BOC Hong Kong : BOCHK wins the Best SME’s Partner Gold Award

21 June 2017

Bank of China (Hong Kong) ("BOCHK") received the Best SME's Partner Gold Award 2017 from the Hong Kong General Chamber of Small and Medium Business ("HKGCSMB"), in recognition of our long-standing support to the small and medium enterprises ("SMEs") in Hong Kong. Being the best partner of SMEs, BOCHK has been helping SMEs explore business opportunities and promoting healthy economic growth, creating a win-win situation for all parties. BOCHK has won the Best SME's Partner Award from HKGCSMB for ten years in a row.

Mr Sander Yau, Deputy General Manager of Commercial Banking Department of BOCHK, said, "2017 marks the centenary of BOC's service to Hong Kong. As a bank deeply rooted in Hong Kong, BOCHK will continue to provide comprehensive financial services to industrial and commercial customers and lend tremendous support to the development of SMEs through continuous product innovation and cross-border financial service enhancement, our extensive local branches and commercial centres, and professional services team."

Since 2016, BOCHK has adopted branch network transformation strategy to fully capitalise on the Group's most extensive branch network in Hong Kong, which expanded our service coverage from a retail focus to a comprehensive range. We upgraded our service capabilities to better serve corporate and personal customers with an integrated platform for a better customer experience. In addition, leveraging the extensive local and global network of our parent bank Bank of China, BOCHK supports the "BOC Global SME Cross-border Investment Matching Service" that serves as an innovative platform to promote investment, technology exchange and trade cooperation among SMEs in the Mainland of China, Hong Kong and overseas. It helps SMEs to tap business opportunities arising from the Belt and Road national strategy.

The judging panel of the Best SME's Partner Award consists of government officials, business leaders and academic representatives. The participants have been assessed based on their performance in product and service offerings, customer communication as well as corporate social responsibility. BOCHK has been highly commended by the judging panel for our customer-centric spirit and commitment to provide comprehensive financing and banking services to customers.

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Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited ("BOCHK") is a leading commercial banking group in Hong Kong with strong market positions in all major businesses. We have the most extensive local branch network and diverse service platforms, including 197 branches, efficient e-channels of over 1,000 self-service machines, as well as Internet and Mobile Banking services. We offer a comprehensive range of financial, investment and wealth management services to personal, corporate and institutional customers. In accordance with the strategic plan of BOC Group, we have been driving our regional development through the acquisitions of Bank of China Limited's ("BOC") institutions in Southeast Asia and the establishment of a Brunei Branch. We are actively expanding our business in Southeast Asia and transforming BOCHK into a regional bank.

BOCHK is one of the three note-issuing banks and the clearing bank for Renminbi ("RMB") business in Hong Kong. With our strong RMB franchise, we are the first choice of customers in this business. Through the deep collaboration with our parent bank, BOC, we provide a full range of high quality cross-border services to multinationals, cross-border customers, Mainland enterprises going global, central banks and super-sovereign organisations.

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited, BOCHK's holding company, is one of the largest listed companies on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, with stock code "2388" and ADR OTC Symbol "BHKLY".