Kuala Lumpur, 1 June 2011 - Hong Leong Bank (HLB) recently announced the contest winner for its Hong Leong Savings Account contests at a prize giving ceremony held at its head office in Kuala Lumpur. The contests ran from 1 December 2010 to 31 March 2011 to offer depositors opportunities to win limited edition M&M prizes on top of the attractive M&M early bird gifts on a first-come-first-served basis.

The Hong Leong Savings Account Contest which was opened to all Savings and Current Accountholders gave away 1 Grand Prize of an 8D/6N trip for a family of 4 to Los Angeles and M&M's World in Las Vegas, plus USD1,000 shopping voucher to shop in M&M's World. It also gave away 1,600 limited edition M&M monthly prizes ranging from M&M's Nutcracker Dispenser, M&M's Sling Bag, M&M's Make A Splash Dispenser and M&M's plush toy to participants of this contest.

To enter the contest, customers only need to deposit RM1,000 into a Hong Leong Savings or Current Account and every RM1,000 entitles customers to an automatic contest entry. This campaign attracted over 5.5 million contest entries and is one of HLB's most successful deposit contests so far.

The winner, Mr. Lee Kwong Joo said: "I cannot believe I am the one lucky Grand Prize winner and my 2 children will be very happy to go to Las Vegas. With the USD1,000 shopping voucher, I can buy souvenirs for my relatives. Thank you Hong Leong Bank."

"We are pleased with our customers overwhelming response to this deposit campaign and are delighted to reward our valued customers for their trust in depositing with HLB. As a continuous effort in providing rewarding experiences to our customers, HLB has recently launched another exciting deposit promotion working in partnership with Kung Fu Panda 2, a 3D cartoon blockbuster from Dreamworks in the US, giving away a family trip for 4 to visit the Panda Research Park in Chengdu, China plus a giant life size Kung Fu Panda plush toy (4.5ft height) as Grand Prize and limited edition Kung Fu Panda pillows as monthly prizes", said Ms. Susan Wong, General Manager, Retail Deposits and Debit Card.

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Press Release - 01/06/2011