Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

This announcement and the listing document referred to herein are for information purposes only and are not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States. This announcement and the listing document referred to herein do not constitute or form a part of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction, or an inducement to enter into investment activity, or an invitation to enter into an agreement to do any such things, nor is it calculated to invite any offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for any securities. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act. No public offering of the securities referred to herein will be made in the United States. None of the Notes (as defined below) will be offered to the public in Hong Kong or elsewhere.

This announcement and the listing document referred to herein have been published for information purposes only as required by the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and do not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Neither this announcement nor anything referred to herein (including the listing document) forms the basis for any contract or commitment whatsoever. For the avoidance of doubt, the publication of this announcement and the listing document referred to herein shall not be deemed to be an offer of securities made pursuant to a prospectus issued by or on behalf of the Issuer (as defined below) for the purposes of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong nor shall it constitute an advertisement, invitation or document containing an invitation to the public to enter into or offer to enter into an agreement to acquire, dispose of, subscribe for or underwrite securities for the purposes of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong.

Notice to Hong Kong investors: The Issuer and the Guarantor (each as defined below) confirm that the Notes are intended for purchase by professional investors (as defined in Chapter 37 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited) only and may be listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on that basis.

Accordingly, the Issuer and the Guarantor confirm that the Notes are not appropriate as an investment for retail investors in Hong Kong. Investors should carefully consider the risks involved.

PUBLICATION OF OFFERING CIRCULAR

HLP Finance Limited

(incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability)

(the "Issuer")

Hang Lung Properties Limited

(incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(the "Guarantor")

Stock Code: 00101

US$4,000,000,000

Medium Term Note Programme

(the "Programme")

arranged by

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

This announcement is issued pursuant to Rule 37.39A of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities (the "Listing Rules") on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange").

Please refer to the offering circular dated May 6, 2021 (the "Offering Circular") in relation to the Programme appended herein. As disclosed in the Offering Circular, the notes to be issued under the Programme (the "Notes") are intended for purchase by professional investors (as defined in Chapter 37 of the Listing Rules) only and may be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on that basis.

The Offering Circular does not constitute a prospectus, notice, circular, brochure or advertisement offering to sell any securities to the public in any jurisdiction, nor is it an invitation to the public to make offers to subscribe for or purchase any securities, nor is it circulated to invite offers by the public to subscribe for or purchase any securities.

The Offering Circular must not be regarded as an inducement to subscribe for or purchase any notes of the Issuer and no such inducement is intended. No investment decision should be made based on the information contained in the Offering Circular.

Hong Kong, May 7, 2021

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of HLP Finance Limited comprises the following directors: Mr. Ronnie C. CHAN, Mr. Adriel CHAN, Mr. Weber W.P. LO and Mr. H.C. HO

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of Hang Lung Properties Limited comprises the following directors:

Executive Directors: Mr. Ronnie C. CHAN, Mr. Adriel CHAN, Mr. Weber W.P. LO and Mr. H.C. HO

Non-Executive Director: Mr. Philip N.L. CHEN

Independent Non-ExecutiveDirectors: Mr. Nelson W.L. YUEN, Mr. Dominic C.F. HO, Dr. Andrew K.C. CHAN, Prof. H.K. CHANG and Ms. Anita Y.M. FUNG

APPENDIX - OFFERING CIRCULAR DATED MAY 6, 2021

IMPORTANT NOTICE

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ANY PERSON OR ADDRESS IN THE UNITED STATES

IMPORTANT: You must read the following before continuing. The following applies to the offering circular following this page (the ''Offering Circular''), and you are therefore advised to read this carefully before reading, accessing or making any other use of the Offering Circular. In accessing the Offering Circular, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions, including any modifications to them any time you receive any information from us as a result of such access.

NOTHING IN THIS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CONSTITUTES AN OFFER OF SECURITIES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DO SO. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN, AND WILL NOT BE, REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE ''SECURITIES ACT''), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTION AND THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE OR LOCAL SECURITIES LAWS.

THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR MAY NOT BE FORWARDED OR DISTRIBUTED TO ANY OTHER PERSON AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER, AND IN PARTICULAR, MAY NOT BE FORWARDED TO ANY ADDRESS IN THE UNITED STATES. ANY FORWARDING, DISTRIBUTION OR REPRODUCTION OF THIS DOCUMENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS UNAUTHORIZED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTIVE MAY RESULT IN A VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

Confirmation of your Representation: In order to be eligible to view this Offering Circular or make an investment decision with respect to the securities, investors must not be located in the United States. The Offering Circular is being sent at your request and by accepting the e- mail and accessing the Offering Circular, you shall be deemed to have represented to us that

  1. you and your customers you represent are outside the United States and that the electronic mail address that you gave us and to which this e-mail has been delivered is not located in the United States and (2) you consent to delivery of such Offering Circular by electronic transmission.

You are reminded that the Offering Circular has been delivered to you on the basis that you are a person into whose possession this Offering Circular may be lawfully delivered in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are located and you may not, nor are you authorized to, deliver this Offering Circular to any other person.

The materials relating to the offering of securities to which this Offering Circular relates do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. If a jurisdiction requires that the offering be made by a licensed broker or dealer and the dealers or any affiliate of the dealers is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the offering shall be deemed to be made by such dealers or such affiliate on behalf of the Issuer (as defined in this Offering Circular) in such jurisdiction.

The Offering Circular has been sent to you in an electronic form. You are reminded that documents transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of electronic transmission and consequently neither the Issuer nor The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (the ''Arranger'') nor Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, BNP Paribas, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, DBS Bank Ltd., Deutsche Bank AG, Hong Kong Branch, Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Limited, Mizuho Securities Asia Limited, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, Standard Chartered Bank nor UBS AG Hong Kong Branch (the ''Dealers'') nor any person who controls the Arranger or the Dealers, nor any director, officer, employee nor agent of the Issuer or Hang Lung Properties Limited or the Arranger or the Dealers, or affiliate of any such person accepts any liability or responsibility whatsoever in respect of any difference between the Offering Circular distributed to you in electronic format and the hard copy version available to you on request from the Arrangers or the Dealers.

Actions that You May Not Take: If you receive this document by e-mail, you should not reply by e-mail to this document, and you may not purchase any securities by doing so. Any reply e-mail communications, including those you generate by using the ''Reply'' function on your e-mail software, will be ignored or rejected.

You are responsible for protecting against viruses and other destructive items. Your use of this e-mail is at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take precautions to ensure that it is free from viruses and other items of a destructive nature.

OFFERING CIRCULAR

HLP Finance Limited

(incorporated in the British Virgin Islands with limited liability)

(as Issuer)

Hang Lung Properties Limited

(incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability)

(as Guarantor)

US$4,000,000,000

Medium Term Note Programme

Under the US$4,000,000,000 Medium Term Note Programme described in this Offering Circular (the ''Programme''), HLP Finance Limited (the ''Issuer''), subject to compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and directives, may from time to time issue medium term notes (the ''Notes'') unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed (the ''Guarantee'') by Hang Lung Properties Limited (the ''Guarantor''). Notes may be issued in bearer or registered form. The aggregate nominal amount of Notes outstanding will not at any time exceed US$4,000,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies). The Notes may be issued on a continuing basis to one or more of the Dealers specified under ''Summary of the Programme'' and any additional Dealer appointed under the Programme from time to time by the Issuer (each a ''Dealer'' and together the ''Dealers''), which appointment may be for a specific issue or on an ongoing basis. References in this Offering Circular to the ''relevant Dealer'' shall, in the case of an issue of Notes being (or intended to be) subscribed for by more than one Dealer, be to all Dealers agreeing to subscribe for such Notes.

Application has been made to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the ''Hong Kong Stock Exchange'') for the listing of the Programme by way of debt issues to professional investors (as defined in Chapter 37 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (''Professional Investors'')) only during the 12 month period after the date of this Offering Circular on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This Offering Circular is for distribution to such Professional Investors only.

Notice to Hong Kong investors - The Issuer and the Guarantor confirm that the Notes are intended for purchase by Professional Investors only and will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on that basis. Accordingly, the Issuer and the Guarantor confirm that the Notes are not appropriate as an investment for retail investors in Hong Kong. Investors should carefully consider the risks involved.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has not reviewed the contents of this document, other than to ensure that the prescribed form disclaimer and responsibility statements, and a statement limiting distribution of this Offering Circular to Professional Investors only have been reproduced in this document. Listing of the Programme and the Notes on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is not to be taken as an indication of the commercial merits or credit quality of the Programme, the Notes or the Issuer and the Guarantor or quality of disclosure in this Offering Circular. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange take no responsibility for the contents of this Offering Circular, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this Offering Circular.

Notice of the aggregate nominal amount of Notes, interest (if any) payable in respect of Notes, the issue price of Notes and any other terms and conditions not contained herein which are applicable to each Tranche (as defined under ''Terms and Conditions of the Notes'') of Notes will be set out in a pricing supplement (the ''Pricing Supplement'') which, with respect to Notes to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, will be delivered to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on or before the date of issue of the Notes of such Tranche.

MiFID II product governance/target market - The Pricing Supplement in respect of any Notes may include a legend entitled ''MiFID II Product Governance'' which will outline the target market in respect of the Notes and which channels for distribution of the Notes are appropriate. Any person offering, selling or recommending the Notes (a ''distributor'') should take into consideration such target market; however, a distributor subject to Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, ''MiFID II'') is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Notes and determining appropriate distribution channels.

A determination will be made in relation to each issue about whether, for the purpose of the MiFID Product Governance rules under EU Delegated Directive 2017/593 (the ''MiFID Product Governance Rules''), any Dealer subscribing for any Notes is a manufacturer in respect of such Notes, but otherwise neither the Arranger nor the Dealers nor any of their respective affiliates will be a manufacturer for the purpose of the MIFID Product Governance Rules.

UK MiFIR product governance/target market - The Pricing Supplement in respect of any Notes may include a legend entitled ''UK MiFIR Product Governance'' which will outline the target market assessment in respect of the Notes and which channels for distribution of the Notes are appropriate. Any distributor should take into consideration the target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to the UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Notes (by either adopting or refining the target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.

A determination will be made in relation to each issue about whether, for the purpose of the UK MiFIR product governance rules set out in the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the ''UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules''), any Dealer subscribing for any Notes is a manufacturer in respect of such Notes, but otherwise neither the Arranger nor the Dealers nor any of their respective affiliates will be a manufacturer for the purpose of the UK MIFIR Product Governance Rules.

IMPORTANT - EEA RETAIL INVESTORS - If the Pricing Supplement in respect of any Notes includes a legend entitled ''Prohibition of Sales to EEA Retail Investors'', the Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (''EEA''). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (the ''Insurance Distribution Directive''), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended the ''PRIIPs Regulation'') for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.

IMPORTANT - UK RETAIL INVESTORS - If the Pricing Supplement includes a legend entitled ''Prohibition of Sales to UK Retail Investors'', the Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (''UK''). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (''EUWA''); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 as amended (''FSMA'') and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the ''UK PRIIPs Regulation'') for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.

Singapore Securities and Futures Act Product Classification - Solely for the purposes of its obligations pursuant to sections 309B(1)(a) and 309B(1)(c) of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289 of Singapore) (the ''SFA''), the Issuer has determined, and hereby notifies all relevant persons (as defined in Section 309A of the SFA) that the Notes are ''prescribed capital markets products'' (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018).

The Notes of each Series (as defined in ''Summary of the Programme'') issued in bearer form (''Bearer Notes'') will be represented on issue by a temporary global note in bearer form (each a ''Temporary Global Note'') or a permanent global note in bearer form (each a ''Permanent Global Note'') (collectively, the ''Global Note''). Notes in registered form (''Registered Notes'') will be represented by registered certificates (each a ''Certificate''), one Certificate being issued in respect of each Noteholder's entire holding of Notes in registered form of one Series. Global Notes and Certificates may be deposited on the relevant issue date with a common depositary on behalf of Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (''Euroclear'') and Clearstream Banking S.A. (''Clearstream, Luxembourg''), or with a sub-custodian for the Central Moneymarkets Unit Service operated by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (the ''CMU Service''). The provisions governing the exchange of interests in Global Notes for other Global Notes and definitive Notes are described in ''Summary of Provisions Relating to the Notes while in Global Form''.

The Notes and the Guarantee have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and the Notes may include Bearer Notes (as defined herein) that are subject to U.S. tax law requirements. Subject to certain exceptions, the Notes may not be offered, sold, or, in the case of Bearer Notes, delivered within the United States. Registered Notes are subject to certain restrictions on transfer, see ''Subscription and Sale''.

The Issuer and the Guarantor may agree with any Dealer that Notes may be issued in a form not contemplated by the Terms and Conditions of the Notes herein, in which event a supplementary Offering Circular, if appropriate, will be made available which will describe the effect of the agreement reached in relation to such Notes.

Investing in Notes issued under the Programme involves certain risks and may not be suitable for all investors. Investors should have sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to evaluate the information contained in this Offering Circular and in the applicable Pricing Supplement and the merits and risks of investing in a particular issue of Notes in the context of their financial position and particular circumstances. Investors also should have the financial capacity to bear the risks associated with an investment in Notes. Investors should not purchase Notes unless they understand and are able to bear risks associated with Notes. The principal risk factors that may affect the abilities of the Issuer and the Guarantor to fulfill their respective obligations in respect of the Notes are discussed under ''Risk Factors''.

Arranger

HSBC

Dealers

ANZ

BofA Securities

Bank of China (Hong Kong)

BNP PARIBAS

Citigroup

Crédit Agricole CIB

DBS Bank Ltd.

Deutsche Bank

Goldman Sachs

HSBC

Mizuho Securities

MUFG

OCBC Bank

Standard Chartered Bank

UBS

The date of this Offering Circular is May 6, 2021

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