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19^th ANNUAL ASTRID AWARDS ANNOUNCED

** iLINK GROUP LIMITED **

TAKES BEST OF SHOW

NEW YORK, NY – May 15, 2009 – Grand Award Winners in 18 design categories were announced today for the 19th Annual ASTRID Awards competition, honoring excellence and innovation in design. This year’s BEST OF SHOW was captured by iLink Group Limited (HONG KONG), for their Company Brochure.

The concept for the design of this corporate brochure is to walk the reader through their company, departments and offices. As an aggressive and enthusiastic financial printing company, this simple and elegant brochure serves as an introduction of iLink to their clients.

In their respective categories, the 2009 Grand Winners were:

ADVERTISEMENTS	Macau Government Tourist Office Experience Macau (MACAU)
ANNUAL REPORTS	Cheil Worldwide Inc. SAMSUNG Samsung Profile 2008 "passion for a better world" (KOREA)
BROCHURES	i.Link Group Limited i.Link Company Brochure (HONG KONG)
CALENDARS	Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited Desk Top Calendar 2009 (HONG KONG)
CAMPAIGNS	Booz Allen Hamilton ARMY WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM Army Wounded Warrior Program Marketing Materials (USA)
COVER DESIGN	The Design Associates Ltd. THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY HKUST Annual Report 2007-08 (HONG KONG)
CUSTOM PUBLICATIONS	thema communications ag BLANCPAIN S.A. Blancpain Savoir Faire (GERMANY)
DIRECT MAIL	Hong Design Co., Ltd. LOTTE AVENUEL Lotte Avenuel Direct Mail (KOREA)
DVD's	IQ Solutions National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) "An Open Discussion About Drug Abuse" (USA)
EMPLOYEE PUBLICATIONS	G+J Corporate Media GmbH DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG you and me (GERMANY)
INVITATIONS	Edelman Creative BURGER KING Seth MacFarlane Invite (USA)
LOGO DESIGN	Weber Shandwick THE DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY Zoo to Do 2008 (USA)
MAGAZINES	Red Indians Publishing GmbH & Co. KG KÖCKRITZDÖRRICH GMBH ramp - "To the Ladies" (GERMANY)
PHOTOGRAPHY	Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited Delivering Growth, Quality and Excellence Annual Report 2007 (HONG KONG)
POSTERS	CommonHealth RX CLUB OTC Creative Show Poster (USA)
SELF-PROMOTION	CLP Holdings Limited CLP Salon Recital in Hong Kong - Souvenir (CHINA)
SPECIAL PROJECTS	Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited Christmas and Chinese New Year Decoration for Bank of China Tower (HONG KONG)
WEBSITES	Marsteller TRANSITIONS Corporate Website Redesign (USA)

“The ASTRID 2009 Awards received nearly five hundred entries from 14 countries,” stated Reni Witt, President of MerComm, Inc., which sponsors the competition. “Recognition from the esteemed judges of the ASTRID Awards is the ultimate accolade for international excellence in design. An ASTRID Award means that the winner delivers top quality work. Considering the high level of competition from companies and design agencies around the world, it’s a tremendous honor to be recognized by peers in the industry.”

Judging was carried out by leading designers, art directors, and graphic artists from Canada, Europe, Hong Kong and all across the United States.

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