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The
Society of Publishers in Asia
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Asia's
publishers invite Chee Soon Juan to speak at awards
ceremony
Singapore
Democrats
18 Feb 08
January
31, 2008
Dear Dr Chee,
As Chairman of the 2008 SOPA
(Society of Publishers in Asia) Awards for Editorial Excellence,
organized by the Society of Publishers in Asia, I would like to
extend an invitation to you to speak at the Society's annual
awards presentation dinner on June 4, 2008, at the JW Marriot
Hotel In Hong Kong.
The SOPA Awards for Editorial
Excellence is one of the most visible and respected journalism
awards in Asia. The Society of Publishers in Asia, now in its
26th year, is a Hong Kong-based group that represents Asia's free
press, including regional and local publications such as the
International
Herald Tribune,
Financial
Times Asia,
Wall Street
Journal Asia,
Business Week,
Forbes,
Newsweek,
Time Asia,
Sing Tao,
Ming Pao,
Apple Daily,
South China
Morning Post and
the Asia
Tatler titles.
Previous
speakers at our annual event have included Anson Chan, the former
Chief Secretary of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Anwar
Ibrahim, the former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Hu Shuli,
editor-in-chief of Caijing
Magazine of
Beijing, Goenawan Mohamad, founding editor of Tempo
(Indonesia), and Ruth de
Aquino, President of the World Editors' Forum.
The cost of
your trip to Hong Kong, including the airfare and hotel
accommodation, will be fully covered by the Society. We look
forward to your favourable reply.
Yours sincerely,
Kevin
Brown
Chairman
Editorial Awards Committee
Society of
Publishers in Asia
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