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The Marriott Business Council Hong Kong organised the first Charity Golf Tournament for Safe Kids China on the 23rd March 2006 at the Ernie Els Course, Mission Hills, Golf an Country Club, Shenzhen. The event was a huge success, raising HK$300,000 for the designated charity. Corporate friends and guests made up the 17 flights foursomes (a total of 68 guests) who played for charity.

The Marriott Business Council added this charity as there was a pressing and compelling need to educate parents and children in Hong Kong to prevent accidental death and injuries. According to recent studies by the Dept of Health (Hong Kong) there is an increase in accidental death for children from ages 0 to 14 due to fire, drowning and falls.

21 industry partners supported the event as Diamond, Gold or Silver Sponsors and among them, a total of 17 groups participated in the golf tournament. Tee off was promptly at 9:15 am with the three General Managers (Mr. Michael Nisky, GM- JW Marriott Hong Kong; Mr. Richard Saul, GM- Renaissance Harbour View Hotel and Mr. Javier Albar, GM- New World Renaissance Kowloon Hotel) officiating the �funny ball� at Hole #1.

Although it was overcast, everyone teed off in high spirits. Additional incentives were the �Go for the Green� with attractive prizes at Hole #5 and the really challenging hole-in-one prize of a Mercedes-Benz C-Class AvantGarde at Hole #17. Unfortunately, no golfer won the luxurious car.

The game was followed with a sumptuous lunch buffet reception and awards ceremony were a total of 10 awards like Best Male and Female � Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin, Best Score Gross and Best Score Handicapped - were presented to the top players.

According to Monica Cui, Director of Safe Kids China, �We are delighted and very grateful for the kindness and the generosity of the three hotels, the participants, the donors and sponsors. With this funding, we will be able to help teach more children and parents how to have a more safe environment at home and also in schools. The amount you have raised will also allow us to start a much needed office in Hong Kong. Again, we are deeply grateful.�

Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under. More than 450 coalitions in 15 countries bring together health and safety experts, educators, corporations, foundations, governments and volunteers to educate and protect families. The organization was founded in 1987 by Children's National Medical Center with support from Johnson & Johnson. Safe Kids Worldwide is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Washington, D.C. For more information on Safe Kids, please go to the website www.safekids.org.

The official launch of Safe Kids Hong Kong will be on 20 May 2006 at the Boys' and Girls' Clubs of Hong Kong. Officials led by Mr Ed Fuller, President and Managing Director of Marriott Intl will be around for the opening ceremonies.

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