Introducing CNBC HK & S'pore: Sponsored by CNBC

<p>Amid glitz, glamour and a great deal of panache, CNBC has rolled </p><p>out two more dedicated channels in Asia - Hong Kong and Singapore. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>This brings to six the total number of distinct CNBC channels in the </p><p>region; the others being CNBC Australia, CNBC India, Nikkei-CNBC and </p><p>CNBC Asia. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The latest launches were accompanied by celebrations at La Terrazza, The </p><p>Landmark, in Hong Kong and Fullerton Hotel in Singapore. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The guest lists read like a who's who of the upper echelons of the </p><p>business, financial and high society worlds of both cities. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Among them were guests of honour, Mr Lee Yock Suan, Singapore's Minister </p><p>of Information and the Arts, and Mr Lawrence Fok, the Deputy Chief </p><p>Operating Officer of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Officiating was Mr Scott Goodfellow, CEO of CNBC Asia Pacific. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The celebrations were witness to much merry-making and some of the </p><p>guests even walked away with free trips to Phuket after winning a </p><p>contest that tested people's skills at playing the stock market. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>