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Macau's leading telecomservice provider; CTM has been appointed as the Official TelecommunicationsPartner for the 2nd Asian Indoor Games and will promote 3G mobilebroadcasting throughout Asia， provide technical infrastructurefor over 22 competition and non competition venues including the MainPress Centre， in addition to supplying manpower resources for MAIGOC， accordingto the Official Partnership Agreement signed yesterday with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Macau 2007， 2nd Asian Indoor Games Organising Committee(MAIGOC).
OCA Vice-Presidentand Chairman of Board of Directors of MAIGOC Manuel Silvério was positive of the cooperation，which he describes as “an extension of the long-term partnership Macau and MAIGOC has developed with CTM.We are confident that CTM's experience andcommitment will guarantee a professional and steadfast infrastructure for theGames.We are very delighted to enter into this valued Partnershipwith CTM， the highest sponsorship tier of the OCA marketing program.”
On behalf ofMAIGOC， Director for InternationalAffairs， Marketing and Promotion Isabel da Silva also added; “CTM iscertainly one of Macau’s most prominent localcompanies， and we are really delighted to be able to welcome CTM as one of ourcollaborators once again. This full support highlightsthe confidence the business community has on the 2nd Asian IndoorGames， and helps to reinforce the commercial value of the Asian Games events.”
On behalf of CTM， PhilGreen， Chief Executive Officer expressed his strong support for the forthcomingAsian Indoor Games.“We are honored tobe selected as the Exclusive Telecommunications Partner.CTM has a long history of supportinginternational sporting events in Macau，including the recent East Asian Games’ event.CTM has helped enable Macau's rapidgrowth and development through our investment in world-class telecommunicationsinfrastructure. We are proud to be a Partner in demonstrating our support forthe Games， while helping position Macau as aninternational center for excellence.The2nd Asian Indoor Games provide the unique opportunity to showcase Macau - and CTM's products and services - to theworld."
Macau's only full telecom service provider， CTM is a world-classcommunications company that continues to play a major role in the ongoingdevelopment of Macau's infrastructure. With anenviable track record for technical achievement， CTM offers first classproducts and services including personal mobile， internet， fixed telephony cardservices; in addition to providing a range of dedicated business services suchas enterprise solutions， data services and web services.CTM's vision for the future is to furtherstrengthen its position as Macau'stelecommunications provider of choice by continually expanding its alreadyimpressive technological capabilities.CTMis a joint venture between Cable and Wireless PLC， Portugal TelecomInternational， CITIC Pacific， and the Macau SAR Government.
The Asian Indoor Games is anexciting multi-sport event created by OCA. The unique sportsmeet is composed of sports that are not included in the Asian Games or theOlympic Games but have strong popularity and potential. The program is aimed atencouraging a higher level of participation among the youth of Asia through a greater variety of sports that places emphasis on the leisure andentertainment aspects of the sport.
Organized biennially， the secondedition of the Asian Indoor Games will be hosted in Macao China，commencing from 26 October to 3 November 2007， consisting of 17 competingsports and 2 demonstration sports， with expected NOC participation from 45countries throughout all regions of Asia.
CTM joins The Venetian Macau ResortHotel as the top two Official Partners of the 2nd AsianIndoor Games.Official Sponsorsinclude Air Macau， Bonaqua (Water)， Coca-Cola， Li-Ning， Macau Beer and Sina.com.The four remaining Official Sponsorcategories and four Official Suppliers will be announced shortly.
