Hong Kong University Students' Union (HKUSU) Exposure Trip : Philippines 香港大學學生會 藍帽子 周游列國 : 「尋找菲律賓的故事」

Metro-Manila Mandaluyong City :

A young mayor "Benhur" Benjamin C. Abalos Jr, born 1962, and the modern junction of EDSA-Ortigas Avenues, with Robinson Shopping Complex at the corner, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Mega Mall to the south:

SM Megamall at EDSA corner Do鎙 Julia Vargas Avenue is Asia's largest, with over 400 shops, restaurants, theatres, amusement places, sporting salons, specialty schools, clinics, etc.

The Shangri-La Plaza at EDSA Shaw Boulevard (Northeast corner) Home of Rustan's and Crossings department stores and over 300 specialty shops. Designer clothes, jewelry, houseware, officeware, food shops, cinemas, etc. A 658-room resort hotel just a walk away from major shopping complexes; features ballroom for 1,400 guests, 14 function rooms, business centre, health club, pool, tennis courts, 3 restaurants, coffee shop and bar. This was the site of the 1999 EROPA World Conference of Governance

The Shangri-La Plaza: another view (the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is close by):

United Laboratories, the largest Filipino owned pharmaceutical company in the Philippines:

Administrative complex of the San Miguel Corporation, Philippine's (and probably Hong Kong's) largest food and beverage company:

The Mandaluyong City Police Department is composed of 24 commissioned officers, 213 non-commissioned officers, and 20 non-uniformed personnel.

The Mandaluyong City Fire Department is comprised of 2 commissioned officers, 79 non-commissioned officers, and 8 civilian employees.

Source: http://www.iconn.com.ph/manda/

This website is the 3rd draft designed and written for the HKUSU by Anthony C.H. CHUA 蔡誌慶, PhD Student in Law, HKU, and member of Trip001, on 10 March 2000 (then 26 March 2000, 8 Mar 2001) pending formal approvals from the Trip members and from HKUSU, and pending linkage/transfer to the HKUSU website. (please see acknowledgement section in FrontPage)