Annual Report 2005
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Significant Activities in the Year 2005 In the year 2005, the Company organised significant activities as follows: Thai Children’s Day with the Metro The Company held activities for the 2005 National Children’s Day on Friday, 7 January 2005 and Saturday, 8 January 2005, at the open area in front of Fortune Town Building, around Gate 1 of Phra Ram 9 Station, with various performances on stage, questionnaires, recreational activities and informative session in relation to the safety of using the metro service.
Wedding Bells Ringing on the Valentine’s Day 2005 On the occasion of the love festival, the Company organised a marriage registration event on Monday, 14 February 2005, in the Northern Concourse Level of Bang Sue Station, with the Bang Sue District Officers as registrars. The first 200 couples participating in the registration event received souvenirs from various agencies, ticket packages as a gift. A wide range of agencies participating in this event include Krungthai AXA Life Insurance Co., Ltd. and the Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University. There were 399 interested couples participating in this marriage registration event.
Elders on the Metro The Company in collaboration with the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) held an activity for the National Elderly Day on 14 April 2005, by arranging for 80 elders from the Vasanawet Homes for the Aged, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, to take a free trial commute on the metro and to use facilities in the stations, traveling from Hua Lamphong Station to Lat Phrao Station. The elders were impressed by the reception and services provided by the Company’s staff, and felt confident in the safety of using the metro service. As for those who missed the trip on board, the Company also organised a Thai traditional event at the Vasanawet Homes for the Aged, namely, Rod Nam Dam Hua (pouring water on elders’ palms to pay respect) and gave souvenirs.
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