Hopewell Highway Infrastructure : Appointment of Independent Non-executive Director

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Stock Codes: 737 (HKD counter) and 80737 (RMB counter) APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The board of directors (the "Board") of Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Limited (the "Company") announces that Mr. Alexander Lanson LIN ("Mr. LIN") has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 9 May 2016.

Mr. LIN, aged 42, has over 20 years of experience in finance and asset management. He has been serving as a director of Les Enphants Co., Ltd. ("Les Enphants"), a public company listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, since May 2002, and then serving as vice-chairman of Les Enphants since June 2014. He is also the chairman of Shanghai Les Enphants Children Articles Co., Ltd., Shanghai Lead Han Trading Co., Ltd and Suzhou Les Enphants Logistics Co., Ltd. since December 2015 respectively. He joined OCP Asia (Hong Kong) Limited as a senior portfolio manager in October 2009 and was a responsible officer of OCP Asia (Hong Kong) Limited from December 2009 to March 2013. Prior to joining OCP Asia (Hong Kong) Limited, Mr. LIN was a managing director of Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited from November 1997 to April 2009 and one of its responsible officers from October 2003 to January 2009. Mr. LIN graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in International Relations from Cornell University, US in May 1995. He is a chartered financial analyst (CFA).

Saved as disclosed above, Mr. LIN has not held any directorship in other listed public companies in the last three years and does not have any relationship with any directors, senior management, substantial or controlling shareholders of the Company.

As at the date of this announcement, Mr. LIN does not have any interest in the securities of the Company or its associated corporation within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance, Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong.

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Mr. LIN has entered into an appointment letter in relation to his appointment as an Independent Non-executive Director with the Company for a term of three years commencing from the date of his appointment and he is subject to retirement from office and re-election at the first general meeting of the Company after his appointment and subsequently subject to retirement from office and re-election at the annual general meetings of the Company and vacation of office in accordance with the provisions of the Company's Articles of Association. As specified in the appointment letter of Mr. LIN, he is entitled to receive an annual director's fee of HK$350,000 from the Company, which was determined with reference to the duties and responsibilities of directors towards the Company and the then prevailing market conditions and practice. Mr. LIN's director's fee will be approved by the shareholders at the next annual general meeting of the Company.

Mr. LIN confirmed that he met the independence criteria as set out in Rule 3.13 of The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Listing Rules"). Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters in relation to the appointment of Mr. LIN as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company that need to be brought to the attention of the holders of securities of the Company nor any other information to be disclosed pursuant to the requirements of Rule 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules.

The Board of the Company would like to express its warm welcome to Mr. Alexander Lanson LIN in joining the Board of the Company.

By Order of the Board

Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Limited

HUEN Po Wah

Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 9 May 2016

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of the Company comprises four Executive Directors namely, Sir Gordon Ying Sheung WU (Chairman), Mr. Eddie Ping Chang HO (Vice Chairman), Mr. Thomas Jefferson WU (Managing Director) and Mr. Alan Chi Hung CHAN (Deputy Managing Director); and four Independent Non-executive Directors namely, Professor Chung Kwong POON, Mr. Yuk Keung IP, Mr. Brian David Man Bun LI and Mr. Alexander Lanson LIN.