New Finance Director Appointed at Hongkong Land

Hong Kong Land Hldgs Ld
12 April 2000


NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER APPOINTED AT HONGKONG LAND


12th  April  2000  -  Hongkong  Land  Holdings  Limited  today
announced  the appointment of Kuah Boon Wee as Chief Financial
Officer of the Group and as Finance Director of Hongkong  Land
Limited with effect from 1st  May 2000.

Mr Kuah is currently Finance Director of Astre Automotive, the
Australian  subsidiary of Cycle & Carriage  Limited.   He  was
Group  Finance Director of Colliers Jardine prior to his  move
to  Australia  in 1998.  Earlier in his career, he  worked  in
Standard  Chartered's Corporate Finance Division in Hong  Kong
after  qualifying  as  a  chartered accountant  with  KPMG  in
London.

Chief Executive of Hongkong Land, Nick Sallnow-Smith, said: 'I
very much look forward to welcoming Boon Wee to Hongkong Land.
His   international  and  property  experience  will  be  most
valuable as we develop Hongkong Land's business in the  period
ahead.'

Hongkong Land owns and manages some 5 million sq. ft of  prime
office  and  retail space in the heart of Hong Kong's  Central
business  district.   The Group also manages  a  portfolio  of
property  and  infrastructure  investments  in  Asia  and   is
currently  active  in  the  Hong  Kong  SAR,  Mainland  China,
Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia.



For further information, please contact:

Hongkong Land Limited                 
N R Sallnow-Smith                     (852) 2842 8300 (office)

Matheson & Co. Limited              
Martin Henderson                    (44) 171 816 8135 (office)

Forrest International Limited         
Rosemary Sayer                        (852) 2522 6475 (office)

Ludgate Communications              
Richard Hews                        (44) 171 253 2252 (office)

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