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LOTY 2004 : Showcasing Hong Kong's Most Inspiring Leaders 
The Leader of the Year 2004 Awards Presentation Ceremony organized by Sing Tao Newspaper Group was held on February 1 at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. The ceremony was officiated by The Honorable Mr. Donald Tsang, Chief Secretary for Administration of HKSAR and Mr. Charles Ho, Sing Tao's Chairman, who celebrated the annual event together with many special guests from Hong Kong's political, business, education and other sectors. Award presenters included Mr. Joseph Yam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority; Ms. Pansy Ho, Managing Director of Shun Tak Holdings Limited; Mr. York YN Chow, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food; Professor Tsui Lap-chee, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong and Mr. Edo de Waart, Chief Conductor of Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. The panel of judges chaired by Mr. Rafael Hui selected 5 leaders of 2004 from 4 categories. Mr. Charles Lee Yeh Kwong, GBS, JP, won the award in the Business/Finance category for his contribution to the development of Hong Kong as a financial center. Dr. Rebecca Lee Lok Sze and Youth Outreach won the award in the Community/Public Affairs category. Dr. Lee, founder of the China Polar Museum Foundation, was recognized for her life-long devotion to research on the polar region for environmental education of our future generation. Youth Outreach is led by Mr. Peter Newbery, who has been dedicated to help the troubled youth for the past 14 years. The honor in the Education/Research category went to the Hong Kong Invention Association, chaired by the youthful 88-year-old Mr. Cheung King Fung, who has been promoting the city's inventiveness internationally and has led its members to achieve many awards at international inventors' exhibitions. Mr. Trey Lee Chui Yee, the first Chinese and Hong Kong musician to win the much-coveted first prize at the Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition in Croatia in 2004, was presented with the award in the Sports/Culture/Performing Arts category for his achievements in music and his zeal in educating young musicians.
For details of the LOTY, please visit: http://loty.singtao.com
News clipping PDF Version: The Standard 02.02.2005 East Week Unveils the First "Cognoscenti"
East Week takes the lead in organizing the first "Cognoscenti Award Gala" to pay tribute to the young individuals who have outstanding career achievements and refined taste for life. Voted by a panel of judges consisting of a group of esteemed individuals including Mr. & Mrs. Chau Kai-Bong, Ms. Flora Cheong - Leen, Mr. William Tang, Ms. Elaine Suen, Mr. Lai Ting Yiu and Mr. Mong Hon Ming, the most-deserved "Cognoscenti" were selected to receive this year's unprecedented honor. "Cognoscenti's Choice" was also presented at the presentation ceremony held on 4 March.
PC Market Hosts "Best of I.T. Award 2004" Nineteen most outstanding I.T. products
and service providers' awards were presented by the panel of judges
comprising of I.T. professionals at the award presentation. PC Market also celebrated its 600th issue during the occasion. Honorable guests were invited to sign on the giant cover of Vol. 600 special edition and to congratulate all "Best of I.T. Award 2004" winners, to continue to develop and promote Hong Kong's information technology with their spirit in pursuing excellence.
JobMarket Gains Focus in Education and Careers Expo 2005
Sing Tao News Corporation's flagship recruitment magazine JobMarket, as one of the key exhibitors, occupied the largest exhibition counter in the expo and organized a range of activities for the four-day event. Apart from offering job openings and continuous education information, JobMarket also arranged a series of seminars and career planning experts were present to provide career consultancy services for all visitors. Lucky draw and free guidebooks were also available at JobMarket's exhibition counter, which were well-received by visitors. The Forum was broadcasted by Metro Radio financial and entertainment channels on February 21-25 and 27, while the text version is posted on the Dr. Ed Forum under the website of www.eduplus.com.hk.
GCCD Best Quality Circulation Services - the Year 2005 Forward In addition, GCCD becomes the distribution agent of the popular comic book set "Jewel in the Palace" in Hong Kong and Macau. The book set, presenting the popular story with good education value in a cartoon format, was distributed by GCCD and generated a buying spree, benefiting from the publicity of the TV series on the same story.
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Sing Tao Daily and The Standard Collect 11 Awards in "Hong Kong News Awards 2004" Sing Tao Daily keeps on striving to enhance its content and quality and won three major awards in the "Hong Kong News Awards 2004" organized by the Newspaper Society of Hong Kong, namely Best Business News Reporting, Best Headline (Chinese section) and Best News Page Design. Together with other awards, Sing Tao Daily has achieved a total of 9 awards this year and became the Chinese-language newspaper with the most major awards. This achievement has further confirmed Sing Tao Daily's position as a quality newspaper.
In addition, The Standard collected two awards in this year's News Awards. Cannix Yau's "Hu and Wen Still Say How and Why" beat South China Morning Post to become the winner in the Best Heading (English section) award. Colum Murphy of the Metro News section was the 1st Runner-up in the Best Young Reporter award. Colum's winning reports included "Little Patriots", "Lawmaker's Degrees from Diploma Mills" and "Life in the Cheap Seats/ Home, Street Home". Mark Clifford, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Standard said: "It is always encouraging to be nominated and to win important awards like this. The last 12 months have been a time of hard work and major accomplishments. The awards we received today are a tribute not only to the winning journalists but all staff." Sing Tao Daily Enriches
Content for the Weekend Edition Further to comprehensive content on soccer
in "Sing Tao Sports", Sing Tao Daily continues to enrich its weekend
edition by launching "Super Winners" in the Feature Section on February
19, which offers special privileges and practical shopping information
to readers on Saturdays. In addition, with the inclusion of Saturday's
"Super Property Browser" together with the only property
magazine published on Sundays – "Sunday Property Browser", "Rich
& Famous" and "Sunday Features", Sing Tao Daily is the most preferred
weekend newspaper for middle-class readers. Sing Tao Daily's Education Section Organizes a Series of Activities
Sing Tao Newspaper Group Raises Over HK$15 million to Help Tsunami Victims
The earthquake and tsunami in South Asia
brought along vast casualties and destruction to the local economies,
but the world has responded quickly to offer its help to the victims.
Sing Tao Newspaper Group initiated a donation campaign and raised
over HK$15 million globally. Funds raised from Hong Kong will be
donated to Hong Kong Red Cross, World Vision International and Oxfam
for the post-tsunami construction, while the rest of the funds will
be used to help the victims. The Standard Publishes "Hong Kong IPO Guide 2004"
The Guide provided a detailed one-page snapshot of each of the 70 IPOs and listing changes on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2004. Last year, Hong Kong was the most active market in the world after the New York Stock Exchange, with HK$92.7 billion raised on the main board alone. The Standard's IPO Guide 2004 provided key financial data as well as general background information (including business nature and major shareholders). Additional data and a chart of each company provided details on the IPO and subsequent share-price performance. The Guide was well received by our readers.
We believe this is the first publication of this type in Hong Kong
and helped underscore The Standard's role as "China Business Newspaper".
Sing Tao Daily's San Francisco Bureau participated in the "Oakland Chinese New Year Street Fair" and "South Bay Chinese New Year Street Fair" by setting booths at the Fairs. Both events attracted local residents and the Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom attended the "Oakland Street Fair" to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Sing Tao Daily's New York Bureau sponsored one of the floats in the "6th Annual Lunar New Year Parade" on February 13. An annual event for the local Chinese communities, the parade was attended by over 60,000 local residents. In addition, the New York Bureau also sponsored a counter in the "New York Chinatown's 2nd Annual Lunar New Year Flower Market" on February 5-6 and gave out "God of Wealth" posters and provided newspaper subscription service with special discount to all visitors.
Change of Company Name to Sing Tao News Corporation Limited The name of the Group's holding company has been changed from Global China Group Holdings Limited to Sing Tao News Corporation Limited with effect from 4 February 2005. The new company name leverages on the
strength of our recognized and respected "Sing Tao" brand globally
and provides a strong platform for our future growth both locally
and worldwide. In addition, the new company name reflects our core
media business focus and is an ideal fit with our corporate vision
of becoming a leading multimedia content and service provider serving
global Chinese communities.
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annual Education & Careers Expo was held at Hong Kong Convention
& Exhibition Centre on 19-22 February. There were a total of 14
countries with 477 exhibitors, providing visitors with education-related
and career information. 
In
addition, JobMarket organized Dr. Ed Forum at the Expo, where Mr.
Frank Li, Metro Radio's DJ and experts from various professional
sectors acted as Dr. Ed to discuss different channels for continuous
education and to answer visitors' questions. 
Moving
to the first quarter of 2005, a number of high quality publishing
companies has joined Global China Circulation & Distribution's ("GCCD")
network. They include Zero to One Publishing Ltd., Heart Publishers
Ltd., Logos Publishers Ltd. and other independent publishers. Through
these new publishing units, GCCD will distribute new book titles
to meet different readers' needs and to enlarge readership base.
Sing
Tao Daily's Education Section has carried out a series of promotional
activities to reinforce its market position. 
The Standard published a path-breaking guide to Hong Kong initial
public offerings (IPOs) at the end of January. 
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由星島報業集團舉辦的「傑出領袖選舉」頒獎典禮已於2月1日假君悅酒店舉行。該盛會特別邀請了政務司司長曾蔭權先生及星島主席何柱國先生任主禮嘉賓，並有數百位香港政治、商業、教育以及各界知名人士出席，慶祝該一年一度典禮。 當晚星光熠熠，頒獎嘉賓位位舉足輕重，有金管局局長任志剛、信德集團董事總經理何超瓊、衛生福利及食物局局長周一嶽、港大校長徐立之，以及香港管弦樂團藝術總監艾度．迪華特。 「2004年傑出領袖選舉」共設有四個組別，以許仕仁太平紳士為首的評審委員會挑選出5位得獎者。其中對香港金融界貢獻良多的李業廣太平紳士獲選為「商業／金融」組別的傑出領袖。「社區／公共事務」組別的得獎者分別為李樂詩博士及協青社。李博士為中國極地博物館基金創辦人，具有讓人折服的精神，蒐集珍貴的極地資料，培訓下一代環保知識。而協青社的創辦人李文烈先生十四年來一直對幫助邊緣青年不遺餘力，無私的精神使協青社躋身傑出領袖之列。香港發明協會獲選為「教育／科研」組別的得獎者，其會長張景豐先生雖已年屆八十八，仍身體力行積極推動發明創新工作，在他領導下，協會在多個海內外展會中屢獲殊榮。「體育／文化／演藝」組別方面，由大提琴家李垂誼先生獲選為傑出領袖。李先生於2004年克羅地亞國際楊尼格洛大提琴賽摘冠，成為首位獲此榮譽華人音樂家，又以過人的音樂成就，致力培育新一代音樂人才。
有關典禮的更多詳情已載於「傑出領袖」網站，網址為： http://loty.singtao.com
《東周刊》「2005 Cognoscenti 尚流人」表揚不凡菁英
由《東周刊》首辦的「2005 Cognoscenti 尚流人」頒獎典禮已於3月4日隆重舉行，「Cognoscenti 尚流人」選舉旨在表揚一眾不但在事業上表現出眾，且於生活上品味不凡的新一代社會名流。今年，大會由周啟邦先生及夫人、張天愛女士、鄧達智先生、孫泳恩女士、黎廷瑤先生及蒙漢明先生組成的評審委員會嚴選出六位得獎者。此外，同場亦頒發「尚流人之選」，表揚一眾備受尚流人所推崇的至尊品牌。
《PCM電腦廣場》舉辦「香港I.T.至專大獎2004」 此外，頒獎禮當日更適逢《PCM電腦廣場》踏入第600期的大日子，大會遂邀請一眾嘉賓於《PCM電腦廣場》第600期特別號巨型封面上簽名留念，並一同祝賀各「香港I.T.至專大獎」得獎者繼續發揚「專業之最•當然之選」之精神，攜手為I.T.界作出努力，推動香港資訊科技不斷進步。
《JobMarket求職廣場》成教育及職業博覽2005焦點
此外，「泛華發行」更榮獲港澳地區《漫畫大長今》套書之發行權，由於內容極具教育意義，又以漫畫形式深入淺出地敘述故事，所以非常適合作親子教育素材，再配合各媒體廣泛報道與電視劇連播之效果，使《漫畫大長今》發行時引發起一輪搶購潮。
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《星島日報》及《英文虎報》於「2004年香港最佳新聞獎」共奪十一項獎項 《星島日報》一直不斷強化內容，提高報章質素，於由報業公會舉辦的「2004年香港最佳新聞獎」中榮獲三個重要獎項冠軍，分別為「最佳經濟新聞報道」、「最佳標題」(中文組)及「最佳版面設計」。合計其他獎項，《星島日報》在今年的新聞獎中共獲得九個獎項，成為贏得最多大獎的中文報章。是次最佳新聞獎的結果進一步肯定了《星島日報》的報章地位。
另外，《英文虎報》亦於最佳新聞獎中勇奪兩項重要獎項。其中由丘潤常所著“Hu and Wen Still Say How and Why”成功超越《南華早報》，成為今年「最佳標題」(英文組)冠軍。而慕克崙憑藉他在Metro News Section中獨特的寫作風格獲得「最佳新人」亞軍，他的獲獎作品包括“Lawmaker's Degrees from Diploma Mills”及“Life in the Cheap Seats/ Home, Street Home”。 《英文虎報》的社長及總編輯祈福德說：「被如此備受重視的獎項提名而且獲獎當然是令人十分鼓舞；過去這十二個月來我們默默耕耘，最終得到成績，今次獲獎對得獎記者及整體《英文虎報》的員工來說都是一種肯定。」 《星島日報》一再提升周六、日精采內容，除早前《星島足球》為球迷奉上詳盡球賽資訊外，亦於2月19日推出《星島周末副刊》跨版「超級大贏家」，逢星期六為讀者提供著數優惠及實用消費情報。此外，再加上星期六的最受歡迎睇樓天書《超級睇樓王》、星期日全港唯一睇樓天書《周日睇樓王》、《名人雜誌》及《名人副刊》，令《星島日報》成為中產讀者的周末假期首選讀物。
鑑於南亞地震海嘯浩劫導致數以萬計的傷亡及嚴重經濟破壞，因此全球紛紛伸出援手救助受影響災民。有見及此，星島報業集團發起全球募捐運動，共籌得超過港幣一千五百萬元，悉數用來救濟災民。其中香港區所籌得的善款將分別平均發放給香港紅十字會、世界宣明會及樂施會用作災後重建工作。
《英文虎報》的「2004香港新股指南」提供了新上市公司的主要財務資料及公司的背景資料（包括業務性 質與主要股東），更附有各新上市公司之股價表現圖表及其他數據。 《英文虎報》相信該指南是香港首本以提供新上市公司資料為主的英文刊物，甫推出則廣受讀者歡迎，進一步加強《英文虎報》在大中華地區商務英文報章的角色。
三藩市分社亦於農曆新年分別參與「三藩市屋崙新年街會」及「南灣新年街會」，在場地設立攤位。街會吸引了數以千計的華人到來，連三藩市市長紐森也來到「屋崙新年街會」與市民慶祝農曆新年。 於2月13日的「2005年第六屆愛心迎春花車大遊行」中，《星島日報》紐約分社特別贊助了其中一輛花車，此一年一度的盛事吸引了逾六萬名僑胞到場，場面非常熱鬧。此外，於2月5至6日舉行的「第二屆紐約華埠農曆新年花市」，紐約分社亦贊助了其中一個攤位，向到場人士贈送財神畫像。攤位內並設有訂報服務，以優惠價供到場人士訂閱《星島日報》。
集團的上市控股公司「泛華集團控股有限公司」已更名為「星島新聞集團有限公司」，並於2004年2月4日正式生效。 新的公司名稱可充份發揮「星島」品牌在全球的知名度，為集團日後在港以至全球各地市場的業務發展，提供穩健的平台。此外，新名稱更能有效反映本集團是一家以媒體業務為核心的企業，並切合我們的企業願景 － 致力成為全球華人地區領先的跨媒體內容供應及服務商，服務全球華人。
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