunnan
A group of staff spent the Chinese National Day holiday in Ning’er county in Yunnan
as volunteers with Habitat for Humanity to help rebuild homes for local villagers.
From 3-8 October, Peonie Lo (MKT), Aldric Chau (ISD), Henry Ng (ISD), Quincy
Yip (KA) and Louis Li (IAF), helped demolish buildings made unstable by the
earthquake, laid the foundations for new homes, learned how to mix cement and
moved bricks around the work site.
This was the fi rst time for all of them to be involved in a Habitat with Humanity
project and Henry says it was a friend’s positive experience that encouraged him
to join.
“I have always wanted to go on a charity trip to do something meaningful, and
I was also encouraged after reading the stories in a book written by some of the
CX volunteers,” he says. “After hearing about a friend’s experience with Habitat in
Sichuan I was interested in joining the next project they were organising.”
“It’s a rare opportunity to contribute a little back to society,” Quincy adds.
It wasn’t all fun and games, with the group throwing themselves wholeheartedly
into the project.
“Originally the bricks we had to move were stacked next to a site where workers
were digging a deep foundation, and they were about to collapse,” Peonie
says.
“We spent the day transferring the bricks one by one and it reminded me of
the little things we do day by day which may seem insignifi cant, but are often
the most important.”
The volunteers also had a chance to see the impact they were having on the
villagers’ lives.
“I remember the happy face of a granny when she received a Polaroid photo
showing the smiling faces of the kids,” Henry says.
“We also had a celebrity travelling with us – Hong Kong singer and Habitat
ambassador William Chan!” Peonie adds. HELPING OUT: The CX group, and a friend, got their hands dirty at the work site.
Golden time for sports teams
CX‘s sportsmen and women have had a successful time lately
with the darts, running and tai chi teams winning in competitions,
while CX participants also did well in the annual Oxfam
Trailwalker event.
On 6 November the CX Darts Team won the Inter-Hong Darts
Tournament against seven other teams. CX’s Ng Tat-sing had
the Highest Finish with 113 points while Andy Lau and Wilson
Lyn tied for fastest game.
On the same day, CX ladies and men’s teams took part in the
Inter-Hong Long Distance Run at Tai Mai Tuk against 14 other
teams. For the second successive year, the ladies team of
Andrea Wilkerson, Iza Lorenzo, Clara Ng, Mallette De La Riva,
Crystal Tse and Sally Wong took fi rst place.
On 22-23 October the Tai Chi Club took part in the 2011
Hong Kong Tai Chi Open Competition in Kowloon Park and
won several group and individual awards including top
place in the Group Event – Posture 24 (Ladies) and 14 gold
medals and two silver medals in the individual Traditional
Tai Chi Event. This won the team the Supreme Award Cup
for achieving the highest score in the traditional tai chi.
This year’s Oxfam Trailwalker was on the weekend of 19 November
with four Asia Miles corporate teams participating in
the competition.
In its 30th year, more than 3,300 people took part in the
event.
All the teams battled adverse weather along the 100km trail,
demonstrating team spirit and determination, with most of the
CX staff fi nishing the event.
GOOD SPORTS: (Clockwise from left) the
running teams; the tai chi competitors;
one of the Asia Miles-sponsored
Trailwalker teams; and the triumphant
darts team.
New Joiners
Bernie Lo, Business Analyst, IMT
Prior to joining CX, Bernie worked in logistics
for almost 10 years, where he accumulated
experience in supply chain operation
and system implementation.
“CX is such a big and healthy family,” says
Bernie. “Everyone has their own expertise
and supports each other whenever necessary.”
Bernie describes himself as an energetic person who enjoys
outdoor activities such as hiking, rock climbing, cycling and
marathon running. “But my favourite hobby is travelling, which is
perhaps one of the reasons that led me to join CX,” he says.
Jennifer Kwong, Assistant
Manager Catering Concept,
Standards & Alignment, ISD
CX World
welcomes all
new staff.
Here are a few
who recently
came on
board...
Jennifer spent six years creating menus
and partaking in meal presentations for
airline customers at LSG Lufthansa Service
HK before joining the CX family.
“Being part of CX has always been my
dream,” says Jennifer. “The company’s
vision of striving to excel in everything it does makes me proud
to be part of it.”
Apart from travelling, she enjoys eating out with her foodloving
friends, which keeps her updated about dining trends.