6 September 2013

LEE WAI-SZE TO RECEIVE HK$300,000 UNDER HANG SENG ATHLETE INCENTIVE AWARDS SCHEME FOR FIRST HK GOLD AT NATIONAL GAMES

Cyclist Lee Wai-sze today won the Women’s event to clinch ’s first gold medal at the 12th National Games in Liaoning, bringing fresh pride to the local community following silver medal wins in showjumping and rugby, and bronze medal wins in mountain biking and fencing.

In addition to gold medal glory, Lee Wai-sze will receive HK$300,000 under the Hang Seng Athlete Incentive Awards Scheme (“Scheme”) in recognition of her outstanding sporting achievement. Along with the cash incentives to be presented to other medallists, total Scheme rewards for this year’s National Games Hong Kong medallists currently stand at HK$810,000. (Medallists are listed in the attached appendix.)

Ms Rose Lee, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive of Hang Seng Bank, offered her warm congratulations to Lee Wai-sze. “The National Games draws the leading athletic talent from across and this first gold medal win for Hong Kong is a superb accomplishment. The achievements and outstanding sportsmanship of our top athletes at this year’s Games will provide inspiration and incentive for up-and-coming talent to keep striving for sporting success.”

Under the Scheme, any Hong Kong athlete who wins a gold medal in an individual event will be awarded a cash incentive of HK$300,000, while silver and bronze medallists will receive HK$150,000 and HK$60,000 respectively. Teams that win gold, silver and bronze medals will be presented with group awards of HK$420,000, HK$240,000 and HK$120,000 respectively.

Initiated by the Hong Kong Sports Institute in 1994, the Scheme has been sponsored by Hang Seng since 1996. The Scheme provides cash incentives to Hong Kong athletes who achieve outstanding performances at the , the Paralympic Games and the National Games. The Scheme was expanded in 2005 to include medallists at the East and, in 2010, medallists at the Asian Games and the Asian Para Games, to further support the development of local sport.

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Excluding incentives for medallists at the 12th National Games, the Scheme has given out more than HK$30 million to about 360 top-performing Hong Kong athletes since 1996.

About Hang Seng Bank

Founded in 1933, Hang Seng Bank operates around 220 service outlets serving both personal and business customers. The Bank also maintains a branch in Shenzhen for foreign currency wholesale business, branches in Macau and Singapore, and a representative office in Taipei.

Established on 28 May 2007, wholly owned subsidiary Hang Seng Bank (China) Limited operates a mainland China network of 47 outlets in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Nanjing, Dongguan, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Tianjin, Kunming, Xiamen, Foshan, Zhongshan, Huizhou, Zhuhai and Jiangmen.

With total assets of HK$1,106.7 billion as at 30 June 2013, Hang Seng Bank reported a profit attributable to shareholders of HK$18,468 million for the first six months of 2013 and HK$19,327 million in 2012. Hang Seng Bank is a principal member of the HSBC Group, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations. For further information on Hang Seng Bank, please visit the Bank's website at www.hangseng.com.

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Appendix

Hang Seng Athlete Incentive Awards Scheme List of Cash Incentives for 12th National Games Medallists

Awards for 12th National Games medallists (awarded by HKSI and Hang Seng Bank)

Sport / Event Name Result * Cash Award (HK$) Individual Event Women’s Individual Lee Wai-sze Gold Medal 300,000 Cycling Track-Keirin Cycling Men's Individual Mountain Chan Chun Hing Bronze Medal 60,000 Bike Lai Jing Man Equestrian Individual Showjumping Silver Medal 150,000 Jacqueline Choi Nicholas Fencing Men’s Foil Bronze Medal 60,000 Edward Team Event Hong Kong Men’s Rugby Rugby Sevens Silver Medal 240,000 Rugby Sevens Team Total: 810,000

(* result as of 6 September 2013)