HLB sends 10 winners to MTV Music Honors in Beijing

Ten lucky Hong Leong Bank MTV credit cardholders won an opportunity of a lifetime to witness the MTV Music Honors(MTVMH) and experience the sights and sounds of Beijing firsthand. The 3 days/2 night trip is courtesy of Hong Leong Bank MTV Credit Card.

The MTVMH is an exclusive, by invite only event. The night started off with an unforgettable opening performance by Vannessa Wu which was followed by otheramazing performances by Eason Chan, Karen Mok and Jolin Cai. The performances left the audience captivated all night long. This year, the MTVMH presented atotal of 18 awards which included the Most Popular Male/Female Artist of the Year in Mainland China, Hong Kongand Taiwan.

One of the HLB MTV credit card promo winners, Ms Hilde Wong, was ecstatic when she discovered that she had won another MTV contest - she was one of the 20lucky winners who went on the MTV Studio Tour in Singapore in December 2007. "This is unbelievable! I am definitely going to keep using my MTV Credit Card.It's my card of choice" said Ms Wong. Another winner, Mr. Chong Kin Leong who hails from Perak was also thrilled to win the contest. With a free trip forhimself, he was able to afford to bring his girlfriend with him to Beijing so they can watch the exclusive MTVMH together. The winners were the Top 10spenders during the campaign period which began from 1 st till 30 th September 2008.

Having access to the MTV awards is one of the exclusive privileges of the MTV Credit Card by Hong Leong Bank. Hong Leong Bank in the past has sentcardholders to MTV awards in Japan and Australia and to the MTV Studios in Singapore.

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 cardholdersand 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.

To apply for the MTV Credit Card by Hong Leong Bank, visit any one of its 185 branches,call 1-800-38-8888 or log on to www.hlb.com.my .

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Press Release - 03/12/2008