American International Assurance Company (Bermuda) Limited

HONG KONG, November 19, 2005 - Over 1,200 children from different charity organizations today realized their dreams of visiting Hong Kong Disneyland by participating in the "Journey to the Dreamland" event co-organized by the AIA Foundation and the Home Affairs Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government.

Officiating guests at the kick-off ceremony included Mr. Alwin Lam, Executive Vice President of AIA Foundation; Ms Monica Chen, JP, Assistant Director of Home Affairs; and Ms Shelley Lee, JP, Former Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs. The officiating guests were joined by representatives of charity organizations taking part in this meaningful event.

"Journey to the Dreamland" is the third mega event organized by American International Assurance Company (Bermuda) Limited (AIA) under the theme "Your Dreams Come True with AIA" with an aim to realize the dreams of its customers and people who are in need. The first two events, "Coliseum Dream Comes True" Singing Contest and the "Egypt-Pharaohs Exploration" program had been tremendous successes.

Mr. Alwin Lam, Executive Vice President of AIA Foundation said: "The future belongs to our children. We are delighted to make the dreams of over 1,200 children come true through the "Journey to the Dreamland" event. In addition to organizing and fully funding this event, AIA Foundation has also mobilized more than 300 insurance agents and staff of AIA, as well as a group of young leaders to be volunteers. They will assist the charity organizations in taking care of the children for todayˇs Hong Kong Disneyland tour. Their devotion fully demonstrates AIA's commitment in serving the community and reflects our spirit to give back to the society."

"AIA Foundation has been serving the Hong Kong community for 10 years, we are supporting charitable causes related to educational, medical, sports and community programs. Targeting young people as its audience, the Foundation initiated the Young Leaders Development Program and AIA Foundation Scholarship with the objective of nurturing the young people in Hong Kong. To celebrate its 10th year anniversary, the Foundation is delighted to organize this meaningful event. We hope to continue to help more people realize their dreams,"added Mr Lam.

Ms Monica Chen, JP, Assistant Director of Home Affairs, said: "We are delighted to lend our support to the "Journey to the Dreamland" event. This initiative brings joy and happiness to over 1,200 children who are in need. More importantly, todayˇs event, initiated by AIA Foundation, engaged the participation of the Home Affairs Department in the role of facilitator to bring many charity organizations together. We hope other companies will follow this example and organize similar events to benefit our community."

Charity organizations participating in the "Journey to the Dreamland" event include Tung Wah Group of Hosiptals, Po Leung Kuk, Lok Sin Tong, Yan Chai Hospital, Yan Oi Tong, Pok Oi Hospital, Louis Program Training Centre, the Thalassaemia Association of Hong Kong and Hong Kong SARS Mutual Help Association.

Established in April 1995 under the initiative of American International Assurance Co., Ltd, AIA Foundation is a non-profit-making organization set up to extend support to worthwhile charitable causes. The objective of the Foundation is to assist educational, medical, sports and community programs.

AIA is Southeast Asia's largest life insurer, with branch offices, subsidiaries and affiliated companies located in countries and jurisdictions including Australia, Brunei, China, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. AIA markets a full line of life insurance products through a multi-channel distribution system, whose core franchise is an extensive agency force. AIA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), the world's leading international insurance and financial services organization.