November 11, 2004 - Hong Kong. Mr. M. T. Lee, Group Chairman of Lee Kum Kee, has won the recent "Hong Kong Business Mastermind Award" for his vision and innovative concepts in bringing Lee Kum Kee forward and achieving outstanding results. His success is a reflection of the true Hong Kong spirit.

The first "Hong Kong Business Mastermind Award" was organized by <<East Week>> to pay tribute to business executives in Hong Kong for their unrelenting efforts in standing up to challenges and enterprising spirit in creating business opportunities. The candidates, all nominated by business counterparts and associations, were judged by a panel composed of government, and leaders of the business and academic sectors in Hong Kong. The candidates were reviewed for their contributions, over the last three years, to their companies' growth of market capitalization and profit, growth in market share, innovative products and services development, brand awareness, business expansion of geographical extend and crisis management.

Mr. M. T. Lee, Group Chairman of Lee Kum Kee, is delighted to having been voted as one of the "Hong Kong Business Mastermind" and is appreciative of the community's support for the company over the years. He reaffirms that Lee Kum Kee will continue to operate along its corporate values of "Pragmatism, Integrity and Constant Entrepreneurship" to promote Chinese cuisine culture and to work towards its mission of establishing" where there are Chinese people, there are Lee Kum Kee products."