The powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Qinghai province with more than 100,000 people affected. In Yushu, there are still many aftershocks, buildings are torn and systems collapsed. There is also an urgency to support and help the relief work. In view of this, Savills has raised funds from staff stationed at Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. It collected strong responses with about RMB1.9 Million, that has been totally donated to China Red Cross & World Vision Hong Kong respectively.

Randall Hall, CEO of Savills China and other board members announced to donate RMB300,000 in the name of Savills China. Also, emails were sent to 3,000 Savills staff in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Dalian, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Chongqing and Taiwan, urging them to show their compassion by donating generously to disaster victims and their families

"Our hearts go out to those who have been affected by this disaster," said Mr. Hall. "On behalf of Savills, we would like to give our deepest compassion to the families of the victims and our sincere respect to the military and medical personnel who are striving at very frontier. The rebuilding process will take a long time, but Savills is fully committed to offering further possible assistance to the affected areas."

Robert McKellar, CEO of Savills Asia Pacific said: "Savills Group fully supports this campaign. All Savills staff responded immediately with donations flooding in. The support from all staff and the Group is highly appreciated, and we will continue to demonstrate the group's caring culture by giving a helping hand to those in need."

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Editor's Notes:

Savills

Savills is a leading global real estate service provider listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company, established in 1855, has a rich heritage with unrivalled growth. It is a company that leads rather than follows and now has over 200 offices and associates throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.

A unique combination of sector knowledge and entrepreneurial flair gives clients access to real estate expertise of the highest calibre.  We are regarded as an innovative thinking organisation backed up with excellent negotiating skills.  Savills chooses to focus on a defined set of clients, therefore offering a premium service to organisations and individuals with whom we share a common goal.  Savills is synonymous with a high quality service offering and a premium brand, takes a long term view to real estate and invests in strategic relationships.