2007-04-17
STANDARD CHARTERED HONG KONG MARATHON 2007
CHARITY PROGRAMME RAISES OVER HK$ 1.7 MILLION

[Hong Kong, 17 April 2007]: With the generous support of the public, the Standard Chartered Marathon Charity Programme has raised over HK$1.7 million from this year's Marathon.

The funds will be used to support the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled (HKPC&SAPD) and Standard Chartered's "Seeing is Believing" charity campaign. In appreciation of the enthusiastic donor support, Standard Chartered conducted a special cheque presentation for the charity beneficiaries today.

Present at the ceremony were Mr Peter Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer and Mrs Gloria Chow, Managing Director, Head, Client Relationships Hong Kong of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited; Ms. Jenny Fung, Chairman of HKPC&SAPD and Ms Mary Lau of ORBIS International.

Standard Chartered has been a longstanding supporter of HKPC&SAPD through the charity programme, which raised HK$1.4 million for the association in 2007. Through the charity funds, Standard Chartered hopes to support the development of disabled sports and to nurture the abilities of young disabled athletes in Hong Kong.

Standard Chartered expanded the charity programme by encouraging the public and participating runners to make donations for the visually-impaired in the developing world. Through a range of projects focusing on prevention and intervention, Standard Chartered's "Seeing is Believing" charity campaign aims at making a difference to the lives of 10 million people by World Sight Day 2010. .A total of HK$300,000 has been raised through the charity programme in 2007. The entire amount is donated to ORBIS, the Bank's partner in treating curable blindness in China.

Mr Peter Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited said, "At Standard Chartered, we are dedicated in supporting and giving back to the communities where we live and work. We are delighted that the people of Hong Kong have embraced our community initiatives, and I'd also like to thank all of our individual and corporate donors - as well as our enthusiastic staff volunteers - for their kind and generous support."

165 corporate teams, individual runners and over 2,200 Standard Chartered staff runners took part in the Standard Chartered Marathon 2007, all of them contributed to the significant amount of donations generated this year. The top three corporate teams in the Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10km were also in attendance at today's ceremony and their great efforts were recognised by the Bank. (Please see attached winning list of corporate challenge)

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited is in its 11th year of title sponsorship to the Hong Kong Marathon. Additional sponsors and supporting parties include: New Balance Athletic Shoes (Hong Kong) Limited, Hotel Miramar Hong Kong, Watsons Water, Citizen Watches (HK) Limited, Commercial Radio, Hong Kong Tourism Board, Information Services Department, Western Harbour Tunnel Co. Ltd and Tsing Ma Management Limited.