CONTACT: Genevieve Prieto Director of Marketing Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts Sydney Regional Sales Office Tel: (612) 9262 2488 Fax: (612) 9290 2986 E-mail: gprieto@shangri-la.com Website: www.shangri-la.com

Hong Kong Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts announces that ten of its properties have been awarded the prestigious 2002 Five Star Diamond Award from The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. The Five Star Diamond Award is in recognition of a hotels overall excellence in service and outstanding commitment to hospitality.

2002 Five Star Diamond Award winners include: China World Hotel, Beijing Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai Shangri-La Hotel, Dalian, China Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Makati Shangri-La, Manila Shangri-Las Mactan Island Resort, Cebu, Philippines Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei

The Academy also honoured Alex Ye, Chairman of Shangri-La Asia Ltd., with the Corporate Hotelier Award for his contribution to developing the highest standard in the hospitality industry. Additionally, Philippe Caretti, Area General Manager based at the Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai, was named One of the Finest Hoteliers for his personal contribution to the hospitality industry.

The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences was formed in 1989 as an offspring of a restaurant-rating bureau, originally founded in 1949. The Academy is governed by a board of internationally renowned trustees that oversees the decision to recognise establishments worldwide for their outstanding commitment to hospitality within their category and classification. Members of international financial institutions, industry professionals and world travellers recommend hotels, restaurants, airlines, cruise ships and exceptional chefs. Establishments are anonymously visited and evaluated based on their ambience, gastronomy, cleanliness and hospitality to ensure that they continuously maintain the high standards set by the Academy. After a final selection is made, the board votes upon nominations.

Commenting on the awards, Shangri-Las Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Giovanni Angelini said: We are honoured to have received so many Five Star Diamond Awards this year. I am proud of our properties and the commitment shown by our employees, who truly embody our guiding philosophy of Shangri-La hospitality from caring people.

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Shangri-La set the standard for Asian hospitality when it launched its first hotel, the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore, in 1971. Today, the award-winning company is the largest Asian-based luxury hotel group in the region, with 38 properties located in the Chinese mainland, Fiji, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. For more information on Shangri-La or hotel reservations, please visit www.shangri-la.com.

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