Fraudulent website: www.guo-co.com

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members
of the public in Hong Kong to a fraudulent website with the domain
name "www.guo-co.com". The website looks similar to the official
website of Guoco Group Limited and contains a link to Hong Leong
Bank Berhad, Hong Kong Branch, one of its group companies. Guoco
Group Limited has issued a press release today (27 April 2005) to
clarify that Guoco Group Limited and any of its group companies
have no connection with the fraudulent website.

Guoco Group Limited has reported the case to the Hong Kong
Police Force for further investigation. Anyone who has provided his
or her personal information to the website or has conducted any
financial transactions through the website should contact any local
Police Station or the Commercial Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong
Police Force at 2860 5012.

For further enquiries, please contact:
Kevin Ip, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687 or
Thomas Chan, Senior Manager (Press), at 2878 1480

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
27 April 2005