Asia Pacific Commercial Real Estate Awards Gala Networking Event of the Year

February 19, 2007 -- Mr. Bert Figearo, Director and member of the Board of Asia Pacific Commercial Real Estate Guides and AsiaCRE.com remarks on the build up to this inaugural event as planning kicks in to full swing following the completed selection of the esteemed jury and highly regarded Key Note speaker. "I especially enjoy attending the awards ceremonies as there is a great deal of anticipation, an almost electric atmosphere...truly this is Commercial Real Estate in it's finest moments when professionals from within the ranks come forward to accept their due reward and honest recognition."

The Award Categories:
Asia Pacific Design of the Year Awards break out into three sub categories; Urban, Architectural and Interior.

Asia Pacific Project of the Year Awards break out into four development categories; office, Retail / Leisure, Industrial, Residential and Mixed Use.

Asia Pacific Company of the Year Awards break out into five industry sectors; Developer, Investor, Banking & Finance, Consultant / Property Agent and Cost or Specialist Consultant.

The final and most prestigious Awards Category are the Overall Awards for; Most Accomplished Project of the Year, Overall Outstanding Company of the Year, Professional of the Year and Overall Design project /concept of the Year.

The Awards Jury:
The nominations will be reviewed and voted on by an esteemed Jury from within the Asia Pacific Commercial Real Estate Industry.

RREEF, Mr. Brian Chinappi (Managing Director), CB Richard Ellis, Mr. Chris Brooke (Executive Director, Asia), Jones Lang LaSalle, Mr. Stuart Crow (National Director Asia Capital Markets), Credit Suisse, Mr. David Moritz (Vice President Investment Banking), Fa Ya Tai, Mr. Craig Blomquist (CEO), Portman Holdings, Mr. Lell Barns III AIA (Vice President John Portman and Associates), Prologis, Mr. Patrick J. Boot (Senior Vice President Asia Operations Group), SOHO China, Ms. Yan Yan (Chief Operating Officer), Cushman & Wakefield, Mr. Michael Thomas (Group Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific), Werkhart International Shanghai, Mr. Quinn Lu (Director), Hong Kong Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and Kohn Pederson Fox, Ms. Fanny Lee AIA, HKIA (Chapter President, and Senior Associate Principal), Frontier Investment Management, Mr. Stephen DeKuyper (Managing Director), DTZ Mr. Edward Cheung (CEO Mainland China), Architecture Studio, Mr. Martin Robain (Architect Partner), ING Real Estate Investment Management, Mr. Kenneth Tsang (Director of Strategy & Research, Greater China).

Awards presentation ceremonies take place at a Gala Dinner honoring all of the nominations, and winners for the 2006 Asia Pacific Commercial Real Estate Awards and are honored to have as their Key Note Speaker the respected Mr. Nicholas Brooke JP, BBS, FRICS, CRE, FHKIS, RPS -- Chairman of Professional Property Services Ltd., to welcome the Jury, nominees and attendees to this spectacular evening of "Outstanding Achievements". Mr. Brooke is a former President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and was the first overseas surveyor to be accorded that honor.

Mr. Brooke is a recognized authority on land administration and planning matters and has provided advice in these areas to several Asian Governments and also to the US State Department. He is a Justice of the Peace, a former Deputy Chairman of the Hong Kong Town Planning Board and a former member of the Hong Kong Housing Authority. He also sits on the Boards of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, is a member of the Hong Kong Harbour-front Enhancement Committee and is the Chairman of the Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries, which is the voice of the service sector in Hong Kong. He is a member of the Election Committee responsible for the selection of the future Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR.

Mr. Brooke also sits as a Non-executive Director on the Boards of a number of companies, including Shanghai Forte Land Company Limited, one of China's largest residential developers, Majid Al Futtaim Properties, one of the Middle East's leading shopping centre developers, and VinaLand, the first Vietnam property fund to be listed on the AIM Board of the London Stock Exchange.

Media and Press coverage is provided by the respected: 21st Century Business Herald, Richland, Mall China, Rambler, CRE Commercial Real Estate, China Economic Review, CRE China, Europaproperty.com Eureka Hedge, Skaladno.ru & Arendator.ru.

Supporting Sponsors representation and endorsement by:
American Institute of Architects Hong Kong, Pinnacle Group and the Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate.

Organized by AsiaCRE.com -- Asia Pacific Commercial Real Estate Guides and AsiaCRE.com website and weekly newsletters.

Attendance and Nomination: Guests planning to attend and or make nominations may do so now on line.

On line at AsiaCRE.com or contact, Ardel Liu at +86 1339 710 6376, or jliu @ asiacre.com or John Presland +48 22 528 1989 - jpresland @ asiacre.com. For sponsorship information contact Bert Figearo at bfigearo @ asiacre.com or +48 696 618 334

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