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17 October 2007
Dim Sum TV gets pledge of support from Macau’s Government Information Bureau.
Mr. Kit Szeto, Director and CEO of Dim Sum TV, visited the Government Information Bureau of the Macau SAR. It was the first visit to the Bureau by Dim Sum TV since the channel started test broadcast on Macau Cable TV on 16 July. Mr. Victor Chan Chi Ping, Director of Government Information Bureau, Macao SAR, welcomed Mr. Szeto and his associates.
(Centre) Mr. Victor Chan, Director of Government Information Bureau of the Macau SAR, and associates of Government Information Bureau of the Macau SAR, pictured with Mr. Kit Szeto and executives of Dim Sum TV. From left: Ms. Lam Pui Cheng, Advisor; Ms. Elena Au, Division Chief of Media Relations Division; Mr. Kit Szeto, Director and CEO of Dim Sum TV; Mr. Eric Lam, Executive Vice President of Dim Sum TV; and Ms. Lynna Qi, Controller of Corporate Communication of Dim Sum TV.
Mr. Szeto discussed Dim Sum TV with Mr. Chan, and expressed that the channel will enhance communications between Macau, Guangdong and Hong Kong through it’s coverage of regional cultural, lifestyle, social and economic issues.
Mr. Chan said that as customs procedures have become more simplified and transportation infrastructure between the three territories in the Greater Pearl River Delta has become more connected, especially with the development of the Greater Pearl River Delta Inter-City Rapid Rail Transit Network, the lives of people living in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau will grow more intertwined. Because of this, Mr. Chan said media should broaden their point of view to encompass the changing needs of all the residents in these areas. Dim Sum TV, the first media channel to focus entirely on the Greater Pearl River Delta, is in a prime position to do this.
Mr. Chan emphasized that a large percentage of the increasing volume of visitors to Macau is from the Greater Pearl River Delta region. Therefore, the Information Bureau of the Macau Government has been strengthening communication with media abroad, particularly in Guangdong. And with more casinos opening in the territory, Macau is uniquely placed in the region to become the major leisure and entertainment center. Mr. Chan said he hoped there would be close cooperation with Dim Sum TV to promote Macau’s culture and lifestyle. "Development needs media support like this" he said.
Mr. Victor Chan and Mr. Kit Szeto discussed about Dim Sum TV’s trial broadcast in Macau; meanwhile Mr. Chan expressed his hope to have close coorperation with Dim Sum TV to promote Macau’s culture and lifestyle to residents in the Greater Pearl River Delta Region.
Later, Mr. Kit Szeto and his associates also visited Ms. Yang Jie, Bureau Chief of China Radio & TV Macao Bureau, and Mr. Zhao Jian Xiong, Senior Assistant Director, Department of Culture and Education (Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR).
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