MCYS MEDIA RELEASE NO: 07/2008 DATE OF ISSUE: 01/02/2008

Singapore, 1 February 2008 - Singapore is on the homestretch in the race for the honour of being the host city of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010.  To date, about 500 businesses and local communities have and continue to rally behind the nation’s bid effort and more are coming forward each day.  Cityneon is one such company which is pitching in to show and shore up support for Singapore’s bid.

Cityneon is a leading provider of exhibition and event services in Asia and the Middle East. In support of Singapore’s bid, Cityneon launched today, Friday 1^st February 2008, at Singapore’s Visitor’s Centre four of the 29 life-sized landscape art pieces. Along with these landscape art pieces, Cityneon announced that it will be erecting a billboard at each of the seven locations. Locations include areas along the Singapore Visitors Centre @ Orchard, East Coast Park, Hill Street, Le Meridien, Tampines Block 148, Bras Basah (grassland opposite Rendezvous Hotel) and OUB Centre.

Singaporeans can expect to see Cityneon’s landscape art pieces and billboards over the next couple of days, as workers begin installation at the seven venues from today till Monday, 4^th February 2008.

The 29 landscape art pieces will be representing some of the Olympic Games such as Table Tennis, Badminton, Swimming, Gymnastics, Soccer, Shooting, Track and Field and Cycling. Cityneon will be investing approximately S$45 thousand in its promotional campaign that will run till late February 2008.

As the official sponsor for the landscape art pieces, Cityneon’s Group Managing Director, Mr. Ko Chee Wah adds that “Cityneon is thrilled to be doing its part in showing support for the Youth Olympic Games. We want Singapore to win as host city come 2010.”

About Cityneon

Cityneon is a leading provider of exhibition and event services in Asia and the Middle East region. Headquartered in Singapore, Cityneon serves its international clients through a global network of fully-owned offices, associates and strategic partners with a global staff-strength of close to 400, delivering exhibitions and events across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Asia and the Far East. Each year, the Cityneon Group successfully delivers more than 1,000 assignments for clients world-wide.

About the Singapore’s YOG 2010 Bid

Singapore, a vibrant and cosmopolitan economic and financial powerhouse situated in the heart of Southeast Asia, is home to 4.5 million people, including a large expatriate population that works for the 7,000 multinational companies and home-grown enterprises in this modern, multicultural, and international city-state.

Singapore’s bid fully embraces the Olympic spirit and features a fully integrated Sport, Education and Cultural Programme that will allow Olympians and their peers to interact, build lasting friendships, and discuss sports, global, and community issues.

Landscape Art Pieces

Billboard