March 2, 2007, Hong Kong – The AIA Foundation has been supporting the fundraising event, MSF Orienteering Competition, for its sixth consecutive years. The event, organized by Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF), was successfully held in Wan Chai, Sai Kung on February 4 with over 1,600 participants. Over HK$1.8 million was raised, of which around HK$370,000 came from the AIA Foundation.

The AIA Foundation mobilized over 300 AIA staff, representatives as well as members of Young Leaders Alumni to participate in the challenge. With a record breaking donation amount, the AIA Foundation was presented the Excellent Organization Fundraising Award and the Organization Fundraising Award. The participants of the AIA Foundation also won the All Categories Champion Award, while many AIA team members won various fundraising awards.

The organizer aims to raise the awareness of the survival of those populations in danger through this event. Amounts raised will be allocated to MSF for its emergency medical assistance to populations in more than 70 countries.

Established in April 1995 under the initiative of American International Assurance Co., Ltd, the 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 one of the largest life insurers in Southeast Asia, 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), world leaders in insurance and financial services.

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