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SEPTEMBER/DECEMBER

THE BANDAR SUNWAY

IDEAS COMPETITION

•ing the last few weeks before the
^esentation of awards for the Bandar
Sunway Ideas Competition, the marketing
staff were kept busy preparing for the grand
occasion. On the evening of July 6 1988 at
the Kristal Ballroom of PJ Hilton, the ••at
announcement of awards and the prize-
giving ceremony officiated by YAB Dato'
Muhammad bin Haji Muhammad Taib,
Menteri Besar Negeri Selangor Darul
Ehsan, was witnessed by more than 300
invited guests.
The Kristal Ballroom was beautifully
decorated by the marketing staff of the
Property Division the day before. On the
stage, contrasted on a plain white
background, the colourful wordings and the
attractive new logo of Bandar Sunway were
proudly displayed. The beauty of the place
was enhanced by the mixed greenery
specially brought from Sunway Nursery and
Landscaping. Everything was put into place
to reflect the vision of Bandar Sunway - '^A.f ^ j=Sr ^ j^M^
RESORT LIVING WITHIN THE CITY. The occasion reached its peak when Dato' Jeffrey Cheah briefing YAB Menteri
the awards were about to be announced. Besar of Selangor Darul Ehsan on the
At 3.30 p.m., most of the invited guests The most interesting part was when YAB Bandar Sunway project
arrived in their best formal outfits. While Dato' opened each envelope and revealed
the men were handsome in their blue, black the identity of the winning participants. ones. On one occasion, the audience was
and grey suits, the ladies looked chic in their amused when one of the award recipients
latest clothes. While some of the guests were Curiousity was written all over the walked up the stage dressed only in shorts!
engrossed looking at the architectural faces in the audience. As each award was After giving away the prizes, YAB Dato'
entries and models displayed, others were announced, there were cheers while heads was led to each winning entry to pin the
briefed by the Sungei Way staff. Soft turned and eyes roamed around the WINNER and SPECIAL MENTION
background music entertained the guests. Ballroom searching for the person to walk rosettes.
up the state. Cameras flashed from every
It was almost 4.30 p.m. when the corner to record a glimpse of the lucky
announcement of the arrival of YAB Dato' CONT ON PAGE 9
Menteri Besar was made. This was followed
by the rhythm beat of the kompang group HOLDINGS MAKES
especially hired for the occasion. Seconds
later, walking on the red carpet was the TURNAROUND $1.4 MILLION
Menteri Besar who was led by Dato' Jeffrey
the audience accompanied them to the PROFIT
Cheah and PAM members. Loud applause FOR FIRST HALF OF 1988
from
stage.
As soon as YAB Menteri Besar, Dato' Sg Way makes turnaround Sungei Way Holdings Bhd made a turn-
around in the first half of the current finan-
Jeffrey Cheah and the rest of the panel of cial year with a pre-tax operating profit of
assessors of the competition took their $1.4M compared to a Group loss of $ J .OM
seats, the ceremony began with words of for the same period last year and $2.4M for
Welcome by the MC, Puan Hammidah of the entire year 1987.
JJrestige Communications. Everything in
'he programme went smoothly; from the For the six months ended 30th June
opening speech by the President of PAM, Sungei Way 1988, the Group's turnover increased by
J? the other speeches by Dato' Jeffrey $5.2M to $25.8M, an increase of 25% over
^neah and YAB Dato' Menteri Besar. By untung $1.4j the corresponding period in 1987.
then, everyone in the Ballroom was bagi 6 bulan The improved results have been attri-
^nxiously awaiting the results of the Ideas buted to the upturn in the economy and the
'-ompetition. marked improvement in the performance
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