Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering : Date of Board Meeting

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HONG KONG AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED 香港飛機工程有限公司

(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 00044)

DATE OF BOARD MEETING

This is to announce that a meeting of the Board of Directors of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (the "Company") will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 7th August 2018 at the registered office of the Company, for the purpose of, among other matters, announcing the interim results for the six months ended 30th June 2018 and considering the payment of a first interim dividend for 2018.

In accordance with Rule A.3 of Appendix 10 to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, the Directors of the Company are not allowed to deal in the securities of the Company from 8th July 2018 to 7th August 2018 (both days inclusive).

As at the date of this announcement, the Directors of the Company are:

Executive Directors: J.R. Slosar (Chairman), W.E.J. Barrington, C.P. Gibbs, R.J. Sharpe, A.K.W. Tang;

Non-Executive Directors: G.T.F. Hughes, M.B. Swire; and

Independent Non-Executive Directors: B.Y.C. Cha, Y.K. Leung, J.L. Lewis and P.P.W. Tse.

By Order of the Board

Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited 香港飛機工程有限公司

David Fu

Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 10th April 2018

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