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13th
Issue Mar 2006
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A New Generation of Leaders Will be Honoured on March 28
The "Leader of the Year 2005" Award Presentation Ceremony will
be officiated by The Honorable Sir Donald Tsang, Chief Executive
of HKSAR, who together with our distinguished guests will celebrate
the "birth" of this year's leaders on March 28. The panel of judges
comprise Mr. Norman Chan, Mr. Chan Wing Kee, Mr. Philip Chen, Dr.
Raymond Ch'ien, Dr. Choi Yuen Wan, Mr. Chu Pui Hing, Dr. Alice Lam,
Hon. Andrew Leung and Professor Arthur Li. Watch out for detailed
coverage of this important event in Sing Tao Daily, The Standard
and Headline Daily on March 29! Headline Daily Becomes Hong Kong's No. 1 Free Newspaper
Sing Tao Daily and The Standard Reaps 11 Awards at the "Hong Kong News Awards 2005"
The Standard also picked up four honors in this year's Hong Kong
News Awards, including the top two awards for Business News Writing
(English). Wong Ka-chun's article "From a bang to a whisper" took
top honors in the Business News Writing (English), with Daniel Hilken's
"New York shy" named 1st runner-up. Rose Tang's "One day at a time"
took 2nd runner-up for Best News Writing (English), while Graham
Jenkins was named second runner-up for Best Headline (English) with
"Cowgirl finds room to moo-ve". PC Market Hosts the 2nd "Best of I.T. Award"
East Week and East TOUCH Roll Out a Series of Events
East TOUCH has invited the world famous design house in Japan, GROOVISIONS, to exhibit at Hong Kong Arts Centre in April 4-23. This will be the first Asian exhibition for GROOVISIONS outside Japan, where collections that have never been made public will be displayed and limited edition merchandise will be on sale. During the Lunar New Year, Jan Lamb and Eric Kot of Soft Hard Kids cooperated with McDonald's to design red packets for East TOUCH readers. The red packet redemption programme was widely popular with overwhelming response. In early March, East TOUCH joined hands with McDonald's again to launch a promotion programme "Asian flavors too irresistible for Jack", offering exclusive privileges to its readers. East TOUCH will continue to work with other parties and offer benefits to its readers in the future.
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Sing Tao Publishing Latest Quality Titles and Marketing Activity
To further reinforce its philosophy, "Reading is Living", Sing Tao Publishing enriched its best-selling series by offering a range of new book titles in the Parenting, Disney Storybooks and Travel Series to meet readers different needs. For more details, please visit: www.singtaobooks.com. In conjunction with the 18th FIFA World Cup, Sing Tao Publishing published "World Cup Do you know?" in January, introducing World Cup history and information to readers. In addition, Sing Tao Publishing also launched "Against Avian Flu" in response to readers' concern on the disease. The 1st "Young Entrepreneur Awards - Proposals Writing Competition"
was organized by Sing Tao Publishing, and sponsored by Metro Sham
Shui with support from RTHK, TeenPower, Young Entrepreneurs Development
Council, PC Market, Hong Kong Business Intermediary Co. and Joyce
Boutique Holdings Ltd. The competition was held earlier this year,
and seeks to inspire the young generation to bring out their creativity
in setting up their own business. Winners have been selected in
the categories of Computer Products, Fashion/Accessories and Digital
Products, and were awarded a one year rent-free tenancy contract.
A-Performers.com Participates in Careers Fair Organized by the Alumni of the 3 Top UK Universities
The Careers Fair 2006, jointly organized by the Imperial, Oxford and Cambridge Alumni Societies of Hong Kong, was held at British Council Hong Kong on 20 December 2005. This annual event has entered its fourth successful year. Being invited by the organizer, A-Performers.com joined the event as an exclusive media sponsor. Top-notch employers in Hong Kong such as Ernst & Young, Watson Wyatt, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited, HSBC and Manulife (International) Limited participated in the fair, providing the graduates and alumni with a wide range of openings and internship with promising career prospects. Ms. Fanny Chan, CEO of A-Performers.com, was invited as one of the keynote guest speakers. In her speech delivered during the fair, "Preparing Yourself to Face the Competition with Graduates of Booming Economics", Ms. Chan offered valuable advice to graduates to enhance their competitiveness under the globalized economy. The fair was well attended and attracted over 250 participants.
A-Performers.com Well-received by the Participants of CPA Australia Annual Career Market Day
The Hong Kong and China Division of CPA Australia hosted its annual Career Market Day on January 21 in Conrad Hong Kong, attracting over 500 graduates and young professionals to explore current employment opportunities and trends in the public practice sector. Exhibitors included Baker Tilly, BDO McCabe Lo Limited, Deloitte, Ernest & Young, Grant Thornton, Horwath, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Moores Rowland Mazars, and RSM Nelson Wheeler. A-Performers.com, being one of the exhibitors in the event, was well-received by the participants.
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According
to the Hong Kong Audit Bureau of Circulations, Headline Daily's
circulation reaches 527,705 per day and is Hong Kong's No.1 Free
Newspaper in terms of circulation as well as distribution network.
Headline Daily keeps strengthening the content by providing exclusive
news reporting as well as a comprehensive Features section for readers'
infotainment needs.
Express
Post, the only free weekend newspaper distributes at MTR
stations every Saturday morning, has been well-received
for its comprehensive news, leisure and lifestyle content.
It also carries the Paramen PHD cartoon on an exclusive
basis. In fitting with the lifestyle of Hong Kong people,
Express Post is also distributed in the afternoon at Causeway
Bay, Wan Chai, Tai Koo, Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon Tong
MTR stations. The "Variety Show for Chinese New Year Promotion",
featuring Paramen PHD drew excellent response from readers.
In
strengthening Sing Tao Daily's market position, a series of
marketing events have been carried out. In conjunction with
an enhancement of the Features Section to include more fashion,
watches, cars and trend updates information, the "Spring /
Summer Fashion Magazine" will be offered for free together
with Sing Tao Daily on March 30. 
During
the recent WTO ministerial meeting held in Hong Kong, The
Standard chartered a traditional junk to cruise outside the
Convention Centre carrying the banner - "When will the poor
start getting richer?" printed on blue sails. The junk's sail
was part of The Standard's 2005 multimedia brand campaign,
based on the six questions every journalist should ask to
get the full story - Who, What, Where, Why, When and How.
With
quality and concise news reporting, Sing Tao Daily scooped major
awards in the "Hong Kong News Awards 2005" organized by the Newspaper
Society of Hong Kong. Apart from collecting the winner and 1st runner-up
in the Best News Reporting section, Sing Tao Daily also tops rivals
by snapping 4 awards in the category of Business News including
Best Business News Reporting and Best Business News Writing, and
the 1st runner-up in the Best Business News Reporting also marked
the first property article in winning the News Awards.
The
annual presentation gala of the "
East
Week organized "The Best Couple Award" to pay tribute to the celebrity
couples for their everlasting love towards their second half. The
award presentation was held together with the "Mass Wedding @ Cyberport"
on Valentine's Day, and the 5 awarded celebrity couples joined in
witnessing the romantic wedding ceremony of the hundred pairs of
couples.
East
Week revamped its content and layout in February. New features
were included covering the areas on medical, investment, etc,
while the column section has been further enhanced with a
number of newly joined columnists. 
Following
the overwhelming response of PC Market's "D.I.Y. Tool Book",
Sing Tao Magazine Group continues to offer quality publications
to its readers. East TOUCH launched the first-of-its-kinds
sneakers guidebook - "THE LEGENDS" in January, covering over
500 styles of sports shoes, introducing different brands as
well as classic sneakers. Furthermore, CAZ Buyer published
"New Motors Yearbook 2006" in February, showcasing the latest
car models and featuring classical brand stories.
