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Hong Kong Finance Group Limited

香港信貸集團有限公司

(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1273)

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON 2 SEPTEMBER 2020

Reference is made to the Notice of Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") of Hong Kong Finance Group Limited (the "Company") and the circular (the "Circular") to shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") both dated 23 July 2020 in relation to the AGM to be held at Room One & Two, 1/F, Pacific Club, Harbour City, Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong (the "AGM Venue") on Wednesday, 2 September 2020 at 4:00 p.m..

In view of the recent development of the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation (Chapter 599G of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the "Regulation"), the Company will implement the following precautionary measures at the Company's AGM to comply with the Regulation and to ensure the safety of all attendees:

  1. Shareholders who will be physically attending the AGM (in person or by proxy) will be arranged to sit in AGM Venue with not more than 20 persons;
  2. seating at the AGM Venue will be arranged so as to allow for appropriate social distancing. Accordingly, there will be limited capacity for Shareholders to attend the AGM. Only Shareholders and/or their proxies will be admitted to the AGM Venue and shall be on a "first-come-first served" basis. Shareholders subsequently arriving may not be permitted to enter the AGM Venue;
  3. compulsory body temperature checks will be conducted for every Shareholder, proxy or other attendee at the entrance of the AGM Venue. Any person with a body temperature of 37.4 degrees Celsius or above will be denied entry into the AGM Venue, or be required to leave the AGM Venue;
  4. every attendee will be required to wear a surgical face mask at the AGM Venue and throughout the AGM and to sit at a safe distance from other attendees. Those not wearing face masks will be denied entry to the AGM Venue. Please note that no masks will be provided at the AGM Venue and attendees should bring and wear their own masks;
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  1. every attendee will be required to submit a completed Health Declaration Form prior to entry into the AGM Venue. Please note that the Health Declaration Form will be available for your completion and signing at the entrance of the AGM Venue;
  2. any attendee who has any flu-like symptoms or is subject to any Hong Kong Government prescribed quarantine or has close contact with any person under quarantine will be denied entry into the AGM Venue; and
  3. no refreshments or drinks will be served at the AGM.

The Company reserves the right to deny entry into or require any person to leave the AGM Venue if such person refuses to comply with any of the above precautionary measures in order to ensure the safety of the attendees at the AGM.

Shareholders are strongly encouraged to exercise their voting rights by submitting proxy forms appointing the Chairman of the AGM as their proxy to vote on the resolutions at the AGM instead of attending the AGM in person.

The form of proxy can be downloaded from the website of the Company (www.hkfinance.hk) or the website of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (www.hkexnews.hk). In order to be valid, the signed and completed proxy form must be deposited at Company's branch share registrar in Hong Kong, Union Registrars Limited at Suites 3301-04,33/F., Two Chinachem Exchange Square, 338 King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the AGM.

Subject to the development of COVID-19, the Company may implement further precautionary measures, and may issue further announcement(s) on such measures as and when appropriate.

On behalf of the Board

Hong Kong Finance Group Limited

Chan Kwong Yin William

Chairman

Hong Kong, 27 August 2020

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises the following members:

Executive Directors:

Independent Non-executive Directors:

Mr. Chan Kwong Yin William (Chairman)

Mr. Chan Siu Wing Raymond

Mr. Chan Koung Nam

Mr. Chu Yat Pang Terry

Mr. Tse Pui To (Chief Executive Officer)

Mr. Cheung Kok Cheong

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