Corporate Bits | ‘Line walker’ films at Studio City

A two-day film shoot wrapped up yesterday at Studio City for the highly-anticipated movie “Line Walker”, featuring celebrities such as Francis Ng, Louis Koo and Charmaine Sheh.
The producers believe that the resort is the “best venue” to film the upcoming movie, due to its cinematic atmosphere and its array of the latest entertainment offerings. They aimed to convey a sense of “sparkle and newness” in the movie, and filmed at landmarks such as Studio City’s 130-meter-high figure-eight Ferris wheel.
According to Ng, Macau is a “place of wonder”.

ctm receives recognition award

CTM was awarded the title of “The Best Telecommunication Service and Brand” for the second year running in the “Macau Elite Service Award 2015,” organized by Exmoo News and TDM.
In a press release, the company promised to continue forging Macau into a digital city and said it would introduce more diversified applications and services to facilitate an unparalleled telecommunications experience for local residents and various industries.
In 2015, CTM poured significant investment into network service enhancement and customer service experience improvement. It won many significant development projects and became the first telecom operator to launch a 4G+ service with dual network modes.
“Macau Elite Service Award 2015” recognizes Macau’s service-related sectors, and aims to encourage more enterprises to implement quality customer service.

fwd revenue surges in 2015

FWD has announced a year-on-year growth in revenue of more than 30 percent for its first quarter, following 27 percent growth in 2015.
The insurance company recorded profit before tax of HKD266 million. The increase was driven by a 50 percent hike in agency sales that contributed to half of the year’s premiums.
FWD aims to maintain an annual growth rate of 25 percent. The company will increase its number of agents by 20 percent to 2,600 this year and hopes to reach 3,000 by 2018.
FWD’s business has not been impacted by UnionPay’s new spending limit on overseas insurance, which is now capped at HKD39,000 per transaction.
The company said its key growth drivers are Hong Kong’s younger generation and pre-retirement middle-class residents.