HONG KONG, Aug. 10, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- City Telecom (HK) Ltd. (the "Company" or "City Telecom") (SEHK:1137 - News; Nasdaq:CTEL - News), the second largest broadband service provider in Hong Kong, today announced that it has retained Elite Investor Relations ("Elite IR") to lead an expanded global investor relations campaign.
"As we continue increasing our market share through aggressive marketing campaigns and by providing the highest quality services, we are also upgrading our communications efforts within the U.S. and Asia," commented City Telecom's CFO, Mr NiQ Lai. "We have chosen Elite IR to launch our new strategic investor relations campaign due to their strong expertise in both US and Asian markets".
"We are looking forward to working with City Telecom in developing and executing a highly visible investor relations campaign. As the fastest growing broadband service provider in Hong Kong, City Telecom has made significant progress expanding its market share over the past few years. Moreover, City Telecom's continues to improve its operating efficiency resulting in their net profit margin increasing from 2.5% in 2007 to 10.4% for the first six months of 2009," commented Ms. Nancy Chen, Managing Partner of Elite IR. "Our goals are to enhance visibility and sponsorship throughout the global financial communities, creating a more appropriate market valuation and understanding of City Telecom's potential growth."
City Telecom's Management is scheduled to embark on a non-deal road show in Hong Kong, Singapore and US to meet with institutional investors and equity analysts during September 2009. Analysts and portfolio managers who wish to meet with City Telecom's management at any of the locations below should contact John Marco from Elite IR at john.marco@elite-ir.com or at (310) 819-2948 to request additional information. Note -- U.S. cities are to be confirmed.
Date Place of Meetings and Investor Conferences
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2nd Hong Kong, Investor Meetings*
3rd Singapore, Investor Meetings*
8th New York, NY, Investor Meetings*
9th-11th New York, NY, Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investor
Conference*
14th Boston, MA, Investor Meetings*
15th Milwaukee, WI/ Chicago, IL, Investor Meetings*
16th Dallas, TX, Investor Meetings*
17th San Francisco, CA, Investor Meetings*
18th Southern California, Investor Meetings*
16-17th Beijing, Susquehanna's (SIG) Third Annual Beijing
Management Summit#
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Notes: Company represented by * NiQ Lai, CFO, # Alice Wong, Financial
Controller
An overview of City Telecom's investment thesis can be viewed by accessing the link: Company Profile (http://reg.hkbn.net/ctigroup_admin/files_upload/8-10-09%20%20CTEL%20Profile%20v11.pdf)
Additional information on City Telecom can be found at www.ctigroup.com.hk.
Elite IR
John Marco, Partner
310-819-2948
John.marco@elite-ir.com
Leslie J. Richardson, Managing Partner
+852-3183 0283
Leslie.richardson@elite-ir.com
City Telecom (H.K.) Limited
Jessie Cheng, Associate Director, Corporate Communications
+852- 3145 4118
chengcm@ctihk.com
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