Harbin Bank : ANNOUNCEMENT ON APPROVAL OF THE QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTOR

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Harbin Bank Co., Ltd.

哈 爾 濱 銀 行 股 份 有 限 公 司 *

(A joint stock company incorporated in the People's Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 6138)

ANNOUNCEMENT ON APPROVAL OF

THE QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTOR

Reference is made to the announcement dated 21 March 2019, the circular dated 1 April 2019 (the "Circular") and the poll results announcement of the 2018 annual general meeting, 2019 first domestic shareholders' class meeting and 2019 first H shareholders' class meeting dated 17 May 2019 of Harbin Bank Co., Ltd. (the "Bank") in relation to the appointment of Mr. Hou Bojian as an independent non-executive director of the Bank. Please refer to the Circular for biographical details of Mr. Hou Bojian.

The Bank received the Approval in relation to the Qualification of Mr. Hou Bojian (Hei Yin Bao Jian Fu [2019] No. 365) from Heilongjiang Regulatory Bureau of China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission in respect of the qualification of Mr. Hou Bojian as an independent director of the Bank, with effect from 2 September 2019.

By order of the Board of Directors

Harbin Bank Co., Ltd.

Guo Zhiwen

Chairman

Harbin, the PRC, 2 September 2019

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of the Bank comprises Guo Zhiwen, Lyu Tianjun and Sun Feixia as executive directors; Zhang Taoxuan, Ma Pao-Lin, Chen Danyang and Peng Xiaodong, as non-executive directors; Wan Kam To, Kong Siu Chee, Ma Yongqiang, Sun Yan, Zhang Zheng and Hou Bojian as independent non-executive directors.

• Harbin Bank Co., Ltd. is not an authorized institution within the meaning of the Banking Ordinance (Chapter 155 of Laws of Hong Kong), not subject to the supervision of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and not authorized to carry on banking/deposit-taking business in Hong Kong.