December 28, 2006—China Construction Bank (CCB) and China Jianyin Investment Securities (CJIS) held the issuance ceremony for CCB-CJIS Long Card jointly developed by both parties in Nanjing. It is an important step for CCB and CJIS to strengthen their cooperative relations and enhance their brand image after they built up the strategic partner relationship and a new way of cooperation between Securities and the Bank. And especially, they pro-actively explored the new way and model of cooperation in marketing and promotion of the bank’s third-party custodial services for customers in securities deposit.

Based on the bank platform of third-party custodial services for customers in securities deposit jointly established by CCB and CJIS, CCB-CJIS Long Card is a tailored debit card for individual investors of CJIS. In addition to all functions of CCB Long debit card, CCB-CJIS Long Card also provides a series of value-added services for securities investors as follows: safe and fast third-party custodial services in securities deposit, CJIS’s consulting services with experts online, national hotline consulting services, short message notice, on-site bonds broadcast, CJIS Wealth Management Morning and Daily, and other all ranges of bank-securities services.

CCB is the first commercial bank to provide the third-party custodial service for customers in fund settlement of transactions in China, and has a strong advantage in the field of bankcards. And it is also the largest commercial bank in terms of transaction volume. As to its sound system operation, safe and fast custodial services, CCB has the leading edge among China’s banks and well recognized by this sector. In addition, the issuance of CCB-CJIS Long Card is based on the improvement of the system of third-party custodial services for customers in securities deposit and in light of the new requirement of Securities Law to meet needs of securities brokers with sound development. With the old business model, CCB, jointly with CJIS, tries its best to create a new model for custodial service. It signifies that bank and securities cooperation has entered into a new stage.
　　

Reportedly, CCB-CJIS Long Card has the unique integrated new-generation transaction system approved by China’s Securities Regulatory Committee. This system has the characteristics of a full range of transaction modes, advanced custodial approach, and practical and quality service. It has also established a national hotline of consulting service to provide consulting service with experts online and short message notice service. During the promotion period, all customers applying this card may get CJIS’s consulting service of Jinzhizun with charge free.