(September 20, 2007, Guangzhou) September 20, after the celebration for Teacher's Day, Industrial Bank launched its “Guangzhou Education Foundation Affinity Card” together with Guangzhou Education Foundation, a card especially developed for teaching staff in Guangzhou city.

Since it is especially designed to promote the development of educational career, the card owns its another name “Education Card”. The newly launched card is divided into two categories, Gold Card and Silver Card. Besides the original score-rewarded and interest-free installment payment services, the Gold Card holders also can enjoy the preferential VIP wealth management service in Industrial Bank Guangzhou Branch.

With all common services of credit cards, the card also contains particularly designed “Loving Care” plan. Every time when a card is successfully issued, Industrial Bank will donate 20 yuan to Guangzhou Education Foundation; after the same card is successfully activated, Industrial Bank will donate again 10 yuan to Guangzhou Education Foundation; moreover, when the same card conduct a 10-thousand-yuan transaction, Industrial Bank will further donate 1 yuan to Guangzhou Education Foundation. Therefore, when the cardholders are provided with the “Guangzhou Education Foundation Affinity Card”, they not only can enjoy the multi-style services by Industrial Bank but also can contribute to the charity activities.

For the sake of expressing its respect to the well-beloved teaching occupation, Industrial Bank prepared special service package for all teacher cardholders. Teachers who successfully open the card will be free of notarization fee, retaining fee, and insurance premium when applying for mortgage loan in Industrial Bank Guangzhou Branch, and will receive secret gift in every Teacher's Day; furthermore, Industrial Bank also designed a favorable gift package, including gift for application, gift for first card-consumption, gift for card transaction, and gift for certain transaction amount, offering abundant gifts and endless surprised joy ．

Relevant functionary from Industrial Bank expressed that the bank had been advocating the brand idea “Wise Consumption, Natural Life” all the while and the launch of “Guangzhou Education Foundation Affinity Card” was the extension of this brand idea. Through the join effort by both Industrial Bank and Guangzhou Education Foundation, the card establishes for cardholders a platform of loving care, charity, dedication and cohesion while enjoying the all-round services offered by Industrial Bank.

Recent years witnessed Industrial Bank's momentum boost on retail business. Besides the fast growing of wealth management card business and mortgage loan service, the credit card business also has grown to be the hardcore of whole retail business. So far, the bank has launched several influential and featured products including “Garfield Credit Card”, “Lady's Card”, “QQ Show Credit Card”, ”Auto Card“, “Wuhang Junefield SOGO Department Store Credit Card”, and “Xiamen Rainbow Department Store Credit Card” and so on. The “Rewarded Score Consumption” and “Rewarded Score Advance” services initiated by Industrial Bank have embraced popular response from cardholders.

About Guangzhou Education Foundation Affinity Card 

Card Design:

Guangzhou Education Foundation Affinity Card, with abbreviation of “Education Card”, is a RMB credit card categorized into Gold Card and Silver Card with expiration up to 3 years.

Adopting the front design of UnionPay Discover Hong Kong Club Card, Guangzhou Education Foundation Affinity Card has logos of both “Education Card” and “Guangzhou Education Foundation”.

                                 (Gold Card)

                                (Silver Card)

Annual Fee:

Gold Card: RMB 200 per year for main card, RMB 100 per year for additional card;

Silver Card: RMB 80 per year for main card, RMB 40 per year for additional card.

Card Benefits:

1. Premiere treatment by UnionPay and Discover Hong Kong Club

(1) Enjoying favorable shopping in over 1800 well-known stores in Hong Kong area;

(2) Gaining 4-time UnionPay rewarded scores while consuming in designated stores withlogo; UnionPay rewarded scores can be exchanged into goods and services in certain stores designated by Discover Hong Kong Club;

(3) Checking rewarded score information and acquiring Hong Kong tourism & entertainment information by registering in www.tohk.cn .

2. Charity activities

(1) Industrial Bank will donate 20 yuan to Guangzhou Education Foundation for each successful card issue;

(2) Industrial Bank will donate again 10 yuan to Guangzhou Education Foundation for each successful card activation;

(3) Industrial Bank will further donate 1 yuan to Guangzhou Education Foundation for each 10-thousand-yuan card transaction.

3. Gold Card holder treatment

(1) VIP treatment

(2) 2 million value-high air-travel accident insurance

(3) Airport VIP Passage