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In response to the appeal of the Federation, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has allocated 20 E (Journalist) and 14 Ep (Photographer) passes to the eligible Hong Kong based printed media through the Federation. Compared with that in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, an increase of 42% for E (Journalist) and 250% for Ep (Photographer) are recorded. Following the usual practice, the press accreditations were allocated to the 14 recognized local print media by ballot draw officiated by The Hon. Timothy T. T. FOK, GBS, JP, President of the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (the Federation) cum the Hong Kong Sports Press Association (HKSPA); Mr. PANG Chung, BBS, Hon. Secretary General of the Federation; Mr. Victor HUI, SBS, JP, Vice President of the Federation cum the HKSPA and Mr. PUI Kwan Kay, MH, Vice President of the HKSPA. Witnessed and confirmed by Mr. NGAI Yan Nin and Mr. WAN Kwong Lun, members from the media, the result of the draw are as follows:- No. | Name of Local Print Media | Number of E(Journalist) Awarded | Number of Ep(Photographer) Awarded | 1. | Apple Daily | 1 | 1 | 2. | Hong Kong China News Agency | 1 | 1 | 3. | Hong Kong Commercial Daily | 2 | 1 | 4. | Hong Kong Daily News | 1 | 1 | 5. | Hong Kong Economic Times | 2 | 1 | 6. | Ming Pao Newspapers Limited | 1 | 1 | 7. | Oriental Daily News | 1 | 1 | 8. | Sing Pao Newspaper Co. Ltd. | 2 | 1 | 9. | Sing Tao Daily | 2 | 1 | 10. | South China Morning Post | 1 | 1 | 11. | Ta Kung Pao | 2 | 1 | 12. | The Standard | 2 | 1 | 13. | The Sun Newspaper | 1 | 1 | 14. | Wen Wei Po | 1 | 1 |
Issue by: Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China Date: 21 May 2007
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