China Real Estate Opportunities

CREO Foundation for the Children of China

Established in 2007 by China Real Estate Opportunities Limited (CREO), the CREO Foundation for the Children of China (CREO Foundation) is a charitable organization aiming specifically to aid and support the education and welfare of children in China so as to make a meaningful and material contribution to China’s next generation.

CREO is an AIM listed company managed by Treasury Holdings Limited, the largest and most successful property company in Ireland, through its subsidiary Treasury Holdings China Limited. With an investment and development portfolio of properties in Shanghai, Beijing, and Qingdao, CREO is committed to the contribution of funding to the CREO Foundation on a long-term basis, recognizing that as an important part of its corporate social responsibility program.

Since its inception, the CREO Foundation has donated close to RMB 2,000,000 and has established a formal channel for third parties to contribute directly into the CREO Foundation.

CREO - SCF Special Fund for Children

In 2008, the CREO Foundation established the CREO-SCF Special Fund for Children (Special Fund) in partnership with the Shanghai Charity Foundation (SCF).
The Special Fund capitalizes on SCF’s extensive operational network throughout Shanghai and its influence in philanthropic causes across China. This Special Fund focuses on children’s education, health, development, and welfare including the provision of funding to governmental and non-governmental projects and programs engaged in these areas.
For more information, please contact:

Mr. Weiping Hu
Director of CREO Foundation
Email: huweiping@treasuryholdingschina.com
Website: www.creo-scf.com

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The Creo-Scf Special Fund For Children Launch Announcement
of First Grant Allocation
Shanghai 4th August 2008The CREO Foundation for the Children of China (CREO Foundation) and the Shanghai Charity Foundation (SCF) today announced the establishment of the CREO-SCF Special Fund for Children (Special Fund), a charitable fund that will provide financial assistance to underprivileged children under the age of 18 in Shanghai and other areas of China. A ceremony to mark the launch was held at Shanghai’s Westin Bund Centre.
Capitalizing on SCF’s extensive network of district and county offices throughout Shanghai and its influence in philanthropic causes across China, the Special Fund will focus on the education, health, development and welfare of underprivileged children, including the provision of funding to governmental and non-governmental projects and programs engaged in these areas.
Mr. Richard Barrett, Founder of Treasury Holdings Group and Director of CREO, Mr. Richard David, Managing Director of Treasury Holdings China Limited, Ms. Chen Tiedi, President of SCF and Mr. Yuan Cai, Vice President of SCF, were present at today’s launch ceremony. On behalf of both parties, Mr. Barrett and Mr. Yuan signed the agreement on the establishment of the Special Fund. Mr. Hu Weiping, Director of the CREO Foundation, presented the EUR 50,000 donation for the establishment of the Special Fund to Ms. Jin Minzhu, SCF’s Council Member and Director of Foreign Affairs Committee.
The Special Fund today also announced its first allocation, a RMB 80,000 grant to Huangpu District’s Wai Tan Community Sunshine Home Centre, a facility that serves mentally handicapped residents in the community. During the ceremony, Mr. David and Ms. Xia, Vice Chairs of the Special Fund’s management committee, presented the cheque to the representatives of the Wai Tan Community Council and Sunshine Home Centre. The grant will be used for improving and upgrading the centre’s education, development, rehabilitation and entertainment facilities for children, setting up a CREO Foundation Sunshine Classroom, and providing financial assistance to children in need.
Additionally, Mr. Barrett presented a separate RMB 1.15 million donation to Ms. Chen, in the name of “CREO, Treasury Holdings Group and Friends”, which will be used to purchase service vehicles for a major social welfare institution and seven senior citizens’ homes in Dujiangyan City in Sichuan Province to assist with the recovery efforts following the recent earthquake devastation. SCF will coordinate the purchase and delivery of these vehicles with the Shanghai Operation Command for Dujiangyan Post-Earthquake Rebuilding.
Mr. Fang Ridong, Deputy Mayor of Huangpu District Government, and Mr. John Lynam, Irish Vice Consul in Shanghai, were the guests of honor at today’s ceremony.