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"Leader Of The Year 2010" in Motion
Sing Tao News Corporation has been organizing the notable "Leader of the Year" as a significant annual event in Hong Kong since 1994 to recognize the contribution of leaders in various sectors. This year, the judging panel comprises prominent figures including Mr. Rafael Hui Si-yan, Mr. Chan Wing-kee, Mr. Philip Chen Nan-lok, Dr. Raymond Ch'ien, Dr. Choi Yuen-wan, Mr. Andrew Leung, Dr. Norman Leung Nai-pang and Prof. Arthur Li Kwok-cheung. The award presentation ceremony will be held on March 31, 2011 and Sing Tao Daily, The Standard and Headline Daily will provide comprehensive coverage of the event. For more information, please visit: www.loty.singtao.com. |
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"The 26th Sing Tao Inter-School Debating Competition" Draws Great Interest
"The 26th Sing Tao Inter-School Debating Competition", jointly organized by Sing Tao Daily, The Standard and the Education Bureau, and sponsored by the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research and Centaline Property Agency Limited, has got started. This year, the number of participating teams has reached another record high, including 124 schools in the Chinese section and 56 schools in the English section. The competition has commenced in November and will continue on for six months.
To encourage active participation from students and the public and to create more learning opportunities, the competition will present the "Most Improved School Award" and "Best Motion Award". An education seminar will be held in January 2011 to provide a forum for sharing debating skills and experience. Highlights of the competition will be featured in Sing Tao Daily's Education Section, The Student Standard and the event's website: www.singtao.com/debate. |
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Sing Tao Daily Offers High Quality Guidebooks
Sing Tao Daily's high quality guidebooks have always been sought after by readers. The popular "Hong Kong Stock Directory 2010-2011 " was published in October, providing 1,500 pages of information on nearly 1,200 Main Board listed companies and commentary from Anthony Bolton, a stock market veteran. The yearly property guidebook "Luxury Property" was published in November and received overwhelming response as home buyers, industry players and advertisers snapped up the book for its exquisite layout and informative content. In addition, the Sunday cookbooks have become a hit, with Joanne Poon's inspirational recipes being offered for 10 consecutive weeks from October to December. Please visit www.singtao.com to learn more about Sing Tao Daily's guidebooks.
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Headline Daily Reaches New Heights
Headline Daily, Hong Kong's no. 1 free newspaper, reached a new record of 1,653,000 readership, according to Synovate Media Atlas Survey (2009 Q4 to 2010 Q3), ahead of any other newspaper in Hong Kong. In addition to being distributed at selected East Rail stations, copies of Headline Daily also became available at all West Rail and Ma On Shan Rail stations starting from October. The iPad HD flip page version of Headline Daily has always been on the top list of iPad local newspaper application downloads. With the launch of Headline Daily's Sunday electronic edition, the flip page version has been enhanced with video and photo feature to provide more comprehensive reading and diversified advertising options. |
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Headline Daily and Sing Tao Daily Tops iPhone Apps
As the mobile platform develops into an effective information and advertising medium, Headline Daily was one of the earliest to launch its first iPhone application a year ago, with over 320,000 downloads to date and monthly page views have exceeded 100,000, making it one of the top free news iPhone app. Advertisers have also responded well to Headline Daily's iPhone edition. In October, Sing Tao Daily's iPhone app was also launched; over 100,000 downloads was recorded in less than a month and the number continues to grow. |
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Smart Parents' Circulation Hits Record
Launched by Sing Tao Daily in March, Smart Parents has become a must-read for many parents. According to HKABC, average circulation per issue in July to September has reached 74,744 copies, an 18% increase when compared with May to July. Starting from December, readers are invited to become members, who will be entitled to special privileges including priority for redemption of Smart Parents. In November, Smart Parents organized the "Auntie Mok Oral English Teaching Seminar" which attracted a full house. Visit the facebook page of Smart Parents for latest news and event highlights: www.facebook.com/smartparentshk. |
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Sing Tao Overseas at a Glance
Sing Tao Daily’s San Francisco Office organized "Sing Tao Expo 2010". 180 exhibitors from various business sectors showcased their products. Over 30,000 participants enjoyed the discounts, giveaways and food samples and took the opportunity to shop. Sing Tao Daily’s New York Office held "The 7th Annual Dragon Boat Festival Photo Contest Award". Winners were selected by Richard E. Drew, senior photojournalist of Associate Press and Mizue Aizeki, celebrated freelance photographer. The awarded pieces were later published by Sing Tao Daily's New York Office to share with readers. |
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The Standard Hosts Entertainment and Charity Activities
In this final quarter, The Standard organized various exclusive promotions again for its readers and members. Riding on the launch of iPad free English news application in August, The Standard has rolled out an online competition to invite readers' registration for an opportunity to win the iPad and accessories. The competition has received overwhelming responses. The Standard brought to readers several movie ticket redemption programmes including "Wall Street: money never sleeps", "Unstoppable" and "Skyline" to give away free tickets to its readers. Meanwhile, The Standard has also launched the guidebook redemption programme of "Serviced Suites Special Edition 2010" and "Business Services Special Edition 2010", the specially prepared books with the most accurate and updated information in Hong Kong, Macau, as well as China, for its professional and loyal readers.
Apart from this, The Standard, for its fifth year, again served as an official media sponsor for the "2010 Sedan Chair Race & Bazaar", co-organized with Matilda International Hospital. The Standard made an effort to give back to the society with its charity sales booth at the event. |
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PC Market Holds "Biz.IT Excellence" and the 900th Issue Celebration Programme
PC Market presented the 2nd "Biz.IT Excellence" to pay tribute to the enterprises for the best practices in business IT applications and the continuous development in innovative Internet and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions across different industries. The award was open for enterprises and government departments' application since April. After a rigorous judging process by seven judges, 17 winners were recognized for the category of "IT Solution Excellence" and 3 winners for the category of "IT Case Excellence". The Award Presentation Ceremony was held on October 18. For winners' list and highlights of the event, please visit www.pcmarket.com.hk/bizitexcellence.
To celebrate PC Market's 900th issue on October 26 and its 17th anniversary, a programme themed "IT's Living" was rolled out, to highlight PC Market's continuous endeavour in enhancing readers' living quality with the use of IT products. The celebration activities included photography competition, online bidding and sharing of smart tips in using IT products. Please visit http://www.pcmarket.com.hk/900/ for more details. |
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CAZ Buyer Launches "My Favourite Second-hand Cars & Services Awards 2010"
CAZ Buyer hosts the 2nd "My Favourite Second-hand Cars and Services Award" to promote the development of the local second-hand car market and to recognise the performance of the outstanding products and services. CAZ Buyer's editorial team has selected nominees for 17 respective categories for public voting. The winners' list will be published on Decemeber 31 in CAZ Buyer and on the event's website: www.cazbuyer.com/awards.
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East TOUCH Presents "TOUCH Brands & TOUCH Icon Awards" and iPhone Application
The 6th "TOUCH Brands and TOUCH Icon Award Presentation" organized by East TOUCH was held on November 29. The award credited distinguished brands and outstanding local icons, and acknowledged their effort in promoting the industry over the year. "TOUCH Brands" were selected by the editorial team of East TOUCH among categories such as fashion and accessories, food and beverages, digital products, cosmetics/ skincare/ personal care products, lifestyle and communications. "TOUCH Icons", also selected by the editorial team, awarded trendy individuals including singers, models, designers, illustrators and DJs. For details, please visit
www.easttouch.com.hk/touchbrands.
Besides, as the icon of local trends, East TOUCH has already launched its iPhone application, providing first hand news on fashion and trendy products tailored for youngsters. The East TOUCH application ranked no. 1 on the Top Free Application download on its first day of launch in October. |
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"JET ICON" Award Presentation and JET 100th Issue Celebration
This year, JET presented the "JET ICON" award again to eight icons for their outstanding accomplishments in different aspects. Winners included Shawn Yue, Ivanna Wong, Janice, RubberBand, Chiu Tsang Hei, Hanjin Tan, SK Lam and Derek Kwok. JET also celebrated its 100th issue during the occasion.
To share this memorial moment with readers, a special passport holder designed by famous illustrators Siu Huk and Ah Tak was given away with JET December Issue. JET also launched its website www.jet-magazine.com in November to provide readers with instant lifestyle and cultural infotainment news. |
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HeadlineJobs Releases Latest Quality Workplace Index
The "HeadlineJobs Quality Workplace Index" survey was introduced in 2008 in collaboration with the Public Opinion Programme of the University of Hong Kong. 1,016 employees participated in the survey in the second half of 2010. Results showed that job satisfaction among the post-80's generation was the lowest across all age groups and that they had a rather high intention to change jobs. They ranked "recognition from the management", "salary" and "career advancement opportunity" as the most significant reasons that influenced job satisfaction. |
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JobMarket Organizes "JobMarket Recruitment Fair"
Hiring intention of local enterprises continued to rise, particularly in construction, finance and retail sectors. In view of this, JobMarket organized the "JobMarket Recruitment Fair" on September 16 at YMCA of Hong Kong in Tsim Sha Tsui. More than 2,000 frontline vacancies were provided by over 20 enterprises. Some enterprises conducted interviews on site. Besides, talks on successful sales and marketing strategy were also held. Guest speakers included Ms. Cheung Wai Tsz, renowned corporate trainer and TV programme host, Mr. Jonathan Sin, an active participant in the new media field and Mr. Louie Chow, founder of T-Man Development Centre. |
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