CReATION: Hong Kong's first online tracking data reveals leading local advertisers

<p>Nielsen//NetRatings BannerTrack service report showed Next Media </p><p>Interactive, hongkong.com, the Oriental Press Group and City Telecom </p><p>(HK) led online advertising in Hong Kong during September with almost </p><p>140 million impressions combined. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Further, Next Media Interactive's banners were the only ads to achieve </p><p>above the average click rate of 0.5 per cent. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The top four advertisers had their banners almost exclusively on their </p><p>sites. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Six of the top banners achieved click through rates of more than 10 per </p><p>cent, including two adult banners. This compared favourably with other </p><p>countries at similar stages of Internet development, but was </p><p>substantially behind the US, where the top six clicked on banners each </p><p>achieved rates of more than 40 per cent, despite a slightly lower </p><p>average click rate than in Hong Kong. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Hugh Bloch, managing director of ACNielsen eRatings.com, said, "Users </p><p>are surfing the globe in their selection of sites, but in many cases are </p><p>staying close to home by visiting local domains and clicking on local ad </p><p>banners." </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>NIELSEN/NETRATINGS BANNERTRACK(TM)/HONG KONG </p><p>(September 2000) </p><p>Top Advertisers Impressions Rank Unique Reach % Rank </p><p> Audience </p><p>Next Media Interactive 41,864,529 1 494,845 31.16 6 </p><p>hongkong.com 35,745,816 2 420,016 26.45 13 </p><p>Oriental Press Group 32,020,316 3 267,073 16.82 39 </p><p>City Telecom (HK) 28,621,530 4 347,277 21.87 24 </p><p>Pacific Century </p><p>CyberWorks 16,508,786 5 478,574 30.14 8 </p><p>Yahoo! 16,287,628 6 789,305 49.71 1 </p><p>MSN 15,395,509 7 629,736 39.66 4 </p><p>Corpmart.com 13,308,803 8 66,710 4.20 192 </p><p>Registrars.com 10,922,714 9 377,342 23.76 20 </p><p>i-Cable 10,739,441 10 164,126 10.34 67 </p><p>Microsoft 9,017,699 11 787,557 49.60 2 </p><p>Netvigator 7,781,886 12 421,199 26.53 12 </p><p>Mingpao.com 7,316,154 13 371,081 23.37 21 </p><p>Go2Xpert 7,292,052 14 113,422 7.14 122 </p><p>Netscape 6,757,730 15 630,876 39.73 3 </p><p>deltathree 6,534,691 16 350,850 22.10 23 </p><p>Casino On Net 6,000,447 17 407,262 25.65 15 </p><p>Gamma Entertainment 5,882,435 18 108,223 6.82 129 </p><p>SmarTone Mobile </p><p>Communication 5,642,484 19 221,954 13.98 47 </p><p>Finet Holdings 5,489,264 20 92,726 5.84 149 </p><p>Sources: ACNielsen. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>

Nielsen//NetRatings BannerTrack service report showed Next Media

Interactive, hongkong.com, the Oriental Press Group and City Telecom

(HK) led online advertising in Hong Kong during September with almost

140 million impressions combined.



Further, Next Media Interactive's banners were the only ads to achieve

above the average click rate of 0.5 per cent.



The top four advertisers had their banners almost exclusively on their

sites.



Six of the top banners achieved click through rates of more than 10 per

cent, including two adult banners. This compared favourably with other

countries at similar stages of Internet development, but was

substantially behind the US, where the top six clicked on banners each

achieved rates of more than 40 per cent, despite a slightly lower

average click rate than in Hong Kong.



Hugh Bloch, managing director of ACNielsen eRatings.com, said, "Users

are surfing the globe in their selection of sites, but in many cases are

staying close to home by visiting local domains and clicking on local ad

banners."



NIELSEN/NETRATINGS BANNERTRACK(TM)/HONG KONG

(September 2000)

Top Advertisers Impressions Rank Unique Reach % Rank

Audience

Next Media Interactive 41,864,529 1 494,845 31.16 6

hongkong.com 35,745,816 2 420,016 26.45 13

Oriental Press Group 32,020,316 3 267,073 16.82 39

City Telecom (HK) 28,621,530 4 347,277 21.87 24

Pacific Century

CyberWorks 16,508,786 5 478,574 30.14 8

Yahoo! 16,287,628 6 789,305 49.71 1

MSN 15,395,509 7 629,736 39.66 4

Corpmart.com 13,308,803 8 66,710 4.20 192

Registrars.com 10,922,714 9 377,342 23.76 20

i-Cable 10,739,441 10 164,126 10.34 67

Microsoft 9,017,699 11 787,557 49.60 2

Netvigator 7,781,886 12 421,199 26.53 12

Mingpao.com 7,316,154 13 371,081 23.37 21

Go2Xpert 7,292,052 14 113,422 7.14 122

Netscape 6,757,730 15 630,876 39.73 3

deltathree 6,534,691 16 350,850 22.10 23

Casino On Net 6,000,447 17 407,262 25.65 15

Gamma Entertainment 5,882,435 18 108,223 6.82 129

SmarTone Mobile

Communication 5,642,484 19 221,954 13.98 47

Finet Holdings 5,489,264 20 92,726 5.84 149

Sources: ACNielsen.