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THE HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated in Hong Kong under the Companies Ordinance with limited liability) (Stock Code: 3) CLOSURE OF REGISTER OF MEMBERS

Notice is hereby given that in order to determine entitlement of shareholders to the interim dividend for the six months ended 30th June 2015, the register of members of The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (the "Company") will be closed from Thursday,
17th September 2015 to Friday, 18th September 2015, both days inclusive, during which period no share transfer will be effected. In order to qualify for the interim dividend, all transfers accompanied by the relevant share certificates must be lodged with the Company's share registrar, Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited, at Shops 1712-1716, 17th Floor, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong, not later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
16th September 2015.
By Order of the Board

JOHN H.M. HO

Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 13th August 2015
As at the date of this announcement, the Board of the Company comprises:

Non-executive Directors: Dr. the Hon. Lee Shau Kee (Chairman), Dr. Colin Lam

Ko Yin, Dr. Lee Ka Kit and Mr. Lee Ka Shing

Independent Non-executive Directors: Mr. Leung Hay Man, Dr. the Hon. David Li Kwok Po and

Professor Poon Chung Kwong

Executive Directors: Mr. Alfred Chan Wing Kin and Mr. Peter Wong Wai Yee

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