Hong Kong (November 13, 2006) — The Honourable Donald Tsang, GBM, Chief Executive of the HKSAR of the PRC and Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology Mr. Joseph W. P. Wong, GBS, JP today joined Mr. Victor Lo, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) and Chairman of Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), Mr. Freeman Lau, Chairman of the Board of Directors of HKDC, Mr. Carlos Genardini, CEO of HKSTP to officially open InnoCentre.

InnoCentre, formerly HKSTP's Tech Centre in Kowloon Tong, was renamed on 1 January 2006 to serve Hong Kong’s need for high quality design related innovation, acting as a bridge between design professionals and industry, and thereby strengthening Hong Kong as a design hub for the region.

London and Hong Kong, November 13, 2006 – Music Copyright Solutions ("MCS") today announced the establishment of an Asian subsidiary ("MCS Asia") to acquire, manage and administer ownership of music in China and throughout the continent, and operate in an environment of tremendously high growth.

MCS will be based in Hong Kong and will be the company’s first direct presence in the region. The local subsidiary will provide the company with a platform to develop a new revenue stream, and enhance the ties between it and Asian songwriters, regional owners of music rights and other industry professionals.

Lays foundation for next generation network to serve fast-evolving market needs

Hong Kong, November 15, 2006 - Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) and Companhia de Telecomunicacoes de Macau S.A.R.L. (CTM) today announced a collaboration to roll out critical infrastructure that will enable sophisticated Internet Protocol (IP) communications services for CTM's business and consumer customers in order to realize the operator's "Digital Macau" vision.

CTM's "Digital Macau" project delivers a new generation of communications services that will keep pace with and support the Macau Special Administrative Region's sustained economic growth. Next-generation network services will be provided in four key areas: mobile, broadband, high-speed data services and applications. Following its next-generation network services launch which is expected by the first quarter 2007, CTM will further develop advanced services, and bandwidth on demand all with the differentiated quality of service (QoS) necessary to meet the needs of its customers.

(Hong Kong, 16 November 2006) Dr. Lee Shau Kee, Chairman of The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) and Mr. Alfred Chan, Managing Director of Towngas today invited The Honourable Donald Tsang, GBM, Chief Executive of the HKSAR and Mr. Stephen Ip, GBS, Secretary for Economic Development and Labour to officiate the opening of the Towngas Natural Gas Receiving Station.

"Our success in introducing natural gas to produce town gas is the result of years of hard work," said Dr. Lee Shau Kee, Chairman of Towngas. "We started discussions with Guangdong Dapeng LNG Company Limited since year 2000, and subsequently won over an annual quota of 330,000 tonnes of natural gas. In 2003, we signed a 25-year contract with an Australian natural gas supplier to ensure a secure, long-term supply of natural gas."

Hong Kong, November 16, 2006 – Leading Asia Pacific marketing and corporate communications services network Upstream has announced the appointment of Hester Chan as Managing Director, Hong Kong. In this newly-created role, she will oversee the business in Hong Kong, as well as drive
client initiatives across Greater China...

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