Rupert Hoogewerf gave speech at 07 May 2009
Cocktails with China's Top Marinas

Hurun Report

In celebration of the first day of the 2009 China International Boat Show, Hurun Report hosted two hundred guests from the yachting world to a cocktail party at South Beauty�s 881 Club. During the course of the evening, Rupert Hoogewerf presented awards to the Top Twenty Pioneers of China�s fledgling marina industry.

Winners of the 2009 Hurun Marina Award included Shenzhen Bay Marina Club, Suzhou Taihu Mercury Club & Marina, Nine Dragons Admirals Yacht Club, Shanghai Yachting Club and Han Yuan International Club.

�These marina pioneers represent the cream of China�s fast-growing yachting lifestyle,� says Rupert Hoogewerf, founder and publisher of Hurun Report. �As a media partner of the 2009 China International Boat Show, currently the leading Boat Show in China, we are delighted to bring China�s wealthy elite together with the marinas.�

The cocktails ended with the much-anticipated lucky draw prize of an all-expenses paid trip for two to Tahiti for a week worth RMB 80,000 other prizes included a bottle of Dewar�s Signature Whiskey worth RMB 3,200 and Giorgio Armani beauty products for men worth RMB 2,320. After the cocktails, Hurun Report took 25 VIP guests for a unique yachting experience on an Azimut and Pershing yacht up and down the Huangpu River.

Hurun Report would like to thank Riva, Han Yuan International Club, Dewar�s Whiskey and South Beauty Restaurants for their support of the event.

About Hurun Report Nobody Knows China�s Rich Better!

Hurun Report Inc is a leading luxury publishing group based in Shanghai, China, comprising a monthly magazine and an active events division targeting China�s wealthy elite. Hurun Report magazine is published monthly with a proven circulation of 90,000 targeting China�s wealthy elite and is widely recognized as the Mainland�s foremost authority in tracking the rapid changes and trends amongst China�s high net worth individuals.

Founded in 1999, the flagship is the annual Hurun Rich List published each October, considered the bible of wealth and a de-facto �Who�s Who� of Chinese business.

Throughout the year, the Hurun Research Institute also publishes the Hurun Philanthropy List (May) ranking the charitable donations of China�s most generous, the Hurun Art List (Mar) ranking China�s Top 50 living artists by the sales at public auction of their works in the previous year, the Hurun Best of the Best (Jan) which ranks the leading luxury brands in China and the Hurun Wealth Report (April) detailing the number of millionaires in China, broken down by region.

Hurun Report Inc also publishes a series of six other magazines focusing on the special interests of China�s wealthy, notably the Schools Guide, Polo/Equestrian, Luxury Property, Watches, New Year Gifts and Luxury Travel.

For further details about the full portfolio of Hurun publications and business activities and events, see www.hurun.net - the website of choice for the gatekeepers of China�s wealthy elite.

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