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HC INTERNATIONAL, INC.

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(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 8292) APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GRANT OF AWARDED SHARES AND CONNECTED TRANSACTION - PROVISION OF LOAN UNDER EMPLOYEES' SHARE SCHEME APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Board is pleased to announce that Mr. Yang Ning (m$) has been appointed as an executive Director of the Company with effect from 17 January 2014.

GRANT OF AWARDED SHARES TO MR. YANG

On 17 January 2014, the Board resolved to grant to Mr. Yang 3,000,000 Awarded Shares under the Employees' Share Award Scheme.

CONNECTED TRANSACTION - PROVISION OF LOAN TO MR. YANG UNDER EMPLOYEES' SHARE SCHEME

On 21 December 2012, Loan in the amount of HK$2,464,384 (being Hong Kong dollars equivalent of RMB2,000,000) was granted by the Company to Mr. Yang, as a selected employee, pursuant to the Employees' Share Scheme, and the Loan Agreement was entered into between the Company (as lender) and Mr. Yang (as Borrower). The Loan, together with Mr. Yang's Self Funded Amount of HK$1,232,192, was applied to purchase 1,289,939
Purchase Shares under the Employees' Share Scheme.

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Upon Mr. Yang becoming an executive Director, Mr. Yang has become a connected person (as defined in the GEM Listing Rules) of the Company. The Loan constitutes a connected transaction of the Company under Chapter 20 of the GEM Listing Rules.
As certain of the percentage ratios in respect of the Loan was higher than 0.1% but below
5%, the Loan is subject to reporting and announcement requirements, but exempted from independent shareholders' approval requirement under Chapter 20 of the GEM Listing Rules.

The board (the " Board ") of directors (the " Directors ") of HC International, Inc. (the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") is pleased to announce that Mr. Yang Ning has been appointed as an executive Director with effect from 17 January 2014.
Mr. Yang Ning (m$), aged 35, graduated from Hangzhou Institute of Electronics and
Engineering (m+1l-TI