IMPORTANT NOTICE THIS OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY: (1) TO QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS (AS DEFINED BELOW) OR (2) OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES (THE “U.S.”) IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing. The following applies to the offering memorandum (the “Offering Memorandum”) following this notice, and you are therefore advised to read this carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the Offering Memorandum. In accessing the Offering Memorandum, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them from time to time, any time you receive any information from the Issuer and/or the Joint Global Coordinators and the Joint Lead Managers (each as defined in the Offering Memorandum) as a result of such access. NOTHING IN THIS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. 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OFFERING MEMORANDUM STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China U.S.$1,000,000,000 2.500 per cent. Green Bond due 2024 Issue Price: 99.743 per cent. The U.S.$1,000,000,000 2.500 per cent. Green Bond due 2024 (the “Notes”) is being issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (the “Issuer”). The Issuer will pay interest on the Notes semi-annually in arrear on 28 May and 28 November in each year, commencing on 28 November 2019. The Notes mature on 28 May 2024. Payments on the Notes will be made without deduction for or on account of taxes imposed by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”) or any political subdivision thereof or any authority therein or thereof having power to tax, to the extent described under “Terms and Conditions of the Notes – Taxation”. The Notes will be the direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and unsecured obligations of the Issuer and shall at all times rank at least pari passu, without preference among themselves, with all other unsecured External Debt (as defined in “Terms and Conditions of the Notes”) of the Issuer, from time to time outstanding, provided, however, that the Issuer shall have no obligation to effect equal or rateable payment(s) at any time with respect to any such other External Debt and, in particular, shall have no obligation to pay other External Debt at the same time or as a condition of paying sums due on the Notes and vice versa. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), or with any securities regulatory authority of any State or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Notes will be offered and sold outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”) and within the United States to qualified institutional buyers (“QIBs”) within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”). Prospective purchasers of the Notes are hereby notified that sellers of the Notes may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. For a summary of certain restrictions on resale, see “Transfer Restrictions” and “Subscription and Sale”. Application will be made to the Financial Conduct Authority in its capacity as competent authority (the “UK Listing Authority”) for the Notes to be admitted to the official list of the UK Listing Authority (the “Official List”) and to the London Stock Exchange plc (the “London Stock Exchange”) for the Notes to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange’s regulated market. The London Stock Exchange’s regulated market is a regulated market for the purposes of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2014/65/EU). Application will be made to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”) for the listing of the Notes by way of debt issues to professional investors (as defined in Chapter 37 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571)) (together, “Professional Investors”) only. This Offering Memorandum is for distribution to Professional Investors only. Investors should not purchase the Notes in the primary or secondary markets unless they are Professional Investors and understand the risks involved. The Notes are only suitable for Professional Investors. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has not reviewed the contents of this Offering Memorandum, other than to ensure that the prescribed form disclaimer and responsibility statements, and a statement limiting distribution of this Offering Memorandum to Professional Investors only have been reproduced in this Offering Memorandum. Listing of the Notes on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is not to be taken as an indication of the commercial merits or credit quality of the Notes or the Issuer or quality of disclosure in this Offering Memorandum. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange take no responsibility for the contents of this Offering Memorandum, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this Offering Memorandum.