HKBN Comes to Town With 13 New "Fibre Shops"

• Press Release
• Source: City Telecom (H.K.) Limited
• On 7:49 am EDT, Thursday September 17, 2009

HONG KONG, Sept. 17, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hong Kong Broadband Network Ltd. ("HKBN"), a wholly owned subsidiary of City Telecom (HK) Limited (HKSE:1137) (Nasdaq:CTEL - News), is pleased to announce a successful acceleration of its retail expansion. In the past 6 months, HKBN grew its retail presence from 3 to 13 "Fibre Shops" across Hong Kong, with plans for more shops subject to finding suitable locations in popular local shopping malls.

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Despite the pessimistic economic outlook, HKBN invested over HK$7 million (US$0.9 million) and has recruited 40 new talents for this channel expansion. On customer engagement, these shop locations are strategically chosen to offer consumers convenient access to HKBN's flagship products. All "Fibre Shops" are installed with state-of-the-art 100Mbps broadband access and demonstrations of popular online games. As a socially responsible corporation, HKBN is dedicated to investing in Hong Kong for the longer term benefit of the community and its shareholders, creating new employment opportunities.

Mr. William Yeung, Chief Executive Officer of HKBN, said: "We have achieved considerable growth with our highly successful 'All 18-Districts' brand campaign last year. As we expand our fibre network coverage readily, it is paramount for us to engage non-HKBN customers and offer them the opportunity to experience our services firsthand at our 'Fibre Shops.' These 13 new 'Fibre Shops' are not just old-fashioned customer service helpdesks, rather they are the forefront 'experience zones' of HKBN, designed to enlarge the overall HKBN engagement amongst the internet user population across the whole of Hong Kong."

For details of the 13 new Fibre Stores, please visit: http://www.hkbn.net/97_others/0507_HKBN_retail_shop_banner/part_1/index.htm

About City Telecom/Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited

Established in 1992, City Telecom (H.K.) Limited (HKSE:1137) (Nasdaq:CTEL - News) provides integrated telecommunications services in Hong Kong. City Telecom's wholly-owned subsidiary, Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited (HKBN), is in the process of expanding its Next Generation Network from approximately 1.55mn to 2.0mn homes pass. HKBN has achieved an aggregate Voice, Broadband (symmetric 25Mbps up to 1Gbps) and IP-TV services base in excess of 872,000 subscriptions. Additional information on City Telecom can be found at www.ctigroup.com.hk.

City Telecom (H.K.) Limited
Corporate Communications
Ms. Jessie Cheng
+852 3145 4118
Fax: +852 2199 8372
chengcm@ctihk.com