Hang Lung Wins Big in Asia Best Employer Brand Awards 2015


(Hong Kong, August 18, 2015) Hang Lung Properties Limited (HKSE stock code: 101) is pleased to announce that the Company has won 10 accolades at the 6th Asia Best Employer Brand Awards 2015 and Asia's Training & Development Excellence Awards 2015. Among the honors, Hang Lung is named one of "Asia's Best Employer Brand" companies.

Mr. Philip Chen, Managing Director of Hang Lung Properties, said, "At Hang Lung, the size of our workforce continues to grow as our business further expands. The number of our staff in Hong Kong and mainland China now amounts to nearly 5,000, almost double the level it was four years ago. We believe that a strategic and progressive approach in people management is of utmost importance in attracting and retaining the best talent available. We invest a great deal of effort and resources in providing professional and quality programs and training courses for our staff, designed to meet their growing aspirations as well as our business needs. These awards are the true recognition of our dedication and efforts in this aspect, making Hang Lung an employer of choice in the eyes of all those with exceptional talents."
The accolades won by Hang Lung are "Asia's Best Employer Brand", "Award for Best HR Strategy in line with Business", "HR Event of the Year", "Leadership Excellence in Sustainability", "Award for Excellence in Training" under the 6th Asia Best Employer Brand Awards 2015, and "Innovation in Learning Services", "Best Organisational Development (OD) Programme", "Excellence in Training & Development Award", "Best Customer Services Programme" under Asia's Training & Development Excellence Awards 2015. Furthermore, Manager of Human Resources (Learning & Development) Mr. Edward Lo received the "Training Leader of the Year" award.

The Asia Best Employer Brand Awards 2015 and the Asia's Training & Development Excellence Awards 2015 are hosted by the Employer Branding Institute, the World HRD Congress and Stars of the Industry Group, and are endorsed by the Asian Confederation of Business. Countries and regions represented include Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. The awards recognize successful employer brand-building initiatives and achievements in training and development.

About Hang Lung Properties
Hang Lung Properties Limited, a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Indices in Hong Kong, is a leading real estate developer in Hong Kong and mainland China. Boasting a diversified portfolio of investment properties in Hong Kong, the Company has progressively branched out into the Mainland since the 1990s, building, owning and managing world-class commercial complexes in key cities, projects that have earned international acclaim for their exceptional quality of architectural design, services and sustainable features.

Riding on the immense success of its two landmark properties in Shanghai, Plaza 66 and Grand Gateway 66, the Company's footprint has expanded to Shenyang, Jinan, Wuxi, Tianjin, Dalian, Kunming and Wuhan, with all the Mainland projects carrying the "66" brand. Subsequent to the grand openings of Parc 66 in Jinan, Palace 66 and Forum 66 in Shenyang, Center 66 in Wuxi and Riverside 66 in Tianjin over the past few years, Olympia 66, another world-class investment property in Dalian, will come into operation in the fourth quarter of 2015. As Hang Lung's business continues to grow, the Company is set to develop into the most admired mega national commercial property enterprise in the market.

Media contact:
Jennifer Tam
Manager
Corporate Communications
JenniferZYTam@hanglung.com

Cheung Ka Wing
Assistant Manager
Corporate Communications
WingKWCheung@hanglung.com

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