JAPAN AIRLINES AND HANG SENG BANK
JOINTLY LAUNCH CREDIT CARD
Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd (JAL) and Hang Seng Bank jointly launched the JAL Hang Seng Card today, offering customers the benefit of earning mileage when spending with the card.
Cardholders will earn one mile for every HK$10 spent or cash advance made with the card under the JAL mileage program (JMB). Mileage earned can be used for redemption of award air tickets from the JAL Group and its partner airlines to different destinations worldwide. The mileage can also be applied to obtain seating class upgrades, enjoy complimentary hotel accommodation and redeem JAL coupons for purchases of air tickets and use at designated hotels.
Upon successful application for a JAL Hang Seng Card, cardholders will receive 2,500 free JMB mileage. The JMB mileage required for earning a free return air ticket to Japan is as low as 20,000 miles.
Mr. Masayuki Sugiura, Vice President of Loyalty Marketing of JAL, said: "We have great pleasure to be able to achieve this milestone in the market of Hong Kong. JAL aims to bring to cardholders an incomparable experience of flying fun with Japan Airlines every time."
Mr William Leung, General Manager and Head of Wealth Management, said: "Hang Seng is delighted to partner with JAL to introduce the JAL Hang Seng Card - the Bank's first credit card jointly launched with an airline. The card gives frequent leisure and business travellers the privilege of earning mileage whenever they spend with it. The launch of the JAL Hang Seng Card shows our commitment to continuously enhancing the benefits and privileges enjoyed by our cardholders."
The JAL Hang Seng Card is available in Classic JCB Card, Gold JCB Card, Classic MasterCard, Gold MasterCard and Platinum MasterCard. Principal and supplementary cardholders can enjoy an annual fee waiver for the first three years.
In addition, cardholders can receive special discounts at over 1,300 local dining, apparel, jewellery and lifestyle merchant outlets. Interest-free instalments of up to 24 months are available at over 200 merchant outlets in Hong Kong.
Customers can call the Hang Seng Customer Service Hotline 2822-0228, visit any Hang Seng Bank branch or www.hangseng.com/jal for further details on the JAL Hang Seng Card. For details on the JMB Program, customers can call JMB Hotline 2537-6565 or visit www.hk.jal.com.
Note:
JAL's Hong Kong - Japan international route marks its 50th anniversary
On February 5, 1955, JAL inaugurated its first international scheduled flight departed from Hong Kong on the route of Hong Kong - Okinawa - Tokyo - Honolulu - San Francisco with a DC-6B aircraft. Over the ensuing 50 years, aircraft types have progressed to the B747 and other advanced types. Today, JAL offers the greatest network between Japan and China, and also the largest domestic network in Japan. Currently, JAL serves 13 cities in China on 28 routes with a total of 234 flights per week including code-share flights.
Hang Seng Bank
Founded in 1933, Hang Seng Bank is a principal member of the HSBC Group and the second largest listed bank in Hong Kong in terms of market capitalisation. It operates 159 branches and automated banking centres in Hong Kong; a branch in Macau; and a network of five branches (in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and Nanjing), three sub-branches (two in Shanghai and one in Shenzhen) and two representative offices (in Beijing and Xiamen) in mainland China. The Bank also has a representative office in Taipei.
With consolidated assets of HK$503.9 billion as at 30 June 2004, the Bank reported a profit attributable to shareholders of HK$6.24 billion for the first six months of 2004, and HK$9.54 billion in 2003. For further information on Hang Seng, please visit the Bank's website at www.hangseng.com.
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