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Smart Parents Holds "HK Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools & Primary Schools Admission Expo"
The "1st HK Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools & Primary Schools Admission Expo", jointly held by Smart Parents, Sing Tao Daily and EDUplus.com.hk last year, was a success and attracted more than 20,000 visitors. This year, the Expo will take place on June 23 - 24 at Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre Star Hall. The exhibition will be enhanced to accommodate more than 80 participating units and will invite experienced individuals from the education sector to be the honorary guest speakers. Admission tickets are now available to the public for redemption. The event is again well supported by parents and the academia. For further details, please visit http://www.singtao.com.hk/2012expo1. |
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The "Sing Tao Inter-School Debating Competition" Drew to a Close
Co-organised by Sing Tao Daily, The Standard and the Education Bureau and sponsored by the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research as well as Centaline Property Agency Limited, the grand final of the "27th Sing Tao Inter-School Debating Competition" was successfully held on May 11 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium. Over 2,000 students, parents and the public attended the event. After sessions of vigorous debates, Pope Paul VI College and La Salle College won the championships of the Chinese Section and the English Section respectively.
The grand final was officiated by Mrs. Cherry Tse Ling Kit-ching (Permanent Secretary for Education). Dr. Poon Po Chiu (member of Standing Committee on Language Education and Research) and Ms. Sandia Lau (Director of Centaline Property Agency Limited) were guests of honours to present the awards. Other leading figures and elites from the society were also present to show support for the event. Prof. Ma Ngok (Associate Professor of the Department of Government & Public Administration at the Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Mr. Gilbert Mo Sik-keung (Deputy Law Draftsman, Bilingual Drafting & Administration of the Department of Justice) acted as commentators for the Chinese and English Sections respectively. Mr. Peter Broe (Project Officer of Secondary Native-Speaking English Teacher Section of the Education Bureau), Hon. Alan Leong (SC and Legislative Councilor), Ms. Ella Leung (Senior Instructor of the English Language Teaching Unit of the Chinese University of Hong Kong), Ms. Claudia Mo (Media Freelancer) and Dr. Poon Po Chiu were adjudicators in the grand final. To encourage students and the public to actively participate in this liberal studies learning event, the "Most Improved School Award" and "Best Motion Award" were offered again this year and presented during the grand final. For further reports on the event, please visit http://www.singtao.com/debate.
To help students with effective learning of liberal studies and prepare for the 334 academic structure, the "Debate and Liberal Studies 2012" DVD set has been made available, featuring the grand final of the Chinese and English Sections, commentaries from the guests of honours and adjudicators and highlights of the semi-finals. The DVD set and "11/12 Liberal Studies Teaching Kit" are offered for redemption to make the learning of debate, liberal studies and English more comprehensive.
"The 28th Sing Tao Inter-School Debating Competition" is about to commence. Sponsorship matters may be enquired at 2798-2537 or via email to debate@singtao.com
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Sing Tao Daily Brings More Privileges to Readers
Bundled with Sing Tao Daily, "Smart Guide" is given out for free every Friday. "Joyrides Summer Series" issued earlier provided readers with the latest food and dining information of different driving routes from north to south, east to west. A special game was also held, with a $160,000 Mazda2 car to be won.
From June 15, "Smart Guide" will publish "Outlying Islands Summer Series" for two consecutive weeks, and will offer tips on the best destinations for short vacation in "Short Trips Summer Series" in July and August.
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Headline Daily launches HD Flip-page Android App and Upgraded iPhone App
Headline Daily is the only free newspaper offering comprehensive daily information, with printed copies published from Monday to Saturday and an electronic version on Sunday and public holidays. In addition, it is available on most digital devices including iPhone, Nokia and Android smartphones and iPad, and its HD Flip-page Android app has been launched for tablets via Samsung Apps.
In addition, the newly upgraded iPhone app is designed with a colourful layout, friendlier use and enhanced downloading speed. The push notification function is newly added for readers to receive the latest news information and has won popularity.
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Sing Tao Overseas At a Glance
Sing Tao Daily's New York office won second place awards for "Best investigative/in-depth story" and "Best photo essay or online slideshow" at the annual journalism event "Ippies Journalism Awards 2012". As the Chinese-language media receiving the most awards, the professionalism of Sing Tao overseas is further recognized. In addition, the highest rated Taiwanese singing contest, "One Million Star Competition", held its preliminary contest in San Francisco. As the local leading Chinese media, Sing Tao Daily and Sing Tao Chinese Radio Station will collaborate to co-organize the event.
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Updates on The Standard
In this second quarter, The Standard continues to take part in a variety of partnership and sponsorship programs with different organizations with an objective of increasing its reach in different sectors. These include the "AmCham China Conference 2012" organized by the American Chambers of Commerce in Hong Kong and the "Inter-School Scrabble Championship 2012" organized by Mattel and BroadLearning. As the media sponsor, The Standard, Student Standard, Junior Standard and Goodies gave out souvenirs and newspapers at the events and increased their exposure.
The Standard continues to roll out various promotions for its readers and members. A Q & A competition was exclusively offered to its sports readers as a pre-event promotion with Kukri Asia Limited for the "Hong Kong Sevens 2012", and several movie promotions was launched with complimentary tickets offered to its readers.
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PC Market Hosts the "2nd Technology Forum"
The "PC Market Technology Forum 2012" was held on April 21 at Cyberport. The Forum comprised four main themes, including "Interaction of Smart TV" that demonstrated a range of brand-new motion-detecting interactive Smart TV applications and "Connecting the World with Wi-Fi DC" which provided trial experience of wireless DCs in novel and fun ways. In addition, "High-speed 4G LTE" illustrated the practical application of fast, reliable mobile online web-browsing and "The Hot Trend of Ultrabook" shared insights in the development of personal computers. The Forum, besides showcasing the newest technological trends, has given readers an opportunity to closely explore the new technologies. The Forum received an overwhelming response. |
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East Week Celebrates 3rd Anniversary of Eastweek.com.hk and Launches Android App
Eastweek.com.hk has been devoted to offering timely and comprehensive news updates, selected interesting contents and exclusive online videos for free browsing, as well as organizing a variety of activities for its readers. To celebrate its 3rd anniversary, an online video guessing contest was specially organized and artists and celebrities were invited to pose questions on the videos for readers to guess in order to win fabulous prizes. For more details, please visit: www.eastweek.com.hk/3rd-ann.
The East Week iPhone app has gained popularity amongst its readers since its launch in March last year. To facilitate the needs of different smartphone users, the East Week Android app was launched in early May to provide the latest current and entertainment news and videos via various channels. |
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JET Renovates iPad App with More Interactive Functions
The new version of JET iPad app is now available on iTunes to enhance the reading experience by introducing more exclusive interactive interview videos, layout design and 360° product view.
To download, please visit http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jet-magazine/id514192017?mt=8.
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Job Market Now Available at MTR Stations
To foster the distribution network of Job Market, copies of Job Market are now available at designated MTR Stations on the Tung Chung Line, East Rail Line and West Rail Line, including Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Hung Hom, Mong Kok (East), Lai King, Kowloon Tong, Tai Wai, Tuen Mun and Yuen Long MTR Stations. To publicize the new distribution points, Job Market has launched "JobMarket@MTR Game", and at the same time to promote the use of Job Market as the platform for job hunting and recruitment. |
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Job Market Awarded the "Caring Company Logo"
Job Market has been consistently striving to fulfill its corporate social responsibility. Over the years, Job Market has jointly organized company visits for graduating students with the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups. During the company visits, representatives from Job Market introduced to the graduating students the background of the company, attributes, skills and career prospects of their employees so as to help the graduating students understand the daily operations of the company. In recognition of its care and responsibility to the society, Job Market has been nominated by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and awarded the "Caring Company Logo" this year.
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