Media tour to Switzerland

As one of the highlights of the "Switzerland Greets Hong Kong" campaign launched by the Consulate General of Switzerland in Hong Kong, Zurich Insurance Group (Hong Kong) and Winterthur Life Hong Kong joined hands for the first time to co-host a press tour to Switzerland at the end of February.

The tour aimed to bring the media an opportunity to experience "Swiss" uniqueness, demonstrating the strengths behind Swiss financial practices as well as her outstanding insurance and investment products and services. During the 3-day trip, the media visited the headquarters and met the management executives of the two companies. Senior executives from our Group including Claudia Stülten, Communications Manager of International Businesses Division, Rolf Glötzl, Senior Investor Relations Officer, Matthew Rose, Chief Underwriting Officer and Hanspeter Frei, Head of Group Risk Engineering gave their presentations on our corporate profile, Asia market overview and risk engineering. Besides, the media also had a chance to meet Eric Martin, Head of the Economic and Financial Affairs Division of Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Swiss Government, who shared valuable information on Swiss financial system in the breakfast meeting.

The "Switzerland Greets Hong Kong" campaign aimed at inviting Hong Kong people to see, hear, feel and taste Switzerland. More than 50 events were planned in the 6-month period between October 2004 and March 2005, covering cultural, commercial, lifestyle and educational aspects.