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ANNOUNCEMENT

CHANGE OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

The Board announces that Mr. Qingyong GU has resigned as a Non-executive Director of the Company due to other work allocation.

The Board is pleased to announce that Mr. Jiyang TANG has been appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company.

The above changes are with effect from 19 March 2019.

RESIGNATION OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The board of directors (the "Board") of Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Limited (the "Company") hereby announces that Mr. Qingyong GU* (辜慶永) ("Mr. GU") has resigned as a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 19 March 2019 due to other work allocation.

Mr. GU has confirmed that he has no claim against the Company in respect of his resignation and has no disagreement with the Board and there is no other matter relating to his resignation that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange").

The Board would like to express its sincere appreciation to Mr. GU for his contributions to the operations and development of the Company during his tenure of office.

APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Board is pleased to announce that Mr. Jiyang TANG* (唐激楊) ("Mr. TANG") has been appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 19 March 2019.

Mr. TANG, aged 47, graduated from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in 1994. After graduation, he had previously served at China Great Wall Computer Shenzhen Co. Ltd.* (中國長城計算機深圳股份有限公司) and International Software Development (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.* (萬 國軟件開發(深圳)有限公司). In May 1997, Mr. TANG joined China Vanke Co., Ltd.* (萬科企業股份 有限公司) ("Vanke"), a company whose shares are listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (stock code: A000002) and on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 2202). He had worked in Shenzhen Vanke Real Estate Company Limited* (深圳市萬科房地產有限公司) ("Shenzhen Vanke", now known as Shenzhen Vanke Development Co., Ltd.* (深圳市萬科發展有限公司)) from 1997 to 2006 as the director of general manager's office and assistant general manager. In 2007, Mr. TANG served as the deputy general manager of the Shenzhen Regional Center of Vanke, and in 2008, he served as the general manager of Foshan Vanke Properties Co., Ltd.* (佛山市萬科置業有限公司). In 2011, he was re-designated as the general manager of Guangzhou Vanke Real Estate Company Limited* (廣州市萬科房 地產有限公司) (now known as Guangzhou Vanke Co., Ltd.* (廣州萬科企業有限公司)). In 2019, Mr. TANG was re-designated as the general manager of Shenzhen Vanke.

Mr. TANG has a term of service of three years with the Company from 19 March 2019 to 18 March 2022, and he is 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 Articles of Association of the Company. Subject to the approval of the shareholders at the forthcoming annual general meeting of the Company, Mr. TANG will receive a director's fee of HK$350,000 per annum, with retrospective effect from 19 March 2019, for acting as a Non-executive Director of the Company, which was determined with reference to his duties and responsibilities towards the Company and the then prevailing market conditions and practice.

Save as disclosed herein, as at the date of this announcement, Mr. TANG (i) has not held any directorship in other listed public company during the three years preceding the date of this announcement; (ii) does not hold any position with the Company and its subsidiaries; (iii) does not have any relationship with any directors, senior management, substantial shareholders or controlling shareholders of the Company; (iv) does not have any interest in the securities of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance; and (v) there are no other matters in relation to the appointment of Mr. TANG as a Non-executive Director of the Company that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company and there is no other information required to be disclosed under Rule 13.51(2) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities of the Stock Exchange.

The Board warmly welcomes Mr. TANG to join the Board.

By Order of the Board Hopewell Highway Infrastructure Limited

Ji LIU*

Executive Director and Deputy General Manager

Hong Kong, 19 March 2019

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises three Executive Directors namely, Mr. Tianliang ZHANG* (General Manager), Mr. Cheng WU* (Deputy General Manager) and Mr. Ji LIU* (Deputy General Manager and secretary to the Board); three Non-executive Directors namely, Mr. Zhengyu LIU* (Chairman), Mr. Junye CAI* and Mr. Jiyang TANG*; and three Independent Non-executive Directors namely, Mr. Brian David Man Bun LI, Mr. Yu Lung CHING and Mr. Tony Chung Nin KAN.

* For identification purpose only

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