biz.hk Sept 2012 Supplement

Global Survey Shows Growth and Diversification of Executive Assignments The Global Relocation Trends Survey by Brookfield Global Relocation Services is considered one of the most reliable and respected sources of global mobility data and trends information. The 2012 survey was the 17th published by Brookfield. The longevity of the survey allows industry professionals to compare and draw references over historical changes. Scott Suvillian, Executive Vice President of Brookfield, shares his insights over the 2012 results and outlook for coming years

biz.hk: What’s the outlook for global assignment of business executives in 2013?

Sullivan: Companies are reporting growth in international assignee populations, suggesting that, regardless of regional economic woes, multinational corporations are mobilizing workers to fill skills gaps and develop talent, especially in emerging and developing markets. International assignment / cross border volume into China and the US continues to be strong, however our Global Relocation Trends Survey (GRTS) reported a drop in overall volume slightly under their historical averages suggesting organizations broadening into new markets. We anticipate further diversification in destination locations in 2013 and 2014.

Certainly the continued strong growth in the oil and gas industry fuels a portion of this diversity, and the push to locate alternative manufacturing locations to China is also a contributor as well. biz.hk: Which countries or regions will

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report strong growth of international assignment in the coming years?

Sullivan: While we expect the BRIC countries to continue to be among the top locations in next year’s report, emerging expatriate destinations are no longer concentrated in predictable locations. Companies are reporting many additional countries as top destinations for their international assignments. For example, Malaysia, Spain, Indonesia, Argentina, Kazakhstan, and Colombia were all new destination countries this year and not identified in the past several years of the survey. In addition, we anticipate Australia’s relative insulation from the types of economic troubles experienced in the United States and in Europe, coupled with its mining resources, may contribute to increased expatriate activity to that region in the coming years. biz.hk: Can you comment on the future trends in Europe and the US? Sullivan: In last year’s survey, we were encouraged by the optimism

companies showed in predicting return to positive international assignment growth; but with the prolonged weakness in the US economy and the escalating sovereign debt crisis in some European countries, we were doubtful of that forecast coming true, but it has. The growth data mirrors the economic patterns being reported across the continents. The significant

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“Did we miss anything?” increase in actual assignments in 2011 and the optimism for continued growth for 2012 suggest that corporations have adjusted to these unstable environmental conditions and are focused again on the future and growing their businesses internationally.

biz.hk: What are the common steps taken by companies to address the issue of considerable high costs of crossborder relocation?

Sullivan: Overall, our data reflects a cyclical approach where companies shift their cost containment strategies, focusing on varying areas in different years, depending on the needs of their business.

The most common cost reduction strategies include: • Reduction in policy offerings • Use of short-term and localization policies • Better candidate selection • Negotiation of vendor fees The trend toward a truly flexible assignment type, based on a core of required benefits with flexible optional benefits, appears to have stalled and we believe that this is related to the difficulty of administering this type of policy. Also, companies appear to be shifting their focus and viewing outsourced suppliers less as vehicles of cost savings and more as partners able to offer highly specialized and compliance based expertise.

Effective steps to cost management include:

• Assignment objectives requiring formal approval process • Cost estimate • Cost tracking during assignment • Budget variance analysis Companies continue to struggle with appropriately capturing Return on Investment (ROI) noting there was no consensus on what to measure, how to calculate, how to define output, no reliable measures, technology, etc.

Given the continued stated importance of ROI, paired with the consistent message that the primary reason for not measuring is that most companies are not sure how to achieve it, there are clearly opportunities to develop better education, concrete guidelines and consultative tools for mobility managers to bring more rigor into this important arena. biz.hk: How are demographic changes affecting the assignment of executives?

Sullivan: Companies are revisiting policies and programs to make sure that changing demographics, assignment types, business needs and new locations are effectively supported by mobility.

Families that choose not to relocate for temporary international assignments – split families – are increasing in number and require alternative policy options from mobility. There are many reasons why this occurs – the spouse’s / partner's career, the lack of infrastructure to support families in an emerging host location, children or aging parent needs, the short-term nature of the role, etc. Split family support can include: • Property management reimbursements for minor repairs, snow removal, pool cleaning, etc., as the employee is not home to help • Reverse home leave for the family to see where the employee is working and to better understand the employee’s time away and international experience • Increased home visits for the employee • Including the spouse / partner in pre-departure cross-cultural training to provide insights into the

employee's assignment situation and location When looking at the ages of international assignees, this year’s GRTS report notes some shifts from last year.

While the age group most represented continues to consist of those who are in the 40-49 year-old group (34 percent), it was down 3 percent from the previous year and comes in at under the historical average of 35 percent. In addition, the 30-39 year-old group also declined 1 percent, from 32 to 31 percent, and came in 2 percent under the historical average of 33 percent.

Correspondingly, there was a marked jump in assignees aged 20-29 years-old, from 9 to 13 percent. In the previous reports, we posited ties between difficult economic times and the employment of older international assignees and, while the percentages of those in the oldest age groups, those over 50, stayed the same as last year at 22 percent, this year’s important increase in the youngest age group provides an additional sign of improving economic conditions and optimism as companies send out younger international assignees.

Although they are still in the majority, there are far fewer married international assignees than in the past. Given

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that the re-emergence of optimism in some segments of the economy is widely divergent and cautious at best, the desire of many families to preserve their two-income status is likely a strong factor in this result.

As economic realities continue to remain in flux for many employees with families, it is possible that companies’ current international assignment

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programs are not adequately meeting the needs of employees with spouses, causing them to decline international assignment opportunities. In any case, the identification of this as a longer term trend affords companies the opportunity to ensure their policies and benefits are aligned to meet the changing profiles of their assignees.

The percentage of single status assignments remains steady. Although there was a slight decrease (from 20 to 19 percent) this year in the number of married or partnered assignees going on assignment not accompanied by their spouse/partner, this percentage remains the same as the overall historical average. The increasing importance of a spouse/partner’s income and the unwillingness to let that go in the present economic environment is critical.

Second, as we will see shortly, international assignments are entering into an expanding number of emerging markets and, given that many of these locations may require more than their share of adjustment and pose significant infrastructure and security challenges, employees may be electing to go on assignment alone, leaving their spouse/partner behind in order to avoid these real or perceived challenges.

In addition to fewer married assignees, the percentage of assignees accompanied by children is also dropping. In this year’s report, the percentage of assignments with accompanying children is at 43 percent, which is the lowest reported in the history of the survey. The percentage has consistently and slowly declined over time, and sits significantly below the historical average (56 percent). This year’s decrease can, in part, be correlated with the increase in the number of assignees who fall in the 20-29 year-old age group, as noted above, since respondents indicated that a high percentage of assignees in the 30-39 and 40-49 yearold groups were accompanied by children. biz.hk: As economies move up the value chain, is there a growing demand of managerial talents from developing

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allowances • More cost effective on-line intercultural training • Separate pension and healthcare arrangements, often via an International Cadre or Global Employment Company

markets, or in technical fields? What are the implications on the assignees’ packages?

Sullivan: Yes. Corporate culture transfer and developing a pipeline of future leaders in emerging and developing markets is a priority for most organizations, but the high level assignees sent to those key markets are often too busy or ill-prepared to successfully meet this objective. Today there is a trend to expand on the “developing local talent” strategy by hiring and training high potential employees from emerging and developing markets and giving them rotational assignments in key locations before returning to their home location to become part of the global leadership pipeline.

In some cases, they are targeted to fill senior leadership positions in the home country or region, but also to fill mid-level or earlier career management positions. For some companies this means recruiting the best and brightest young talent straight out of Western graduate programs. For others, it means developing relationships with leading educational institutions in key locations as part of a strategy to build an employer of choice brand via relationships and good corporate citizenship.

Different from supporting the traditional international assignee, within these types of developmental assignments, the business unit often requires a more cost effective approach with reduced benefit options: • On-line tools to capture serial assignees’ experiences such as previous assignment locations, language skills, multicultural team competencies, end date of current assignment, etc.

• An Efficient Purchaser Index or International Index for cost of living

biz.hk: Based on the surveys in the past few years, what are most common challenges to cross-border relocation?

Sullivan: The lack of the right kind of spouse support and the increasing dependence of families on a dual income have recently become more visible barriers to families going on international assignments.

The current economy is part of the driver for families deciding to stay behind and retain a spouse’s / partner's income, but also the fact that dual career families are most often the norm today.

It is no longer a given that the spouse’s / partner’s career will be put on hold for 2 - 3 years. Companies will need to consider: • Split family support • Rotational or commuter assignments • Finding local roles in the host location for the qualified spouse / partner of critical assignees • Motivating employees and their families with both financial and non-financial incentives The spouse / partners of employees being asked to go on international assignments increasingly have a career and are providing income that is significant to the family’s financial stability. For those spouse / partners who go on assignments, their expectations regarding their roles and responsibilities in the move, and the way the company treats them have become more refined. Companies need to assess their policies and communication strategies to make sure that the dual career status in some families and the support provided to the accompanying spouse / partner do not become mobility inhibitors. A one-size-fits-all spouse / partner support is not enough in many organizations. Spouse / partner support and dual careers have been topics of discussion in mobility for more than two decades.

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Setting Standard MiniCo Self-Storage was originally based in Arizona, US before expanding into Hong Kong 10 years ago. Already an industry leader in the US, MiniCo literally sets the standard of self-storage business in Hong Kong. Marilyn Leslie, President of MiniCo, talks to biz.hk about how the industry has changed in the past decade, and offers her suggestions on choosing your storage space

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biz.hk: How would you compare the self-storage business in the US with that in Hong Kong?

Leslie: The market in the US is obviously much bigger. There are around 35,000 storage facilities in the US. When we first came to Hong Kong, there might be five or six storage facilities. Now, there are probably over 100.

Some people say the market in the US is mature but I would go further to say it’s saturated. In Hong Kong, there is enough demand to support more. I don’t think we are close to saturation in Hong Kong but the problem is that the price of the real estate is too high.

The customers here are different.

Customers here will visit several times before they rent a space because they are going to come and use the facilities. In the US, you store your furniture for three weeks or a month, so you just want a place to put it.

There is also a big gap between different storage facilities in Hong Kong. In the US, storage is storage and the facilities are quite generic. In Hong Kong, there is a wide range of the types of storage, the services they provide,

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and the quality. biz.hk: How about the customer’s profiles?

Leslie: Customers in Hong Kong definitely stay longer. In the US, a college student goes home for the summer so he puts his stuff in storage.

In Hong Kong, it’s almost a way of life.

Everybody needs a storage unit. Each year, we do a calculation of how many days [of people using our facilities].

We have customers who’ve been with us for over 500 days. We’ve also found that once they’ve enjoyed the benefits of storage, they wanted more. We’ve got people who have seven, eight units.

They got one for their books, and one for their clothes, etc. biz.hk: Has the storage market in the US been affected by the economic downturn?

Leslie: It has affected the storage business in the US. Occupancy level was definitely down. Business was better in the past eight to 10 months but there was definitely a decrease in new development. Financing was so

difficult [to get] so there just wasn’t any new development. As for the existing ones, they tightened up their belt and kind of ploughed through it.

[The market] is healthier now. When I go to trade shows, there are more people around and they are happier.

It’s good business in a bad time. biz.hk: Tell us about your expansion into Hong Kong?

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Leslie: When we came to Hong Kong, we decided that we are here for the storage business. Even we could buy real estate as an investment and make money on it. But we are here to run a storage business and that’s been our focus. We haven’t really deviated on that. biz.hk: How should the average consumers choose self-storage facilities in Hong Kong?

Leslie: In Hong Kong, because real estate is so expensive, I would suggest to look for facilities where you don’t have to worry about them going out of business because they lose the lease.

There is enough competition in the storage industry [in Hong Kong] that you can’t just raise your rates to match the price of the real estate.

When we first came to Hong Kong, we leased space in Kwun Tong. We did lose the lease and it was a nightmare.

Today, we own our buildings so that customers would not have to worry that we may lose the lease and they will be forced to move – and that does happen a lot in Hong Kong. The only reason it’s been so successful for us is that we’ve bought our buildings a few years ago.

Security is obviously important. Go to a service provider who can offer you 24-hour security, which is not the same as 24-hour service. For example, we have 24-hour close-circuit TV that monitors the whole building. We also have access keys which keep track of access to our facilities. We have never had a theft in the 10 years that we have been here. We check every floor and every unit every day. We are open from 7am till midnight. We are not open 24 hours just because there is nothing good between midnight and 7am. We are just not comfortable with that. We felt that the risk outweighs the benefits of opening 24 hours.

In Hong Kong, self-storage facilities have to be near public transport.

All our facilities are near the MTR because not everyone in Hong Kong drives. Talking about convenience, we also have wi-fi service and meeting room facilities available in case our

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customers need them.

Keeping the storage clean and tidy is critical. Some storage facilities – I say this knowledgably and we’ve done research on this – say they are air-conditioned but they turn it on when it gets hot. That’s not real air-conditioning. We offer dehumidifier units and we keep the humidity below 50 percent at all time. We have air-conditioning which runs 24-hours but we do charge a premium for air-conditioning.

Although it is self-storage, service is also what the average customers should look at. In particular, the range of services. Customers should check out providers who can meet their specific needs. For example, we offer mailboxes which are small lockers. You come off the MTR, stop by and get your mail everyday.

We have staff that has been with us for four or five years. They are good people and we pay them more. What it means is that our place is cleaner (compared with others) and you will get service when you come. We are not going to lock the door over lunch or nobody is here when you come to make a payment. Our service is consistent. biz.hk: How about delivery and pickup service?

A typical small-size storage unit

Leslie: All our facilities have parking.

In addition, we have a van that we can offer pick up and delivery service. We also partner with several moving companies and they will refer us business. If we have somebody who has a whole household of furniture to store, we’ll put them in touch with the movers.

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system will find it difficult. It takes a little bit of time for that child to get used to that. That’s the biggest difference. biz.hk: What does instruction mean in such context?

Ann: For example if it is a shoe polishing activity, then there will be a tray with a pair of shoes, or the child’s own shoes, the polish, and the cloth. The teacher actually shows the child exactly how to do it. For every activity, the teacher is the demonstrator and the children pay attention and they get to do it. They’ll do it over and over, and they love to do it over and over.

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Learning about Montessori The International Montessori School (IMS) is one of the most sought after schools for both local and expatriate parents. The school which follows the education philosophy by the Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori offers what is likely the most authentic Montessori curriculum available in Hong Kong and is the only one with a “through-train” kindergarten-to-primary program. With about 600 students now, IMS is growing and growing fast.

It currently has three campuses in Tin Hau, mid-level and Ap Lei Chau. School founders Anne Sawyer and Karin Ann talk to biz.hk about the Montessori philosophy, their passion about education and the school’s future plan biz.hk: What set the Montessori education apart from other education methods?

Sawyer: Montessori was developed by Maria Montessori at the beginning of last century. It was based on research of development of the child and it is a very cohesive and holistic approach to education. It has a very strong pre-primary element that enables the child to learn and develop very strong academic skills as well as social discipline and independence. So that by the time they are ready for primary school, they can go with all the skills.

Ann: One of the best-known Montessori’s quotes is “help me do it by myself”. All Montessori teachers

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are trained to help the children to do everything by themselves. You will see that in the classroom set-up and the choosing of teaching materials. The classroom actually structures many “practical life” exercises allowing the child to practice things like buttoning, zipping, polishing the shoes, pouring water, and using chop-sticks. All these daily-life activities of the very young age are part of the classroom activities and the children really enjoy doing them. These exercises increase their concentration and through these exercises they become independent.

This begins at a very young age.

The biggest difference between someone who comes from Montessori

and someone who is not is the ability to take direction of their learning. In Montessori, the environment is structured to help the child start taking ownership. From a very young age, the first thing a child is asked when he steps into a classroom is, ‘good morning, what would you like to do, Jason?’ And the classroom is set up so that Jason overtime will understand how to choose his work. For the older kids, they are given the curriculum that they are following through but within that there is no strict time window. They have the leeway to decide what they want to do and to what depth they want to do it. Many children who come from a different

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biz.hk: There are different Montessori schools. What’re the differences among them?

Sawyer: Maria Montessori wanted people to use her method so there was never any copyright nor licensing about the Montessori method. But parents can tell a proper Montessori school by asking good questions. For example, is your school affiliated with the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) – which is the original organization set up

by Maria Montessori. Are your teachers AMI trained? Or are they AMS (American Montessori System) trained? We as a school follow Association Montessori Internationale, which is in the Netherlands and it has training centers all over the world. Our teachers are primarily AMI trained. biz.hk: What’s the role of the parents?

Sawyer: The role of the parents is to provide the opportunity of your child to be independent at home. Give them a safe environment, and READ! The more you can read to your children and be consistent in your language – don’t speak Chinglish - the better. You either speak Chinese or English. If you have the ability to speak both, have one parent choose one language and the other one choose another language.

That gift of bilingualism is a real gift to give to a child. biz.hk: Is Montessori elitist?

Ann: The root to AMI is actually not

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elitist at all. The first school was set up

by Maria Montessori for poor children or children who had special needs. So the origin of the philosophy is the opposite of elitist. It’s about educating everybody. The fact of the matter is that Montessori schools are more expensive to establish because the materials involved are so extensive and very expensive. You can say in a city like Hong Kong where space and everything are expensive, that’s where the issue comes in. But the philosophy itself is extremely grassroots and common.

Anne Sawyer(left) and Karin Ann

biz.hk: What’s your teacher-children ratio?

Sawyer: We have 25 children in all of our classrooms and two teachers. At the primary school level, the teacher ratio goes up because we have specialist teachers and additional resources at that level. When you want to train your children to be independent, you will want to have as few adults in the classroom as possible. biz.hk: How do you conduct assessment interviews?

Sawyer: We do assessment interviews for two-year-old, which is really an assessment of the parents and the child.

It is about whether they are meeting normal [development] milestones. Will they be able to settle into the classroom and be independent? It’s because there is no parent in the classroom. You’ll have to be able to go in by yourself.

Some children are able to do it by

18-month old, and some children have to wait until they are two-years-and-ahalf. So if we think that you are not quite ready for it, we will ask you to come back when your child is a year older in the following year when there is another intake at the year of age three. The children who come to our playgroup at age two will have priority for a place in age three and they are assessed in the classroom and they don’t have go for the interview. Children who come in after that at any other year will be interviewed. For children who want to go to the playgroup, the earlier they apply the better. The playgroups are where the biggest bottleneck is because if you get in there, then you pretty much have a “through-train” to primary. Our next information session for intake is in mid-October. biz.hk: What about your waitlist situation?

Ann: Wait list is a big problem. We have three campuses. In two years, we have already doubled our enrolment from 300 to 600 in our whole network. This one in Tin Hau is our largest one. We have only been here for two years but we’ve filled it very fast because the demand is very strong. biz.hk: Is IMS applying for a permanent campus from the government?

Sawyer: We are the only non-profit school in Hong Kong that does not have a permanent campus given to us by the government. This one in Tin Hau is a purpose-built primary school but we are renting it from the Hong Kong Construction Association and all of our three premises are rental premises. We have been participating in the allocation exercise by the government since they’ve started. We are hoping to expand further and have a permanent government-allocated premise. This will allow us to grow further. We’ve grown to 600 children now and we are looking to grow in the next five years to about 1,000.

Our expression of interest went in on August 27. Everybody that bid is waiting to see what will be the next step. The result hasn’t been announced yet.

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Finding a School Place in the Right School and Getting in With 17 years of experience in education in Hong Kong – first as a teacher of children, then a teacher trainer and now a placements consultant, Ruth Benny, Head Girl at Top Schools Hong Kong, certainly knows enough about finding school places and completing a successful application. As the 2013-2014 application seasons nears, she offers her best tips about international schools and the local system in an interview with biz.hk

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uth Benny is not a top banker or analyst. But when it comes to finding school places and applying to international schools, she is an ace strategist. “I would approach this strategically,” she says. “Instead of a business plan, you are writing an education plan for your child.”

Despite the perception that finding school places is a serious challenge, Benny says Hong Kong does offer a variety of excellent options. However, it would help if the parents can be more open-minded about what schools they want to send their kids to, what curriculum they prefer, and do their planning early considering the competitive local environment.

The opening of the Harrow International School in Tuen Mun and Island Christian Academy in Sheung Wan this year is good news as both schools have indicated that they have reserved places for families who come from overseas.

Although Harrow is in faraway New Territories, ICS is on Bridge Street of SoHo – just two blocks from the Central/MidLevels escalators.

School places One of the common problems parents face is the lack of school places – especially at the primary level – on Hong Kong Island. Benny says it is simply not feasible if everyone wants to go to school on the island. “To live in mid-level and go to school in mid-level or the south side is not going to be a walk in the park,” she says.

“You only make it more challenging for yourself if you insist on these parameters.”

The fact that more companies have moved to Kowloon should have made it easier for families to consider schools in

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places like Shatin and the New Territories.

“A lot of companies are now in ICC or Tsim Sha Tsui,” she argues. “There are no reasons why those families can’t live in Shatin or Tai Po.” Managing expectation is important.

“When I work for clients, my role is managing their expectations,” she says. “It is because I don’t want them to be disappointed. If they are happy with a particular school now, they should be happy with that school four or six years later.”

If parents plan ahead, they can consider the local system for their kids.

“Personally, I would like to see maybe longer-term expats or people of mixedrace marriages think a little broad-minded and to be able to benefit from some of the different shapes and colors of the different schools have to offer,” she adds.

But to succeed on that track, Benny reminds parents to make early planning such as sending their kids to local pre-schools. “If you are thinking about this from birth, then you will know if local school is something for your kids. Put your kids into a local pre-school and expose them to Cantonese early because you can always switch back,” she says.

“If you choose a local pre-school, you can always change your mind and go back to an international school but you can’t do it the reverse. If your child is being brought up to the age of six in English, it’s very difficult then to choose a local school.”

Interviews Benny believes playgroups and kindergartens help prepare the child and are a good way for them to become socialized and be ready for going to school. However, it is not “compulsory” because some schools accept children from the age of

three or four.

“When the children are attending interviews, they need to be social, make eye-contact and smile, and be able to follow instructions (whether those Ruth Benny instructions are in their first or second language),” she explains.

“In interview, the assessors will want to find out about the child’s fine motor skills – can they hold a pencil, can they write their names, etc.”

“The most important thing is that the kids have to be well-rounded, and the language skills are extremely important because they need to demonstrate that depending on which school they are applying to.”

Moreover, schools take the reports from playgroups and kindergartens into consideration in vetting a child’s application.

“They certainly look at the reports. If you don’t put your child into a pre-school, then you don’t have reports to submit to support your application and this is not an advantage,” she adds.

In choosing individual school, parents should consider factors such as budget, location, curriculum, class sizes, education approach, and campus facilities. In terms of language, parents should think carefully if they want their child to be truly bilingual.

“Language is absolutely critical and it’s too late to start considering that when the child is at the age of four or five. If you want your child to be truly bilingual, then you should think about more structured learning from 12 months in both languages,” Benny says.

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Company History / Activities Cartus provides trusted guidance to organizations of all types and sizes who require global relocation solutions. In 2011, Cartus served over 70% of the Fortune 50. We provide service in more than 165 countries, applying our more than half century of experience to help our clients with their mobility, outsourcing, consulting, destination and real estate services, as well as language and intercultural training needs.

Our relocation services in Hong Kong include departure, host country, settling in and household goods services as well as housing and schooling provision, repatriation support and language and cross-cultural training. Honoured in Chicago in 2011 by the Forum for Expatriate Management for having the “Best Vendor Partnership,” and in both New York and London in 2010 as “Relocation Management Company of the Year” and “Best Vendor Partnership,” Cartus is part of Realogy Corporation—a global provider of real estate and relocation services. To find out how our greater experience, reach, and hands-on guidance can help your company, visit www.cartus.com; read our blog at www. cartusblog.com; or click www.realogy.com for more information.

www.cartus.com

Domestic Moving Service

Storage services Vehicle Transportation Insurance coverage Contact Person / Title

Management of all aspects of the shipment of household goods including: • Co-ordination of survey dates.

• Obtaining competitive quotations.

• Review of quotations and provide recommendation.

• Ensuring completion of paperwork, including inventory.

• Co-ordination of packing, loading and delivery dates.

• Assistance with resolution of insurance claims.

Long-term and short-term storage Land, sea and air Yes Gary Knowles, Director, Destination & Real Estate Services, Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 3470 0001 Mobile: (852) 6053 3862 Fax: (852) 3470 0030 Maryanne Resnick, Vice President, Client

E-mail

Moving Services

Storage Services

Vehicle Transportation Insurance Coverage Contact Person / Title

Full range of solutions including Domestic and International Mobility, Global Compensation and Consulting Services.

International moving specialists responsible for managing the initial survey through to wrapping, packing, storage, shipping and unpacking at destination.

Manages the storage of household goods in hundreds of countries worldwide.

Land, sea and air Variety of insurance products including international transit insurance.

Beth Chakravorty, Vice President, Client Services & Administration

Tel Fax Email

(852) 2810 1812 (852) 2810 1815 mi.hong.kong@themigroup.com

Domestic Moving Service

Pickup and delivery of customers’ goods to and from the storage facility Daily, Monthly and long-term self-storage spaces available in sizes ranging from 6 sq ft to 190 sq ft Moving truck available for pickup and delivery Monthly and long-term contents insurance available Henry Chan - General Manager Macy Sin - Business Manager (852) 2342 3041 / (852) 2502 4000 (852) 2889 0255 info@minicoselfstorage.com

www.themigroup.com

G/F, MiniCo Building, 18 Lee Chung Street, Chai Wan

Key Personnel

Tel Fax Email

Billy Wong Managing Director, Greater China Sherry Liu General Manager, Crown Relocations Sammy Fong General Manager, Crown Records Management Analdo Li General Manager, Crown Logistics Tommy Chan Director, Crown Fine Art (852) 2636 8388 (852) 2837 1677 hongkong@crownrelo.com

Company History / Activities MiniCo Self-Storage was founded in 2002 by Hardy Good, a 36-year veteran of the self-storage industry in America. MiniCo offers the premiere self-storage facilities in Hong Kong. Our clean, secure, climate-controlled storage spaces are ideal for home remodelers, business professionals, and anyone who just needs more space. MiniCo’s facilities in Chai Wan, Kwun Tong, and Kwai Fong offer a large variety of unit sizes, air conditioned and dehumidified spaces, and the latest high-tech security features. Storage spaces are customizable with closet rods and shelving. We also offer conveniences to include full-service move-ins, self-service kiosks, free parking, and retail centers offering boxes and packing supplies.

Storage service

Vehicle Transportation Insurance coverage Contact Person / Title Tel Fax Email

www.minicoselfstorage.com

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MiniCo Self-Storage

Crown Worldwide Bldg, 9-11 Yuen On St, Siu Lek Yuen, Shatin, New Territories, HK, China

Established in 1965, the Crown Worldwide Group is a privately held company with its global headquarters in Hong Kong. Crown serves customers from over 265 locations in almost 60 countries.

Crown Relocations’ services include domestic and international transportation of household goods, storage, transit protection and online tracking tools, home/school search, partner career programs, orientation, intercultural training, expense management and policy consulting.

Crown Records Management provides management and storage of business information.

Crown Logistics provides other specialized commercial import / export, freight forwarding and distribution services.

Crown Fine Art handles the secure transportation and storage of fine arts material and exhibits for galleries, museums, corporations and private collectors.

The Crown Worldwide Group provides services to over 10,000 major multinational corporations around the globe as well as caters to needs of private customers.

Founded in 1978, TheMIGroup is a leading provider of global relocation management solutions. We offer a full range of Domestic and International Mobility Services, including Global Compensation and Consulting Services from total assignment management to individual services for transferees, expatriates or individuals on the move. With business units located throughout The Americas, Asia, and Europe, and with TheMIGroup Worldwide Partner NetworkTM, we have the capacity to deliver relocation services anywhere in the world.

Whether relocating to, from or within Asia or across the globe, TheMIGroup offers the services specifically designed to ease in the transition and settle you into your new assignment.

In addition, we operate full service terminals and warehouses at the majority of our business units to handle the international moving and storage element of our business.

Services & General Manager, Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 3470 0007 Fax: (852) 3470 0030 trustedguidanceasia@cartus.com

Crown Worldwide Group Company History / Activities

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Education for

Santa Fe Relocation Services

Anfield School

RELOCATION & MOVING

18/F CC Wu Bldg, 302-8 Hennessy Rd, Wanchai, HK, China

Company History / Activities Santa Fe was formed in 1980 in Hong Kong. The company's early success lead to expansion into China in 1984 and continued in key strategic markets throughout Asia and the Middle East. The most recent acquisitions in Australia and Europe has made the Santa Fe Group the global leader in relocation services. Collectively, the Santa Fe Group employs 3150 dedicated professionals through 122 offices in 52 countries.

Santa Fe offers a complete range of moving services (household goods moving, office moving), relocation services (assignment management, policy consulting, home search, school search, orientation, settling-in, tenancy management, expense management, temporary accommodation, visa and immigration, cultural training, language training etc.) and records management services.

Being a service company, quality is very important to Santa Fe. The company is certified in ISO9001 (quality processes and continuous improvement), ISO14001 (environmental), and ISO27001 (data privacy and protection). Santa Fe is also

FAIM certified (FIDI Accredited International Mover).

Santa Fe fully supports the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest initiative on corporate responsibility committed to promoting sustainable development using 10 principles of social, environmental and economic responsibility as a framework. We report annually on our progress promoting and supporting sustainable development in our work.

Santa Fe's mission is "We make it easy" and this is why we are used by more clients than any other company in the markets we operate in. Our vision is to "Delivery sustainable value through innovation" and our core values are "Quality, efficiency, people and safety."

Contact Person / Title

Lance Allen, Managing Director – Moving & Relocation Services and Records Management Services, Hong Kong

Patrick White, CEO – Santa Fe Asia Tel Fax Email

(852) 2574 6204 (852) 2575 1907 sales@santafe.com.hk

Profile At Anfield School we provide British educational excellence nurturing both hearts and minds.

Anfield School is a private, independent Catholic school for boys and girls from Playgroup to Primary Year 6 providing students with an exceptional British (The National Curriculum of England – EYFS, KS1 & KS2) education in a world city location. Anfield School uses English as the medium for teaching and learning. In addition, there is also a strong emphasis on the acquisition of Chinese (Putonghua) as a second language.

As a family school community, Anfield provides the highest quality education, developing independent and critical thinking skills and a love of learning in a culturally aware Catholic environment. The school values and encourages the characteristics of honesty, integrity, responsibility, commitment, courtesy, tolerance, self-discipline, consideration and respect for others and the environment as we prepare all our students to live in a complex and changing world.

Kindergarten Campus 5 Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2794 3668 Email: admin@anfield.edu.hk L2, Phase 1, Laguna Verde, 8 Laguna Verde Avenue, Hunghom, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2766 3882 Email: admin-lv@anfield.edu.hk Primary Campus 2 Lung Pak Street, Tai Wai, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2692 8823 Email: office@anfield.edu.hk

www.santaferelo.com

www.anfield.edu.hk

UniGroup Worldwide

Concordia International School 68 Begonia Road, Yau Yat Chuen, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Company History / Activities UniGroup Worldwide is a fully operational moving company in Hong Kong and part of UniGroup, Inc., a multinational transportation enterprise, specializing in the movement of household effects and high value products. As a member of UniGroup, Inc., the $1.6 billion dollar parent company of United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit, we are among the largest and most recognized moving firms in the world.

We are an integrated global transportation enterprise with a "brick and mortar" network of over 1,350 service centers, over 50,000 staff in more than 100 countries in the world's major centers of commerce. Brick and mortar locations consisting of over 46,000,000 square feet of total office and warehouse space, of which over 7,000,000 square feet are climate controlled.

We service all countries and complying with all international laws and regulations. We are certified in ISO9001 and FIDI-FAIM, the only independent quality audit accreditation for quality moving companies in the world.

Moving Services Storage Services Vehicle Transportation Insurance Coverage Contact Person / Title Tel Fax Email

International door to door move, local domestic and office move Short to long term storage Yes Extended Protection Program Steve Lewis, Managing Director, Asia Pacific Edwin Sun, Head of Global Mobility, HK (852) 2418 4333 (852) 2428 2881 hongkong@unigroupworldwide.com

North American Curriculum

Hours 8:15 am to 3:00 pm

Transportation

MTR Kowloon Tong Station Festival Walk Exit C or Shek Kip Mei Station Exit B2

Fees:

Annual tuition fee for Grade 7-12: HK$82,000 by 2 instalments, Associated fees: HK$13,500-18,200, fees for after-school ESL class, study tours and personal laptop for study not yet included.

No debenture required.

Facilities:

10 Class Rooms, Special Rooms include: Art Room, Computer Rooms, Science Laboratory and Multi-purpose Hall. Space for Sports: Basketball and Badminton Courts. Small campus, but spacious for 100 students and with good teaching facilities for 6 classes of Grade 7-12.

School Profile Concordia International School is an established small international school managed by the Lutheran Church. The school is non-profit making, co-educational and has direct linkage with the Concordia University System in the United States. All of its students are trained and prepared to write the ETS's TOEFL and the College Board's PSAT, SAT Reasoning and Subject Tests and the AP Courses.

Successful students at Concordia are assured of having their work recognized by universities and colleges around the world, including top-class universities in Canada, Australia, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and the United States. Concordia's doors are open to students of all races and religions. The school's motto is "transforming lives together", the school prides itself on its small class teaching (up to 15 students per class).

Tel: (852) 2789 9890 Fax: (852) 2392 8820 Email: office@cihs.edu.hk / office@concordiainte.edu.hk Principal: Dr. Darnay S.K.Chan

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Generations Christian Education

The International Montessori School

School Profile

School Profile

We are Generations Christian Education and we provide international Christian education across three campuses located throughout Hong Kong. Our schools are Small World Christian Kindergarten & Island Christian Academy (Our new Primary School) on Hong Kong Island and Norwegian International School Primary and Kindergarten in Tai Po, New Territories. We are committed to seeing that our children benefit from a wholechild instructional approach, focusing on their education and nurture in heart, mind, body and soul. We utilise the International Primary Curriculum (IPC).

Island Christian Academy

70 Bridges Street Sheung Wan Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2537 2552 Email: office@islandca.edu.hk Fax: (852) 2858 7271 Webiste: www.islandca.edu.hk

The International Montessori School (IMS) is a non-profit, dual-language (English and Putonghua Chinese) school catering to over 400 children up to age 12. Established by a group of parents in 2002, the school’s mission is to enable each child to develop his/her individual gifts in a caring, supportive, respectful and dual-language community.

The school spans 3 campuses on Hong Kong island, with the Primary School located in a beautiful, spacious facility on Tin Hau Temple Road, providing a broad range of facilities set against lush green surroundings.

Primary School Campus 170 Kam Shan Road Kam Shan Village Tai Po NT Tel: (852) 2658 0341 Email: office@nis.edu.hk Fax: (852) 2651 0050 Webiste: www.nis.edu.hk 10 Borrett Road Mid Levels HONG KONG Tel: (852) 2525 0922 Email: office@smallworld.edu.hk Fax: (852) 2530 5448 Webiste: www.smallworld.edu.hk

Kindergarten Campus 175 Kwong Fuk Road Tai Po NT Tel: (852) 2638 0269 Email: kinder@nis.edu.hk Fax: (852) 2651 0050 Webiste: www.nis.edu.hk

With a class size of 25, each classroom has two qualified teachers to meet the individual needs of the each child. At least one teacher is internationally trained in the Montessori method and philosophy, and has fulfilled the rigorous requirements of the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), the world’s leading Montessori training organization. IMS’ primary school also has specialist teachers to provide children with well-rounded exposure to Music, Art, Physical Education and Information Technology.

60 Sha Tau Kok, Sha tau Kok, NT

Classroom Environment and Facilities

School Profile ICHK is an IB World School situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the northern New Territories. With small class sizes and exceptional teachers, we inspire students to exceed their own expectations and realize their true potential.

We are a community school and, as a community, we expect each individual to be principled, to appreciate and critically examine different viewpoints and to act in support of each other’s learning and development.

Children remember 30% of what they hear, 20% of what they see, and 70% of what they do. IMS classrooms are designed to allow children to learn through doing, providing a calm, spacious environment populated with attractive and engaging Montessori learning materials. Each IMS campus has a dedicated play area and library, with the Primary School providing additional indoor and outdoor facilities such as a basketball court, school hall, art room, computer room, music/dance studio and small group Chinese rooms.

Together with our three primary-school partners: Hong Lok Yuen International School, Japanese International School and Kingston International School, we offer the opportunity to study from kindergarten to secondary school and in the process our students develop the strong personal relationships with each other and their teachers, which will last a lifetime. International students from overseas are given priority.

Our Campus

Tin Hau Campus (up to age 12)

Our campus sits along the beautiful Starling Inlet and is a short bike ride from the Plover Cove and Pak Sin Leng Country Parks.

Fee

62 Tin Hau Temple Road, Tin Hau, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2156 9033

Curriculum

G/F, Block 23 South Horizons, Apleichau, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2861 0339

South Horizons Campus (up to age 6)

Application Fee: HK$ 2000 Tuition Fees : HK$ 125,000 to HK$139,000

Mid-Levels Campus (up to age 6)

UK GCSEs and the IB Diploma Programme

Hours

8:15 to 3:30

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High Quality Teaching Staff

International College Hong Kong “The hallmark of successful individuals is that they love learning, they seek challenges, [and] they value effort…” Prof C. Dweck

Montessori is an internationally recognized education method with a 100 year history of providing an unique and enriching education to children all over the world. Based on the principles of enquiry-based learning and development of the whole child, the Montessori philosophy fulfills the guidelines of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IB PYP). The Montessori curriculum gives students structures to categorise knowledge, keys to discover, and questions to encourage life-long learning, along with the life skills needed to adapt to change.

As the only Montessori Primary School in Hong Kong, IMS has focused on delivering an authentic Montessori education with a strong emphasis on dual-language learning. The Chinese program provides an unique immersive experience which is tailored to each child’s background and ability in Chinese, from beginner to native speaker. IMS graduates stream successfully into top secondary schools in Hong Kong with enhanced social and academic skills, and a strong foundation in Chinese and English.

Norwegian International School

Small World Christian Kindergarten

The Montessori Method

M/F, 17 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2857 7007

Open Day

September 21, 2012 from 11:30 to 3:00

Tel: (852) 2655 9018 Fax: (852) 2655 9788 Email: info@ichk.edu.hk

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Tutor Time International Nursery and Kindergarten

The International School of Macao Macau University of Science & Technology, Block K, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macao

Tutor Time International Nursery & Kindergarten

School Profile Kindergarten-Grade 12 / Boarding school • A vibrant and rapidly growing school with over 940 students from 41 different countries. Offering a well-rounded and developmentally appropriate curriculum for students in Pre Kindergarten to Grade 12, culminating in the Alberta High School Diploma, recognized by universities worldwide.

• All classrooms have wireless technology, SmartBoards, wireless laptops. Challenging academic program, including sport, music, art and Mandarin. Class size average of 20 students.

• Boarding available for Grade 7-12 students in a co-educational facility. Full boarding (7 days) or weekly boarding (5 days) available.

• Wide range of extra curricular activities.

For more information visit the TIS website: www.tis.edu.mo Tel: (853) 2853 3700 Email: tis@tis.edu.mo

Fax: (853) 2853 3702

www.tis.edu.mo

We are proud that our schools have consistently achieved ‘Center of Excellence’ awards with scores of over 95% in the annual evaluation from Tutor Time® USA. The evaluation includes parent and staff surveys of satisfaction.

Path to primary schools

Each year, Tutor Time® graduates are accepted into top primary schools in Hong Kong, including CIS, GSIS, ISF, DGS, DBS, FIS and HKIS.

A safe environment

Facilities

Modern campus with vast green spaces, open common areas and sprawling athletic fields. Three science labs, two computer labs, visual art and music studios, TV and film studio, two libraries, large multipurpose hall for meals, athletics and performances, fully functional kitchen, administration centre and university hospital on site.

Curriculum

Alberta Curriculum - Accredited with the Ministry of Education in Alberta, Canada.

Hours

8:00 a.m.- 4:30p.m.

There are now two schools flourishing in Kowloon Tong and four on Hong Kong Island. The most recently opened is Tutor Time Central, a delightful center built around an atelier where children are able to experiment and learn using a variety of natural and art materials. Campus sizes range from 8,000 to 20,000 sq. ft and feature beautiful classrooms with well-equipped learning centers, the Tutor Time® Village, a nature center, a state of the art gym, a soft playroom, amazing indoor and outdoor playgrounds and climbing walls.

All Tutor Time® schools have qualified native English, Mandarin and Early Childhood Education teachers. There are CPR/First Aid certified staff members on each campus.

Suite 2405 Universal Trade Centre, 3-5A Arbuthnot Road, Central, Hong Kong

Hong Kong side:

School Profile

List of Woodland Schools

For over 30 years Woodland has set the standard in Hong Kong for quality pre-school education. With ten schools, Woodland offers classes for children aged from twelve months to six years. Seven of our pre-schools use ‘Traditional’ teaching methods in line with the UK National Curriculum’s Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). These schools are fully accredited by the Pre-School Learning Alliance, London. Three of our pre-schools offer ‘Montessori’ teaching methods that are fully approved and accredited by the Montessori Centre International (London).

Tai Tam Montessori

Tel: 2525 1655

Repulse Bay Montessori

Tel: 2803 1885

Mid Levels Montessori

Tel: 2549 1211

Peak Pre-School

Tel: 2849 6192

Repulse Bay Beachside

Tel: 2812 0274

Happy Valley Pre-School

Tel: 2575 0042

Pokfulam Pre-School

Tel: 2551 7177

Tree House (Pokfulam)

Tel: 2872 6138

Harbourside (Aberdeen)

Tel: 2559 1377

Sai Kung Pre-School

Tel: 2813 0290

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Our campuses

Since its establishment in Hong Kong in 2001, Tutor Time has offered a fully bi-lingual (English and Mandarin) program for children 6 months to 6 years old and is the choice of many local as well as expatriate families.

An unparalleled standard of care, tuition by native speakers, the innovative StartSmart and LifeSmart curriculums and superb, spacious facilities combine to provide a whole child educational experience, focusing on the four main areas of development: language, cognitive, social/emotions and physical.

Exclusive programs foster Math and Literacy skills as well as encouraging critical thinking and character development.

Extra-curricular activities include piano lessons, dance, gymnastics and kung-fu.

Our staff

The Woodland Group of Schools Limited

www.woodlandschools.com

kideowatch® internet classroom camera systems enable parents to monitor their children at all times through streaming video.

Our curriculum

Tutor Time Braemar Hill: LG/F Braemar Hill Shopping Centre, 45 Braemar Hill Road, Hong Kong Tutor Time WOW Central: 1/F Garley Building, 45-53 Graham Street, Central, Hong Kong Tutor Time Mid Levels: G/F Botanical Court, 5 Caine Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Tutor Time Red Hill – Tai Tam: 101, 1/F Red Hill Plaza, 3 Red Hill Road, Tai Tam, Hong Kong

Kowloon side:

Tutor Time Kowloon Tong: No. 1 Dorset Crescent, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon Tutor Time WOW: No. 9 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon

Tel: (852) 2529 1833

Tel: (852) 2812 6889 Tel: (852) 2529 2288 Tel: (852) 2813 2688

Tel: (852) 2573 9188 Tel: (852) 2529 1188

Fax: (852) 2507 5445 Email: info@tutortime.com.hk

Tel: (852) 2559 4855 Fax: (852) 2559 7162 Email: enquiry@woodlandschools.com

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Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA)

Victoria Educational Organisation

19 Shum Wan Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Since 1965

School Profile Victoria Educational Organisation (VEO) has been providing high quality childhood education in Hong Kong, and with continuous growth and expansion, it is now comprised of nine nurseries and kindergartens.

Tel: (852) 2513 1208

“Bilingual Learners Today, World Citizens Tomorrow – Love to Read, Eager to Inquire, Learn to Care” is the school

Causeway Bay campus

motto of the Victoria Educational Organisation. VEO implements a bilingual co-class teaching approach, and through a total immersion programme with trilingual learning environment and activities, children’s bi-literacy and tri-lingual abilities are strengthened. In addition, teaching is carried out in small groups with an aim to cater for individual abilities as well as to provide inquiry-based learning for children to develop into caring lifelong learners with a global vision.

International Baccalaureate recognition

Causeway Bay Victoria Kindergarten and Causeway Bay Victoria International Kindergarten, Victoria (Belcher) Kindergarten, Victoria (Homantin) International Nursery and our affiliated primary and secondary school, Victoria Shanghai Academy, are authorized IB World Schools. They became the first internationalized local “through-train” IB World Schools in Hong Kong, which continues to provide IB education (Primary Years Programme to Diploma Programme) for students from 3 to 18 years of age.

Playgroup

To help parents enrich their children's learning during the first three crucial years, VEO offers Playgroup that is registered with the Social Welfare Department. The Playgroup provides a happy, caring, stimulating environment and programme, to facilitate optimal development in early childhood by experienced and caring instructors. The toddlers develop their multiintelligences through various enjoyable experiences.

School Mission

Upper Kornhill campus

Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA) promotes international mindedness, guiding students in the acquisition of knowledge, skills and the development of positive values and lifelong learning in a bilingual, caring environment.

Middle Kornhill campus Tel: (852) 2885 1888

Lower Kornhill campus Tel: (852) 2885 3331

Curriculum

International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (Y1-Y5) (6-11 years)

Tel: (852) 2578 9998

Harbour Heights campus

The IBPYP at VSA is an inquiry-based approach to learning which focuses on the development of the whole child. The bilingual curriculum, with its high expectations particularly in Mathematics, Chinese and English, requires children to think critically and reflectively. Two teachers in each classroom support the students’ learning in English and Putonghua. Students are continually assessed against rigorous standards and encouraged to become balanced and responsible learners. The Learner Profile guides students to develop the attributes which will help them become life-long learners and global citizens.

Tel: (852) 2571 3456; 2571 7888

South Horizons campus Tel: (852) 2580 8633

Belcher campus

Tel: (852) 2542 7001

Homantin campus Tel: (852) 2762 9130

Harbour Green campus Tel: (852) 2885 1928

Middle Years Programme (Y6-Y10) (11-15 years)

Age of students Playgroup Pre-Nursery Class Nursery Class Lower Class Upper Class

The IBMYP at VSA is a rigorous 5-year curriculum that consists of a comprehensive and thorough study of various disciplines for students aged 10-16. The programme is based upon three fundamental concepts - to develop holistic learning, intercultural awareness and communication. The learning objectives focus on the students’ conceptual understanding, and acquisition of skills, all of which will enhance the application of learning for life.

8 months – 3 years 2 – 3 years 3 – 4 years 4 – 5 years 5 – 6 years

IB Diploma Programme (Y11-Y12) (15-17 years)

Streams

The IBDP is a 2-year curriculum that provides a balance of academic breadth and depth, and is assessed by rigorous internal coursework and external examination. The basis of the diploma is to promote the holistic development of the student – physically, intellectually, emotionally, and ethically. Thus, in conjunction with a challenging and comprehensive education in the classroom, the IBDP also encourages individual responsibility to the community and self and supports international awareness that will help prepare the student for University studies and beyond.

Trilingual (English/Putonghua/Cantonese) Bilingual (English/Putonghua) Bilingual (English/Cantonese) - For PN only Email: enquiry@victoria.edu.hk

Fees(2012/2013)

Primary Years Programme Middle Years Programme Diploma Programme

HK$87,950 HK$100,300 – HK$102,610 HK$127,080

Profile

Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA) in Hong Kong is a private independent, non-denominational, coeducational day school established under the auspices of the Shanghai Victoria Education Foundation Limited, a registered charitable body.

VSA has grown from the success of the two primary schools of the school sponsoring body, namely, Victoria English Primary School and Shanghai Alumni Primary School. In 1965, the Victoria Kindergarten was founded with the mission of providing high standard education in English and Chinese for Hong Kong children. For over forty years, the School has been well known in Hong Kong for its excellence in academics, character building, and individual nurturing of young people.

The School is proud to have been the first IB World School in Hong Kong to provide PYP (Primary Years Programme), MYP (Middle Years Programme) and DP (Diploma - the Pre-University Programme). These are the curricula frameworks through which we strive to inspire student to “Bilingual Learners Today and World Citizens Tomorrow”.

All faculties at VSA have highly qualified specialists with a passion for their subjects who develop and customize creative lesson plans and projects. Each department and year level is led by expert senior teacher who sets high standards with clear targets.

Facilities

VSA has a state-of-the-art campus on a site of 400,000 square feet in area, conveniently located at Shum Wan overlooking Aberdeen harbor. Facilities on the campus include purpose built, well-furnished classrooms, science laboratories, a humanities room and a language room. We boast a spacious multi-purpose school hall with a capacity of 2000, and outdoor amphitheaters.

There are ample sports facilities, such as an indoor swimming pool, ball courts, a running track, a soccer pitch, and a newly built sports centre and gymnasium. An arts floor houses the auditorium, orchestra and choir practice rooms, art, dance and drama studios, a campus TV room, and a fully-equipped Design and Technology Room. The secondary and primary libraries are situated in an independent block on the campus and provide an ideal learning environment, with computers and a self-learning center, as well as a large collection of books.

Tel: (852) 3402 1000 Fax: (852) 3402 1099 E-mail: enquiries@vsa.edu.hk

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RELOCATION & MOVING

Yew Chung International School

Harbour Plaza 8 Degrees 199 Kowloon City Road, Tokwawan, Hong Kong

3 To Fuk Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

School Profile

Special Features / Amenities

Founded in 1932, Yew Chung has been providing quality bilingual education to the learners of Hong Kong for 80 years.

Originally specialising in Early Childhood Education, Yew Chung International School (YCIS) now provides education from early childhood through primary and secondary culminating in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.

Today YCIS has expanded beyond Hong Kong, and is now established in Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Qingdao in China and Silicon Valley in the United States, with a total student enrolment of over 5,500.

YCIS offers the unique richness and diversity of both Eastern and Western cultures that equip children to be bilingual, global-minded, competitive, appreciative and caring global citizens. Students are nurtured in a multicultural environment with a fully rounded and balanced education which transforms them into global thinking individuals.

YCIS’s international curriculum is based on the framework and schemes of work from The National Curriculum for England (NCE). It is a research based curriculum that allows high standards and ease of transition for international students who move from one country to another.

Award winning Harbour Plaza 8 Degrees has been honored with numerous awards since the opening in 2009 for its’ ultra chic designs including a must see optical illusion lobby and its’ top notch service appealing to guests from across the globe. Located just minutes from sightseeing, shopping and entertainment hot spots, the hotel sets new heights being positioned in the next prospective vicinity of Hong Kong, the Kowloon East region.

Tastefully designed serviced suites equipped with kitchenette with cooking utensils in selected units; housekeeping, towel and linen service twice a week; daily local newspaper; 32” colour LCD TV with Satellite, DVD/ VCD player; hotel shuttle to and from bustling district of Tsimshatsui, Hunghom, Kowloon Bay and Kwun Tong; use of impressive facilities including well equipped Fitness Centre, outdoor Swimming Pool, Children’s Pool, Whirlpool, Sauna and more…

Explore no further and check into the dynamic award winning Harbour Plaza 8 Degrees.

Integrating East and West

Age of Students

www.harbour-plaza.com/hp8d

Global Education in YCIS

YCIS combines the best of Eastern and Western cultures by promoting fluency in two major world languages, creating a truly bilingual learning environment, providing courses of study in Eastern and Western philosophy.

The integration of Eastern and Western culture is also achieved through the Co-Principals and Co-Teaching models.

Two Co-Principals, one Western and one Chinese, serve as partners in the operations and administration of the school. In addition, two fully-qualified teachers, one Western and one Chinese, together plan lessons and conduct classes in the ECE and Primary School, and provide excellent role models who respect and value one another’s culture.

Tel: (852) 2338 7106 Fax: (852) 2304 6713 Email: enquiry@hk.ycef.com

YCIS Education Programme

Early Childhood Education Primary School (Year 1 – 6) Secondary School (Year 7 – 9) IGCSE (Year 10 – 11) IB Diploma (Year 12 – 13)

6 months – 5 years 5 – 11 years 11 – 14 years 14 – 16 years 16 – 19 years

Exclusive Offer: Complimentary Dinner Buffet for 2 at Café 8 Degrees per AmCham booking.

Contact Person / Title Tel Fax Email

Ms Elsa Pang - Assistant Director of Sales (852) 2126 1997 (852) 3900 3996 ElsaP.hp8d@harbour-plaza.com

International Recognition

YCIS – Secondary is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) as an IB World School and authorised as an accredited Cambridge International Examination (CIE) Centre.

Highlight of YCIS Global Education: • Bilingual programme and multicultural environment will give your child the global mindset and intercultural competence they need for the 21st century.

• Unique Co-Teaching and Co-Principals models help students to learn two cultures and give equal emphasis to both English and Chinese. This leads to fluency in two major world languages and readiness to interact with people from all over the world.

• YCIS integrates Character Formation programmes into our curriculum, focusing on developing positive qualities and good moral character.

• Strong music programme enhances children’s reasoning skills, develops patience, concentration, coordination and self-discipline.

• English Intensive Programme (EIP) ensures high level of English for all students, from all linguistic backgrounds.

• YCIS maintains 100% university placement with students admitted to top universities in Hong Kong and overseas.

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Accommodation for

RELOCATION & MOVING

The Repulse Bay

Pacific Place Apartments Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong

Size Range of Units Monthly Rental Bedroom Units per Floor Parking Facilities Leasing Agent Contact Tel Fax Email Website

109 Repulse Bay Road, Hong Kong

1,220 sq ft to 2,650 sq ft Seasonal offers available, simply contact us One to three 10 Monthly parking available at Pacific Place at an additional fee HK$4,800 up Swire Properties Management Limited Leasing team (852) 2844 8361 (24 hours) (852) 2525 2169 ppapartments@swireproperties.com www.pacificplace.com.hk/ppa

Location • Pacific Place Apartments is situated in the hub of Hong Kong and Admiralty • It is a part of renowned Pacific Place, a complex that houses three five-star hotels with Michelin-starred restaurants and a premium luxury hotel, three grade A office towers and one premium shopping mall • The nearby Starstreet Precinct is an art and cultural cluster, complete with chic galleries, fine dining, cozy cafes and stylish bars • Residents will enjoy a quick access to Admiralty MTR station with a direct link to the Airport Express rail • Private limousine, taxi drop-off points, parking spaces at Pacific Place and various public transport options are just at the doorstep • The neighbouring Hong Kong Park offers eight hectares of lush greenery for leisure and pleasure

Apartment Features and Facilities

• 270 refined serviced residences with Zen-essence design options in "Contemporary" or “Oriental” theme and each with two colour schemes (light & dark) to offer choices to meet individual preference • Apartment sizes range from one-bedroom (1,220 to 1,300 sq ft), two-bedroom (1,750 to 1,920 sq ft) to three-bedroom (2,650 sq ft) suites, offering a generous living space and breathtaking view of the tranquil greenery of Hong Kong Park and Victoria Peak, the city skyline and Victoria Harbour

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• Residents are able to showcase their culinary talent with friends with a fully fitted kitchen • Living Room: Large flat panel TV and Bose surround-sound home theatre system • Bedroom: Audio system and TV • Kitchen: A full range of branded appliances including microwave oven, convection oven, dishwasher, washer-dryer and fridge-freezer • Telephone lines with no charge for local calls • Complimentary Wi-Fi service • Over 110 local and international TV channels • Pre-installed IDD and fax connections in addition to voicemail

Services

• 24-hour concierge and security service • 7 days a week housekeeping service • Complimentary membership of adjoining Conrad Hong Kong’s health club facilities including an outdoor swimming pool and a 24-hour fitness centre • Enjoy the Hotel’s valet service, business centre, food & beverage outlets at discounted rates and 24-hour room service • Limousine service for city commute and airport transfers at discounted rates

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Size Range of Units Bedrooms Parking Facilities Landlord Tel Fax Email

2,500 sq ft to 5,800 sq ft with simplex and duplex units 2-6 Complimentary covered carpark The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (852) 2292 2878 / (852) 2292 2877 (852) 2812 2176 marketingtrb@peninsula.com

Special Features / Amenities Built on the site of the famous Repulse Bay Hotel and just 15 minutes from the city, this magnificent environment is surrounded by greenery and is just meters from the sands and serenity of the sweeping bay.

The Repulse Bay offers luxurious seaview unfurnished apartments for lease.

The facility, owned by The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, and operated by The Peninsula Properties, is renowned for quality service and professional management. The Repulse Bay offers every facility for a complete lifestyle including supermarket, medical, dental and health centers, day spa, banking, lifestyle shops, superb restaurants and banqueting.

Complimentary covered carpark, regular shuttle service and a private club with outdoor and indoor pools, tennis, squash, gymnasium, aerobics and extensive classes.

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Accommodation for

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127 Repulse Bay Road 127 Repulse Bay Road, Hong Kong

Size Range of Units Monthly Rental Bedroom Units per Floor Parking Facilities Leasing Agent Contact Email Website

2,990 sq ft- 3,008 sq ft HK$125,000 up 4 bedrooms with 2 ensuites 2 units Covered Car Parking Spaces Signature HomesSun Hung Kai Real Estate Agency Limited (852) 2828 5147 Ms. Ronnie Chung or (852) 2828 7728 Open for Enquiry after Hours signaturehomes@shkp.com www.SignatureHomes.com.hk

Special Amenities Clubhouse of 127 Repulse Bay Road offers a variety of facilities, including gymnasium, landscaped garden, outdoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, and barbecue site. With children’s playroom, children’s pool and children’s playground, kids are also entertained.

Wide Range in Deluxe Leasing Portfolio Offering more than 2 million sq.ft. luxury residential accommodation, Signature Homes portfolio is the largest in Hong Kong. All properties located in prestigious locations including Mid-Levels and Island South, many of them are with comprehensive clubhouse facilities and proximity to the prime commercial core of city.

Serviced suite hotels of Signature Homes offer top notch living including Four Seasons Place in Central providing 519 serviced suites, and The HarbourView Place, sister project atop Kowloon Station offering 266 quality suites. Vega Suites in Kowloon East is Signature Homes’ latest project, and will soon provide 176 luxury suites.

To find out more, please visit our website: www.SignatureHomes.com.hk

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