2006 Jan 20
AEON Stores (Hong Kong)

AEON STORES ONCE AGAIN WINS "HONG KONG AND MACAU MERCHANTS OF INTEGRITY AWARD" AND MAKES "MY FAVOURITE TOP TEN BRANDS OF HONG KONG"

(HONG KONG, 20 January 2006) -- General Merchandise Stores ("GMS") operator AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co., Limited ("AEON Stores" or the "Group") (Stock code: 984) is pleased to announce that it is one of the winners of "The Third Hong Kong Merchants of Integrity Award" in the "Department Stores and Gifts" category for the third consecutive year and has been named as one of the "My Favourite Top Ten Brands of Hong Kong". Both awards were organised by the Guangzhou Daily.

Sixty-nine merchants from Hong Kong and 25 from Macau in 18 different business categories participated in the poll, in which 44 merchants from Hong Kong and 11 from Macau received the "Hong Kong and Macau Merchants of Integrity Award". Ten merchants from the two cities respectively made it into the "My Favourite Top Ten Brands of Hong Kong and Macau". Conducted between 9 and 28 December 2005, the poll collected votes from over 100,000 citizens in Southern China and recognized enterprises committed to providing high quality products and earnest services to customers.

Mr. Naoyuki Miyashita, Managing Director of AEON Stores, said, "This is our great honour to receive the accreditations, which is solid evidence of strong reputation the Group's brand and the recognition it enjoys among customers in Southern China. These achievements were attributable to the philosophy of "safety", "confidence" and "trust" that we highly valued as well as the diligent implementation of the "AEON Code of Conduct" in the company. We will continue to emphasise the spirit of 'Everything we do, we do for our customers' and strive for excellence in serving our customers."

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  Mr. Dai Yu Chin (right), Publisher and President of Guangzhou Daily, presented the award to Mr. Edward Chak (left), General Manager, Operations, AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co., Limited.

• Mr. Dai Yu Chin (right), Publisher and President of Guangzhou Daily, presented the award to Mr. Edward Chak (left), General Manager, Operations, AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co., Limited.

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About AEON Stores
AEON Stores was established in Hong Kong in 1985 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1994. The Group is mainly engaged in the operation of general retail businesses (General Merchandise Stores and Independent Supermarkets). Currently, it operates 10 GMS, 2 independent supermarkets, 31 independent Living PLAZA by AEON, 31 independent Daiso Japan, 4 Mono Mono, 4 KOMEDA'S Coffee and 1 JELYCO DO By KOMEDA'S Coffee in densely populated districts in Hong Kong. It also operates 21 GMS and 17 independent supermarkets in Guangdong Province, the PRC.

For more information：
AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co., Limited
Corporate Communication Department
Tel.：（852）2165 0777
Email：aeonpr@aeonstores.com.hk