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Sing Tao Daily Tops
Hong Kong's Newspapers in the Sing Tao Daily has always been recognized as a quality newspaper
in the market. Further to the 9 awards achieved earlier in the "Hong
Kong News Awards 2004", Sing Tao Daily won 7 more prizes in
the "Consumer Rights Reporting Awards 2005" organized
by the Consumer Council and the "Focus at the Frontline 2004" organized
by the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association. Among the 16
prizes collected at these three reputable contests, 6 were champion
awards rendering Sing Tao Daily as the biggest winner in the
industry. This achievement has further confirmed Sing Tao Daily's
position as a high quality newspaper.
The "Focus at the Frontline 2004" won by Sing Tao Daily:
The
20th Sing Tao Inter-School Debating Competition The 20th Sing Tao Inter-School Debating Competition, jointly organized by Sing Tao Daily, The Standard and the Education and Manpower Bureau, was held on May 2 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium. A well-recognized annual event in the academic sector, the competition this year was attended by over 2,000 students, teachers and parents. The number of enrollment saw a record high with a total of 170 competing teams. After 110 sessions of competition over five months, Diocesans Boys' School and St Joseph's College won the championship title in the Chinese and English section, respectively. The event was officiated by Mrs. Fanny Law, Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower, who presented the awards to the champions and the 1st runner-ups. The Panel of Judges comprised leading figures from the academic, media and legal sectors, including Ms. Audrey Eu, Legislative Councillor; Mr. Alan Leong, Legislative Councillor; Mr. Ngor Ma, Assistant Professor of the Division of Social Science, HKUST; media veteran Ms. Claudia Mo; and Mr. Siu Sai Wo, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Editor of Sing Tao Daily. In addition, a set of VCDs featuring the highlights of the competition,
speeches by the Guest of Honor and Panel of Judges, together with
exclusive guest interviews was made available for redemption, which
was met with great success. Sing Tao Daily Keeps on Offering Quality Supplements
Sing Tao Daily's supplements have always been highly regarded by our readers and advertisers. In April, Sing Tao Daily launched the "First & Second Hand Property Guide" to offer our readers useful information in making their property investment decisions. In addition, to celebrate the 1st anniversary of "Investment Weekly" in early May, Sing Tao Daily offered a free supplement "Smart Investors", featuring 28 financial, business and property elites, who shared their investment experience in this glossy booklet. In early June, Sing Tao Daily also published the "News Teaching Kits", which was first-of-its-kind in Hong Kong, using news reports as a teaching tool for general education. The "News Teaching Kits" redemption program was widely popular and well received by the school segment. The Standard Scoops Nine Awards at SOPA
This year, The Standard won more awards for editorial excellence
from the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) than any other
local English-language publication.
"This is a tremendous honor and a reward for all of our hard work over the last year," said Mark Clifford, the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Standard. "We have a great staff that work very hard to make a good
newspaper," said Clifford. "These awards belong to all
of them." Weekend Standard's New Magazine Format Beefs Up Content and Design
Weekend Standard launched an enlarged and enhanced weekend magazine on May 7. The eye-catching magazine, which is included as an insert in the weekend edition of the paper, includes all the favorite Weekend Standard sections – Spectrum, Lifestyle and Review, plus an enriched Seven Days listing guide. The premier Spectrum section looks into the issues and personalities behind the news. Weekend Lifestyle covers travel, food, fashion, health, and technology and offers our own Reese Deveaux on the "Cutting Edge'' of Hong Kong cuisine. Weekend Review focuses on the latest trends in film, theatre, music and literature plus CD, DVD and book reviews. The enlarged Seven Days guide covers TV, movies, galleries, music events and more, giving readers a one-stop roadmap to leisure-time for the coming week. "The new look Weekend Standard is a simple and elegant magazine," said Paul Goddard, the editor of the Weekend Standard. "We want to give readers more value for money, more lifestyle and entertainment pages, together with in-depth stories that matter in Hong Kong, Asia and the rest of the world." The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Standard Mark Clifford
said, "The new look and feel of the Weekend Standard will
give readers more reasons to enjoy the paper and it also allows
advertisers to showcase their products and brands in a sophisticated,
stylish environment." The Standard Rolls out a Series of New Initiatives The Standard published the "Property Standard" on May 20, which is included as an insert in the main paper on every Friday. It covers comprehensive articles on the latest property market information in Hong Kong as well as featuring China and overseas properties and new residential projects. Following the tremendous success of the "Hong Kong IPO Guide 2004", The Standard's editorial team has published the "Macau Review" on April 25, which focuses on the facts and figures of Macau's recent growth, economic and investment potential. The Review was well received by our readers and advertisers. In addition, The Standard formed a partnership with the American
Women's Association (AWA) of Hong Kong in May 2005, whereby the
non-profit, charitable organization will subscribe the newspaper
for its 700 members in Hong Kong. At the same time, The Standard
will support AWA's initiatives in helping Hong Kong charities. East Week Hosts "Quality Living Award Hong Kong 2005"
East Week held the "Quality Living Award Hong Kong 2005" on May 24 to pay tribute to the service and product providers who have contributed to enhancing Hong Kong's "quality living". The awardees were voted by "Quality Living Award HK" Award Committee and the public, covering 25 awards from 3 categories, namely "Happy Time with Family", "Share of Friendship" and "Self Enjoyment". In addition, 3 honorable awards were also presented during the award ceremony including "Hall of Fame Award", "China Free Walkers' Choice Award" and "Centaline Highest Vote Award". Winners of "Quality Living Award Hong Kong 2005":
JET Elects "JET ICONS" as Hong Kong's Trend Setters
JET has always been devoted to promote local creative
culture and has organized the "JET ICON" award in March.
To pay tribute to their unique senses in fashion style, trendy
sense, lifestyle and creativity, Denise Ho, Edmond Leung, Karena
Lam, Wyman Wong, Candy Lo and Rick Chin were selected as "2005
JET ICONS" . Their continuous effort in driving local creative
culture was also highly acclaimed by JET and all trendies. The "JET
ICON" award presentation ceremony held on March 23 was well
attended by many special guests from various sectors and representatives
of key brands.
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JobMarket Partners with Microsoft to
JobMarket partnered with Microsoft to host the "Maximizing Enterprise's Operation Efficiency Workshop" on 23 March and invited many small and medium enterprises to attend the workshop. In the workshop, Mr. Marty So, General Manager of JobMarket Publishing Limited, discussed the challenges faced by small and medium enterprises in Hong Kong, in particular the increasingly popular online recruitment services and the operational efficiency it brings to the enterprises. Microsoft's professional consultant also demonstrated the use of Windows 2003 to help SMEs' management to improve working efficiency. The attendees participated actively and exchanged many ideas with the speakers. JobMarket Presents Best Stories Awards to the High School Career Planning Composition Competition
JobMarket has been a long standing collaborative partner with The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG) to help youngsters identifying their career objectives. At the "Fight for Your Future" - Career Planning Composition Competition organized by HKFYG, JobMarket acted as the exclusive media sponsor. Ms. Fanny Chan, Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of JobMarket, was invited as one of the panel judges and award presenters. There were a total of over 200 entries from 35 secondary schools
in the competition. At the award presentation ceremony held at
the Hong Kong Science Museum on 19 March, Ms. Chan shared her own
career development path with the students adopting the theme from
one of the winning essays of a Form 4 student. She further sheds
light on the importance of getting into career planning early and
encourages student to get engaged in continuous learning at this
age of knowledge economy. In addition, together with three other
award presenters - Mr. Hung Chung Yam, former HK Champion cyclist,
now District Director of AIA (Bermuda) Limited, Dr. Stanley Chau,
Doctor of M
Sing Tao Daily's New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles Bureaus held a number of events to celebrate Mother's Day with readers. New York and San Francisco Bureaus organized "Mother's Day Drawing Competition" and "Mother's Day Card Design Contest" respectively, where children expressed their thanks to mothers through paintings and hand-made cards. On the other hand, Los Angeles Bureau hosted the "2005 Mother's Day Party" and arranged Miss Sing Tao to present flowers, leaving all mothers with a memorable night.
Sing
Tao News Corporation Sing Tao News Corporation Limited announced its annual results on 26 April 2005. Overall, the Group's Media Ownership and Services Business, benefited from the recovery in the local economy and achieved satisfactory results for the year. In 2004, Sing Tao Daily recorded a significant growth in circulation and readership. Our dedication to editorial excellence has won the paper a number of major and important media awards. The Group's magazine publishing business also saw considerable improvements in its results, thanks to a full year contribution by East Week which was above expectations. Overall, the Group's Media operations saw an increase in revenue by approximately 17% as compared with 2003. However, higher newsprint prices, increased paper consumption and investments in the business had resulted in a lower operating profit.
New
Senior Management and In April, with the departure of Mr. Wong Wai Ming, Mr. Lo Wing Hung was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Group. Mr. Lo was the CEO of the Newspaper Group and a veteran in the newspaper business with extensive experience in the media industry. Together with the appointment of Mr. Louis Lau as Chief Financial Officer of the Group in May, the strengthened management team will take the Group forward in further building up its media business. In addition, the Board of Sing Tao News Corporation has been joined by Mr. Lee Cho Jat and Mr. Louis Lau. Mr. Lee has been appointed as an independent non executive director and a member of the Audit Committee with effect from May 27, 2005.
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The Standard launched the "Monday Money" on May 9,
which is published on every Monday and showcases in-depth stories
and analysis covering business and finance in Hong Kong and Mainland
China. "Monday Money" encompasses everything from individual
company's strategies and profiles of key decision-makers to trends
in corporate finance, trade and investment.
decins
Sans Fronti
res and Mr. Albert Ng, The Winner of Business Start
Up Awards of LiveWIRE 2004, a fruitful discussion on career planning
was held at the end and created the high-light of the event. The
response was overwhelming and interactive discussions were conducted
in a lively and casual atmosphere.
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《星島日報》的優質報章地位，向來備受認同，繼在「2004年香港最佳新聞獎」中勇奪九個獎項後，《星島日報》在由消費者委員會舉辦之「消費權益新聞報道獎2005」及香港攝影記者協會舉辦之《前線．焦點2004》新聞攝影比賽中，又榮獲七個獎項。總括而言，於今年的三大新聞獎中，《星島日報》橫掃6項冠軍，共奪16項大獎，成績為同業之冠。此成績進一步肯定《星島日報》的優質報章地位。 《星島日報》於「消費權益新聞報道獎2005」所獲獎項：
《星島日報》於《前線．焦點2004》新聞攝影比賽所獲獎項：
由《星島日報》、《英文虎報》及教育統籌局合辦的「星島第二十屆全港校際辯論比賽」總決賽，已於5月2日假灣仔伊利沙伯體育館舉行，當日出席的老師、家長及學生逾2,000人，場面盛大。此項比賽已成為學術界的年度盛事，而今屆更有近170隊辯論隊報名，打破歷屆紀錄。經過5個月來共110場激戰，結果拔萃男書院及聖若瑟書院分別膺中、英文組冠軍。 教統局常任秘書長羅范椒芬女士除了擔任總決賽的主禮嘉賓，鼓勵在場師生之外，更頒發冠、亞軍獎項。同時，多位教育界、文化界及法律界知名人士亦應邀擔任評判，包括：立法會議員余若薇女士、立法會議員梁家傑先生、香港科技大學社會科學部助理教授馬嶽先生、資深傳媒工作者毛孟靜女士及《星島日報》行政總裁兼總編輯蕭世和先生等。 此外，《星島日報》更將總決賽賽事、主禮嘉賓致辭、評判評講及嘉賓獨家專訪等片段，精心製作了一套珍藏版雙碟VCD，並於推出後掀起換購熱潮。
《星島日報》附送的優質天書，一向是中產讀者及廣告商的追捧目標。在4月份，《星島日報》把握樓市升溫良機，出版《一二手樓天書攻略》助讀者智選優質樓盤。而為慶祝《星島投資王》創刊一周年，《星島日報》亦於5月份隨報附奉精裝版投資天書《名人投資實錄》，輯錄了28位股經界、商界及地產界猛人的理財及創富智慧，口碑載道。而剛於6月初推出的《時事教材精華錄》，乃全港首本新聞教材，其優質全面的通識內容好評如潮，並於短短數天內換罄。
於「亞洲出版人協會」(SOPA) 所舉辦的「2005年亞洲傑出編輯獎」 《英文虎報》所獲獎項：
《英文虎報》的出版人及總編輯祈福德說：「今次的佳績肯定了我們過去一年所作出的努力。」 祈福德又說：「《英文虎報》擁有一支傑出的團隊，所有員工為辦一份優質報章共同努力，今次獲得的獎項亦應屬於他們。」
《周末虎報》由5月7日開始，推出加大的周末雜誌，內容更為全面。全新周末雜誌隨《周末虎報》附送，內容包含最受歡迎的《周末虎報》內容 ─ Spectrum、Lifestyle、Review及更豐富的Seven Days。 Spectrum版追蹤新聞背後的故事與爭議；周末Lifestyle則介紹各種旅遊、飲食、時裝、健康與科技資訊，更有Reese Deveaux介紹最出色的香港美食；周末Review則提供電影、戲劇、音樂及文學的潮流情報，還有CD、DVD及書藉的重點品評；而加大的Seven Days內容覆蓋電視節目、電影、畫展及音樂盛事等等，是讀者計劃未來一周的消閒活動之一站式指南。 《周末虎報》的編輯Paul Goddard說：「全新的《周末虎報》是一本簡單而又具格調的雜誌。我們希望為讀者提供更多生活品味和娛樂的內容，以及深入發掘更多有關香港、亞洲及世界大事的專題故事，務求令讀者感到物超所值。」 《英文虎報》的社長兼總編輯祈福德說：「《周末虎報》的嶄新面貌與感覺為讀者閱讀時增添享受，而廣告商亦能在更優雅時尚的地方展示他們的商品及品牌。」
《英文虎報》亦於5月20日開始隨周五附送《Property Standard》，除為讀者搜羅香港最新、最詳盡的地產資訊之外，更加插內地及海外的地產新聞以及新樓盤的消息。 繼《2004香港新股指南》獲得各界好評之後，《英文虎報》的編採部再接再厲，於4月25日出版《Macau Review》，提供有關澳門的近期發展、經濟以及投資可行性的資訊與數據。該刊物甫推出即大受讀者及廣告商歡迎。 此外，《英文虎報》於5月與「香港美國婦女會」成為合作伙伴。該非牟利的慈善機構會為其700名香港會員訂閱《英文虎報》，而《英文虎報》亦同時支持「香港美國婦女會」所舉辦之慈善活動。
《東周刊》於5月24日舉辦了「香港好生活大獎2005」以表揚一直為大眾締造「好生活」而作出貢獻之服務及產品商。是次得獎名單經由評審委員會及公眾投票選出，獎項分為三大類別，分別是「家添歡樂時光」、「友情共享」及「自我享受」，共25個獎項。 此外，頒獎禮當日亦同時頒發3個特別表揚大獎，分別是「殿堂級大獎」、「自由行之選大獎」及獲讀者投票最高票數之「家添原動力大獎」。 「香港好生活大獎2005」得獎名單：
一直致力推動本地創作文化的《JET》，於本年3月特別舉辦了「JET ICON」選舉，選出了何韻詩、梁漢文、林嘉欣、黃偉文、盧巧音及Rick
Chin成為「2005 JET ICON」。他們在衣著打扮、潮流觸覺、
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《PCM電腦廣場》於5月首辦了香港電腦科技界首個「超級電腦王」挑戰賽，考驗電腦迷的電腦及數碼產品知識與應用技能。是次挑戰賽旨在推動本港電腦及數碼科技熱潮，並鼓勵讀者在日新月異的資訊科技世界中不斷自我求進 另外，為答謝讀者一直以來的支持，《PCM電腦廣場》由4月底開始推出一項名為 「PCMon$y」的長期推廣計劃以回饋讀者。每期《PCM電腦廣場》均會刊載面額不同的「PCMon$y」，讀者可利用「PCMon$y」尊享一系列獨家優惠，包括競投最新的I.T.數碼產品、以優惠價換購限量禮品及參加不同類型的工作坊等。「PCMon$y」不設到期日，讀者可儲起每期的「PCMon$y」留待日後使用。 「PCMon$y」大激賞第一浪已推出5部Sony PSP Value Pack予讀者競投，反應十分熱烈，共吸引過千名讀者出價競投。而《PCM電腦廣場》日後將會不斷搜羅及發掘更多I.T.數碼產品供讀者競投或以優惠價換購。
「星島出版」在今年第二季共推出24本新書，包括《時事冷知識》、《下一站首爾》、《晉身英國名校全攻略》等。由於市場反應熱烈，部份書籍出版短短數月，已需要立即加印來滿足市場需求。至於「星島出版」皇牌書籍之一的《新世代家長教育系列 — 鼓勵孩子100金句》，自2003年出版以來，至今已推出第八版，暢銷程度有目共睹。 為進一步鞏固「星島出版」親子叢書的領導地位及拉闊在社區教育的接觸層面，「星島出版 「香港書展2005」將於7月20日至25日假香港會議展覽中心舉行。為配合香港書展鼓勵閱讀風氣的宗旨，香港藝術發展局與香港貿易發展局攜手舉辦「讀書隨筆寫作比賽」，藉此提升學生對閱讀和寫作的興趣與能力，而「星島出版」的《富小孩訓練手冊》被挑選入圍是次活動的其中一本寫作比賽(初中組)書目。 另外，由6月8日起，《星島日報》語文版將每週轉載一則「星島出版」的《錯別字互動遊戲
《JobMarket求職廣場》與Microsoft攜手提升客戶營運效益
《JobMarket求職廣場》與Microsoft於3月23日攜手舉辦了一次「全面提升企業營運效益」工作坊，並邀請了多位中小企業管理層參加。在當日的工作坊上，《JobMarket求職廣場》總經理蘇純斌先生先為在場人士簡介現今香港中小企所面對的挑戰，特別提及日漸普及的網上求職和招聘服務，並剖析此廣告管道的特色及其營運效益。而Microsoft的專業顧問則示範怎樣以辦公室常用的Windows 2003幫助管理層提升工作效率。此外，各參與人士均極為投入，在問答環節中提出了多個問題，與在場專家交流討論。
《JobMarket求職廣場》一直以來與香港青 「打拼我未來」徵文比賽吸引了35 間中學參
星島日報紐約、三藩市及洛杉磯分社各舉行活動與讀者一同慶祝母親節。紐約及三藩市分社分別舉辦了「母親節兒童繪畫比賽」及「母親節卡設計比賽」，以溫情洋溢的畫作及自製節日卡送予母親們最真切的感激。而洛杉磯分社則舉辦了「2005獻給媽媽的愛
－ 母親節晚會
星島新聞集團有限公司於今年4月26日公佈其2004年年度業績。總體而言，受惠於本港經濟復甦，本集團之媒體出版與服務業務於本年度取得令人滿意的業績。於2004年，《星島日報》在發行量及讀者人數兩方面均錄得強勁增長。編採人員對編輯工作之投入與熱誠，使《星島日報》嬴得多項重要的媒體大獎。而本集團之雜誌出版業務進展理想，這有賴於《東周刊》本年度全年為本集團貢獻業績，表現超越預期。總括而言，本集團的媒體業務之收入較2003年增加約17%；但由於報紙紙張價格持續攀升、紙張消耗量增加以及於業務投放資源，導致本年度經營溢利下降。
於4月，隨著黃偉明先生的離任，盧永雄先生被委任為集團行政總裁，彼曾為報業集團行政總裁，並在傳媒界積累豐富經驗，為知名的報業從業員；加上劉仲文先生於5月加入本集團擔任首席財務總監，進一步強化了本集團的管理團隊，新管理團隊將帶領集團繼續積極開拓媒體業務。 此外，李祖澤先生及劉仲文先生已加入星島新聞集團之董事會。李先生被委任為獨立非執行董事及審計委員會成員，並於2005年5月27日正式生效。
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