We take a neutral view on stock market and expect Hang Seng Index to vary between 21,200 and 22,800 this month. Hang Seng Index Performance

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1 4 th Jan, 2017 Hang Seng Index Performance Index Performance Abs chg % Change Hong Kong Close 1-Day 1-Day 1-Mth 3-Mth Hang Seng Index 22, HSCI 3, HSCCI (Red Chips) 3, HSCEI (H-Shares) 9, Mkt T/O ($ Mn) 49, , Source: Bloomberg Market Outlook Eric Yuen - ericyuen@masonsec.com Hang Seng Index closed up 0.7% at 22,150. Market turnover reduced to $49.3bn. Heavily weighted HSBC (5) advanced 1.2%. Tencent (700) and China Mobile (941) cut 0.2%. Three local banks and nine local property companies in Hang Seng Index grew an average 2.4% and 2.4% respectively, among which Wharf (4) and Bank of East Asia (23) jumped 3.5%-4.4%. Li & Fung (494) surged 4.1%. CK Hutchison (1) added 3.3%. Three largest Chinese property developers including China Overseas Land (688), China Resources Land (1109) and China Vanke (2202) soared 0.6%-1.0%. Consumption stocks showed mixed performance. Hengan Int l (1044) increased 1.8% whilst Want Want China (151) retreated 0.2%. Gaming operator Sands China (1928) and Galaxy Entertainment (27) tumbled 0.3% and 1.3% respectively. HSCEI rose 0.7% led by financial plays. CCB (939) was the worst performing HSCEI stock, down 1.8%. Other insurance, banking and securities stocks in HSCEI all increased with an average gain of 1.5%, 1.2% and 1.0% respectively, among which China Life (2628), New China Life (1336) and CITIC Bank (998) climbed 2.0%-3.0%. Anhui Conch (914) and Air China (753) edged up by 1.4%-1.7%. Automobile, power and railway related stocks were mixed. BYD Company (1211), Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric (3898) and CGN Power (1816) increased 0.5%-1.3%. Great Wall Motor (2333), CCCC (1800) and China Longyuan (916) plunged 0.7%-1.1%. We take a neutral view on stock market and expect Hang Seng Index to vary between 21,200 and 22,800 this month. Oversea DJIA 19, NASDAQ 5, Shanghai SE Composite 3, Crude Oil Futures (US$) Gold Futures (US$) 1, Baltic Dry Index USD / Euro Yen / USD HSCEI HSI 20-Day MA 9, , Day MA 9, , Day RSI We take a neutral view on stock market and expect Hang Seng Index to vary between 21,200 and 22,800 this month. Remarks: Mason Securities Ltd ( Mason Securities ) is licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission to carry on Types 1, 4, and 6 regulated activities in Hong Kong. Mason Futures Ltd is licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission to carry on Type 2 regulated activity in Hong Kong. Bullion trading service is provided by Mason Bullion Ltd. Securities Futures Bullion

2 Industry / Corporate News Becky Yuen, CFA beckyyuen@masonsec.com Reiterate on Sands China (1928) as recent retreat creates a good entry point Maintain Risk Level: Medium Time Horizon: Medium Concerns on China curbing capital outflow is overdone as December GGR remains strong Quality of mass players are improving as number of overnight visitors continues to grow Current trading at 14.3x 2017 EV/EBITDA with dividend yield of 5.9% Macau gaming counters saw some share price correction last month after a strong run from September to November. We believe this is mainly due to increasing concerns that China is taking a more serious approach to monitor its capital outflow amid the continuous renminbi depreciation trend, especially that two related policies were implemented in Macau during the first ten days of December: 1) Proposal of a new currency declaration system in Macau on Dec 1 which requires all travelers with cash more than MOP 120,000 (or more than US$15,000) have to declare at the border; 2) On Dec 9, UnionPay cut its ATM cash withdrawal limits per transaction in Macau from MOP10,000 to MOP5,000 while keeping the daily withdrawal limit unchanged at MOP10,000. We believe the above policies have limited impact to the recovery trend of Macau s gross gaming revenue (GGR) being seen since July 2016, which was mainly driven by 1) number of overnight visitors of Macau continues to increase in 2H16, who are being drawn to Macau amid new attractions and lower room rates and 2) improved liquidity of junkets which are usually linked with China s economic growth and commodity price trend. In fact, Macau s GGR in December saw an 8% yoy growth. While the number was slightly below the market expectation of a 9% growth and slowed from the 14% yoy growth posted in November, it still signals that the GGR uptrend remains intact despite the ongoing curb of capital outflow by China. Macau s GGR in 2H16 surged 5.7% yoy, which was the first positive yoy growth for a halfyear period since 1H14. The consistently strong GGR figures in 2H16 should reaffirm our view that the worst time for the industry is already behind us. We expect Macau s GGR to see another 9% yoy increment in 1H17, given the low base of GGR in 2Q16 (daily run rate was only MOP567mn in 2Q15 vs MOP598mn in 3Q16 and MOP657mn in 4Q16 respectively). At the same time, we are encouraged to see that number of overnight visitors in Macau continued to improve in 2016 (1H % yoy; Jul- Nov % yoy). This trend suggests that the quality of Macau mass players has been improving over the past year and could also be the reason behind the recovery of premium mass segment during the period, especially with the opening of two new casinos in 2H16. The upcoming mass gaming revenue performance during Chinese New Year holidays could be a positive share price catalyst for Sands China (1928, $33.60) in our view, as it has the highest mass market exposure among Macau gaming counters. Recall that Sands China reported 3Q16 results back in early November, which saw its adjusted property EBITDA up 29% qoq and 15% yoy respectively to US$629mm, beating market expectation by more than 10%. For the first 18 days of operation, Parisian already reported a net revenue of US$68.6mn, with adjusted property EBITDA at US$19.2mn. The strong qoq gaming revenue growth of 18%, 10% and 39% for Venetian Macao, Sands Cotai Central and Plaza Casino at Four Seasons respectively (vs industry s 7% qoq growth) suggests that there is limited cannibalization at its existing properties despite the opening of the new landmark Parisian. Most importantly, management of Sands mentioned that premium mass revenue grew 15% yoy (first positive yoy growth in two years) which we see as a strong indication that not only traffic but also the quality of casino players is improving. We maintain our view that for 2016/2017, total EBITDA of Sands China will post a 5%/26% growth to US$2,144mn/US$2,695mn on the back of a -1%/14% revenue increase. Counter is now trading at 14.3x 2017 EV/EBITDA which we believe is not demanding in view of company s earnings recovery pace and high dividend yield of 5.9%. We therefore reiterate with unchanged 6-month target price of $40.7, implying a 17x 2017 EV/EBITDA. Recent Recommendations Stock Pick Rating Recommendation Highlights TP Shenzhou Int l (2313) Impact of potential US trade protectionism on Shenzhou Int l (2313) is limited. Reiterate $62.5 Xinyi Glass (868) Reiterate on Xinyi Glass (868) amid company s positive earnings alert for 2016 $7.73 Pacific Basin (2343) Maintain Pacific Basin (2343) as the uptrend in BDI is sustainable into 2017 $1.41 China Maple Leaf Education Leading player with a promising industry outlook Maintain China Maple Leaf (1317) Education (1317) $6.10 Nine Dragons Paper (2689) Reiterate on Nine Dragons Paper (2689) as market supply tightness exceeds expectation $8.60 CCCC (1800) Both China and U.S. are likely to accelerate infrastructure investments Maintain CCCC (1800) $10.5 Angang (347) Reiterate Buy on Angang (347) amid a stronger than expected de-capacity measures taken in China $5.86 Techtronic Industries (669) Upgrade Techtronic Industries (669) to as valuation turns attractive again $31.7 AAC Technologies (2018) Reiterate on AAC Tech (2018) amid multiple earnings growth drivers ahead $81.7 Texhong Textile (2678) Valuation dipped below the historical average Maintain on Texhong Textile (2678) $13.0

3 Technical Ideas Sa Sa Int l (178, $3.27) TP: $3.60 Risk: Medium Time Horizon: Short Sa Sa International retails and wholesales cosmetics. The company also provides beauty and health club services to members. The counter surged 6.2% yesterday, surpassing its critical resistance at $3.25, SMA20 and SMA100. MACD showed positive crossing, indicating the counter s further upside potential ahead.. Short-term target at $3.60. Cut loss at $3.10. Consensus 2016 PER: 27.0x Consensus target price: $3.24 Source: Bloomberg, Mason Securities China CITIC Bank (998, $5.04) TP: $5.54 Risk: Low Time Horizon: Short China CITIC Bank provides a full range of commercial banking services including RMB and foreign currency deposit, loan, international and domestic settlement, currency trading, bank guarantee, and export credit. The counter rose 2.2% yesterday, surpassing its resistance at $5.00 and SMA50. 9-day RSI extended its increasing trend and exceeded 50, indicating the counter s strong upward momentum ahead.. Short-term target at $5.54. Cut loss at $4.84. Source: Bloomberg, Mason Securities Consensus 2016 PBR: 0.6x Consensus target price: $5.13

4 RSI Indicator Overbought (9-day RSI> 80) Tickers Oversold (9-day RSI<20) Tickers 225, 259, 273, 442, 801, 1103, 1115, 1367, 1381, 1733, , 582, 1022, 1135, 2298, 3668 Exceptional Turnover & Price Movements Stock Stock Last Price ($) Price Change (%) Turnover / 3-mth daily avg turnover Target price up / downside (%)* Rating*^ Mason Financial N/A N/A N/A Hanbo Enterprises N/A N/A N/A Source: Bloomberg, Mason Securities; *Based on consensus estimates ^ The Rating indicates analysts opinions on the security. It is calculated by converting analysts recommendations into a number from 1-5 and taking the average. 5 is the best while 1 is the worst PER*

5 A-H Share Premium / Discount (%) Average AH Shanghai Listed -35.8% Premium/Discount (%) Shenzhen Listed -36.6% H Share A Share A-H Shares Shanghai Listed Company Name A Close (RMB) H Close (HKD) AH Price Gap (%) H Share A Share A-H Shares Shanghai Listed Company Name A Close (RMB) H Close (HKD) AH Price Gap (%) Luoyang Glass Guangzhou Pharm Jingcheng China Life Xinhua Machinery Winshare Huatai Securities Kunming Machine CRCC SSC Haitong Securities Anhui Expressway Guangshen Railway First Tractor Shanghai Pharma CSCL Everbright Bank GAC Group China Shenhua Shanghai Electric Minsheng Bank COMEC Chongqing Iron Dalian Port CPIC Yanzhou Coal BoComm Tianjin Capital Citic Securities China Eastern Tsingtao Brewery China Airlines Moly Fosun Pharma Nanjing Panda Bank of China China Cosco Sinopec Datang Intl Power CMB COSL ABC CCCC ICBC Zhengzhou Coal CCB Beijing North Star Ping An Insurance China South Air Jiangsu Express Sichuan Exp Anhui Conch MCC Fuyao Glass BBMG China Shipping A-H Shares Shenzhen Listed China Coal Energy Shandong Molong Dongfang Electric Zhejiang Shibao Sinopec Shanghai Northeast Electric Jiangxi Copper Xinhua Pharma Great Wall Motor Hisense Kelon Huadian Power Livzon Pharm Air China Zoomlion CRRC Corp Dongjiang Env China Railway Chenming Paper Huaneng Group Power Xinjiang Goldwind Petrochina China Int'l Marine China Citic Bank ZTE Corp Zijin Mining BYD Chalco China Vanke Magang Angang Steel Shenzhen Express GF Securities New China Life Weichai Power

6 HSI & HSCEI Constituents Performance Price Change (%) Index 5 D 1 M 3 M vs 3M High Hang Seng Index Hang Seng China Ent Index Outperform Underperform Mixed PRC Bank, Financials, IT Airline, Automobile, Global Player, Oil&Gas Consumer, HK Property Price Change (%) Price Change (%) Stock vs 3M Stock vs 3M Company Name 5 D 1 M 3 M Company Name 5 D 1 M 3 M High High 939 CCB HKEx China Cinda China Shenhua Wharf China Overseas Hengan Int'l Bank of E Asia AAC Technologies BOC Hong Kong Tencent Cathay Pac Air ICBC China Res Land Huaneng Power China Res Power Sino Land BYD Company CITIC Bank CITIC Ltd Mengniu Dairy CGN Power Hang Lung Prop China Telecom Want Want Belle Int'l China Life China Mobile BOCOM CPIC Bank of China GF Securities Swire Pacific Sands China China Comm Cons CNOOC CRRC Times Hang Seng Bank Minsheng Bank Sinopharm New China Life Anhui Conch New World Dev Power Assets SHK Prop China Railway Link REIT Dongfeng Group Longyuan Power CITIC Securities Henderson Land HK & China Gas MTR Corporation HSBC Hldgs CKI Holdings CRRC China Unicom CLP Hldgs China Railway GreatWall Motor Haitong Construction Securities CK Property Lenovo Sinopec Corp CK Hutchison China Vanke CM Bank PetroChina China Mer Port Galaxy Entertain HTSC Air China PICC P&C AIA PICC Group Tsingtao Brew Ping An Kunlun Gas ABC Li & Fung Galaxy Securities

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