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Milestones 2001
Milestones
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January
• Keppel Land clinched the Grand Award, which is given to a company whose annual report takes the best award
for the third consecutive year, at the 27th Annual Report Awards Competition.
• Botanic Cove residential development in Sydney, Australia recorded good sales with Phase One sold out, and
Phase Two selling well.
• The Magnolia, the second collection of resort homes at Spring City Golf and Lake Resort in Kunming, China
was handed over to the proud owners.
February
• The Company chalked up record profits, exceeding the profit target for year 2000.
• Keppel Land unveiled its unique marketing concept for the Cluny Hill good-class bungalow plots.
• Spring City Golf and Lake Resort in Kunming, China was named Best Course in China and first runner-up for
Best Course in Asia at the Asian Golf Monthly Awards 2000.
• Ria Bintan Resort was awarded Best Course in Indonesia, Best Par 4 in Asian categories and first runner-up in
Best Golf Resort in Asia at the Asian Golf Monthly Awards 2000.
March
• Keppel Land, together with Hong Kong developers Cheung Kong and Hongkong Land, successfully tendered
for the 1.14-ha Marina Boulevard “white” site.
• Keppel Land acquired a strategic 24.9% stake in Dragon Land, a Singapore-listed company with strong focus
on China.
• The Company was invited to share its insights on doing business in Vietnam, at a conference held by the
country’s Ministry of Planning & Investment.
• Keppel Land’s overseas and local management staff converged in Singapore for an Annual Regional Conference.
April
• The Company signed a new Collective Agreement with Keppel Services Staff Union.
May
• A topping-out ceremony was held for Ocean Towers, a Grade A office building in Shanghai.
• Capital Square and Bugis Junction emerged finalists under the Office/Industrial and Retail categories
respectively in the prestigious FIABCI Prix d’Excellence 2001 Competition.
• Keppel Land hosted a visit by officials from Suzhou Industrial Park on a “software transfer” programme on
human resource management.
June
• Having secured the winning bid for the first Marina “white” site, Keppel Land and the consortium partners
sealed the deal with URA in a Building Agreement Signing Ceremony.
• Spring City’s Lake Course was voted Best Course in China by Golf Digest.