Monthly Archives: March 2010

Special deals for customers at HLF’s new City Square Mall branch

Posted on 20 Mar 2010 | Comments Off on Special deals for customers at HLF’s new City Square Mall branch

SINGAPORE’S largest financial company Hong Leong Finance (HLF) will be offering deposit and loan packages exclusively at its City Square Mall branch.

This is in tandem with the mall’s official opening this weekend. The branch will be open from 9am to 4pm today and tomorrow.

HLF will be extending competitive home loan rates for nearby condominium City Square Residences, as well as private home owners. For customers who take up the company’s variable rate packages between March 20 and 27, rates will be as low as 1.08 per cent per annum.

These customers will also be presented with a year’s à la carte membership to a lifestyle privilege scheme driven by Millennium & Copthorne International Ltd (MCIL).

In a series of promotions valid till March 27, HLF’s HDB home loan rates start from 1.13 per cent per annum for a loan amount of $100,000 and above, and customers will receive M&C vouchers. They will also get MCIL dining vouchers for a $20,000 share loan.

Depositors who place a minimum fixed deposit of $10,000 for at least six months or open/top up their savings account with at least $3,000 this weekend will receive a Prosperity Chopstick set.

‘These great treats and rewards reaffirm our strong commitment to serve the community with great value-added products and services,’ said HLF president Ian Macdonald.

‘It is also our way of saying ‘thank you’ to our customers for their continued support,’ he added.

Source : Business Times – 20 Mar 2010

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Taking steps to bring about a green Singapore

Posted on 20 Mar 2010 | Comments Off on Taking steps to bring about a green Singapore

THE Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) will host the World Green Building International Congress in its first year as an exclusive member of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC).

The international congress, to be held on Sept 13 and 14, is an annual forum where representatives of GBCs around the world meet to discuss objectives, policies and development strategies.

The congress will also attract influential stakeholders from related industries as well as international experts on sustainable development.

The SGBC hopes that hosting the international congress will bring more attention to environmentally sustainable building construction which will help companies save on utility costs in the long run. Green buildings are the cheapest way to reduce carbon emissions.

Lee Chuan Seng, founding president of the SGBC, notes that companies may already want to be environmentally responsible but need environmentally friendly products to be easily accessible and tested by trusted authorities.

To address this need, SGBC is also partnering Reed Exhibitions, organisers of Build Eco Xpo Asia (BEX Asia), to deliver a trade event for the industry with a focus on bringing green building to the forefront of the industry’s needs.

BEX Asia will give exhibitors the opportunity to present products and highlight the benefits of environmentally friendly solutions. It will be held at Marina Bay Sands on the same week as the international congress. There are expected to be 300 exhibitors and about 7,500 visitors.

The SGBC website was also launched yesterday. There, companies can find a list of green products that have been certified by the SGBC.

SGBC is aiming for 80 per cent of Singapore’s buildings to achieve the Green Mark Standard by 2030.

Source : Business Times – 20 Mar 2010

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