For Immediate Release

Fraudulent Website Notification Hong Kong, 19th October, 2017 - The Bank of East Asia, Limited ("BEA" or the "Bank") would like to alert all customers and the general public that the Bank has no affiliation whatsoever with the website https://eastasia-bank.com.

Anyone who has provided personal information or has conducted any financial transactions through this website should immediately report the case to the Hong Kong Police for investigation, and contact BEA's Customer Service Hotline (852) 2211 1333 for assistance. Customers should also refrain from visiting the website or downloading any suspicious files from the website.

BEA would like to remind its customers that they can access the Bank's internet-based services safely and securely via the Bank's homepage at www.hkbea.com.

The Bank has reported the above incident to the Hong Kong Police and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and will take any actions deemed necessary and appropriate to protect the reputation of the Bank and the interests of its customers and the general public.

Customers who are suspicious about the identity of a website at an address similar to the address of BEA's homepage should call the Bank's Customer Service Hotline for verification.

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Media enquiries: Ms. Carmen Lee

Head of Corporate Communications Department

Human Resources & Corporate Communications Division The Bank of East Asia, Limited

Tel.: (852) 3608 5830

Email: leecol@hkbea.com

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