HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 3 February 2024 – The Tatler XFEST Hong Kong, ‘Hong Kong Team vs Inter Miami CF’ football match, the city’s mega event, will kick off tomorrow. As the exclusive hotel partner of the event, The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong shares the passion and joy of soccer with the world’s soccer fans and hopes to spread the spirit of care and positive energy to the community. Promoting the spirit of social inclusion through the event, Inter Miami CF stars including eight-time Ballon d’Or winner and Argentina’s World Cup Champion Lionel Messi, teammates Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, today met with Hong Kong’s retired athlete and six-time Paralympic gold medalist So Wa Wai, Special Olympics Hong Kong soccer team player Lee Ho Yung, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Network for the Promotion of Inclusive Society Kim Mok, and two children from Make-A-Wish® Hong Kong, to cheer them on and promote the spirit of “Hope” together.
Ms Nikki Ng, Non Executive Director of Sino Group, said, “we believe that soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world, representing energy and passion. As Make-A-Wish® Hong Kong enters its 25th anniversary year, The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel, as the event’s exclusive hotel partner, is delighted to share this meaningful opportunity with the children to meet their favourite soccer stars and make their dreams come true. The encouragement by a sports hero is one of the strongest forms of motivation, and we are very grateful to Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Hong Kong’s very own specially abled athletes who were invited to meet the Make-A-Wish children and offered them messages of support.”
About The Fullerton Hotels and Resorts
The Fullerton Hotels and Resorts currently owns and operates three award-winning hotels in Singapore and Sydney: The Fullerton Hotel Singapore (opened in 2001) and The Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore (opened in 2010) anchor the historic and cultural Fullerton Heritage precinct, located in Marina Bay – the heart of Singapore’s city centre. The Fullerton Hotel Sydney debuted in October 2019, in the historic former Sydney General Post Office, marking The Fullerton Hotels and Resorts’ first international expansion. In 2022, The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong – a sustainable, oceanfront property – opened as the first Fullerton hotel in Hong Kong and the first Fullerton resort worldwide. The Fullerton Hotels and Resorts is affiliated with Preferred Hotels & Resorts, which represents a global portfolio of independent hotels and independent hotel experiences.
