AIA Leads Close to 2,000 Hong Kong People in Successfully Breaking a Guinness World Record for the Most People Doing Step Ups Simultaneously

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1 AIA Hong Kong AIA Hong Kong Tower, 734 King s Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong T: (852) AIA.COM.HK Media Release AIA Leads Close to 2,000 Hong Kong People in Successfully Breaking a Guinness World Record for the Most People Doing Step Ups Simultaneously Hong Kong, 1,944 AIA Hong Kong s staff and financial planners, as well as their customers and friends participated in the AIA Step-up for Health" Guinness Event held today. Led by AIA Hong Kong s senior executives and famous actress Ms. Annie Liu, all participants successfully broke a new Guinness World Record for the most people doing step ups simultaneously. Participants demonstrated great enthusiasm and collaborative spirit as they performed the step-up exercise for over five minutes non-stop. Everyone was thrilled when they learnt that the record was recognised by the Guinness World Records. In addition to the effort of putting Hong Kong into the world record books, the fun-filled programme included performances by singer Mr. Alfred Hui and popular band Supper Moment. Mr. Jacky Chan, Chief Executive Officer of AIA Hong Kong and Macau, said, As The Real Life Company, AIA has long been committed to promoting healthy living. We recognise the toll that a stressful lifestyle and lack of regular exercise are taking on the health of Hong Kong people. By organising the AIA Step-up for Health Guinness Event, we have engaged our staff and financial planners, as well as their customers and friends to join this world-record-breaking challenge. AIA hopes to encourage everyone to lead a healthier and fitter life in spite of having a hectic lifestyle. The motivation for leading a healthier life will gain momentum as more people take actions to improve their health and to spread the message to the community at large. Today is a historic moment for Hong Kong as we have become a record-holder recognised by the Guinness World Records. The AIA Step-up for Health" Guinness Event is a prelude to the AIA Vitality programme soon to be launched by AIA Hong Kong. An innovation by Discovery, the market leader of medical insurance in South Africa, Vitality builds on a science-backed wellness programme launched 18 years ago with more than 3.4 million members globally. The comprehensive and well-structured programme encourages people to take charge of their own health. According to the Oxford Health Alliance s concept, three controllable behaviours, which result in four chronic diseases, are responsible for 50% of deaths worldwide. These behaviours are (1) poor eating habits, (2) lack of physical exercises and (3) smoking. AIA Vitality, as an incentivised wellness programme, has redefined the traditional concept of insurance. It encourages customers to lead healthier lives by supporting them in managing these three behaviours of concern. Comprising three steps, namely, know your health,

2 Page two improve your health and enjoy the rewards, the programme engages AIA s customers in every aspect of life to help them make real changes to their health. AIA Hong Kong has lined up 16 partners to offer a wide range of privileged offers for customers. These go beyond insurance premium discounts to include a variety of attractive food and beverages, sports, fitness and entertainment offers to make living healthier part of people s daily life. Mr. Jacky Chan, Chief Executive Officer of AIA Hong Kong and Macau, says the AIA Step-up for Health" Guinness Event is a prelude to the AIA Vitality programme that will soon be launched by AIA Hong Kong.

3 Page three Mr. Jacky Chan, Chief Executive Officer of AIA Hong Kong and Macau (fourth from right) leads the Company s senior executives and nearly 2,000 participants in successfully breaking a Guinness World Record for step-up exercise.

4 Page four Participants demonstrate great enthusiasm and collaborative spirit in breaking a Guinness World Record by doing step ups simultaneously for over five minutes non-stop. Participants demonstrated great enthusiasm and collaborative spirit in breaking a Guinness World Record by doing step ups simultaneously for over five minutes non-stop.

5 Page five Mr. Jacky Chan, Chief Executive Officer of AIA Hong Kong and Macau (seventh from left), accompanied by famous actress Ms. Annie Liu (sixth from left), is presented the Guinness World Records certificate for the record for the most people doing step ups simultaneously by a representative of the Guinness World Records. # # #

6 Page six About AIA Hong Kong and AIA Macau AIA Hong Kong and AIA Macau are subsidiaries of AIA Group Limited. AIA Group Limited established its operations in Hong Kong in We have the largest team of financial planners in Hong Kong and Macau*, now over 11,000, as well as an extensive network of brokerage and bancassurance partners who serve more than 1.8 million customers. Our products range from individual life, group life, accident, medical and health, personal lines insurance to investment-linked products with numerous investment options. We are also dedicated to providing superb product solutions to meet the financial needs of high net worth customers. * As of 31 May 2015 About AIA AIA Group Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively AIA or the Group ) comprise the largest independent publicly listed pan-asian life insurance group. It has a presence in 18 markets in Asia-Pacific wholly-owned branches and subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, New Zealand, Macau, Brunei, a 97 per cent subsidiary in Sri Lanka, a 26 per cent joint venture in India and representative offices in Myanmar and Cambodia. The business that is now AIA was first established in Shanghai over 90 years ago. It is a market leader in the Asia-Pacific region (ex-japan) based on life insurance premiums and holds leading positions across the majority of its markets. It had total assets of US$172 billion as of 31 May AIA meets the long-term savings and protection needs of individuals by offering a range of products and services including life insurance, accident and health insurance and savings plans. The Group also provides employee benefits, credit life and pension services to corporate clients. Through an extensive network of agents, partners and employees across Asia-Pacific, AIA serves the holders of more than 29 million individual policies and over 16 million participating members of group insurance schemes. AIA Group Limited is listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the stock code 1299 with American Depositary Receipts (Level 1) traded on the over-the-counter market (ticker symbol: AAGIY ). AIA Hong Kong Bentley Communications Limited Ms. Peony Cheng Mr. Kevin Chan