On 24^th June , 2022, the launch ceremony of the celebration campaign for the 25^th  anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland which is sponsored exclusively by The Bank of East Asia (China) Limited (“BEA China”) was successfully held in Shanghai.Jointly organised by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Economic Development Association,the Hong Kong and Shanghai Union, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Youth Association and the Zi Jing Youth Development Center, the campaign  aims to demonstrate the positive achievements of HKSAR and wish it a better future through a series of varied activities, including the Hong Kong and Shanghai Economic Summit Forum, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Youth Festival, the Light Show along the Huangpu River, the Bus Parade, the Hong Kong Food Culture Festival, etc.

Mr Adrian David Li Man-kiu and Mr Brian David Li Man-bun, Co-Chief Executive of The Bank of East Asia, Limited (“BEA”), expressed: “ This year marks the 25^th Anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. We are very glad that BEA has become the exclusive sponsor of the subject campaign to share the joy of this special moment with our compatriots in Shanghai. Since the establishment of the HKSAR, the principle of‘one country, two systems’ has been successfully practiced and become the cornerstone of the prosperity and stable development of the city. The motherland is the strongest support of HKSAR. The Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan and the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area(‘GBA’) will bring Hong Kong great new opportunities for further development. BEA has been growing steadily with Hong Kong by providing a full range of financial services to individual and corporate customers and contributing to the development of substantial economy. We sincerely wish the motherland a peaceful and prosperous future and HKSAR an even greater progress through deeper integration into the national development process.”

At the launch ceremony, Mrs Aron Laura Liang, Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Shanghai, presented a souvenir of the 25^th Anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland to Mr Montgomery Ho Shun-wah, Executive Director & Chief Executive of BEA China, to appreciate the bank’s great support to the celebration campaign.

As one of the earliest Chinese banks in Hong Kong, BEA has operated continuously on the Chinese Mainland since the establishment of its first branch in Shanghai in 1920 and strived to Become the Best Localised Foreign Bank in the market.By leveraging the advantage that Hong Kong and Mainland have similar culture and language, BEA China can more accurately understand the needs of mainland customers and integrate the international and local markets so as to timely grasp the opportunities. With in-depth understanding of the local market and BEA’s years of overseas experience in professional banking services, BEA China has actively explored and innovated in many fields, and has established widely recognised reputation on the Chinese Mainland.

With the further opening up of the financial industry on the Chinese mainland, the banking industry will greet with more development opportunities. Being firmly optimistic about the prospects of the Mainland market, BEA China will continuously improves its core competitiveness and, as always, actively seize new opportunities to maintain steady development by promoting communication and cooperation between HKSAR and the Mainland to achieve win-win progress.