HLB presents MTV World Stage Pre-Party at Zouk KL

Kuala Lumpur, 3 August 2009

Hong Leong Bank (HLB), the official issuer of the MTV Credit Card, will play host to the MTV WORLD STAGE Pre-Partyat Zouk Kuala Lumpur on August 8, 2009 in-conjunction with the MTV WORLD STAGE event which will be held on August 15,2009 at Sunway Lagoon Resort, Kuala Lumpur.

The pre-party will be the last chance for the public to win exclusive MTV WORLD STAGE passes to attend the outdoor concert event featuring liveperformances from chart-topping UK bandKasabian, platinum recording artists The All-American Rejects, double platinumrock bankHoobastank, latest British It girl Pixie Lott, American rock group Boy Like Girls, Britishband,Raygun and Malaysia’s Estranged.

Partygoers applying for an MTV Credit Card by Hong Leong Bank at the Pre-Party will stand to win free passes to the much-anticipated MTVWORLD STAGE Live in Malaysia show on-the-spot! Passes to show is not for sale.

Hosted by MTV VJ Utt, revelers can look out for special music performance by Malaysia’s leading punk rock band One Buck Short. TV and Hong Leong Bank representatives will be present on the night to identify a select few that would gain access intothe inner sanctum of MTV WORLD STAGE Live in Malaysia – THE MOSH PIT! Lap Sap - the famous spinning duo will be entertaining the crowdwith their well-known energetic performance throughout the night.

Hong Leong Bank is the only Bank in Malaysia to issue the co-branded MTV Credit Card that offers an unrivalled MTV-branded experience to its cardmembersand exclusive privileges such as opportunities to attend MTV Awards Shows abroad, MTV merchandise redemption, fly through queues, priority entries, freecovers and drinks discounts at some of the best clubs and bars in town. Positioned as a cool and hip credit card for the emerging professionals who knowhow to live life to the fullest, it will appeal to those aged between 24 to 35 years old earning in excess of RM24,000 per annum.

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Press Release - 03/08/2009