(Hong Kong - 21 November 2007) Bank of China International (BOCI) announced the establishment of its Private Wealth Management Department (the Company). A team of high-calibre relationship managers in the new department, versatile in financial management and highly experienced in investment, will tailor personalised investment strategies for high net worth customers with the objective of increasing the growth potential of private wealth.

As BOCI puts it, the Company, being the largest retail securities broker in Hong Kong, stays abreast of market trends as well as political and economic dynamics to make early and incisive analyses of worldwide investment advances. Coupled with the renowned investment banking services and powerful asset management, fixed income and derivatives products of BOCI, the Company is confident that it is well-positioned to share fruitful returns with its customers.