CMP Asia, the major donor for a school building project in Thailand, celebrated the opening of the school on 4 May. By providing new school buildings, books and other learning materials and equipment, the project aims to help to rehabilitate children who were psychologically traumatised due to the 2004 tsunami.

About 100 school children aged from 4 to 12 in the Khao Lak area of Phang-nga province, one of the most affected regions of the tsunami disaster, have now resumed their studies in the bright new school buildings. Michael Duck, Senior Vice President of CMP Asia represented the company at the opening.

"It's wonderful to see their smiles and bring some hope back into their lives. We are pleased that CMP Asia has the opportunity to assist these children by providing them with a proper place to learn so that they can try to re-start their lives after the terrible loss of family and friends," said Michael Duck.

CMP Asia donated US$30,000 to the Sarojin Khao Lak Community Fund that provides support to many in the Khao Lak area who suffered from the severe damage caused by the tsunami disaster of December 2004 in Thailand.

Mr Michael Duck, Senior Vice President of CMP Asia (second from the left) and Mr Winai Buabandit, The Governor of Phang-nga province (first from the right) attended the opening ceremony.	Michael Duck, Senior Vice President of CMP Asia with school children.
A new fully-equipped classroom for the children of Khao Lak.	Children make the traditional Thai welcome to the new library.

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Notes to editor:

About CMP Asia (http://www.cmpasia.com/)
Owned by United Business Media plc, CMP Asia organises 80 trade fairs and provides high quality business information through its 20 publications and associated websites. With its headquarters in Hong Kong, CMP Asia has over 500 staff in 11 major cities in Asia and the USA.

Some of CMP Asia's major trade shows:

- September Hong Kong Jewellery & Watch Fair,Asia's largest jewellery fair and one of the top three events of its kind in the world
- Asia Pacific Leather Fair, the world's most international trade fair for the leather industry
- Furniture China, the largest international furniture exhibition in China
- Cosmoprof Asia, the largest andmost prestigious international beauty trade event in Asia Pacific
- Tokyo Health Industry Show, Japan's leading show for the health products industry
- Marintec China, the largest and most important international maritime event in China
- Intermach, the biggest and longest running state-of-the-art machinery exhibition in Thailand
- Asia's Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair,the most professional and international fair of its kind in Asia
- Hotelex Shanghai, China's largest trade fair for the hospitality industry
- Asian Paper, Asia's biggest show and conference for the pulp, paper and board business
- ExpoBuild China, the biggest group of events serving China's construction, building materials and interior fittings industries
- Tissue World, the premier exhibition and conference for the international tissue industry

About United Business Media Plc (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/)
United Business Media Plc is a leading global business media company. UBM informs markets and brings the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print, and provides the information they need to do business successfully. UBM focuses on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery makers, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Its 5,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.

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