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There are a lot of Lis in Hong Kong, but only one Li Ka-shing. Li is a billionaire and a major player in the real estate market, and in retail, telecommunications and power generation. His port operation handles 30% of Hong Kong's trade. His nickname in the press is Superman. Now comes Superboy: Li's son Richard, 33. Last month, Richard took over Cable & Wireless HKT, the territory's telecom giant, using an Internet company he started only 11 months ago called Pacific Century CyberWorks. The deal, valued at $38 billion, was Asia's biggest takeover ever...
...Secretary-General, Lord George Robinson of Port Ellen, gave a luncheon speech to a small gathering of Harvard scholars, including University President Neil L. Rudenstine, at the Faculty Club...
...Navy frigate is dodging heavy San Diego port traffic. Bringing a 453-ft. vessel to dock on a 1,335-ft. pier in crowded waters isn't easy--particularly when the ship has to back in. The tension is evident from the cries of the crew. "Put the bridge right there where the orange sign is!" the skipper barks at a rookie officer. "Slow your motion," the captain snaps, using the clipped lingo of command. "Steer your...
...ship's departments--combat systems, navigation, engineering, operations--to work under battle conditions. In one exercise, McGrath trains her binoculars on an object in the distance. As a nondescript oil tanker comes into view, a dozen sailors cram into a small boat that's lowered over the Jarrett's port side. Armed and nervous, they're preparing to climb aboard the tanker (actually a Navy supply ship) to ensure it is not smuggling Iraqi oil in violation of the U.N. sanctions. It's risky business: despite a radioed message from the tanker granting the sailors' request to come aboard...
Since 1994, the Cambridgeport Bank has been organized under the Cambridgeport Mutual Holding Company. Earlier this year, however, the board of trustees of the company adopted a plan to convert to a publicly traded company to be named Port Financial Corp...